KanColle - Episode 5 Discussion / Poll

[Fellen]

I also like Ooi. Her bitching and love for KTKM are both entertaining.

[James Rye]

Lolz, "flight deck chest", what a shipgirl insult. XD

Kaga! Yay! More screentime for her! And showing off her cute (well more like cute stuff making xD) side as well! <3
Zuikaku is great as well, I can see her becoming a good friend of Fubuki.

It is a crazy fleet but with an impossible Flagship like Fubuki, they should be able to blast away everything in their path! xD

2 episodes with nobody getting sunk! Let's hope the 6th div. won't be the next episode with sunk scenes! Or hope for it, whatever you like. xD

[Klashikari]

Originally Posted by Estavali

It seems that the anime chose to deviate from gameplay and follow military comman sense in this case though, with KTKM-sama commenting on how the flagship is also usually the one that draws the enemy's attention most.

I know. This is pretty clear ever since episode 1. I just commented it considering how ironic it is when you consider the game. This could actually explain the admiral decision


Anyway, I didn't want to bring this up so early, but the episode still gave me quite a lot of worries in term of productions.
While the characters balance was more or less fine, it was sakuga that got a hit.

-I didn't bother screencapping considering how often it was screwed up, but Zuikaku's twintails are quite variable: sometimes they look as dense as Hatsune Miku, other times, they look normal compared to her art.

-Shoukaku scene made her look pretty stiff in general, almost as if she was like a robot

-Kaga got the major shafts in two scenes:

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Really, it almost looks like the staff put most of their efforts on Kongou and Fubuki, and the check was rushed to hell.
Funnily enough, we can tell the director preference, considering Zuikaku's gearing sequence despite Kongou didn't even get hers.

Of course, the sakuga isn't melting or anything, but since the series already got its workload cut with many CGI cuts that even replace scenes that could have been done in 2D, it makes me wonder what the hell Kadokawa is doing with the budget, or if Diomedéa schedule isn't collapsing already.

I think they should really check things with orange (the studio doing the CGI), because it is arguably not the first time there are mishaps.
And no more 3DCGI Kaga please, she looked like a puppet when she was about to send her reconnaissance planes...

[Marina2]

^
You sure have good eyes. I didn't even see those errors in my watch.

In (1) I think they intend to draw her holding the cup with her left hand but they later forgot about it and change to her right hand.

In (2) LOL

[Seihai]

I wonder if the people who are in charge of those things tend to notice their mistakes when they watch the full episode. I didn't notice them either until mentioned. Well, except Zuikaku's clobby hair, you can't miss that.

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Klashikari

it makes me wonder what the hell Kadokawa is doing with the budget, or if Diomedéa schedule isn't collapsing already.

They spent it all on this.



Cost per frame isn't cheap you know.

Seriously, I think they changed the storyline after the generally negative audience feedback over Kisaragi's sinking. In the current one Akagi didn't sink......at least not yet.

[Klashikari]

It is very unlikely they would able to do that. Anime production takes weeks for a single episode. Episode 3 probably got delivered weeks ago, and if they were to change the direction of the anime, the result wouldn't even appear before episode 8.

[Sheba]

Keep in mind that they stated that it would be 70% SoL 30% Battles. Seriously, the shift to a more light-hearted tone have nothing to do with public's reaction, it WAS planned.

It was even stated somewhere that they were going to use individual episodes to focus on one group, explaining the 6th episode preview. However, while the preview of episode 5 let us expect a full focus on the Carriers' hijinks and Kaga x Zuikaku's sitcom, the actual episode showed otherwise and reminded us that KC animated series IS still about Fubuki.

Therefore, while you DesDiv6 fans are jumping in joy at the prospect of a full episode about DesDiv6, lower your expectations a bit. Because it's likely also about Fubuki too.

[Death Usagi]

Is it because Diomedea is like doing a lot of anime series this season or what the hell is wrong with them?

[Requiem-x]

Originally Posted by Sheba

Therefore, while you DesDiv6 fans are jumping in joy at the prospect of a full episode about DesDiv6, lower your expectations a bit. Because it's likely also about Fubuki too.

It's not like Fubuki is a bad MC, so its cool.

Originally Posted by Death Usagi

Is it because Diomedea is like doing a lot of anime series this season or what the hell is wrong with them?

They are, actually, three more, all fantasy LN adaptations. Not following any of them, so can't speak about the quality.

[FlavoryFantasy]

Fubuki's fantasizing of Akagi & her woes of her new fleet in the first half were adorable. The bittersweet, but hopeful last night with Torpedo squad 3 was quite nicely done too. Definitely wouldn't have thought Buki would end up being the flagship (at any point really...) So that was a nice surprise there. Poor Ooi though, bunking it up with Kongou.

