High School Fleet
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| High School Fleet | |
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| ハイスクール・フリート (Haisukūru Furīto) |
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| Genre | Military science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Haifuri | |
| Illustrated by | Kanari Abe |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Original run | October 27, 2015 – present |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yuu Nobuta |
| Produced by | Aniplex |
| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
| Music by | Shigeo Komori |
| Studio | Production IMS |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, TVA, KBS, SUN, TVh, TVQ, AT-X |
| Original run | April 9, 2016 – present |
| Episodes | 12 |
High School Fleet (ハイスクール・フリート Haisukūru Furīto?), also known as Haifuri (はいふり?), is an ongoing Japanese anime television series produced by Production IMS. Yuu Nobuta is directing the anime and Reiko Yoshida is handling series composition, with character designs by Naoto Nakamura and original character designs by Atto. The series began airing in Japan from April 9, 2016.[1] A manga adaptation illustrated by Kanari Abe began serialization in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive's December 2015 issue released on October 27, 2015.[2][3]
Contents
Plot
The story follows a girl named Akeno Misaki who enrolls at Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School (横須賀女子海洋学校 Yokosuka Joshi Kaiyō Gakkō) in Yokosuka, Kanagawa in order to become one of the highly regarded Blue Mermaids. As Akeno and her classmates set off aboard the destroyer ship Harekaze (晴風), an incident with their instructor suddenly leads them to be accused of mutiny. Thus, Akeno must lead her crewmates in sailing the Harekaze as they try to find the truth about what's happening while also avoiding pursuit.
Characters
Bridge
- Akeno Misaki (岬 明乃 Misaki Akeno) / Mike (ミケちゃん Mike-chan?)
- Voiced by: Shiina Natsukawa
- The main heroine and captain of the Harekaze, who treats her crew as family. While not particularly bright or talented, she is good at remembering people's names and shows good judgement under pressure. She is also known to have a fear of lightning because of her past that caused her parents to go missing on a cruise during a storm.
- Mashiro Munetani (宗谷 ましろ Munetani Mashiro) / Shiro (シロちゃん Shiro-chan?)
- Voiced by: Lynn
- The deputy captain of the Harekaze and wishes to follow her mother and sisters' footsteps as a Blue Mermaid. She constantly bemoans her bad luck and seems to have ailurophobia, but later overcomes it upon taking ownership of one after rescuing it from a stranded ship that had its original owners on it. She also likes stuffed animals and she places them in her cabin.
- Shima Tateishi (立石 志摩 Tateishi Shima) / Tama (タマちゃん Tama-chan?)
- Voiced by: Nozomi Furuki
- The artillery officer of the Harekaze. She is usually quiet, speaks in bursts and likes curry, but her gunning skills are to a extent where her shots= calculations are mostly accurate and spot on.
- Mei Irizaki (西崎 芽依 Irizaki Mei) / Mei (メイちゃん Mei-chan?)
- Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki
- The torpedo officer of the Harekaze. She enjoys battle where she is eager to fire the weapons onboard with her skills on enemy vessels.
- Kouko Nosa (納沙 幸子 Nosa Kōko) / Coco (ココちゃん Koko-chan?)
- Voiced by: Yūko Kurose
- Secretary of the Harekaze, who tends to speak her mind in a dramatic way, including theories and what other maybe thinking. She feels that fiction is more real than non-fiction and often lets her tongue and imagination get out of hand. She always gets information out of the tablet she carries whenever they are in a battle and relates to the bridge crew.
- Rin Shiretoko (知床 鈴 Shiretoko Rin) / Rin (リンちゃん Rin-chan?)
- Voiced by: Yurika Kubo
- The Chief Navigator of the Harekaze. She is easily scared, and always wanting to run away whenever battle draws near, but never does so and uses her abilities to steer the ship to a extent where the crew recognizes her own efforts.
Combat
- Hikari Ogasawara (小笠原 光 Ogasawara Hikari) / Hikari (ヒカリちゃん Hikari-chan?)
- Voiced by: Miharu Sawada
- Michiru Takeda (武田 美千留 Takeda Michiru) / Mitchin (みっちん?)
- Voiced by: Hitomi Kikuchi
- Junko Heki (日置 順子 Heki Junko) / Jun (じゅんちゃん Jun-chan?)
