This anime is centred on the off-duty antics of the ship-girls of the Azur Lane base. Ship-girls aren't just girls who serve in the navy; they are anthropomorphic representations of ships as young women! Their names are those of real ships which served in the Second World War. Over the course of the series they get up to various school girl antics... most of which have little to do with the fact that they are ships.
There was a previous series, simply titled 'Azur Lane', where the girls do get involved in ship-like activities... unfortunately I haven't seen that, nor have I played the game it is based on; this meant some of the details might have gone over my head. While for most scenes the fact that the girls are ships is fairly irrelevant it is still fairly amusing much of the time. At only eight minutes per episode it never outstays its welcome. There is a fair amount of mild fan service which might put off some viewers. Overall a fun enough series but hardly a must see.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
There was a previous series, simply titled 'Azur Lane', where the girls do get involved in ship-like activities... unfortunately I haven't seen that, nor have I played the game it is based on; this meant some of the details might have gone over my head. While for most scenes the fact that the girls are ships is fairly irrelevant it is still fairly amusing much of the time. At only eight minutes per episode it never outstays its welcome. There is a fair amount of mild fan service which might put off some viewers. Overall a fun enough series but hardly a must see.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
