Konpeki no Kantai

The reason why I’m writing this review of an ultra-obscure OVA that’s more than 20 years old now is because it is at long last being subbed (more info on that at the series subforum).
For those who are unfamiliar with KNK I'll just say it's an epic 32 episodes (each one 45 min on average) OVA that run from 1993 to 2003. So yes, it took JC Staff (the studio) 10 years to make it. That can give you an idea of the quality level and the effort that was put into creating this.
The story is set in an alternate WW2 where a Japanese admiral ... is trying to change Japan's role in the war. It plays out pretty much as a political thriller with a ton of absolutely gorgeous action scenes, all of which are fully handrawn and joy to watch to any (realistic) 2D animation fan (Think Legend of the Galactic Heroes meets Zipang with the quality level of Patlabor 2 or Jin Roh in the action scenes). I guess the fact that I've watched the series several times Raw with my broken japanese should give you an indication of just how good the action scenes are.
I’m not even a history or military buff but I sure as hell am a hardcore handrawn animation fan who loves a good, gripping story and interesting characters. And, really, it doesn’t get much better than this
They just don't make them like they used to and it’s painfully obvious that we won't be able to get any military-political thriller of this caliber any time soon (if ever).

I'm going to skip introductions or whatever that is.

The anime is gold in a gold mine, if you like WW2 and specifically the Pacific war like me, this anime is gold. Although some of the things that happened in this anime like 9- 10 ratio win rate of the Imperial Japanese Navy in almost every encounter against the US Navy, which is pretty much absurd, but that's okay since it is centered on Imperial Japanese Navy toppling over US in technology.

I overall enjoyed the show since it shows us the famous figures in Word War 2, I don't think we will be getting another ... anime like this in these days, since majority of anime fans prefer the exact opposite of Konpeki no Kantai. I don't have much to say, but if you want to watch this anime and you are interested in World War 2, you will be having the time of your life

TENNO HEIKA BANZAI !!!

one of the biggest pieces of dog shit Japan has ever created.
Japanese imperial propaganda in modern times and the weebs who like this are the biggest reason for the decline of the West.
There is nothing worse for an artistic work than to serve solely as propaganda for a long-lost revanchist cause.
The story is simply built so that the Japanese win all their fights like a child playing with their action figures without the depth and reflection that a story like this (that of altering the past so that your side wins) needs.
Historical figures are unidimensionally bad if they are against Japan and unidimensionally good if ... they are for Japan.
simply war propaganda made into series (in peacetime)
Practically, this series is a worse Zipang and Silent Service, a total waste of time and an insult to the animation.

Although if you are a supporter of Japanese imperialism you already have your favorite series.