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Dec 22, 2022 10:06 AM
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Training episode, not a bad one.
And, there is a delay again. 😢
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Dec 22, 2022 10:07 AM
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That delicious breakfast made me hungry.

It's time for some training.

R.I.P. For some reason this scene looked pretty funny.

Aaaannd see you again in a few weeks... Lol. This is getting frustrating.

SerafosDec 22, 2022 11:06 AM
Dec 22, 2022 10:13 AM
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I wonder about the plan to end this season, to have time for a long breakfast.

My hearts already pains just thinking about the faeries that die, now appear elementary age girls. One more group, for me to worry about their well being.
Dec 22, 2022 10:48 AM
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I thought the episode and series is sort of depressing.
Dec 22, 2022 10:50 AM
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That breakfast looked delicious and they all took part in a training mission this time. Cant believe we have another delay for the next episode this is frustrating
Dec 22, 2022 11:19 AM
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The training was fun to watch. 

Gonna till the last three episodes get release before watching this again.
Dec 22, 2022 11:51 AM
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Asashimo and Kiyoshimo are so fking adorable.
Dec 22, 2022 1:05 PM
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Torpedo squadron 2's December formation was pretty interesting. Its nice to finally see Yahagi animated. Pretty nice breakfast. Its fun watching the Akizuki sisters in the form of Suzutsuki and Fuyutsuki serve as the cooks too. Not to mention Isokaze and Hamakaze as well. The talk between them while grim reflected well on the kind of certainty that exists on the frontlines. The briefing though really put into perspective the kind of losses that they took during the op. Given that this new squadron is formed from ships across the district it makes sense that they'll need training. Nice intro of the escorts as well. Wonder will Mogami get her k2 going by what was said. The exercise sure was a lot of fun though as we got to see how the squadrons operated on a local level. The GureYuki teamup really came into play here. Overall a solid ep that featured a good balance of character intro's, lore expansion and action via the exercise. Animation here is still pretty high tier.


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Dec 23, 2022 2:29 AM
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This slow pacing isn't a good idea when the season have only 8 episodes.
Dec 23, 2022 10:01 AM

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A simple looking breakfast does look rather appealing, huh? =)

It's nice to see Shigure fitting into her new squadron and being able to talk to her teammates about what she went through in the previous major battle has helped her to move on and focus on the main goal ahead.

In this case, it was an enjoyable training battle which either brought out the smartness of some girls, or in Kiyoshimo's case, get humiliated too easily, the poor girl. XD

All in all, this was a nice episode, although it's rather sad to see the series getting hit with another delay once more. Hopefully it won't be a long wait before the final three episodes come out in the future.
Dec 24, 2022 4:55 AM

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What is so great about this Kancolle is that it's take the right amount of time to set up an atmosphere.
The breakfast scene was surprisingly long, but there was an idea behind it. 
Shigure's fighting spirit is pretty damaged, but she is still there.  

It was entertaining training afterwards. 

I still hope the (not USA) Abyssals will be defeated in the end.
3 more episodes would be nice to have an animated conclusion and maybe another season.
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Dec 24, 2022 6:07 PM

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In defense of this slow episode after the last one, I think they were necessary in their own way. Episode 4 was needed to expand the world beyond the battles that the shipgirls fight, meanwhile Episode 5 was needed to prepare the final roster for likely a gauntlet of battles. Some points I got from this episode:


