Kantai Collection: KanColle

I don't know why people are saying bad things about the anime, I find it great. It gave previews and used mechanics that originated from the game. I honestly think that 12 episodes were a bit too short due to the large amount of shipgirls that are in the game and the plot rushed a bit. It was great that they gave a spinoff on episode 6 to give a break on all the drama and action. This is the reason that made me into this game and one year, still enjoying the game along with the anime. Still can't wait for season 2 and the movie :)

This show was ridiculous, but it's because of its outrageous nature this show can carry on an entertaining story. In this crazy show, each character has the fire power of a battle ship, and they go to seas and battle enemy ships. Along with that it also has funny moments in between the battling. This show is based of of a video game, but even if you have never played the game the show can still be fun to watch. The show as designed to be silly and fun, and in no way supposed to be taken as a serious series. The beginning of the show was just as silly as I'd hoped it to be, it made me laugh and enjoy the characters. As the show continues the jokes begin to be a tad bit more serious, making it so you can enjoy a character for what they are. The music and the sounds were outstanding, the music really brought out the naval combat, as well as the sounds bringing out the action. Lastly, the show was entertaining all throughout the twelve episodes, I was never bored at any moment of the show. In the end, I enjoyed every bit of the show for what it was. I would highly suggest going into the show with the mind set that this show should not be taken seriously.

First Review i ever write! so what is Kantai Collection?, it's a Card collecting browser game, featuring WW2 Japanese Warships and somehow they made this into an anime. I haven't played the game and it doesn't matter anyways, because all i know when watching an anime with cute girls and WW2 weapons (im looking at you Girls und Panzers) is that they don't suck, i see lots of bad review for this anime and it's fine, it's their opinion. now the anime has a good story, but it lacks detail like, Why do Abyssals has to be killed?, where do they come from? why does girls has a "WW2 Ship soul" that doesn't even exist? and the BIG question is WHO IS THE ADMIRAL???!!!(Literally i want to know, he's the only man in that anime, unless they made the admiral to be a girl which then it sucks) first, let's see another WW2 girls nonsense called Girls und Panzer, basically they are (cute) girls that drive tanks and shoot other tanks which then doesn't kill the crew, instead they smoked them. why does Girls fight in tanks? why they have a martial art for it? why do people recruit girls to be a tank crew? basically for the two of them, IT DOESN'T MATTER!! it's not supposed to be a detailed war anyway, not like Gundam or Code geass which explains why they fight!, apparently i know a lot of people who enjoys this anime, just because they have (Cute) Girls....... now i ask you Anime-Senpais , is there any anime that has WW2 Vehicles and Weapons, that doesn't involve (cute) Girls? and it's almost realistic?, Kantai Collection name their character from the WW2 Ships name and they have the exact weaponry in the outfits, and i'm personally love WW2 weapon details, i don't come for the cute girls, i come for the Thrill Battles and Story plot. if there is been an anime that has WW2 Vehicles and Weapons, realistic, doesn't involve (cute girls), has a good story plot, 2010+ Art and not too detailed, i would love the anime FOREVER! that is all, sorry for any mistakes (my first review)

KanColle has an even dumber concept than Strike Witches. As if pantsless lolis with boot propellers wasn't stupid enough, here we have Fleet Girls™ which are basically qt 3.14s with assorted ship apparatuses that magically summon from the ethos (or variously must be equipped) and transform the grills into some vague reference to WW2 Japanese ships while they maintain their qt-ness. And yet it works. It works really well. Each ship (or grill) has a distinct personality. Some, like the Yamato, are hilariously tied to the IRL circumstances of their namesakes, but others are just...silly. We have lesbian ship sisters, the boisterous Kongo quartet, wizened fleet carriers, and naturally there are loli torpedo boats with the gamut of anime tropes. Fubuki is the star of the series, a Fleet Grill™ who starts as a clumsy good-for-nothing but grows into a hero who saves everyone (not really a spoiler, since this is an anime and that happens in literally every single anime ever). All that's fine, but it's the details that made KanColle so good for me. The carriers use bows to fire arrows that poof into planes piloted by doll things (???), destroyers fire groups of torpedoes from their legs like some caricature of a boy doing the humping motion, and battleships make a grand gesture of giving the enemy a full salvo. The ship/grills heal from damage by soaking in a hot spring, when a ship is ready to be refitted they start glowing, the carriers and battleships eat about 400 tons of food per day. Even the seaplane tender girls have fantastic details with their setups. The best part is that it's presented with a nod for magic realism: nothing is explained, it just *is* and that's that. I know this is based on some vidya, and that's super obvious, but even though I haven't played said vidya I still appreciated the entire package. I know I'm a sucker for all things naval (except the soul-draining leech that is WoWS....ugh) and that definitely predisposed me to enjoy this, but I absolutely recommend KanColle for anyone searching out a great time.

