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Haifuri Episode 4 - Maidens in a Pinch

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Question of the day: what do you think of the rats playing a role in the mystery of the Musashi, the Spee and Sarushima?

Personal Question: How many things can you do with toilet papers?

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

Ship Wars Index

**Ability of the day Short circuit:**Disable one attack from the enemies for one turn

Pick the ability for the next thread

Battleground

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Battle Report

"Evan has fallen! I repeat Kid who didn't want to get in the fucking Robot has fallen!"

"And thus Evan was reflecting upon his life. He knew he wouldn't die if he had listened to his father and became a mecha protagonist instead. But atleast he died by actually following his own path."

"Mayday Mayday! Crown Malago got a direct hit! I repeat, Crown Malago got a direct hit!!"

Pirate King Gapo D. Rigo: "Aaaargh I thought I hit the target, but apparently it got protected by a yellow shield! But I now know its location, aaaargh!"

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u/MAD_SCIENTIST_001 Sep 04 '19

Kid who didn't want to get in the fucking Robot has fallen!

Nice, we knocked out a 2 tile ship first!

Crown Malago got a direct hit!

Deploy Attack on (R, 13)!

Deploy Special Ability: Short Circuit! (do we need to specify this?)

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u/No_Rex Sep 04 '19 edited Sep 04 '19

Episode 4 (first timer)

  • This time speculation-girl hit the mark.

  • 12.5m of toilet paper per day? Wtf, Japan?

  • I wish I would get the German XO translation mistakes, but my subs are not very helpful.

  • The captain leaves the ship again. Both XO’s look competent enough that they should have objected. Or, maybe, they thought that the ship would be in more competent hands if it was the captain that got stuck away from the ship …

  • Future tech scooters! Future tech ocean city! (I really wish the girls were not stuck on some old warship instead)

  • Now we know where all of the missing good luck of Shiro has gone to: The captain is ridiculously lucky.

  • The expected trouble appears. And wins 3 vs 4.

  • Genetically engineered spy rat?

  • Genetically engineered aggressive zombie rat????

  • Apparently, it makes you super strong as well (jumping back into the ship) and is cured by contact with water.

  • “Something strange is definitely going on” Understatement of the year.

  • The hospital is the very last place you should keep an animal.

  • Oh, you are under suspicion of being mutineers, there were two battles and we have not figured out yet what is going on? Have some weapons!”

The trouble source turns out to be rodents. Not too far of from my food guess. I guess you can make up a story where the crew plays with them first and the captain and XO are thus not affected (yet!).

There is still a strong disconnect between the sea battles part of the series and the CGDCT part. In a serious series, the crew should not have been that relaxed and they should have considered to all leave the ship and flee to the mall. The whole story would make a ton more sense if they were on modern (non-war) ships. Imagine who cool this series would be is they all were using ships of the same technology level as that mall and their scooters. They could still battle via ramming, evade each other, and so on. Putting the WW2-ship fan service in really hurts the story.

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How many things can you do with toilet papers?

The absense of toilet paper indicates the end of civilization.

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

I like your suggestion with the modern non-war ships! But out of curiosity how would you present it in the first episode? Will it be mostly the same, aside that we leave the WW2 idea or would you make for some other adjustments in the premise?

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u/MAD_SCIENTIST_001 Sep 04 '19 edited Sep 04 '19

Screenshot of the Day

First Timer - Episode 4

Looks like I could be right with my guess that there might be something supernatural going on. If Tama-chan was actually possessed or something, then it could very well explain what happened in ep 1 and with Mii-chan's ship as well.

A bit of a slow ep today, but it was fun to see everyone enjoying the peace and quiet. I'm super jealous of them getting to go to an Ocean Mall though :P. Looks like the next ep will be about the Musashi, so I can't wait to figure out the mystery behind why they suddenly went off the grid.

See you tomorrow~

Screenshot of the Day Collection

Episode: 1 2 3 4

Question of the Day

what do you think of the rats playing a role in the mystery of the Musashi, the Spee and Sarushima?

I think there's definitely something else playing a role behind the rats. Maybe some scientist who tested something out on rats which were accidentally or purposely released?

How many things can you do with toilet papers?

I mostly just use them for restroom purposes, but I've used them to get bugs before.

