Set in a world where humanity has lost control of the oceans to the "deep sea fleet," the only hope to counter this threat are the Kanmusu, a group of girls who possess the spirit of Japanese warships. The story revolves around Fubuki, a destroyer who comes to the Chinjufu base to train with other Kanmusu. Watch as their stories unfold!
Kantai Collection (anime)
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| 艦隊これくしょん (Kantai Korekushon) |
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| Genre | Action, Sci-Fi, Military, Comedy |
| Anime television series | |
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| Directed by | Keizō Kusakawa |
| Produced by | Jun'ichirō Tamura |
| Written by | Jukki Hanada |
| Music by | Natsumi Kameoka |
| Studio | Diomedéa |
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| Network | Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, KNB, RCC, TVQ, CTC, tvk, TVS, TVA, KHB, BSN, BS11, HBC, TSC, NBC, RKK, AKT |
| English network | Crunchyroll |
| Original run | January 7, 2015 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 12[1] |
This article is about the television anime series. For the original game, see Kantai Collection.
Plot
The series features Fubuki as the main character, with the storyline based on her point of view.[6][7] In a world where humanity faces the threat of the abyssal fleet which has taken over the seas, special human girls who don weaponized outfits and possess the spirit of historical naval vessels known as kanmusu are the only ones capable of countering them. The kanmusu live together at a naval base, where they spend their everyday lives as they train for battle.[8]Fubuki arrives at the naval base, where she meets other girls that she will eventually fight alongside. Despite lacking adequate combat training, she is recommended into the Third Torpedo Squadron by the admiral, and quickly finds herself sortied into battle. Upon being rescued by Akagi in a dangerous situation, Fubuki strives to do her best in order to train, with the hopes of eventually being able to fight alongside Akagi.
Characters
Destroyers
- Fubuki (吹雪)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
- A newcomer destroyer to the naval base, and assigned to the Third Torpedo Squadron (第三水雷戦隊 Dai-san suirai sentai), Fubuki is the main protagonist of the series. Meek and timid, she has no combat experience prior to transferring to the base, and performs poorly at physical activity. She is assigned temporarily to the Southwest Area Fleet (南西方面艦隊 Nansei hōmen kantai) before being transfered to the Fifth Mobile Fleet (第五遊撃部隊 Dai-go yūgeki butai), where she earns the respect of her peers, who choose her as their Flagship. She recently has been upgraded and her dream of being Akagi's escort has come true.
- Mutsuki (睦月)
- Voiced by: Rina Hidaka
- One of the members of the Third Torpedo Squadron. The first kanmusu Fubuki meets on the base, Mutsuki has a cheerful and responsible personality. She is later transferred to the Fourth Fleet (第四艦隊 Dai-yon kantai) with Mogami.
- Yūdachi (夕立)
- Voiced by: Yumi Tanibe
- Another destroyer of the Third Torpedo Squadron, alongside Fubuki and Mutsuki, who has a laid back attitude. She has a verbal tic as she speaks, often inserting "poi" into her sentences. She is later transferred to Naka's fleet before getting a second remodel and being transferred again to the First Carrier Task Force (第一機動部隊 Dai-ichi kidō butai) (consisting of Akagi).
- Kisaragi (如月)
- Voiced by: Rina Hidaka
- Another destroyer who is instead assigned to the Fourth Torpedo Squadron (第四水雷戦隊 Dai-yon suirai sentai). She has a mature personality, even more mature than her older sister Mutsuki. She is lost during the Battle of W island.
- Yayoi (弥生), Mochizuki (望月)
- Voiced by: Rina Hidaka
- Two destroyers whom Fubuki and Mutsuki met during the briefing session of the W Island raid. Mochizuki is quite a sleepyhead, while Yayoi is rather emotionless. Both are later assigned to the Fourth Torpedo Squadron.
- Akatsuki (暁), Hibiki (響), Ikazuchi (雷), Inazuma (電)
- Voiced by: Aya Suzaki
- Four destroyers belonging to the Sixth Destroyer Division (第六駆逐隊 Dai-roku kuchikutai) and assigned to the Second Support Fleet (第二支援艦隊 Dai-ni shien kantai) (Akatsuki and Hibiki) and the First Carrier Task Force (Ikazuchi and Inazuma). Akatsuki considers herself an adult lady, while Hibiki tends to speak Russian frequently, rarely saying anything but "хорошо" (Khorosho, "Very well" in Russian), Ikazuchi has a very caring and confident personality, and Inazuma is a timid girl. Akatsuki and Ikazuchi do not get along very well, as they constantly argue about whatever went wrong, such as Inazuma using a flamethrower to boil their curry faster only to end up burning the entire pot, making Inazuma cry and blame herself for the failure.