Kantai Collection -KanColle- is an anime that tell us a story about how the humans lost the control over the sea because a new enemy known as the Abyssal Fleet conquered it... The story of KanColle begins with a short battle showing what are de "Kanmusu" or Shipgirls, that are girls with the power of ancient ships of the Japanese Navy (It's based on a Browser Game where there're ships from USA, Italia, German... too but in the anime only appears the Japanese, for the moment I hope) And then the plot begins, the first that we saw after this it's a plane flying by the sky and a girl, Fubuki, seeing the plane. The anime will be narrated by the point of view of Fubuki. The first episode is the typical episode that introduce you the anime. The problem is the lack of development of Fubuki, she has development but it's null... I mean, we will know that in so moments she is a brilliant person who could know what it's going on only because a warning that the secretary ship gave to her. But this fall it's forgotten because the anime doesn't care about her. The anime only care about HER GOALS. Or this is how I interpreted it. The characters... well in this anime we have a lot of cute shipgirls, like Akagi, Kaga, Kongou... they're very interesting characters, the relationships in this anime are so important, for example Kaga has a kind of senpai over the 5th Division of Aircraft, we're Shoukaku and Zuikaku, and it's based on historical references. The First Division have jokes over the Fifth Division. And Kaga always has some dialogues like "I don't want to be near the fifth division" but in the end it show that Kaga feel like the first division must have a senpai role over the Fifth. Other relationships are in more "romance" tone, probably because the historical counterpart fights along or because the historical counterpart was worried abount her in the last battle... This "romance" are ok, because you can see that they're humans. There're a moment where the Secretary Ship, Nagato blushes because Mutsu (Her sister ship) says that NAGATO it's important to her. The sound well... I can only remember the Opening and the Ending... and a few parts of the OST... The Art it's... well there're part very well animated but others have a weird CGI that could make to close the episode, because in some points it's a very annoying CGI. But in the end this could be one of my top 10 favorites animes. It's because KanColle was the first anime what made me interested the characters instead the battles.

Being original doesn't necessarily mean its noteworthy. Such is Kantai Collection. It's premise may seem absurd but that hasn't stop millions of fans of playing its game. Due to this popularity, it was adapted into an anime a lot of hype was placed on it. Here I am to see if that hype was worth it. STORY: There's really nothing much to say about the story, since it's not meant to be taken seriously in the first place. Despite the theme surrounding the show being all war-like, the story usually leans to the slice-of-life genre and therefore, all the drama, all the friendship, all the fun and enjoyment going on and not giving shit about the war that's plaguing their seas. Anyway, what I do like about the story is how the naval battle scenes are referenced to real-life events such as the Battle at Midway, if I recall correctly. Also, the story has some dark-theme to it and I was surprised to see one of the fleet girls actually die and how it affects the other characters. Anywho, if you are familiar with the game this show is based on, you probably already have the gist of what's to unfold here. If not, you'll probably get lost. The producers did throw in some originality of their own in regards to the storyline but they seem mostly to appeal to the moe-ness of the characters. CHARACTERS If you can name any famous World War 2 IJN battleship, expect them to be present in the show, cutesy and battle-ready and all. By and large, KanColle has a huge roster of characters in the video game, but in a show consisting of only 12 episodes, only handful made the cut to be animated and given character. The main character is a destroyer named Fubuki. Despite the show trying to make her as interesting and lovable as possible, in the end I don't see Fubuki as an interesting main character. Her personality is generic and while there is a sense of character development, in the end it all falls flat. That said, the side-characters seem to have more personality than the MC. My personal favorite, and probably some as well, Kungou, a hyper-active, tea-loving, Engrish speaking battleship; her strong personality even matches her raw power as a war machine. There also exists Yuudachi, who always ends her sentences with a "poi", and that's it. Aside from all these, these characters were carefully made to match that of their real-life counterparts. For example: battleships and air-craft carriers are personified as more mature women, in contrast to the loli destroyers and dreadnoughts. To give them some variety, some characters have their own special personality while others just seem to fade in the background. Of course, it goes without saying that the clothing of most of the characters seemed skimpy and impractical for battle and even everyday interactions. This is mostly for the fan-servicing and while that surprised me, in my eyes it's not really a welcoming sight for the most part. AESTHETICS & AUDIO Before it started airing, the visuals is where most of my worries lie for the show. Diomedia is in charge of the animation and by basing to their previous shows, I was rather skeptical about the resulting quality of KanColle. Fortunately, I was rather surprised and impressed of how the studio kept everything consistent for the most part. Overall the visuals were decent and the characters designs were faithful to their in-game counterparts. The fast-paced scenes were exchanged for CGI ones and while some scenes may make it look quite out of place and awkward, for the most part it did it job decently. The outlying soundtrack is also good, fairly complementing every scene. The opening and ending themes were good, despite sounding quite generic. FINAL VERDICT While KanColle's appeal mostly apply to that of those who have invested into the video game, I for one, think that KanColle is an interesting concept. One thing it has going for is its huge roster of colorful characters, if some of them are not as interesting as others. While presentation is quite mediocre and predictable, I can see some direction going for it. I also applaud it for having a second season in production already and I'll be glad too see how it presents itself once more.

