Board Thread:Anime/@comment-25730832-20150127070821/@comment-25238518-20150131083810

I thought the Hibiki-related developments in this episode were absolutely exquisite; she goes from straight the soft-spoken "baruberi" in episode 3 to pronouncing her favor towards laying her head on a desk. Akatsuki should really brush her hair, but I'm fine with this as well. I thought her cameo held a fine balance between humor, dramatic impact, and vacant moe.

I also really enjoyed the Kongou sisters and their shenanigans, but they really took a back seat to our Akatsuki-class destroyer this go-around. I expect the next episode to feature a Hibiki singing a 7-minute ballad. Alternatively, Hibiki giggles to the appalment of the entire cast and audience.

On a less Hibiki-ful note, I think his show really pulls through as a SoL rather than a drama/action series, so I wish they'd at least make those two aspects more coherent instead of jumping back and forth or try to make the dramatic developments less grave. On the other hand, I'm glad it's not quite as energic and light-hearted as the Fubuki ,Ganbarimasu! manga. There were many much-appreciated cameos of other ships as well, and I think Ooi is the most hilarious personality in the animation.