- Shimakaze (島風)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura
- A destroyer who claims herself to be the fastest in her fleet, who assigned to the Southwest Area Fleet. She has a hyperactive personality and tends to jump around rooms like a rabbit while waiting, to the point of forgetting what her next mission is.
Aircraft carriers
- Akagi (赤城)
- Voiced by: Saki Fujita
- An aircraft carrier belonging to the First Carrier Division (第一航空戦隊 (一航戦) Dai-ichi kōkū sentai (Ikkōsen)) and assigned to the First Carrier Task Force. Akagi engages enemy ships by firing arrows with her bow, which transform into aircraft piloted by fairies. Due to her past combat history, she is held in high esteem throughout the base. Her massive appetite is only outdone by Yamato-class battleships.
- Kaga (加賀)
- Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi
- An aircraft carrier of the First Carrier Division and assigned to the First Carrier Task Force, who frequently accompanies Akagi. She dislikes Shōkaku and Zuikaku of the Fifth Carrier Division (第五航空戦隊 (五航戦) Dai-go kōkū sentai (Gokōsen)), and does not feel confident giving orders to any kanmusu not of her class. She especially refuses to follow orders from Zuikaku, considering the girl's command to be misguided, but will praise them as hard working girls. She appears distant but seems to have a soft spot for Akagi. She is later assigned to the Fifth Mobile Fleet.
- Sōryū (蒼龍), Hiryū (飛龍)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka
- Two aircraft carriers assigned to the First Carrier Task Force.
- Shōkaku (翔鶴)
- Voiced by: Iori Nomizu
- An aircraft carrier of the Fifth Carrier Division and assigned to the Fourth Fleet. She advised her sister Zuikaku to avoid arguing with the experienced Kaga, but she seems to have satirized Kaga and the First Carrier Division potentially as escorts.
- Zuikaku (瑞鶴)
- Voiced by: Iori Nomizu
- Another aircraft carrier of the Fifth Carrier Division assigned to the Fifth Mobile Fleet. Just like Kaga who dislikes the Fifth Carrier Division, Zuikaku also dislikes the First Carrier Division, although Fubuki later helps Zuikaku ease her relationship with Kaga.
Light aircraft carriers
- Chitose (千歳) Chiyoda (千代田)
- Two light aircraft carriers briefly appearing in a reconnaissance before Operation MI.
Battleships
- Kongō (金剛), Hiei (比叡), Haruna (榛名), Kirishima (霧島)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama
- Four battleships assigned to the Second Support Fleet (Kongō and Hiei) and the Fourth Fleet (Haruna and Kirishima), the Second Fleet (第二艦隊 Dai-ni kantai), and later the Southwest Area Fleet.
- These four kanmusu have different personalities. Kongō is cheerful and loves to mix English words with the Japanese ones in her vocabulary. Hiei has an elder sister complex towards Kongō, right down to being jealous whenever she is ignored. Haruna is humble and speaks in third person, while Kirishima has a habit of testing microphones.
- Kongō would later be transferred to the Fifth Mobile Fleet, separating from her sister ships in the process.
- Nagato (長門), Mutsu (陸奥)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura
- Two battleships who take on a command role from within the communications room of the naval base, relaying orders from the admiral to the fleets. Nagato does most of the commanding, while Mutsu acts as an assistant. Nagato has a soft spot for cute animals, and acts gruff to conceal her softer side. Mutsu knows how to tease Nagato.
- Yamato (大和)
- Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu
- The strongest ship in history, which due to being the triumph card of the navy, has her existence kept secret. She runs a forward base during Operation FS, however has limited sea time due to her need for large quantities of food and supplies. Historically her living condition is luxurious hence her nickname "Hotel Yamato", a moniker she dislikes.