Before I start the review, I'd just like to state that I have no previous knowledge of Kantai Collection, so this review is going to be based solely upon the anime TV series with no background knowledge of its universe. Presentation: The anime presents itself exclusively with moe girls. At first, making wonder about the existence of males. As the anime progresses, we come to find that these girls and women are based on ships. Although they look like ordinary human beings, these moe girls ultimately possess battleship properties such as resting, sinking & etc (to sink means death). The characters for the most part are one-dimensional besides our main protagonist. They don't develop much even though it is fun to watch them interact with one another. Through interacting with different people, hints of development occur for main protagonist Fubuki. We get to watch this character through her experiences. The show attempts to show us her motivation to keep us interested in who she will become. The other characters.. although is a joy to watch, don't go through any development. Mutsuki, the girl with redish hair and squeeky voice, is one of the more important supporting characters whom has significant interactions with Fubuki. Sometimes Mutsuki feels lost when Fubuki is caught up in herself. But for Fubuki, it's as though she can't help it; she's weak and all she can do is to work hard, always thinking that she's not enough. I guess I could say that the story in KanColle is basically this sequence of events that has little strings attached. It doesn't have a main plot that is spread out throughout the entire show. Each episode seems to have its own plot. So what does that mean? It means that the anime is unpredicatable; which is a good thing in its part since its a Slice of Life. But what it also means is that there isn't a concrete goal in what the anime wants to achieve by the end of the series plot-wise. For example: I would have liked to see more into who the enemy are and what was the story behind why our characters are fighting their enemies. This is never touched upon. However, all in all, I realize that that was not the goal of the story. The drive of the plot is focused towards allowing viewers to see the world of KanColle from the eyes of our protagonist Fubuki. And I have to say, I quite enjoyed her journey much. The art is superb and very beautiful. I could just kiss it. Everything from the beaches that they're on to the ocean and the environment felt organized and understandable. Even the food looks delicious, poi. This part comes to preference: the animation switches to CGI/3D-ish when our girls are on water or have their gear on. I was a bit surprised at first since switching between the two on the go was new to me. After a while however, it felt like a nice little gimmick. Personally, this anime's art is so beautiful.. it could partly be the reason why I enjoyed this series so much. In other anime, concrete is so saturated. Here... you can just breathe with all the vivid colors and scenery. KanColle is a very colorful anime. The music can be pleasant. Often times, it attempts to fit the moods in the anime, and manages to do this well whether the tone in the episodes are meant to be sad, happy, or serious. I also liked how some OST's are oriental inspired. Sound in this anime is complimentary, but not memorable. Overall: The amazing art and sound knows how to tone in coordination with the scenes; you really get a nice feel of night and day or how Fubuki feels. The show is really good in what it does. It's very organized in its moments and it makes sure not to mix these moments. You can really relate with Fubuki. How she's new to the whole world is a nice introduction to anyone who wants to delve into the world of KanColle. Because seeing the world from her perspective is like seeing it from your own. Score Variations: 4 and less (not recommended viewing) for those who are disinterested in the world of KanColle 5 or 6 (possibly recommended viewing) for those who are interested in the world of KanColle

First the whole show will likely be of little value to anyone who is not already a fan of the game. The level on which the show is most effective is fanservice, and I thought it did work rather well in that regard the world and characters were true to the game. The question is whether it needs to function on any other level and if it matters that other aspects suffered for the sake of fanservice. I don't think so. tl;dr: For Fans. So there is a story. It's there, but it hardly matters. I suppose there are nods to battles in WW2, if that gets you going, but the characters tend to be more important than the overarching plot, and there are problems there, too, but I'll address that later. I think the final resolution to the plot works, for the most part, but the worst moments in the show are probably attempts to advance the plot, create drama, or build stakes. The show works best as a slice-of-life where sometimes the boats shoot somethings, and I think the episodes that worked best did not have a ton to do with the main plot. The curry episode, or maybe even Kongou and Yamato's episodes are examples of this. tl;dr: barely matters The characters are probably one of the show's strongest aspects, but there isn't really anything done with them that we haven't seen before. Perhaps the biggest problem with the character is that the show throws a lot of them at you, more than could possibly matter and more than the show could have time to really flesh out. Even some of the characters that do matter, like Kongou and Shimakaze, don't receive much development. If you're a fan of the game maybe that won't matter. The portrayals of the characters are true to the game. That said there are characters that do develop over the course of the series. The pairs of carriers have a relationship that develops a bit over the course of the show. Fubuki is all about that ganbaru thing that we're so used to seeing in anime. Nagato and Mutsu's relationship is in the background, but I enjoy the way it develops, and the ultimate pay off was one of the most satisfying parts of the show. On the other hand there are characters that just don't work. Mostly Mutsuki. Mutsuki was the worst. tl;dr: Mostly fine, but maybe only if you already know the girls. Some slightly awkward CG aside Art was good. Some of the girls, like Fubuki, looked better in the anime art style. I don't think I ever thought a girl just looked worst. Sound was fine. Overall, as a fan of the game, it was a fun show. The characters and setting were right. I got to see some of my favorite girls do things. Mutsu did Mutsu things and it was great. I think it succeeds where it matters most, and where it was intended to work, which is fanservice. If you're looking for anything deeper you probably won't find it, but ultimately I don't think it needs to be anything more. I'm satisfied with what it is and I'm looking forward to seeing more of my favorite girls, Jun'you, in the next season.

