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Mar 18, 2015 3:27 PM

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Can someone tell me about the real history event regarding this episode?
Mar 18, 2015 3:33 PM

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Hoshimaru57 said:
If there's one thing I believe in it's Fubuki. The girl has plot on her side. She will not die, and I doubt she will fail given that she has the MC flag and all the invincibility that comes with it.


Fubuki hitorically will sunk in other battle after Midway.

Kancolle is based in a game, being a videogame i hope Akagi and Kaga survive in last episode, i don't want see a Fubuki broken in tears in the last episode.
Mar 18, 2015 3:35 PM
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According to the wiki page no battleships are sunk so that mean Kongou survives furthermore Yamato is destined to sink elsewhere, so I guess let the ship sinking in this particular battle commence, I am satisfied!!!
Mar 18, 2015 3:39 PM

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Please someone tells me it's not going to end up the same with Kisaragi :C
I hope Yamato's group will save them.
Mar 18, 2015 4:07 PM

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Intense episode. It seem the end will be thrilling in many ways.
Mar 18, 2015 4:17 PM
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All of these "Perhaps you can't defy fate after all" - lines basically yelled "Somebody will save Akagi" ... anything else would just be much more depressing.

Also, uh, couldn't really watch the episode. Watched the first two minutes and the last two and decided to postphone it until the 25th.
Mar 18, 2015 4:29 PM

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Is it just me or that Silhouette after Yamato was deployed was of Taihou??

Correct me if im wrong but I dont think Taihou was involved in the battle of Midway


Yeah, Taihou came to mind as well.


... So I had to go back and look, cause apparently I missed this entirely. Because when I first saw that scene I just automatically assumed it was Fubuki for some reason.

But noooo, that's not Fubuki of course.




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Mar 18, 2015 4:31 PM

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I love how getting damaged in this just makes your cleavage get exposed
Mar 18, 2015 5:19 PM

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Cliffhanger indeed but my guess is someone shows up last second and saves Akagi.
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Mar 18, 2015 5:24 PM

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Nice to see just about every single fleet girl. Even if they only had like 5 seconds of screen time, lol.

Cool to see how this show uses past naval war events.

Want to see what Fubuki's remodeled cannons can do this time. Hopefully the next episode will be very epic.

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Mar 18, 2015 5:33 PM

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jonjoy said:
Can someone tell me about the real history event regarding this episode?


It's been pretty accurate overall. Only major discrepancy is the exact ships that are with Akagi and friends in the Kido Butai. Everything else is fitting about into place, even in the actual sequence of events during the battle itself.

To summarise, the RL Operation MI was intended to secure Japans outer defense perimeter, and lure the American fleet to the decisive battle. To do this almost the entire fleet was committed in some way, shape, or form. The plan was ludicrously complex, but basically was that the carriers would attack Midway and provide cover for an invasion force, while the main battlefleet would be lying in wait to attack the American fleet Yamamoto thought would sortie from Pearl Harbor to stop the attack on Midway. There was also an attack on the Aleutian Islands as a distraction.

However, the Americans had broken the Japanese code and had managed to piece together most of the Japanese plan. Basically, instead of the American fleet being at Pearl, then sortieing in response to the Japanese attack, the American fleet was already in position waiting for the Japanese fleet to arrive.

The battle itself began with a Japanese air strike on Midway Island itself. While it did damage things, it failed to completely disable the airfield. Several attacks by American land based bombers were launched at the Japanese carriers, but these failed to do any damage.

This is when the major issues began. Nagumo's orders were to neutralise Midway airfield, and he was preparing a second strike in order to do just that. However, several things happened at once. The scout planes launched from Tone finally reported that the Ameircan fleet was in the area, and the commander of the Japanese carrier forces (Nagumo) on Akagi was faced with a dilemna. His existing planes were being rearmed with GP bombs for use on the airfields, and an effective strike on ships would need those bombs to be swapped for AP bombs and torpedoes. However, if he did this, he would be launching planes just as the planes from the initial Midway attack were returning. Nagumo's final decision was to let the Midway attack planes land, during which the other planes could be rearmed for a naval attack, and then launch an attack on the American carriers.