  • Shigure lapsing back to her seclusive tendency in the midst of processing her loss. Most of the time she just felt disconnected from everyone else which, I guess makes sense since she doesn't know any of her new squad mates all that well other than Yukikaze.
  • While some upbeat girls were there to lighten the mood a bit (Kiyoshimo and Asashimo), the canteen felt sad and desolate because no other shipgirls outside the 2nd squadron were shown eating there.
  • They had more rations than the shipgirls to feed, allowing Asashimo to ask extra serving without getting into trouble.
  • Suzutsuki growing her own food (mostly squash) as well as local fisheries sharing their catch as thanks were nice details.
  • Yukikaze not eating breakfast with the rest to do something that her two sisters, Isokaze and Hamakaze, did not elaborate further. Knowing Yukikaze, they could've said she was goofing off somewhere, but that didn't seem to be the case and they knew it.
  • It's just my speculation, but Hibiki and Hatsushimo may have woken up and finished their breakfast early (they share a room) to do... Idk, maybe morning exercises? Until they're told to gather the others.
  • Coastal Defense ships (smaller shipgirls) making their appearance to clear the local area from enemy submarines. That'd explain why nobody seemed to expect any submarine during exercise; they've gotten used to not seeing them.
  • Isokaze and Hamakaze are both in their AA-specced form, but their failure to anticipate enemy aircrafts during exercise may force them to be more alert of them in the future as they both historically sunk from airstrikes.
  • Hibiki was shown taking her quick elimination during exercise rather badly because she too is the only member left of her division.
  • Shigure falling back to her bad habits to fight frantically and try to solve everything herself.
  • Yukikaze displaying unnatural intuition and quick judgment during exercise. It could be due to experience or something else entirely.
  • Yukikaze and Shigure showing a semblance of teamwork, but mostly just the former carrying the team. After all, she is pretty much the second protagonist.
  • Yahagi paying respects to Jintsuu, the previous flagship of 2nd squadron known as "demon instructor" by the fandom. 
  • Next episode is basically what Episode 1 began with: Shigure escorting Ryuuhou where the former was historically sunk by submarine. Of course that's not how it'll end because if she learned anything from the exercise, it was to be alert of submarines.


I still don't know where they're going with this and the further delay is just frustrating, but since they surprised us with the appearance of an admiral as a character, then maybe there's hope for any of the foreign shipgirls to make an appearance as well, at least in the epilogue.
IndioraDec 24, 2022 6:35 PM
Dec 26, 2022 8:48 PM

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Really liked this training episode, especially seeing them all fight in a non stressful environment. Even though they were taking it seriously, it seemed quite fun.
Dec 28, 2022 4:54 AM

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Next episode is delayed to February
Jan 2, 2023 2:58 AM

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So far this show looks to me like:
-a lot of references to the game lines and that stuff
-really bad direction

My Candies:


Jan 2, 2023 8:10 AM
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knktzvra said:
So far this show looks to me like:
-a lot of references to the game lines and that stuff
-really bad direction
Pretty much on the first point. Surigao Strait was a major in-game event. I could predict Yukikaze's line of "Yukikaze will not sink!" making an appearance while the kiss is a reference to her "Kiss of a goddess" line.

As for direction, I'm unsure if you mean plot or the way the director is handling things. Currently, they've already gone into alt-history so I can't predict where this will go. No events have appeared, to my knowledge, with Yukikaze & Shigure in the same unit. I do predict Mogami Kai Ni.

I am not sure how to feel about this season so far, as someone who struggles with PTSD & depression. Some parts resonate, sure, but I've always preferred the lighter side of the fandom. Ido-sensei's comics are the basis for my headcanon. I'm disappointed that there's aren't any non-Japanese ships involved. That would have allowed them to move away from the WW2 Japan vs. USA plotline. After all, the Abyssals can't be the USA if the World's Hero, Iowa, is fighting them too.

Or add fandom Gambier Bay. That'll lighten the mood immensely. She and her protection detail of Johnston and Sammy. 
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Jan 3, 2023 4:37 AM
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Soo the ep was actually a practice session.

And uhh

Well I'm not actually sure if there's much to say. There's a lot of girls so its pretty hard to keep track of everyone, but that aside.

It seems there might still be a few more surprises left for us. Hopefully the last few eps go up without any more delay, though the damage has kind of already been done.

Compared to the other eps its definitely doesnt feel depressing, or at least, you're too busy to be depressed for the most part once the action starts.
Jan 4, 2023 3:24 PM
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Man so far this has been so disappointing, you can really tell in the animation quality at times that things are rushed and somehow episodes still are delayed.
Jan 23, 2023 2:58 AM
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No yukikaze.. pretty trash
Oct 15, 2023 9:48 AM

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Suzu and Ofuyu are both hot! I like them. They weren't around the last time I played Kancolle.

Jintsuu is retired already? That's too bad. I thought they would show her Kai version. She looks really sexy once upgraded. I love her exposed shoulders and armpits. They're so lickable!
Jan 5, 8:45 PM
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funny that they just show a male character while all of kancolle series on all platform have no male voices.

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