I came to know the existence of this anime for the famous ~poi ~poi craze going on. Of course I was also drawn to the girls fleet and was wondering what the hell is this KanColle all about. Well, to be honest, I did not have these pre-requisites: (1) knowledge on WW2 Japanese warships-hence, I don't understand most of the significance of the names of the battleships until later on. I thought I would be just fine not knowing them but I guess it kind of defeats the purpose for the writer to go ahead and name the girls based on the Japanese warships. (2) I don't play the KanColle game-the KanColle game so far is only in Japanese. Otherwise, I would be interested to play it. Hence, it's hard to understand at first what's going on as you see people shooting arrows and shooting aeroplanes appear or even how the guns got attached to the girls, I mean I just don't get it. To be honest, I hate all the characters except for the poi girl(Yuudachi). As for Fubuki, I can't say I enjoyed her character development that much. I don't know why but she just doesn't click with me. Overall, if you are like me, feel free to skip this anime. It's a bother to actually want to know more about this anime if the publishers themselves make a lackluster effort in introducing this genre to new viewers like myself. However, if you have been following KanColle closely, I do believe you will enjoy this series. Otherwise, this anime is one to forget and ignore. only come and watch when you do have the time. PS: The art and sound(voice acting) was the only highlight of the series. There will be a sequel and I will be watching it only because I want to watch more of poi~

One anime that has been a hype for the Winter Season has been Kantai Collection, usually shortened to KanColle. The anime is based on a game of the same name which involves using battleships that are given the female gender targeting the "moe" aspect of anime in my opinion. This review would be based solely on the anime experience without knowledge of the mechanics and the storyline of the game itself. Story - 6 You could say that the story was less interesting compared to the art, animation, and sound of the anime. It follows the storyline of "Main character meets senpai whom she tries to catch up to, trains hard and suddenly gets noticed by senpai, joins senpai on a final mission, and they succeed." What's so different about the plot is that by the last few episodes of the anime, there was this forced idea injected into the characters that was nowhere to be seen during the first half. Although it is implied that there are many mysterious things that are happening. Overall, the story was average without real plot twists and a hell lot of Yuri moments. Looking at the flow of the episodes, one filler episode could be seen halfway that sorta shifted the momentum into a slower state but prepared the introduction of a thrilling arc. Art/Animation- 9 Diomedea has been a studio that produced very fluid animation effects. Now, given the complexity of the idea of the anime, I can say that they delivered pretty well. There is no mistake that the characters are all beautifully drawn. All of them have their own appeal and have typical aspects that a moe character should contain. The involvement of planes, cannons, bullets, and torpedoes still continued my amazement with the anime's art. I can say that KanColle has one of the most amazing art and animation for the Winter lineup. Sound- 9 Opening and ending themes have always been an integral part of the anime. And I can say that KanColle has an amazing soundtrack. Bullet sounds and torpedo sounds are as close to the real deal as they can get and I have no complaints with the sound quality. Given the nice art of the anime, the sound did not fail me as well. One of the best opening and ending themes for the season. Character- 7 The characters of course are a major part of the anime. And this anime has given the characters specific attributes that make it hard to forget them. I have never seen an anime that put together a lot of individually based speech disorders and mannerisms in different characters. Well, they really aren't speech disorders but I like to call it that. There may be appeal in that but it sort of annoyed me halfway. A few of those were Yuudachi who always ended with "Poi", Naka who is the self-proclaimed idol of the fleet, Akatsuki who is obsessed with becoming a lady, Kongou who gives the Japanese language slang due to her British vibe. I swear, each of them has this unforgettable attribute that could either annoy you or make them cute in your positive. Props to their voice actresses for their skill and talent to create personas that are hard to forget. Enjoyment- 8 I can say that I enjoyed the anime despite it giving me a bad impression halfway due to the lack of its content. But then again, this isn't one of those anime that you hope to have a very deep plot. You can't deny the fact that the anime delivered well in terms of action, suspense, and a little bit of drama. I'm not a particular fan of historical and military themed anime but I have enjoyed this. I am not aware whether the game has a similar plot or what, but this delivered a statement on how the game may be engaging as I suspect it to be. Overall- 8 Personally, I don't think that this would be an anime that you would really want to finish in an all-nighter due to the lack of a well-defined plot. Given the fact that all the characters are very attractive girls, I guess it can capture the male audience easily.

Most people who came across this probably thinks this is one of the worst first episodes they have ever seen. The game lines reference is overused and everything seems to be so out of place and has no flow. They obviously set out to make this anime aimed at those who played the game which they just did that. So if you aren't a fan of kancolle this anime is not for you, simply because the anime is targeted at those who are interested/ playing the game and not for casual anime viewers. Now should you watch Kancolle? The answer is simple,if you are one of the people who are playing the game, this might be for you. However If you are here looking for some good anime, with good plot, good character development and awesome story. Unfortunately, this is not for you. Simply because the story literally has no plot, just like in the game, where the girls keeps on going to do operations after one another and capture new islands. As the story goes on there will probably be alot of new ships being introduced to us, now if you haven't played the game at all you will probably have no clue who those Kanmusus are. there won't be any major character development since the game itself has over a hundred ships, with a variety of classes etc. This anime is based on real life WW2 ships, with some ships involved in warcrimes during WW2. This time Japan and Germany (Germany is in the game) are like the good guys who fight against the Aliens to protect humanity. Now where did the Americans go? Perhaps they all end up being the abyssal fleet since all the battle that took place especially events are based on IJN vs USN. Don't take it too offensive though. the anime could have been better unfortunately it did not meet many people's expectation therefore as a result is a failure in many people's eyes. Conclusion: I would not recommend this anime to those who have never played the game before/ have no interest

Kancolle is an anime that seems to be made solely for the game it is based on. If you play(ed) the game or are just here for cute girls then it might be satisfactory but don't expect much more. You will not see naval combat that makes sense but instead see fleets of six ships shooting at planes with their main guns and "instant repair buckets" which are probably a mechanic from the game. The story itself is okayish. There is somewhat of a storyline but it is interrupted by random events. At some points the anime takes itself very seriously while at other points it's just cute shipgirls do cute things. While the more serious parts are nice for character development, it does create a feeling of dissonance with the relaxed parts. The feeling of dissonance translates into the art style as well; most of the time everything is animated normally but very often during battles the anime switches a lot between cg and animation. It's not too bothersome but it would've been nicer if they were more consistent. The sound was alright and the voice acting seems pretty good. It's also fun to hear the different voice quirks many of the characters have. The characters overall were pretty nice. All of them had clearly different personalities and there is more character development than you'd expect from a 12 episode anime about shipgirls. Overall it's an okay anime to watch if you like the game or its characters but if you're not interested in either then this anime is not worth watching.