- Voiced by: Minami Tanaka
- Ritsuko Matsunaga (松永 理都子 Matsunaga Ritsuko) / Ritchan (りっちゃん?)
- Voiced by: Yuka Maruyama
- Kayoko Himeji (姫路 果代子 Himeji Kayoko) / Kayo (かよちゃん Kayo-chan?)
- Voiced by: Rui Tanabe
- Kaede Marikouji (万里小路 楓 Marikōji Kaede) / Marikouji (まりこうじさん Marikōji-san?)
- Voiced by: Sakura Nakamura
- Satoko Katsuta (勝田 聡子 Katsuta Satoko) / Sato (サトちゃん Sato-chan?)
- Voiced by: Chisato Satsuki
- Hideko Yamashita (山下 秀子 Yamashita Hideko) / Shu (しゅうちゃん Shū-chan?)
- Voiced by: Yō Taichi
- Mayumi Uchida (内田 まゆみ Uchida Mayumi) / Mayu (まゆちゃん Mayu-chan?)
- Voiced by: Emi Miyajima
- Tsugumi Yagi (八木 鶫 Yagi Tsugumi) / Tsugu (つぐちゃん Tsugu-chan?)
- Voiced by: Nanami Yamashita
- Megumi Uda (宇田 慧 Uda Megumi) / Meg (めぐちゃん Megu-chan?)
- Voiced by: Akane Fujita
- Machiko Noma (野間 マチコ Noma Machiko) / Matchy (マッチ Matchi?)
- Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi
- The look-out of the Harekaze. She has hyperopia, and as such wears glasses.
Engineering
- Maron Yanagiwara (柳原 麻侖 Yanagiwara Maron) / Maron (マロンちゃん Maron-chan?)
- Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori
- Chief of engineering of the Harekaze. She's the shortest among her staff.
- Hiromi Kuroki (黒木 洋美 Kuroki Hiromi) / Kuro (クロちゃん Kuro-chan?)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Aikawa
- Mashiro's friend, she's one of the more mature looking members of the crew.
- Reo Wakasa (若狭 麗緒 Wakasa Reo) / Reo (レオちゃん Reo-chan?)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Shimizu
- Sakura Ise (伊勢 桜良 Ise Sakura) / Sakura (サクラちゃん Sakura-chan?)
- Voiced by: Sanae Fuku
- Sora Hirota (広田 空 Hirota Sora) / Sora (ソラちゃん Sora-chan?)
- Voiced by: Sayaka Kaneko
- Hime Wazumi (和住 媛萌 Wazumi Hime) / Hime (ひめちゃん Hime-chan?)
- Voiced by: Hiyori Nitta
- Momo Aoki (青木 百々 Aoki Momo) / Momo (モモちゃん Momo-chan?)
- Voiced by: Ayuru Ohashi
Logistics
- Mimi Toumatsu (等松 美海 Tōmatsu Mimi) / Mimi (ミミちゃん Mimi-chan?)
- Voiced by: Airi Ootsu
- Head of Logistics. She wears glasses and a bonnet.
- Mikan Irako (伊良子 美甘 Irako Mikan) / Mikan (ミカンちゃん Mikan-chan?)
- Voiced by: Momo Asakura
- The head cook of the Harekaze.
- Homare Kinesaki (杵崎 ほまれ Kinesaki Homare) / Hotchan (ほっちゃん?)
- Voiced by: Kanae Itō
- One of the Harekaze's cooks and Akane's twin sister.
- Akane Kinesaki (杵崎 あかね Kinesaki Akane) / Atchan (あっちゃん?)
- Voiced by: Kanae Itō
- One of the Harekaze's cooks and Homare's twin sister.
- Minami Kaburagi (鏑木 美波 Kaburagi Minami) / Kaburagi (鏑木さん Kaburagi-san?)
- Voiced by: Kana Asumi
- The medic of the Harekaze. She usually gives Akeno advice and likes to say Chinese proverbs and idioms. Being known as the first genius graduating from the Marine medical university, her investigation on the creature that causes the virus on the Chief artillery officer and to the other ships to go astray led her to develop the antibody vaccine to solve the virus problem.
Others
- Moeka China (知名 もえか China Moeka) / Moka (もかちゃん Moka-chan?)
- Voiced by: Sora Amamiya
- Akeno's childhood friend and captain of the Musashi.
