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admiralfluffy · 1 year

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Shipgirl Appreciation Thread -Akagi

Well, said I was gonna do this, and who better to start with than the Prime Waifu herself, Akagi. My journey with Akagi starts a few decades before she's introduced in Azur Lane. Back when I was but a youth, my budding interest in the Pacific War brought me to a little movie called Tora! Tora! Tora! Of course, we see the flagship of the Kido Butai, Akagi. Her design was so unique compared to almost any other carrier, and I found myself fascinated with her. I found just about every book in the English language on Akagi over the years(not that there are that many, sadly). I had a 1/700 waterline model of her, if it had Akagi, I had an interest. (Except for Pearl Harbor, that movie is BAD). So, fast forward a few decades, and a friend of mine says, "Hey, there's this new game that turns WW2 ships into cute anime girls". My interest piqued, I downloaded the game and started playing. And there, on the first real level, was Akagi, setting fire to my base(and my heart). I was immediately taken by her design and her confident demeanor, and the more I learned about her, the more I fell in love. She's a little crazy, yes, but in a fun way. She makes it very clear that despite being just a tiny bit obsessed with you, she will never do anything to upset you, and if you choose to be with someone else, she accepts that as long as you understand and accept her love for you. Of course, if you choose her(which you should), she's loving, devoted, and has chains specially prepared just for you. Isn't that sweet?(Yes, yes it is) She's also utterly devoted to her people and her family, something I really respect, even if she makes some bad choices as a result of it. Doing the wrong thing for the right reasons always gets a few points in my book. She straddles the line between crazy fun and just plain crazy like a pro, and it's been fun watching her progress both in the story and through her skin lines. Her skins, speaking of, are all breathtakingly beautiful and have gotten better and better as time goes on. My current favorite is her party dress skin. Perfect blend of classy and sexy.

And, in the end, Akagi saved my writing career. At that point, I had been writing for a few years, even getting myself published in a few fanzines, only to get a response of utter silence. I'd get a like here and there, maybe one random comment, but even when I asked for feedback, the most I would receive is a collective shrug. I felt like my writing wasn't good enough, wasn't memorable, didn't draw anyone in. And with this profound lack of interest, I decided I'd give up writing. Before I did that, however, I was going to roll the dice one last time. I wrote a simple one-shot fic called New Year's Resolution, about a Commander and Akagi on New Year's Eve and put it up on Reddit. I figured if nobody reads it, then at least I went out writing about a character I love. But people did read it, and they liked and commented and wanted more. So I wrote more. And I grew and grew as I wrote until I am leaps and bounds better now than when I started this AL fanfiction journey four years ago. Any success I have in writing, I owe to Akagi. I've always loved her, and I always will.

#shipgirl appreciation day #akagi #azur lane

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hydranomago · 5 months

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[Lyrics & translation under cut]

ENGLISH:

Thinking of the strong bond between us The days of my youth can never be fully recounted Sometimes we were hurt, sometimes we were delighted Those days when we tapped each other on the shoulder

How long has it been since then? How many sunsets have I counted? Are your friends from back home still in your heart? Are they still in your heart?

Cheers.　 Now you're standing on the big, big stage of your life. You've just begun to walk the distant way. I wish you all the happiness.

You and your beloved in the candlelight. I'm squinting at you right now I want to sing you a song of great joy and a little loneliness I want to sing in words of tears

Let the light of tomorrow shine on your body Don't look back, just keep going Even if the wind blows, even if the rain pours Don't turn your back on the love you believed in

Cheers.　 Now you're standing on the big, big stage of your life. You've just begun to walk the distant way. I wish you all the happiness.

Cheers.　 Now you're standing on the big, big stage of your life. You've just begun to walk the distant way. I wish you all the happiness. I wish you all the happiness.

Credit: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/kanpai-cheers.html-0

ROMANJI:

Katai kizuna ni oomoi o yossete Katari tsukusenu seishun no hibi Toki ni wa kizutsuki toki ni wa yorokobi Kata o tataki aata anohi

Arekara dorekurai taata no darou Shizumu yuuhi o ikutsu kazoetarou Furusato no tomo wa imademo kimino Kokorono naka ni imasuka

Kanpai ima kimi wa jinsei no Ookina ookina butai ni tachi Haruka nagai michinori o aruki hajimeta Kimi ni shiwase are

Kiandoru raito no naka no futari o Ima koushite me o hossometeru ookina yorokobi to sukoshi no sabishisa o

Namida no kotobade utaitai Asu no hikari o karada ni abite Furikaerazu ni sanomama ikeba yoi Kaze ni fukaretemo ame ni utaretemo Shinjita aini se o mukeruna

Kanpai ima kimi wa jinsei no Ookina ookina butai ni tachi Haruka nagai michinori o aruki hajimeta Kimi ni shiwase are

Kanpai ima kimi wa jinsei no Ookina ookina butai ni tachi Haruka nagai michinori o aruki hajimeta Kimi ni shiwase are Kimi ni shiwase are

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iwamotos · 6 years

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