Talk:General Discussion/@comment-26326357-20150419073251/@comment-26326357-20150419173932

Let's face it - if you were expecting a stereotype-free portrayal then you had unrealistically high expectations. Even German ships are pretty full of stereotypes - it's just that they're more flattering stereotypes than the ones associated with Italy. The point here is not to expect Kadokawa to avoid stereotypes - it's a completely unrealistical expectation - rather we should expect those stereotypes to be used in a friendly, non disrespecting manner. Take GuP, for example, a show filled with every national stereotype imaginable. The Anzio OVA is one giant stereotype about Italy - but it's one full of appreciation for that country.

6&7 I notice you haven't replied to these points, so I hope you might, at least, not disagree with them.

8 Of course, this is all speculation, but, then again, it is as valid a theory as anything else. The truth is that we have not seen the ship's stats, and until we see them, we only have Kadokawa's hints about a strong kanmusu to work with. Again, given the amount of hype over this ship, I'm reasonably confident she'll be a good addition to the fleet. Not an exceptional one, mind you, because Bismark 1 was pretty underwhelming too. And given that, if we go by historical accuracy, the Littorio class has more firepower, more HP, more luck and arguably better armor and evasion than the Bismark, well... she might as well have a weak point somewhere... accuracy might just be it.

All in all, I'm feeling pretty confident the new Italian ship will be worth the wait.