This is from the DMM game called Kantai Collection, by first glance (if you already played the game and watched the anime) you could see that the character art and the game art is pretty much different, but nonetheless, that our Shipfus (Ship Waifu) appeared in this anime, but not every shipfus appeared like Musashi or Iowa for an example. This anime (for me) was made to entertain the Kancolle players and the Anime Enthusiasts. some people might think of this anime as a crap work, trash,etc. Because they have an overly high expectations or just demand that the anime is appealing to only them. But for me, this anime was made for everyone. and i will end this review with a cliffhanger.... Btw, Yamato Kai, Poi Kai, Bismarck, Iowa, Eugen, Fubuki, Shigure Kai Nii, Gangut, Tenryuu, Kuma, Musashi Kai are my best shipfus :3

Visually stunning!!! I never wrote a review before, but I saw a really low ones notes in this anime so I decided that maybe I can share my point of view. First at all, if you like guns, military issues, comedy, action, and animes with just girls on it, this is for you! Isn't perfect but, is very well done, excellent drawing, nice characters, and is not pretending to be something else, simply is a good slice of life with adrenaline and shoujo ai, you're gonna enjoy with Akagi and Buki and all it takes be a little hero in the seas, battles between ships with a brilliant variety, so much fire, good funny scenes and not lame at all. Is almost like a perfect balance between Strike Witches and Girls und Panzer, is really worth to take a look.

Why am I writing another review for a series that already has like 30? This review will be different for 2 reasons: first, because of the direct contrast with the last anime I reviewed; and second, because I'm going to be focusing on thematic elements a lot more than previous reviews do. I'm not going to complain about the CGI (eh, it's better than Initial D) and I won't say anything more about the music after noting that the OP/ED are totally awesome. That said, there are going to be some SPOILERS in here, at least in a general sense, because I'm going to be talking about this show's thematic weight, and about how it works as rewritten history. First, the contrast. Superficially this show ought to share a lot with my last review, the miserable Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid. I mean, it's action girls up the wazoo, right? And fan-service? And pick-your-favorite-waifu as though it were a harem show? But if you look past those superficial similarities, this show really shines by comparison. First, while I'm not going to deny the obvious shout-outs to people who've played the games or are interested in the historical in-jokes, there's surprisingly little sexy-type fanservice. I recall maybe 2 panty shots, and they're really quick flashes during action sequences, plus some obligatory breast size jokes (but fairly limited ones). Even more importantly, this is a show that (despite its underlying concept being, well, kind of stupid) actually manages to earn the thematic weight of the occasional serious moments. There's an event maybe 1/3 of the way into the show that really comes out of nowhere--but is not glossed over like the uncounted attempted (not to mention the completed) rapes in Valkyrie. It's shocking in its tonal shift, but the show has the wisdom to stay with this event and devote serious screen time to showing the reactions of other characters over a fairly long course of time. Unlike Valkyrie, where this feels like a cheap, repulsive gimmick, here it adds a lot of weight to what the characters are dealing with. And it comes in a way that raises the stakes for the rest of the show. The show designers and writers had the guts to do this once: are we really going to be able to sit back and enjoy the Cutest Little Child Soldiers hanging around ganbatteing in class and eating ice cream afterward? Or are we going to think, wait, what'll happen in the next mission, is anybody really safe? Yeah, you're going to get a curry episode in the middle. You know what that's called? It's called tension relief. Even Evangelion had comic moments, you gotta spot the show an ep to let the audience relax before the next big arc. On that note--we actually get serious arcs, with missions that span several episodes, and are clearly building toward something. Missions with goals and stuff. We have both progress and setbacks. During the course of the anime, it is not at all clear what the ultimate outcome of the war will be. (I mean, there's sequels, so you can probably guess that Our Heroes don't outright lose. Yet. But who knows what S2 will bring? And if the season ends with them on the ropes, the story isn't *over*, it'll encourage everybody to go out and fight harder in the game, right?) Of course, the show does suffer from Cast of Thousands. I always take notes when I watch anime or read manga, because I want to remember everybody's names for later, and you usually don't have a lot to go on to tell them apart... well, these episodes took me over half an hour each because I was typing so much in my note file. I think I have a hundred lines of character summary and relationship mappings. Phew. Of course, that's because we're basically listing every freaking boat that ever showed up in the Japanese navy, which all have to be included so you can... buy the merch? Get more hype about the game? Spot your favorite shippuwaifu? Idk. But they're all in there, and if you aren't writing it down or already familiar, you're going to lose track. The second angle I want to cover is history. This is both the biggest fanservice element (imo), but also where it gets a little... awkward. Particularly for the American audience. The conceit of the show is that our Cutest Little Child Soldiers are somehow karmically linked to the souls of battleships... of the Japanese Navy. Of World War II. Now you might pause a minute, and scratch your head, and recall that exactly one Japanese capital ship actually *survived* the War... and think maybe that doesn't bode so well for Our Heroes. This feeling will get even stronger when you realize that the missions in the arcs of this anime actually map shockingly closely to historical engagements and events. The last third of the anime is a really amazingly close retelling of the Battle of Midway (go read the Wikipedia page and then watch episode 11 and just try to disagree). That's when it dawns on you that the Abyssals--they really are basically the American navy, fulfilling many of the same roles... we even have a creepy demonic USS Yorktown as an antagonist. So my grandmother was in this navy, and now I'm emotionally invested in seeing their dark doppelgangers get whupped? Surreal. This is also where it should get weird or awkward for the Japanese audience. Because to tell this story, moreover to tell a victorious story, or most of all an *uncomplicated* story, with this history, you need to make some pretty radical changes. Here the USN analogue is actually just a mysterious force that arose from the depths and are clearly the aggressors. And to square that circle of "IRL these girls all wound up dead lols" we throw in a different element in the form of our main character, Fubuki, who is pretty much the poster girl for Yamato-damashii (see http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JapaneseSpirit). She's gonna try super hard and believe super strong and motivate the whole fleet with the Power of Friendship, and by Nimitz that's actually going to change things! This is a *simplification* that actually *makes things complex*, because those are obviously very admirable qualities and make her, and all of them, likeable and relatable characters; but in the process they create a historical narrative in which just a little more Japanese Fighting Spirit (and a little more strategic flexibility and anti-aircraft gunnery) would've saved the day. This winds up being uncomfortably nationalist: Japan the aggrieved victim; the eventual triumph of a particular Japanese national spirit and character; the sanitization and justification of Imperial Japan's role in the war--this is straight out of any Uyoku Dantai group. Decomplicating the original conflict complicates the work. Complicates because, the political implications aside, it's a formula that works. Everybody loves to cheer for the underdog; we like our heroes to be obviously heroic and lovable and not have to carry the weight of the atrocities that go with real war on any side; the best baddies are of course the arbitrarily hostile alien force that Shot First. And it's a kind of intriguing reworking of history, too, because with a little more strategic flexibility and anti-aircraft gunnery, things really could've been quite different. At the end of the day, this show won me over, from the characters (even if I ran out of fingers and toes) to the historical what-ifs. It's just tough to keep an eye on the line between alternate history and emotional support for actual revisionism. In any event, if you watch the show (as you should!), you may find it quite interesting to read Wikipedia along with. I know I did.