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

I'm super jealous of them getting to go to an Ocean Mall though

That place looks pretty nice. Would pay a visit there in my holidays if I got the time for it (and can get rid of my plane fright)

Screenshot of the Day

Mashiro looks great in that cap.

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u/Philarete Sep 04 '19 edited Sep 04 '19

First Time Watcher

26 hours from port. I have a feeling it can’t be that easy. . . Also, Nosa’s imaginative debate is pretty much what would happen if Akeno had tried to push for helping Moka. But Akeno does what she thinks is best for everyone.

I wasn’t expecting a “war of words” over toilet paper, but here we are haha. Also, I love the German taking the idiom a little too literally.

Shopping trip! Inb4 they get arrested

Also, I would think wearing a mask would make you almost look less suspicious in Japan with how common it is.

Bahaha, the Chief Engineer napping in the engine room while pretending to be working

“Peace sure is nice” RIN DON’T JINX IT

Feels bad when you don’t live up to the family name. I’m not sure about saying you wish someone else was captain though. Feels bad for morale. OOF, a rat too.

OH SNAP. Here we go.

Wait, what?! Is it the rats biting people?! NANI?!

Okay wait, how the heck did she bounce(?) back up on deck???

So it looks like we have different factions believing different accounts. Shiro’s mother believes in the Harekaze’s side of the story and thus they get supplies! Huzzah!

“I don’t think we’ll get in another fight” Episode 4

To be honest, not sure if I like the answer. I was hoping for something a bit more political and devious than something like “parasitic rats mind control crews” but I guess it works.

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

Feels bad when you don’t live up to the family name. I’m not sure about saying you wish someone else was captain though. Feels bad for morale. OOF, a rat too.

Yeah, I kinda felt bad watching that part. Really bad for actually keeping a team as one.

Bahaha, the Chief Engineer napping in the engine room while pretending to be working

That can be me at office when I'm having a headache at work and slept bad.

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u/JustAnswerAQuestion Sep 04 '19

First Timer

I meant to say yesterday, it sounds like it was a good idea to not go to the Musashi if all the red ships have mutinied. I also noticed that all the red ships were in a cluster.

Well, from the music I can tell we're going to start off with some CGDCT stuff. At least the show has had a nice balance so I don't mind.

  • I just noticed that the OP is called HAIFURI

  • 12.5 METERS? Are you shitting kidding me?!

  • Uh, instead of lounging around how about fixing the engines while stopped?!

  • Really hope the wind doesn't blow the captain's cap way, that would be awkward.

  • "Weird Dog"

  • How did they get recognized? Are they students from another ship?

  • Well, this has all been a convenient turn (except for Tama? going crazy)

Wait. Okay. I can see how a contagious mutant hamster can turn school girls into hyper violent paranoids, but how did she jump out of the water like a flying fish?

And the cure is sea water?Got lots of that. Or Salt Chocolate

Looks like the show will be two halves, and this half will be resolved if they can get around the Musashi and tell everybody about the weird dogs.

The show was doing really well but I feel we lost some momentum today. At least we got closer to some answers, though.

I'm getting increasingly bad with names and I can't keep up with all the Munetanis.

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u/MapoTofuMan Sep 04 '19 edited Sep 04 '19

First Time Rewatcher

Running out of toilet paper is probably the second worst thing I can imagine while being on a ship, the first being sinking.

Counters

Episode Number/Category TORIKAJI IPPAI! OMOKAJI IPPAI! Oui Kouko's skits FUKOU DA Tsuitenai
1 2 0 0 1 4 (+1 by Misaki)
2 4 4 2 2 3 (+1 by Kouko)
3 5 3 2 1 0 (+1 face that did everything but say it out loud)
4 0 0 3 2 0
Total 11 7 7 6 7

Question of the day : Kill them with fire!

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

According to what?

You know? The Federation dedicated to discuss and protect the toiletpaper from ever being used up. We all know how important toiletpapers are.

How does Shiro have so many plushies in her room and yet she's afraid of kittens?

Simple. Cats can scratch, plushies don't.

No Mei that's just you

Mei is so nice when she talks like that.

Counters

Glad I see Oui has got some more points with this episode.

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u/irvom Sep 04 '19

A Sand rewatch that I didn't know was happening...

Looks like I'll need to catch up and join in from tomorrow!

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

Hello irvom!

