You stumble upon this anime and you think about it and ask yourself if whether this would be in anyway interesting or some complete waste of time. Well, if you like the cute girl doing "cute" stuff or military stuff or even liked Girls und Panzer for reasons not like the before-mentioned, you're already assured of a good bang for the bangbangs and boombooms the action will give us.But not without some flaws, in my opinion.
High School Fleet features few classes of ships with different names (not so much of a ship porn, unlike GuP in both broadcast and the theater which featured many tanks; fanboys are certainly satisfied).Military tactics and inside views of the workings of the warships are in generous amounts, although if you find yourself flabbergasted in the replicability of anime logic to real life and then rage about unrealism. . . just contain it.
The huge cast would be a pain to remember, many given only a few time to show up, fewer to get the focus (some don't even get to have it). But at the very least, character development is present and ongoing.
The cutegirl=cutestuff formula have been altered in the anime, it now includes some "grim moments" (think of Madoka Magica for the popular example). But conflicts tend to be repetitive, the only differences are the degree of how badly messed up the balance is and the tactics . The plot would somehow go into nowhere that makes real plot sense, and some will bait you into thinking that there will be stupid choices and unnecessary drama that will follow suit but thankfully there are only few, so bear with them.
To sum it up, High School Fleet should be something to watch if your interests align to it.It managed to deliver what it looks like on the tin can; the story is not so original but delivered well with some decent changes (and also some stupid events) although better can be desired; action is plentiful.I find that it doesn't have that one quality that makes it a esoteric masterpiece in the sphere of fanboyisms but is good enough, very good enough.
