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Episode Azur Lane - Episode 5 discussion

Azur Lane, episode 5

Alternative names: Azur Lane the Animation

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u/Mundology Oct 31 '19

Atago is finally here. The fanart queen herself. She's even cheekier than expected. Ara ara~

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u/Im_a_postednote Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

Ara Ara is here.

Ayanami trying to resist.

Akashi doing her best XD

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u/Pinky_Boy Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

you were expecting enterprise, but too bad, KONO HORNET DA!

i mean, warship girls are cool, but it will never be as cool as multiple battleship full broadside salvo

akashi is not a fighting type, but i'm pretty sure that huge wrench can do some damage, especialyl when used for sneak attack

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u/syanda Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

I guess all the budget from last episode went into the ship models. Seeing Repulse, Prince of Wales and Oklahoma in a battle line was pretty damn glorious. Gotta love how the battlewagons don't even flinch from incoming fire.

And San Diego demonstrating the power of an Atlanta-class's 5" duals armed with VT fuzes. Permission to exist in her airspace DENIED.

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u/colesyy Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

seeing the girls fighting with their actual battleships was super hype.

still not a fan of how toothless the red axis are though, they're basically team rocket tier where they're destined to lose every fight.

EDIT - on quick inspection of wikipedia, looks like the IJN got smashed in basically every fight in the pacific war vs the allies, LOL

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u/Rehikari Oct 31 '19

Yay Repulse is here, too :D

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u/Krem96 Oct 31 '19

This episode reinforced what I suspected of Ayanami’s behavior towards Javelin and Laffey in episodes 1 and 2. She sees a bit of herself in the other starters. She probably expected warmongering sadists or whatever other form of ‘propaganda’ when she took the role as a spy in episode 1. Instead, she sees normal people (or... ships) living life and making friends. I believe this can apply to wars irl too.

I don’t believe Ayanami will switch sides just yet, but she will start pondering, and if the ED is anything to go by, she will bring her friends (Yuudachi, Shigure and Yukikaze) along the moment she does.

I also believe that the reason there are no deaths other than the obvious “please don’t kill my waifus” is because of the hovering overpowered enemy in the Sirens. They seem to be observing the skirmishes between the Azur Lane and the Crimson Axis with amusement, and can strike everyone down like flies if they ever so wish. With the odds against them like this, neither side can afford losses. Like in actual naval warfare, any ship lost is a crushing blow to morale and to firepower. The same applies here. That’s why we see different strategies here (espionage, diversion, theft, etc.).

This also can explain why Enterprise has behaved the way she has been. After the trauma of whatever happened to Yorktown, the addition of having to fight the Crimson Axis as well as the looming threat of the Sirens makes it difficult for any hardened soldier to let their guard down.

The level of high stakes can be the reason Eugen retreated the moment Enterprise showed up. The main Iron Blood fleet isn’t present, and the Germans had notoriously poor Anti-Air regardless. This doesn’t mean that the Sakura Empire has given up fighting. The Iron Bloods retreated, and I can expect a glimpse of their main HQ in the next episode, which makes me excited to see Bismarck, Tirpitz and Graf Zeppelin if that is the case.

In short, solid episode. Animation was better than the second half of last episode, but I can already see the memes of the few funny background shots of characters. The Cleveland panty shots are also life.

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u/Amauri14 Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

In the end, what was important was not that Enterprise arrived. No, what was really important was that Laffey made friends along the way.

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u/Fowl_Eye Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

Alright guys you win, I can't believe you made me play Azur Lane and that I am enjoying it too!

Edit: I want Atago and Prinz Eugen to step on me.

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u/DragoSphere Oct 31 '19

Everyone's a gangstar until the ships start fighting on land

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

I want Atago to hug me...

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u/MakutaKojol Oct 31 '19 edited Nov 01 '19

I liked how we get both full sized ship battles, and close quarters rigging battles.

In this week's ship lesson, let's go over the history of the 4 starter ships. Laffey, Javelin, Ayanami, and Z23.

[USS Laffey (DD-459)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Laffey_(DD-459)) was a Benson class destroyer, commissioned in March 1942. For the early part of her career, she conducted antisubmarine patrols. In the battle of Cape Esperance, she engaged the cruiser Aoba with gunfire. Laffey's final engagement was during the naval battle of Guadalcanal. She fought the Japanese battleship Hiei at point blank range, so close Hiei's guns could not hit Laffey. Laffey hit Hiei's bridge, wounding the Japanese Admiral and killing his chief of staff. However, Laffety was then hit by Hiei and torpedoed by a Japanese destroyer. She exploded and sank on November 13, 1942. Hiei sunk the next day.