Should you watch Kantai Collection? Well, do you like ships? Do you like all girl casts? Do you like WHAP? Do you like shipping girls (pun not intended)? And do you like selecting waifus? If you answered yes to these questions, KanColle is the Anime for you. But let's go deeper. So Waifu Collection, I mean Kantai Collection, was based off a free to play brower game by the same name. The game followed the WW2 Japanese pacific naval campaign and the female analogues of the ships, with the player in charge of maintaining and managing the fleet. In the anime however, the pacific war against the allied powers was dropped in favor of a war against unexplained Davy Jones abortions. In KanColle, there is an abundance of unexplained or questionable adaptiation choices of the source material. Another example is how in the game, the admiral is never shown for the purpose of having the player better picture themselves as the admiral. However, in the anime, the admiral is kept hidden even though there is no reason to project yourself as the admiral (unless Kongou is your waifu). For plot, I give it a 2/10. The best word I can use to describe the story is unfocused. This anime has so many different plots and themes, that the show has a hard time expressing any of them fully and ends up with a very forgettable storyline. In it's 12 episode series, it manages to include themes of death, survivor's guilt, maturing as a woman, determinism, and friendship, while managing to not go farther than introducing each concept. When watching this, I didnt know what to want or expect from this anime. Was is supposed to be just about Fubuki just becoming a better person? Is it about fitting in? Are the Abyssals going to be significant in any way? Is the Navy sexist for only enlisting girls? We don't know. Without a central plot, it lacks that feeling of satisfaction that the climax is supposed to give you. In most anime, when you see the protagonists finally reach their goal or complete their journey, the definite and conclusive ending is probably the most satisfying moment in the story, being able to either make or break a series. It felt like I was reading a book where I can't tell the difference between the protagonist and antagonist. I couldn't feel committed to any of the characters as the story was so unfocused. While there are shows that handle multiple plots fine, this anime fails as there is no central arc or theme that ties all the subplots together. Shows like Assassination Classroom is an example of how a story can follow the unique plots of multiple characters well by having them all work towards a common goal. Bakemonogatari is an example of how theme can tie plots together, where all the different arcs were unified by the common theme of trying to escape or fix events in your past. KanColle had no way of showing how each episode adds to each other, making the show easily forgettable. For Art, I give it a 8/10. If thought the 3D animated scenes were well blended into the regular art style of the anime and I liked the visual execution of the aircrafts. For Sound, I give it a 7/10. The music was pretty mediocre and didn't stand out as particularly poor or particularly good. Poi. For the Characters, I give it a 4/10. Like the story, it seems as if the anime is more interested in seeing how many characters it can introduce rather than how well they can develop them. Basically the Batman V Superman cameo feeling. So, should you watch KanColle? No. Honestly, High School Fleet does a way better job with executing the Naval fleet girl premise.

