Board Thread:Anime/@comment-25730832-20150317162604/@comment-5380363-20150320175759

142.16.22.18 wrote: Operation MI, I just realized what that stands for. its supposed to be... The Battle of Midway...

We lose Akagi, Hiryu, Kaga and Soryu. Yeah, you're sorta late for the party there, but you are correct - Operation MI is the Battle of Midway. I'll just leave it at that.

As for why Fubuki was chosen to be the main character: She's the First Ship of (then) modern destroyer with an all-turret design and a vast improvement over the WWI-style destroyers everyone else in the world was fielding. Fubuki was, therefore, something like a girl born to usher in a new age of surface combat ship where a good balance of firepower, speed and maneuverability was attained as opposed to casemate destroyers that had so dominated WWI. Kongou, while as powerful a battleship she may be, was constructed using the old Battlecruiser doctrine that dominated WWI naval battles. Her British half-sister ships were all showing their age even at the start of WWII (and ironically, all sunk from being torpedoed by a sub) and you could say she's the last vestiges of the old war.

Sure, Fubuki is plain as tofu, but that allows her to be a foil to basically everyone else with their odd quirks and specialties. A plain MC who is constantly struggling to define herself is a kind of journey in itself, much more interesting than a Boring Invincible Hero who can end fights just with a single punch. Plus, being plain affords her more character development as the story progresses without her turning into a one-trick pony.