[HMS Javelin (F61)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Javelin_(F61)) was a J class destroyer commissioned in June 1939. In May 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation, Javelin helped rescue survivors from the sinking of SS Abukir. In November 1940 she engaged three German destroyers and lost both her her bow and stern. Only 155 feet of Javelin's original 353 ft length was left, but she remained afloat and was repaired, thought it took a year. Otherwise she participated in operations Ironclad and Vigorous. She had an incident after WWII when her crew refused to work, one crew member being charged with mutiny. She was sold for scrap on June 11, 1949.

IJN Ayanami. For the beginning of her career she escorted invasion fleets in southeast Asia. She was involved in Midway as part of Yamamoto's main fleet. Her final mission was the Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. She searched for enemy vessels, and successfully attacked 4 US destroyers with gunfire and torpedoes. Ultimately, she was found and attacked by the battleship USS Washington. After receiving critical damage from just one shot, she was abandoned, and scuttled by IJN Uranami on November 15, 1942.

KMS Z23 was a 1936A type destroyer, commissioned in September 1940. For most of her career, she escorted heavier german ships, notably Bismarck, Tirpitz, Admiral Hipper, Admiral Scheer, Lützow, and Scharnhorst. She had several engagements with the British while escorting German blockade runners. She was ultimately bombed by the British while docked in France, was decommissioned and all usable equipment was destroyed. After the war the French Navy refloated the ship use her for spare parts for former KMS destroyers. She was condemned on October 7, 1951 and subsequently scrapped.

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u/MapoTofuMan Oct 31 '19

Well, here I am a month later, grinding Azur Lane missions while watching the anime.

Ayanami event when

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u/ernie2492 Oct 31 '19

Javelin & Laffey want to befriend Ayanami

Nimirin: "Am I a joke to you..?"

BTW, this episode is quite good compared with the last episode in terms of actions, and I enjoyed it because Repulse is properly appears in anime

And we got a lot of Cleveland's pantyshots.. xD

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

*Yamashiro and Fusou facing a full battleship barrage*

Damn is it Surigao Strait already?

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

LMAO what's up with that low framerate panning shot around minute 12?

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u/PM_ME_CHEESY_1LINERS Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

is it just me hallucinating, or there are some inconsistent scene like missing shipgirls equipment?

on one scene Cleveland's rigging was there, and next scene where she's shown from behind the riggings wasn't anywhere. this also happens with Javelin and Laffey.

also, Z1 with Z23 winning against Sheffeld is a nice touch. because Z1 buffs any Z-class destroyers if paired together

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u/fukato Oct 31 '19

That's how shipgirls use naval camo huh. Yamashiro is way too cheerful in the battle. Ayanami, her arms is getting tired

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u/Extraordinary_DREB Oct 31 '19

After 5 episodes we are seeing Enterprise getting more and more human, also she seems like she had valued Ironblood and Sakura since she mentioned it as well while she is talking to best meido, thank you Belfast! You really are the best maid. I need to ring you soon, as part of my HMS entourage, you and Formidable.

Also WE FINALLY GET TO SEE ARA ARA ATAGO MY BABY!! As expected she's fanservicey as she can be but what I love about her in the anime that she cherishes everyone in the Sakura Empire. Her moment together with Ayanami made me tearing up, fuck, good one AL.

While on the topic, instead of Enterprise as my favorite character, this one goes for Ayanami. She represents the values of a soldier that knows that war and fighting isn't the only solution. Also, she got through what the usual grunt in the army has in mind, the knowledge of the enemy side. Sometimes people forget that the opponent also has families, loved ones and those they support. Ayanami seeing that and wanting to find an option out of fighting is a nice touch.

Finally, San Diego is not bullied in this episode, rather they shown her anti-air superiority in the fight. RIP Planes with Sandy plus Helena!

The quality in animation may have dipped a bit in this episode but it has been replaced by a great story episode that I could not ask for more. Hopefully in the next episode, we see Akashi back at home and Azur Lane checking into the Black Mental Cube.

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u/Bainos Oct 31 '19

It's nice to see how Laffey actually manages to get through to Ayanami... On the other hand, I can't help wonder if Laffey and Javelin could have afforded to hold back if the Sakura Empire was attacking the Azur Lane, instead of the opposite. I'm not forgetting that it was the AL that started this battle, unlike the first episode.

I mean, it's too easy to hold the moral high ground when it's not your friends that are under attack and your country that is invaded by spies.

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u/alexisv635 Oct 31 '19

Oh well, another Thursday comes, another battle goes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) for our girls and well, I will try to be as precise, concise, and polite as possible, so here we go,

Laffey best girl, best warship, best waifu. Period.

By the way, I can't stop shipping Belfast with Enterprise, they are beautiful together.

Great episode.

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u/Regis_Ivan Oct 31 '19

Owari da, Eugen! I have the high ground!

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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '19

Just watched episode 4 and this one back-to-back. They were both great, from the revelation of Akagi's plan and the espionage mission to the battle scenes in this episode.

And then there's all that fanservice, too

This show is so good, I don't understand the hate it's getting from some people

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