However, as the strike on the American carriers was about to launch, the American strike forces arrived. Due to differing speeds and difficulty finding the Japanese, the first to arrive were the torpedo planes, which were hacked out of the sky without scoring any hits. However, this drew most of the Japanese fighters out of position so they were unable to intercept the American dive bombers which arrived later. The dive bomber attack quickly put Akagi, Kaga, and Soryu out of action, leaving Hiryu the only active Japanese carrier.

At this point in the anime, we're going through the American carrier strike. Things have been pretty much accurate, even minor details (e.g. just like in reality, Tone had issues launching her scouts, which caused the Japanese to be taken by surprise when the American carriers appeared). Every time they did something which held to real life, I got a bit more tense. Guess we'll see next week whether they're going to stick to accuracy or not. I really hope not.

...Bloody anime making me root for the IJN at Midway.
Mar 18, 2015 5:53 PM
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Mar 18, 2015 6:16 PM
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Lubyak said:
jonjoy said:
Can someone tell me about the real history event regarding this episode?


Also, the original order of battle that Nagato handed Akagi was the historic order of battle. Akagi's dream at the start of the episode was the outcome of that. The bombs from the dive bombers damaged the carriers beyond repair under the circumstances, but not in a way that they would quickly sink. So to prevent the carriers from being captured and examined by the US, and to free their escorts for other duties, once it became apparent that a ship was a loss and would have to be abandoned, Maikaze and the other destroyers were ordered to scuttle the doomed carrier with torpedoes.
Mar 18, 2015 6:24 PM

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Was waiting for Midway Princess, but Airfield Princess is fine too I guess.
Mar 18, 2015 6:49 PM

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I think Akagi should not change the formation..
poor Kitakami.. :'(

Bukki gonna save the day?
Mar 18, 2015 7:01 PM

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STUPID CLIFFHANGER!!
Mar 18, 2015 7:51 PM

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Ship got real!
Mar 18, 2015 9:51 PM

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Oh god no that cliffhanger. Fubuki please rescue your senpai! No more ship girl deaths in this show please!
Mar 18, 2015 10:18 PM

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Hmm, Airfield Princess, you were cute while you were still alive.
Aww, Kitakami doesn't have Ooi by her side.
"Maybe you can't beat fate..." Dat cliffhanger.
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Mar 18, 2015 10:29 PM

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Well this battle got intense as fuck.

I have a feeling Akagi is going to get saved. They raised all of these deathflags...but they just kept repeating and repeating how all Akagi wants is for fate to change. So I'm assuming it will.

Didn't play the game, but that Airfield Princess looks pretty cool. Got some nice big "plot" going on. I thought I remember seeing a lot of fan art of her as a loli or baby though.

Looks like there was a Wo Class Kai, a regular Wo Class, and a few others in that sneak attack.

Kind of a shame how that Abyssal from episode 1 with the shield, and Airfield Princess only showed up once the whole season. I assumed they were powerful enemies and would have more screen time.

Really wanted to see Yamato fight after she had her own little ready-up moment.

Right after that scene...who was that girl standing on the rock cliff???

This show is selling so retardedly and absurdly well, I'm sure we'll definitely see a second season or movie etc. Especially with all of the other popular ship girls that didn't make it into the show (Bismark, Prinz, Hayashimo)

Gotta love MALs rating for this. 6.9 because everyone outside of Japan rides the hate train...yet it doesn't even matter slightly when the pre-orders for vol.01 of this were more than a lot of other shows combined. lol

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rip akagi, kaga is better anyway

Said no one ever.

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Mar 18, 2015 11:50 PM

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Mar 18, 2015 11:54 PM

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the airfield princess looked cool. i didn't really care for the battle in this episode tbh.
Mar 19, 2015 12:00 AM

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I got goosebumps
Mar 19, 2015 12:00 AM

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Fubuki will scuttle Akagi instead of Maikaze.
KTKM is dead, rip.
Mar 19, 2015 12:16 AM

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Damn, that episode went by so fast I was honestly angry and thought it was shortened lol.