Heavy cruisers
- Ashigara (足柄)
- Voiced by: Risa Taneda
- A heavy cruiser who works as a teacher at the naval base's school. She is very strict for a teacher in that she even punished Yūdachi by giving the latter more homework after school, staying true to her nickname of "The Hungry Wolf". She is also considered a failure at getting dates with men.
- Nachi (那智), Haguro (羽黒)
- Voiced by: Risa Taneda
- Two heavy cruisers who, like Ashigara, also work as teachers at the naval base's school. Nachi has a serious personality, while Haguro is a timid girl.
- Takao (高雄)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama
- Another heavy cruiser whom Fubuki met when preparing for the raid on W Island. She is also the one responsible for Atago's actions.
- Atago (愛宕)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama
- A heavy cruiser assigned to the Fourth Fleet, whom Fubuki ran into while the latter was searching for Akagi in the dorm's hot springs. However, due to a misunderstanding, she let Fubuki dock in the hot springs, thinking that the latter is severely damaged.
- Mogami (最上)
- Voiced by: Aya Suzaki
- An Aviation cruiser assigned to the Second Support Fleet and later the Fourth Fleet. Now, she is the new teammate of Mutsuki.
- Tone (利根), Chikuma (筑摩)
- Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi
- Two heavy cruisers who, like the Myōkō sisters, work as teachers at the naval base's school. Tone teaches running in the destroyer class, and both she and Chikuma supervise Fubuki's training.
Light cruisers
- Kuma (球磨), Tama (多摩)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura
- Two light cruisers assigned to the Fourth Fleet and later the Fourth Torpedo Squadron. Both of them have their own verbal tic as they speak, with Kuma often inserting "kuma" into her sentences, while Tama has "nya".
- Kitakami (北上), Ōi (大井)
- Voiced by: Yuka Ōtsubo
- Two torpedo cruisers. They are always seen together due to Ōi's jealousy of Kitakami, who is wary of anyone who touches or talks with her, dealing with them in a quite rude and furious attitude. They are now a part of the Fifth Mobile Fleet.
- Ōi said that they are not light cruisers, they called themselves Torpedo Cruisers.
- In Episode 8, Ōi is also shown to have a fear of snakes.
- Sendai (川内), Jintsū (神通), Naka (那珂)
- Voiced by: Ayane Sakura
- Three light cruisers belonging to the Third Torpedo Squadron. They give Fubuki different training sessions unique to them. Sendai trains Fubuki in balancing (since Special Type Destroyers tend to randomly lose balance), Jintsū in target accuracy, and Naka in confidence (i.e. smiling and standing out in front of other kanmusu). Jintsū is the flagship of the Third Torpedo Squadron.
- These three kanmusu have different characteristics. Sendai looks energetic and loves night battles. Jintsū is gentle and quiet but also responsible. Naka is always active and happy, likes singing and dancing, even identifying herself as the idol of the fleet.
- Naka would later be transferred to another fleet which also consists of former Third Torpedo Squadron member Yūdachi.
- Yūbari (夕張)
- Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt
- Another light cruiser assigned to the Second Support Fleet who later becomes the flagship of the Fourth Torpedo Squadron. During Operation MO, she became the flagship of the Third Fleet (第三艦隊 Dai-san kantai), along with the MO Strategy Main Force (MO攻略本隊 Emu Ō Kōryaku Hontai) (Shōhō, Aoba, Furutaka, Kako and Kinugasa) and the Covering Force (掩護部隊 Engo Butai) (Tenryū and Tatsuta) of another naval base, with the task of supporting the Fifth Mobile Fleet.
- Ōyodo (大淀)
- Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi
- A light cruiser who also works as a quest giver to the kanmusu. She mostly locates enemy bases from the communications room's radar and tells the fleet when an enemy has been spotted. She is also responsible for the equipment given to the kanmusu prior to their sortie.
Others
- Mamiya (間宮)
- Voiced by: Yui Horie
- A food supply ship who works as a chef at the naval base's restaurant and sweets cafe Mamiya (甘味処 間宮 Kanmi-dokoro Mamiya). She mostly makes sweets like parfait for the kanmusu.
- Admiral (Commander) (提督 (司令官) Teitoku (Shireikan))
- The admiral of all the kanmusu, only shown through shadow or first-person view. It's assumed that the faceless and voiceless portrayal is in order to not interfere with the viewers' own vision of the admiral, as the game's admirals are the players themselves.
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