In listening to the discussions of KanColle, I am reminded about the great knowledge of history, including military history, you all have. My major link to WWII ships (boat, in this case) is USS Burrfish SS312, my Dad's sub during the war.




I can't tell if that is in Portsmouth or on the Thames in Ct. Dad can't remember either.

It was a great experience for me and my son to have Dad give us a personal tour of the USS Lionfish ('SS 298') in Fall River, Mass.  The two boats were the same Balao class.

I fared better than my sister who went on the official tour with dad, who politely corrected the tour guide.

Every minute or so.

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"This is the first time I’ve beaten you… It’s a lot emptier than I thought it would be.” - Misaka Mikoto

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Juno has pretty much passed on in my area.
We got between 6" to over 24" depending on where you lived. The western part of the state got less, the Eastern much more. I am roughly in the center, and I received about 12" to 14".

Not bad, really. The snow blowing is done as well as the shoveling. My toes are frozen and the diabetic neuropathy really acts up in these times, but it was kind of nice having an unscheduled day off from work.

Back to the grind tomorrow.

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Ugh. What a disappointment.
I don't know if the series or the manga follow the LN more, but so far, the anime series is just awful.

Ranjou Satuski, the red head with the A-cup angst comes across as a complete pain in the series, while in the manga she is only mostly annoying. Urushibara Shizuno, the well endowed counterpoint in so many ways is much more likable in the manga than in the series. She seems to know more than both Ranjou and the main male character, Haimura Maroha, and keeps the info close to the vest. That comes through in both the anime series and the manga (the only chapter I could find translated).

Interestingly, Haimura recalls her from a past life fairly quickly which I don't think happens in the series. He doesn't remember more than a tracing of Ranjou until it becomes essential to fashion his weapon.

I will give the series another episode, but it is on double secret probation. I start to wonder if there are no more chapters of the manga released because the whole thing turns to crap?

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So often, while reading a light novel translation, I read about a character making a "wry smile". This happens in situations where the "wry" part does not seem to fit the mood or character invoking it.

Most English definitions concern themselves with irony (humorously or not), cleverness or tiredness. In the light novel translations it seems there is more of a sad or reluctant meaning behind them.

Is this cultural or what might be more of a near miss in translations?

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