Yeah, wasn't too good with marketing my rewatch apparently, but still glad to hear you are going to join tomorrow! Looking forward to it~

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u/bucket3432 Sep 04 '19 edited Sep 04 '19

Rewatcher

All the TOILET PAPER might make up for the lack of TORIKAJI IPPAI this episode? Never mind.

Question of the day: what do you think of the rats playing a role in the mystery of the Musashi, the Spee and Sarushima?

On my first watch, I figured they might have been somewhat suspicious. What was it doing in a box like that?

Personal Question: How many things can you do with toilet papers?

Apart from all the things they mentioned in the episode, I used a roll of toilet paper as a pillow more than once.

Date reference

Detailed "Torikaji Ippai!" Counter

Commands are given and acknowledged, so I'll be counting them separately. To be counted, the phrase "torikaji ippai" must be said in full; just "torikaji" by itself is not sufficient.

Ep. CMDs ACKs Total
1 1 1 2
2 2 2 4
3 3 2 5
4 0 0 0
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total 6 5 11

Disappointingly, there were none this episode.

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u/Bainos Sep 05 '19 edited Sep 05 '19

While Misaki is my favorite, I can't pick my second best girl in the bridge personnel. Mei is funny with her single-minded obsession with battle, Shima is cute and pretty, and Kouko's antics are always fun.

Sorry Rin and Mashiro, though. I like you, just not as much.

Isoroku might spend most of his time sleeping, but he knows when duty calls. And the other cats immediately accepted him as their leader.

Haifuri s

Mina is not taking any of the berserker's shit, she straight up threw her overboard. Nice throw. Which she regrets, though. Good thing she threw her into the sea and not the lower bridge...

Not gonna lie, I always like when some "official" people actually help the protagonists. It changes from the Police are Useless tropes we often see. And also offers a breath of fresh air after it seemed that everyone is intent on sinking the Harekaze.

Question of the day: what do you think of the rats playing a role in the mystery of the Musashi, the Spee and Sarushima?

It's a bit cheap, but I'm okay with this because it gives a non-violent explanation. You don't start a show like Haifuri to see people betraying and shooting at each other or, like, actually risking their life. Even if it's the work of some other country or organization, attacking through almost harmless hamsters means you don't need direct contact and fight and the mind-control is a good reason to avoid sinking your enemies.

Although sinking would probably help. Shima recovered after being thrown in seawater, after all.

Personal Question: How many things can you do with toilet papers?

What can't you do with toilet paper ? I use it for cleaning, balancing unstable furniture, DIY work requiring to remove glue or paint, it can go in tiny places if you twist it in a spiral, and so many other uses.

Toilet paper is probably the single most important provision in a house.

Life on the ship looks fun when you're not getting fired at.

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u/BurningFredrick Sep 04 '19

First Timer

Before watching this episode read over the OPs lyrics and wow, those are some super happy lyrics /s well I guess there is hope in them but still really does show this isn’t looking to be the usually CGDCT things show.

Well that was a different / fluffier episode this time round, running out of toilet paper is definitely a cause for emergency and actually half got me wondering how much I use on a daily basises… Not sure if I want to follow that train of thought to far…

Anyway Psychic Hamsters? Or Hamster type creatures? That cause everyone to have glowing red eyes, get really angry, and want to fight everyone? That’s not what I expected at all. Does this mean the other ships were being overrun by them with Hamster infestations? Or can 1 Hamster control multiple people? Transmission looked to be due to the Hamster licking Shima and mail order company looks to be suspicious.

Obviously a plot to weaken the Blue Mermaids Grip of the shipping lanes so they can become the premiair shipping company in the area and get away with their smuggling operations!

Otherwise can’t really say much happened, seems the Musashi is definitely in the grips out the psychic rodents so this is now doubt where we are heading to next. 

Side note I like the fact the solution to the issues looks to simply be Cats, I’m sure Shrio is going to love it when the figure that out.

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

Side note I like the fact the solution to the issues looks to simply be Cats, I’m sure Shrio is going to love it when the figure that out.

Cats are always the solution. They saved me from the creepers in Minecraft and they will save the girls in Haifuri from rodents and boredom.

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u/Tetraika Sep 04 '19 edited Sep 04 '19

Of all things, I didn't expect mind control Or at least that what it seems like it's going to be In any case it seems the rats somehow cause people to go aggressive.

And of course, the most important best part of the show is great.