KanColle might have a weird plot, but It's amazing. The art-style is really well done and I gotta say, the fight scenes with 3D animation are incredible, It's rare to see such a good CGI in an anime. The characters are super charming and most of them are great, even tho they left out lots of awesome ships from the game. The music in it is priceless, from the epic opening to the background music during the fight scenes. And the way they fight, holy shit those cannons dude. Even if you don't like warships or military shit, check KanColle out, It's fucking rad as all hell, plus, It has a lot of waifu material.

Kan colle, this anime was interesting, it literally felt like a Pokémon episode sure it was enjoyable if you look at it from a general standpoint but if you look closely its flawed and at best at average (from someone who really enjoyed it but knows to put unbiased opinions on here) this anime on the one hand it’s one of the few anime that I have recently decided not to be a slice of life moe school life comedy, personally I found this anime to be fairly good because moe battle ship girls and that one voice actor that plays Karen from Kirkino no mosaic is there. But that is being very very very biased, and my raw score on the actual quality of this anime is a teacher grade of 76/100 (US schools) taking out all my personal feelings about this anime and putting it raw, from a plot standpoint this was quite a average anime it feels for the most part like a Pokémon episodes -Story 5/10, or 50/100 (F) the story/plot revolves around well there is not much cute moe battleship girls and lets just throw in some abyssal demon girls as the antagonist and no such thing as backstory just here is why they are fighting because they are fighting something. Now the main idea or moral of the story is basically something out of Pokémon, something along the lines of a Pokémon wanting to evolve into a stronger form to be the very best, and not losing sight of your friends. Actual storyline is basically nonexistent however this was kinda meant to be a casual anime. But it still has quite the handful of feels. -art 8/10 The artwork of kan coll appears to be heavily influenced by its roots to its internet game, because yes cute moe battleship girls that get stripped of clothing as they get damaged because JAPAN, anyways the artwork from it is decent nothing too amazing it doesn’t suck however the effects appear to be some crafty work along with all the turrets that the battleship girls have seem decent. -sound 8/10 Im not really sure but it seemed alright, the battle girl ships use the same weapons over and over again so I guess having that as a constant is nice, voice acting was decent average all around. -Characters 6/10 Well the characters get very well defined into their general character categories, from determined im gona do my best and never give up naurto attitudes, to territorial yuri girl, as well as the just there for someone to be sad (that one girl from DRRR that is in the hospital…) nothing real special going on here. -Enjoyment 8/10 Sure this was a average anime that was on the borderline of being terrible, but deep down I wanted to watch this because of moe battleship girls, sure sometimes I was talking to the screen saying don’t do it why are you about to throw away your life for a stupid upgrade, and other times he JUST DO IT shia labeouf speech could be herd in the background of my mind as I criticized the anime but I did not waver from my task of seeing this to the end because I kinda wanted to know a little. -Overall 6/10 if you put it all together… The only thing holding you is the pre season hype about battleship girls, and personal intrest if you have no intrest in the thought of battleship impersonations as anime girls then there is almost nothing in this anime for you