- Wilhelmina Braunschweig Ingenohl[4] Friedeburg (ヴィルヘルミーナ・ブラウンシュヴァイク・インゲノール・フリーデブルク Viruherumīna Buraunshuvaiku Ingenōru Furīdeburuku) / Mi (ミーちゃん Mī-chan?)
- Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi
- A student of Wilhelmshaven High School and deputy captain of the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee. She is rescued by Akeno after she fled from her ship and joins her on the Harekaze but the real reason was that her captain ordered her to escape in order not to fall victim to the virus infection that spreaded to the whole ship. An expert on anti-submarine warfare, she later becomes Mashiro's roommate and a assistant to the bridge crew in their journey.
- Kaoru Furushou (古庄 薫 Furushō Kaoru)
- Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi
- The captain of the Sarushima who teaches the students of the Harekaze. Later, she attacked them but when she came to her senses, was unable to remember why. It was later found out that it was thanks to a virus-infected rodent-like creature.
- Mayuki Munetani (宗谷 真雪 Munetani Mayuki)
- Voiced by: Yūko Kaida
- The principal of Naval Academy and Mashiro's mother.
- Mashimo Munetani (宗谷 真霜 Munetani Mashimo)
- Voiced by: Mai Nakahara
- Mashiro's older sister and a member of the Blue Mermaids.
- Isoroku (五十六)
- Voiced by: Satoshi Tsuruoka
- A cat who lives on the Harekaze's bridge.
Media
Anime
The anime series, produced by Production IMS, began airing in Japan from April 9, 2016 and is being simulcast by Crunchyroll, Daisuki.net, and Funimation.[5][6][7] The series is being directed by Yuu Nobuta and written by Reiko Yoshida, with original character designs by Atto and character designs by Naoto Nakamura. The opening theme is "High Free Spirits" by TrySail while the ending theme is "Ripple Effect" by Luna Haruna.[8] A character song single titled "Watashitachi Kinenbi" (わたしたち記念日, "Our Anniversary") was released on April 6, 2016.[9] The series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America.[10][11] The Anime has been licensed in the UK by Anime Limited.[12]
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "In a Pinch on Our Maiden Voyage!" "Hatsu Kōkai de Pinchi!" (初航海でピンチ!) |
April 9, 2016 |
| Admiring female Marines known as the Blue Mermaids since childhood, Akeno Misaki enrolls at Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School in order to become one herself. After briefly reuniting with her childhood friend Moeka China, who is assigned as captain on the ship Musashi, Akeno is assigned as Captain on the destroyer ship Harekaze, much to the ire of deputy captain Mashiro Munetani. As the ships head off towards nautical lessons, the Harekaze, which is running late due to engine troubles, suddenly comes under attack from the instructor's ship, the Sarushima. After narrowly evading attacks with no response from the instructor, Akeno makes the decision to launch a dummy torpedo at the Sarushima so they can safely retreat. However, this leads to the Sarushima reporting that the Harekaze has mutinied. | ||
| 2 | "In a Pinch During the Pursuit!" "Tsuigekisarete Pinchi!" (追撃されてピンチ!) |
April 16, 2016 |
| After looking over the damage done during their encounter with the Sarushima, the Harekaze starts making its way to the nearest port in the hopes of explaining themselves to the authorities. Along the way, however, they come under pursuit from the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee. Faced with unfavorable battle odds, Akeno comes up with the idea to use the smoke from the ship's funnel as a smokescreen in order to get a shot in. During this, a small craft leaving the Admiral Spee gets hit in the crossfire, prompting Akeno to set out and rescue its pilot. After the Harekaze gets to safety with the pilot in tow, Akeno receives a distress call from Moeka, telling her that the Musashi is in danger. | ||
| 3 | "In a Pinch in Pajamas!" "Pajama de Pinchi!" (パジャマでピンチ!) |
April 23, 2016 |
| As Akeno becomes worried about Moeka's distress call, the Harekaze intercepts a message reporting the ship's alleged mutiny. Later that night, the ship comes across the I-201, a submarine from Toumai marine boys' high school and attempts to send a message to them, only to once again come under attack. As the girls try to evade the submarine's torpedoes, the rescued German pilot, Wilhelmina Braunschweig Ingelner Friedeburg, wakes up and helps the crew fight off the submarine. After managing to escape, Wilhelmina informs Akeno that something on the Spee caused her crew to stop obeying orders. As the ship receives orders from Yokosuka's principal to return to school, Wilhemina moves into Mashiro's room. | ||