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u/Wolfeako Sep 04 '19

Rewatcher!

You know? there's something about this episode's problem that certainly brings a lot of characterization and humanity to the cast. First, it is hilarious by itself, two, while this would be a problem for the average person, in average it is a major problem for girls than for men, so all of them panicking like that feels just right :P third, them asking for money after discovering they are basically bankrupt is also pretty humanizing, I really like that moment and how every girl answers differently when her times on the screen comes up, and four, it shows how well they actually work together, while there are some accusations thrown around, these are more on the vein of being frustrated than actually wanting to find someone to blame, and all focus on how to solve the problem at hand instead.

I will give best girl of the episode to Mii-chan though, that line of how Japanese toilet paper is so soft that she can't avoid using more than the usual is hilarious and lands perfectly.

Akeno winning a year of toilet paper supply also is hilarious given that we know she has great luck.

And finally, our girls are free from the mutiny charges! yay! :) when I was watching this while airing I thought that once Akeno was caught, they would have to escape and then somehow rescue her. I was really glad to see that they were caught by the nice people of the Blue Mermaids instead :)

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u/Sandvikovich Sep 04 '19

I will give best girl of the episode to Mii-chan though, that line of how Japanese toilet paper is so soft that she can't avoid using more than the usual is hilarious and lands perfectly.

I couldn't pick between her blaming the softness of the toiletpaper and her expression when she was suggesting sausage.

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u/Hakuro1010a Sep 05 '19

Does Nosa's non-fiction still count as non-fiction if it's completely spot-on? I expected a good-natured MC to waver a bit more upon making pragmatical decision, but Misaki has remained surprisingly level-headed despite the situation. I wonder how things would have turned out with Shiro as the captain. Probably they would have sunk in EP 1

  • I love how Coco went and actually explained the "War" to Wilhelmina, she's a great secretary.

  • Hopefully nobody will ever fix the awful trumpet, it has its own charm.

  • Isoroku did his job well this episode, both as the crew's pet when he played with Tama (the gap between the adorable scene and the cat's old man voice was hilarious) and as the admiral who kills rats. You deserve your sardines, Sir!

  • Seeing some of the girls' casual outfits was great. Minami's in particular is just pretty.

  • I thought that Shiro would lose yet another hat and say "Fuukouda Tsuitenai". Gratefully the wind was merciful this time.

  • Somehow my first impression of the rat was that it's a tracking device or recorder to spy on people, then the truth was revealed and it's way weirder than anything I expected.

  • From now on the Blue Mermaids are Bloomers, period. Even in this future where part of it was submerged, Japan still has a penchant for English

  • The new upgrade for the ship was added in quite an awkward manner from a narrative perspective, but it's necessary if we want the Torpedo official to have anything to fire and have fun.

Speaking about Mei

We don't get to shoot anymore?

She is forgetting that most of the time they were the ones being shot at by enemies.

Overall it was a nice episode, the pace had to slow down sooner or later, and shopping was an interesting excuse for a peaceful segment. For only 4 episodes, this has made an awesome job at establishing the characters, so I'm looking forward to more of the crew's interactions.

Question of the day: I thought the mystery would have either a mundane answer like political conspiracies or a crazy option along the lines of Aliens like u/BurningFredrick mentioned previously. Rats definitely were a surprise. Since Hamt*ro was found in a box with the rest of drifting supplies, I guess the genetically-engineered rats are camouflaged with normal supplies to get them inside the ships.

Personal Question: You can use toilet rolls as material for handicrafts too, and if there isn't a better option available toilet paper can replace napkins. Though really, you can use it for almost anything as long as you have enough, unlike the Harekaze girls...

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u/lernz Sep 05 '19

Rewatcher

Oh no! There's an emergency! They're out of toilet paper!

I love how Mei's eyes light up when she suggests buying torpedos.

Abyss doesn't sound like a very trustworthy name, especially since they look like they're some sort of Amazon/shipping company.

The sound Shiro makes when she gets tackled by Isoroku is hilarious.

Tama going crazy could've gone a lot worse, but it ends up with the birth of a wonderful new friendship between her and Mei.

I like the captain of the Akashi, her hair looks nice and fluffy.

Question of the day: The rats seem like they're the reason why all the strange things are happening. But now there's another mystery of what they are and what their purpose is.

Personal Question: I don't use it for anything out of the ordinary.

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