Also yay for the short Mamiya screen time!

Oh and yes, quite disappointing Kaga or Kongou didn't get equip scenes either.

[IceHism]

Originally Posted by Sheba

Keep in mind that they stated that it would be 70% SoL 30% Battles. Seriously, the shift to a more light-hearted tone have nothing to do with public's reaction, it WAS planned.

It was even stated somewhere that they were going to use individual episodes to focus on one group, explaining the 6th episode preview. However, while the preview of episode 5 let us expect a full focus on the Carriers' hijinks and Kaga x Zuikaku's sitcom, the actual episode showed otherwise and reminded us that KC animated series IS still about Fubuki.

Therefore, while you DesDiv6 fans are jumping in joy at the prospect of a full episode about DesDiv6, lower your expectations a bit. Because it's likely also about Fubuki too.

That's not really true. Episode 4 had all the fast BBs except bismarck and still focused on fubuki. You don't even get enough carrier hijinks here.

So next episode could be anything really. I'll be disappointed if 6th div don't take up most of the episode.

[NorthernFallout]

As a non-KC gamer atm, I had yet to be exposed to the mega-energetic Kongou as much as others. I was only vaguely familiar with the BURNINGU ROVU.

After E4 and E5, well, she's grown a lot on me and probably moved up to the Top 3 on my list. I just love every scene she's in. Ofc, t'was an enjoyable episode in general. I really like the dynamic interactions between the girls so far.

[ACertainStark]

Originally Posted by Sheba

Therefore, while you DesDiv6 fans are jumping in joy at the prospect of a full episode about DesDiv6, lower your expectations a bit. Because it's likely also about Fubuki too.

Fubuki is great so all is well on that front. The interactions with them is what I look forward to.

[blakstealth]

Originally Posted by NorthernFallout

As a non-KC gamer atm, I had yet to be exposed to the mega-energetic Kongou as much as others. I was only vaguely familiar with the BURNINGU ROVU.

After E4 and E5, well, she's grown a lot on me and probably moved up to the Top 3 on my list. I just love every scene she's in. Ofc, t'was an enjoyable episode in general. I really like the dynamic interactions between the girls so far.

More Kongou is absolutely fuckin welcome. I melt every time she talks.

And Fubuki really showed what she was made of in this episode. I'm proud.

[Death Usagi]

Apparently a lot of fans are pretty worried if someone will sink next episode... derp...

[Ithekro]

Next episode will probably be classroom antics more than anything else. I doubt there will even be a battle. They have 20 or so minutes to explore all aspects of these four destroyers (with probably pointing out what Hibiki's been doing the who time with her Russian words). Though given their prominated placement in the as escorts for the main battlegroups, they are probably rather experianced compared to Flagship Fubuki.

Unless they wanted to go into those four's tramas, which seems unlikely give that this is still Fukubi's show. Unless Fubuki's sister ship Miyuki comes up....Inazuma's trama.

[Death Usagi]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

Next episode will probably be classroom antics more than anything else. I doubt there will even be a battle. They have 20 or so minutes to explore all aspects of these four destroyers (with probably pointing out what Hibiki's been doing the who time with her Russian words). Though given their prominated placement in the as escorts for the main battlegroups, they are probably rather experianced compared to Flagship Fubuki.

Unless they wanted to go into those four's tramas, which seems unlikely give that this is still Fukubi's show. Unless Fubuki's sister ship Miyuki comes up....Inazuma's trama.

I guess you didn't read the next episode's name....

Originally Posted by Death Usagi

Next episode is Akatsuki Lolis episode where they fight in World 4-2, Curry Ocean, which makes sense because in the game, the branching rules state that you must have 2 or more Destroyers to go to an easier route of node A to E, which does fit how they will be sortieing there (Except you only need like 2 DD and rest can be filled with other ships to your liking in the game)

[Marina2]

Originally Posted by Sheba

Therefore, while you DesDiv6 fans are jumping in joy at the prospect of a full episode about DesDiv6, lower your expectations a bit. Because it's likely also about Fubuki too.

Why did you think we didn't expect Fubuki to be in there anyway?

Fubuki interaction with them will be interesting and funny. What more important is the story in ep. Will Fubuki learn something from them?, etc.

OR maybe Yuudachi and Mutsuki will be put into their team (5+ DDs in a team???) insted of Fubuki + someone else and go out for some missions but something go wrong and Fubuki will lead her team to help them. There is also a chance that this is big scale operation like in ep.1 where each Akatsuki is put into different division.

BTW, next ep. will mark the half point of the series. If something important to the plot will happen, it will happen here.

[Ithekro]

Curry Ocean...getting past Hiei.