That Nagato x Mutsu scene made me doki. Now I'm gonna have to search for all the doujin.

Kitakami didn't sink... right? I'd hate to see Oicchi's reaction to that when the battle is done. Her death was heartbreaking, realizing Oicchi wasn't there and then... boom.

Akagi should be okay so I'm not worried about her, but that scream at the end made me tense up.

And next episode is the last? Well, if this IS selling very well, we'll probably get a movie, or an OVA... hopefully a second season. I need more.

Mar 19, 2015 12:26 AM

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Oh man people are in trouble.
I was actually shaking a bit through most of that second half.
So who gets sunk this episode? is it confirmed? Or will we have to wait to see the damage?
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Mar 19, 2015 12:50 AM

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I don't think Akagi is going to be saved. It just doesn't make any sense for Fubuki to save her, and they better not pull that bs to alter the 'fate' of Akagi.
Mar 19, 2015 1:31 AM

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Akagi Sunk that kuso TTK
Mar 19, 2015 2:05 AM

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Oh god, my nerves were tense during this episode, more than I wanted it to be.
A bit dumb to leave the escort behind, it seemed like Nachi carried another mission paper.
A broken bow is so lame during a battle, oh no. can't she just throw the arrows in the air?

I still doubt they will show us more than one death ship next episode, maybe everyone will get massive damages. I can imagine Fubuki shooting down the bomb last minute to save her friend, but also the opposite...

I looked more like Kitakami-san gave up on living instead of evading the torpedos
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Mar 19, 2015 2:31 AM

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Jonesy974 said:
Didn't play the game, but that Airfield Princess looks pretty cool. Got some nice big "plot" going on. I thought I remember seeing a lot of fan art of her as a loli or baby though.

Different character. The loli one you saw is Northern Princess AKA Hoppou-chan.

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A bit dumb to leave the escort behind.
A broken bow is so lame during a battle, oh no. can't she just throw the arrows in the air?


-Reflects the historic decision of the past. Can't really say it's dumb, as the situation was a dilemma. It's a lose-lose situation.

-Reflects how the in-game mechanics works, Moderate damage (shown by visual damage of the clothes and rigging) will make them not able to launch their planes.
Just for the sake of the argument, what if that arrow needs a certain amount of speed before transforming? That explains why throwing at it with bare hands is impossible.
This is also supported by the plane mechanics of other Aircraft carriers that doesn't use a bow and arrow.
For example, Ryuujou/Junyou/Hiyou (Not in the anime). These 3 Carriers uses Shikigami as planes, and their means of making them fly is by using a magic scroll.
There's only one exception the the whole rule, but that might be a spoiler.
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Mar 19, 2015 3:28 AM

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kaimax said:

Fabienne said:
A bit dumb to leave the escort behind.
A broken bow is so lame during a battle, oh no. can't she just throw the arrows in the air?


-Reflects the historic decision of the past. Can't really say it's dumb, as the situation was a dilemma. It's a lose-lose situation.

-Reflects how the in-game mechanics works, Moderate damage (shown by visual damage of the clothes and rigging) will make them not able to launch their planes.
Just for the sake of the argument, what if that arrow needs a certain amount of speed before transforming? That explains why throwing at it with bare hands is impossible.
This is also supported by the plane mechanics of other Aircraft carriers that doesn't use a bow and arrow.
For example, Ryuujou/Junyou/Hiyou (Not in the anime). These 3 Carriers uses Shikigami as planes, and their means of making them fly is by using a magic scroll.
There's only one exception the the whole rule, but that might be a spoiler.


Well in a good situation 4 big carriers can probably protect themself when having enough fighers in the sky.
In history the fleet could shoot most planes down of the first waves, but not the dive bombers in the end since they were at a higher altitude.
In the Game it's still better to have supporting ships that have decent AA abilities.

