Now, I have known KanColle for about a year now. I started when the Shimakaze hype is on its peak. I was just like, 'who the hell is this exhibitionist?' and got myself into KanColle.
So if you're not familiar with the game, it's a card game made by DMM and Kadokawa Games. It has a record-breaking amount of players when it has just been released. I, unfortunately, only got the chance to play it late 2014. But I have quite the experience in the large and immersive fandom. It has a whole LOAD of merchandise; from the Weiss Schwarz deck, to the figures, to the gachas and MILLIONS, wait no, BILLIONS of doujin merchandise.
[Story - 5/10]
As an avid fan myself, I was disappointed by the anime's story. It has a lot of fillers and it was just, I don't know? Inconsistent is the word I guess. I can't even begin to explain. It started well and action-packed. I was dazzled by episodes one until five, but that's where it went downhill. After the fifth episode, it's just inside jokes and stupid fillers and pure fanservice. The pace wasn't balanced, and I have to rewatch it about three times to get the whole thing. The eleventh episode was a letdown, since it feels like a rushed episode that didn't even make the climax more exciting. The 12th episode? Oh come on. That was the WORST. Starting from the nonsensical abyssal evolution to the really bad animation (exclude that Nagato fighting scene) it was the epitome of how badly made it was. Plus SPOILER ALERT! the story felt as if Kisaragi sunk for nothing.
[Art - 6]
The art wasn't really that enjoyable to me. The characters are fine and all but the 3D CG and the explosions really bug me.
Seriously, that 3DCG sea was horrible. And don't even start with the 3D character animations. //shivers
[Sound - 9]
This is probably the most enjoyable part of the anime. From the adrenaline pumping opening theme Miiro to the exciting Fubuki, it can be easily said that the music was quite a masterpiece. The ending made us excited about the next episode, and the opening is just plain awesomeness. Don't get me started on the orchestral BGMs. The music is probably the only reason you would want to watch this show.
[Character - 8]
The characters were quite memorable. But, some were out of their original concepts. Like, Nagato, a caring girl in the game with passion for leading the fleet, the perfect lady. In the anime, she is shown very strict. Way to go Diomedea, you just ruined my favorite girl. Other than that, Yuudachi and Kongou was just memorable! Ooi and Kitakami's lesbian scene were also something.
[Enjoyment - 7]
I can't say a lot about this topic. It was good and all, but it doesn't really etch into my memory like Death Parade or Binan Koukou Chikyuu Boeibu LOVE!
[Overall - 6]
Bad story, inconsistent pace, lazy animation but godly music and memorable characters. It's not quite worth your time, except if you want to waste your life watching cute girls making curry and being gay to each other.