| 4 | "Maidens in a Pinch!" "Otome no Pinchi!" (乙女のピンチ!) |
May 30, 2016 |
| Needing more supplies for the ship, particularly toilet paper, Akeno and a few others make an excursion to a nearby ocean shopping mall. Meanwhile, as Mashiro has worries about being compared to her mother, the principal, a peculiar rodent is picked up on the ship. Just as the girls get their supplies, they are confronted by some Blue Mermaids who capture Akeno. As ships surround the Harekaze, Shima Tateishi suddenly becomes possessed by something and starts shooting at the other ships until Wilhemina stops her. Afterwards, it is revealed the ships are those of the Safety Oversight Office, who believe in the Harekaze's innocence and gives them some supplies. Meanwhile, the rodent was placed in the cage found in the box picked up earlier and was sent to the medical room, where Minami decides to investigate it, believing it to be not a hamster or a rat. | ||
| 5 | "Pinched by the Musashi!" "Musashi de Pinchi!" (武蔵でピンチ!) |
May 7, 2016 |
| As the Harekaze takes a well-earned break, the Blue Mermaids interview the instructor who attacked the Harekaze, Kaoru Furushou, who can't remember what drove her to do so, while Akeno talks with Rin, who is worried about her cowardly personality. Meanwhile, a group of instructor ships from Toumai Marine boys high school go to investigate the Musashi, only to suddenly come under attack from it. Back at the Harekaze, as the girls hold a welcoming party for Wilhemina, they are requested to investigate the situation with the Musashi. Despite Mashiro's warning, Akeno goes off on her own to rescue Moeka, but crashes her skipper just as she gets near. | ||
| 6 | "In a Mined Pinch!" "Kirai de Pinchi!" (機雷でピンチ!) |
May 14, 2016 |
| Upon returning to the Harekaze, Akeno takes a bath with the engineers, sharing her worries about Moeka with Wilhemina and Rin. Later, Minami discovers that the cause of their electrical equipment malfunctioning was the rodent, which was carrying a virus that caused Shima to act the way she did earlier. The Harekaze soon finds itself surrounded by mines, prompting the crew to do some minesweeping. When the two skipper crew, Kayoko Himeji and Ritsuko Matsunaga, get caught up in an underwater explosion, Rin manages to convince Mashiro to let her and Akeno set out to safely rescue them. Meanwhile, Minami decides to try an antibody she created for the virus on herself. | ||
| 7 | "In a Stormy Pinch!" "Arashi de Pinchi!" (嵐でピンチ!) |
May 21, 2016 |
| Due to a shortage, the crew has to conserve water by drinking ramune and using seawater for showers and cleaning until they can replenish supplies. They soon run into some luck when they come across some rain, only for it to suddenly turn into a storm. This leads Akeno to reveal that she has a fear of lightning, as it reminds her of a day she became seperated from her parents during a shipwreck, whose whereabouts are still unknown. The Harekaze soon learns of a stranded mall ship and are sent to help evacuate its passengers. As Mashiro and Wilhemina lead a rescue party, Mashiro gets caught up in a flood while rescuing a cat named Tamonmaru. Just as Mashiro laments her bad luck, she is rescued by the Blue Mermaids, who take Minami's antibody with them, while Tamonmaru's owners deciding to let him stay with Mashiro aboard the Harekaze. After the rescue mission, the Harekaze sails through a fog not knowing another ship was just near them. | ||
| 8 | "In a Pinch with the Hiei!" "Hiei de pinchi!" (比叡でピンチ！) |
May 28, 2016 |
| While sailing out of the fog, the Harekaze encounters another ship of their school. Intially assuming to be the Musashi, it turns out to be the Hiei. The school orders the ship to monitor the Hiei while avoiding being hit as reinforcements from the Blue Mermaids were deployed, arriving in four hours. The crew realizes that their course was leading to a residental area and worries that the infection will spread from the Hiei to the residents. Meanwhile, Mashimo visits her mother, the principal at the school explaining the source of the infection and how it began. Meanwhile, Akeno devises a strategy and receives permission from the principal to execute it in order to stop the Hiei. The plan was sucessful with the Hiei running aground and the Blue mermaids arrive, led by Mashiro's other elder sister, Mafuyu. | ||
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External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official website at Aniplex of America (English)
- High School Fleet (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