I'd like to first say, getting to see my fav KC waifu animated isn't exactly the most thrilling experiences of my life so to say. It was a more, cringe-y, excited feeling and I was more or less like 'WTF IS HAPPENING XD'. I will be referring to the game a lot, since I am a player of KC. I am though, a bit passive on it tbh. Much like CoC players. (Waiting Simulator; 2015) Those who are like "Eh, TL:DR", please, ctrl+f the following for the TL:DR review: - TL:DR Story - TL:DR Art - TL:DR Sound - TL:DR Characters Anyways, Kantai Collection. Those who know and play Kantai Collection (KC) should know what the characters are like in the game. Each 'ship', so to say, have their own set of lines that they utter during for example, combat, or idling as your secretary. My problem is, how hard the animators tried to incorporate said lines from the game, into the anime. I love it when Kongo screams "Burning Love!!" when firing shells at enemies, IN THE GAME. In the anime however, it feels so horribly out of place. Not to mention how the Kongo class battleships were portrayed in the anime. Gehh. Jumping ahead, the story. It only really deserves a 6 in my opinion. They try really hard to make the anime as much like the animated game as possible. Those who again, play the game will also wonder how the admiral has certain ships that are a b**** to get in the game. Not to mention, the game once in a while, hosts events that are correlated to actual events that occurred during WW2. TL:DR Story - The anime pulled one of the bigger events from the actual game and animated it. How it looks and feels to those who don't play the game, I'm not sure. But, those who play the game like I do, will probably make little sense of it. The art gets a nice 7 here. Again, referring back to the game, the characters that portray the different warships are often done by different artists. Even some characters that receive their Kai-ni (Upgrade), sometimes or rather, most of the time get their in-game art changed rather drastically. For example, Hibiki kai receiving her kai-ni to become Verniy. Her art changes. (Not an anime spoiler, chill). Back to the art, it's a refresher for me, to be honest. Coming back to the game to play day after day and seeing the small amount of progress and then comparing it to the mountain of exp you need to remodel them is a pain in the a** really. So getting to watch this anime and see what they did with the characters is a nice breather. TL:DR Art - It's a nice change of pace to players, and personally, I don't have much against it even if I weren't so used to the in-game art. The sound also gets a 7. The in-game sounds are so repetitive that I just mute it because f*** me if I'm gonna sit through 3-2 grinding with it. Also, in-game music is the same. For the anime though, there are multitudes of different sounds and music that -kind of- bring the anime across to the audience. There are few, if no times where the anime wasn't moving forward. The music enriches and enhances the anime and really helps it move along. At the same time though, there are one or two times where the music didn't help create the atmosphere needed to for example, present a big, bad guy. A lot of cheery bits, really. A LOT, of cheery bits. TL:DR Sound - The anime's music and sounds are a massive change of pace for players of the game, at least that's what I think. If you don't play the game though, it's still really good. One thing I wish they'd add though, the groaning of metal once in a while would be nice, for example, when they're evading, or getting hit. Characters in this anime, I have to give a 9. It's my biased point of view, and I refuse to change my scoring of it for any reason at all. My reason for giving this anime's characters a 9 is, simply, because I finally get to see the KC girls become animated. I was pretty hyped when they announced the anime was finally going into making. If I were unbiased, and watched this from a point-of-view of someone who hasn't played the game, there really is very little character development at all. The primary characters, sure, get a bit of development but it doesn't really go far at all. I get a sense that this anime was made to satisfy the hunger of KC players who wanted to see their premium ship waifus become animated. I am, sadly, a part of that group. TL:DR Characters - Fantastic to see them become animated, really. My only wish would have to be to give them each a better background and development. Really, some pretty important ships in the game become background characters in the anime. It sucks. (Here's to wishing your favourite waifu is animated.) I didn't enjoy the anime as much as I wish I could've, so I give it a 7. I'm not exactly saying that it was s*** either. It was fantastic fun to get to watch the girls become animated but at the same time, I was bummed that they didn't have their original art from the game. I understand that it'd be pretty out-of-place if their art styles differed from each other, so I'll leave it at that. One final thing that really kind of gets me in the nerve. The planes that the carriers, aviation cruisers, etc, are piloted by 'fairies'. Google 'Kantai Collection Fairies' for a preview. Their little chibi characters with slits for eyes and are about only as tall as your hand. Back to the fairies. They are the ones that fly the aircraft presumably, because even the PV of the anime showed so. Right about now, you're probably thinking, 'Oh, what a cute little addition they added!'. Then, you see the aerial combat of the anime and watch as the Zeroes and Torpedo Bombers get shot down by those alien things, THEN the realization hits you. I'll leave it to you to imagine what's happening inside those cockpits. TL:DR Enjoyment - Pretty fun, though the anime does sometimes slap you in the face with hidden brutalities the animators stealthily hid this 'cheerful' game adaptation. Overall, 7. Really. I've not much else to say about it. My point of view on this anime would really differ from those who didn't watch it but then again, there are people who play the game like I do and just give it a straight 10 because it's an adaptation of their 'assumable', favourite game.

I started watching this series from 9 May 2024 and finished it today. The first season was a serious action typebar . The opening song of this season was not good but the ending song was very beautiful. And many of the scenes were so beautiful that they are unforgettable. I am very surprised to see the bravery of all the girls here. I especially like the work of the rest of the team led by Fubuki San. Not only that, the other two Yuudachi San & Mutsuki who were with Fubuki San also fought very bravely. The BGMs used in some episodes of this series were terrible. But the saddest thing to see is the drowning scene of Kisaragi San. A bomb dropped on her head by an enemy plane hit her directly on the head and drowned her. At first, when Kisaragi San was promising Mutsuki San that we would meet again, I thought something was going to happen. Later, Mutsuki San waited for his beloved Kisaragi San for approximately 3 days from morning to evening. Later suddenly Fubuki San came and to tell the truth the two started crying very loudly. At this moment I could not hold back my tears. To be honest, if a good character dies tragically in an episode, it feels very bad to me. However, in the end, I don't want to minimize it by marking it on MAL. It is a very nice series.I recommend to watch it. Now coming to the movie, it first shows that Kisaragi San is back. Then I leave a little half. It was nice to see Mutsuki San's reaction after seeing her after a long time. But later when I found out that she is actually Abyssal (actually, I couldn't catch the correct word. If it's wrong, please comment). It means that she will not stay with that team. Then I felt a little different. In fact, I saw where a girl's voice was coming from,everyone went out to search for it. Finally, Fubuki San went to the main place where no one can go. All the enemies were finished in an instant with her skills. This time I saw a tragic scene. First I told about Kisaragi San, she also disappeared with them. To be honest, watching the same scene twice in season one and this movie is too much painful.I was very patient. Finally the ending song was very good. But at the very end of the movie, Kisaragi San's scene is shown again where she is unharmed. Here I have a question. Is Kisaragi San really came back?Is she alive?Or is it Mutsuki San's imagination? I was very interested to see what would happen next. Accordingly, I started watching the second season. At first I was surprised to hear its opening song. It seems that the singer has sung this song very sadly. My question is, why is the opening song so sad? Then the episode goes on. But the surprising thing is that Shigure san is showing up here from the beginning. Didn't show Fubuki San, didn't show Mutsuki San. Also Akagi,Kaga,Yuudachi,Nagato etc- didn't show in this season. Is this season not related to the first season and the movie? Is Shigure San the main character in this season?? I really don't understand. It would be nice if someone told me clearly. In conclusion, I like all the "fighting scene with bravely" in this whole series. Loved the shooting of the planes. The whole series were like a world war scene.