Ah that makes sense, I mainly felt sorry for Akagi that she was rendered useless just because of a broken bow string,
her flight deck was also messed up, but otherwise she could have had at least supported the comrades who could still fight.
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Mar 19, 2015 3:59 AM

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Pretty obvious (95% sure) Fubuki is going to save Akagi. Why else would the admiral specifically ask her to be remodeled and be her escort only to fail her mission. Don't really see this series ending on a tragic note. It would really surprise me if she does die though lol

Mar 19, 2015 4:01 AM

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Ooi will have a heroic BSOD..xD
Thumbs up for Yoshino-sensei.
Mar 19, 2015 5:15 AM

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I want just one Abyssal to say something.
Mar 19, 2015 6:10 AM
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the main fleet got rekt pretty bad. damn cliffhangers! The thing about this anime is that you have a historical background on the happenings on the show whats really unnerving is how the writers decide if they want to do it like in the books or completely change it up -_-
Mar 19, 2015 6:13 AM

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Finally.........
Some love
Mar 19, 2015 7:10 AM

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Please all sink already.
Mar 19, 2015 8:21 AM

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What an intense episode.
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion.

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Mar 19, 2015 8:21 AM

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Please all sink already.
Mar 19, 2015 9:44 AM

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Pretty gripping episode despite that cliffhanger timing. >_<

Death flags were everywhere in the first half of the episode and, considering how much Akagi's group is in deep shit right now, I do see some of the girls sinking.

Hopefully Yamato's group can get there and help in time, but it might be too late to save all of them. D=
Mar 19, 2015 10:10 AM

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Akagi's death flag everywhere in this episode. She's definitely will not die there not yet, maybe.
We know that Fubuki will definitely come to the rescue. Obvious plot device is obvious. Let's see if they can surprise me in the next episode if they try different gimmicks or something.
Mar 19, 2015 11:13 AM

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Here some theories from my wild guess:
1. That "fate" Akagi's called maybe their WWII history that drag their future to similar fate. As we know, Kanmusu are the soul of the IJN fleet which means they can still fight that fate and change their future, ofc that's not easy as they're subconciously dragged by that fate.
2. The Admiral noticed that to avoid repeat their greatest lost in the Battle of Midway, which is inflicting devastating and irreparable damage on the IJN in the WWII history, he need great Anti-aircraft which is lack that time. That's why he persistent to remodelled Fubuki to her Kai Ni ASAP and mentioned that Fubuki is the key to success on the upcoming operation.
3. He also know that the enemy know their code, which IJN didnt know, so he do it more carefully (maybe something to do with the secret mission order that Nachi hold).

Anyway.. I wonder who's screaming Akagi's name in the last scene? Is that Fubuki?
Mar 19, 2015 1:40 PM

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I'm guessing Akagi and the girls are actually in a game, and the history they're talking about is the true Naval history as per our history books.

I'm also guessing that Bukki will indeed save the day with her upgrades and change the course of "history". Then they'll beat the Abyssals and alls well will end well.

Then, at end we'll have the world zoom out to some Otaku wearing an admiral's suit playing KaneColle on his console/mobile phone/etc. the show will end and we'll all realize that it was all just a game.

Now that would be a great troll.
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Mar 19, 2015 2:07 PM

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Please no more deaths DAMMIT
I want to see more loli squad T-T but there is only 1 more episode
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Mar 19, 2015 5:28 PM

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the main fleet got rekt pretty bad.

They are not the main fleet.
Mar 19, 2015 5:29 PM

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That was intense, holy shit that cliffhanger!
Mar 19, 2015 10:34 PM

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Fiji said:
This episode has been really dark so far. I really dont want to see an asspull... but it looks like it would be something like that. Still I liked the episode. If somebody is dying it should be done right.


I do suspect an asspull coming from Fubuki since shes been practicing in shooting down aircraft in the last eps. but if not... wow Dx
Mar 19, 2015 10:46 PM

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Fuuuuuucking cliffhangers! Yeesh can't wait for next episode now. Been a great series.
Mar 19, 2015 11:37 PM

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the carrier fleet is in great danger.

Mar 20, 2015 4:12 AM
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Yamato in real combat!? Finally that is going to happen

Nice "calm before the storm" episode although I'm still disappointed with Fubuki's unchanged appearance after remodeling.



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