# Cute Anime Girls and World War Two **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [July 30, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837 "2023-07-30T20:52:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/1 "2023-07-30T20:52:02Z")
Tthere is a WW2 historical Youtube site that has brief clips of what appears to be an Anime series, which portrays WW2 Warships as anime girls the version of USS Enterprse, seen in a few frames here, is fetching [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RCWB0SFEtN8/maxresdefault.jpg "The History of USS Enterprise - Part 1: The Giant Wakes - WW2 History Documentary") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCWB0SFEtN8&t=100s) What is the title of that Anime series? I know about _Girls Und Panzer._ And, are there other, similar Anime or Manga titles? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/2 "2023-07-30T21:01:01Z")
Dude, that thing is nearly 90 minutes long. Maybe point out when those few frames are? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/3 "2023-07-30T22:16:36Z")
try 53:24 for good images ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/4 "2023-07-30T22:38:17Z")
OK, one is called “Azure Lane”. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/5 "2023-07-30T22:45:56Z")
Originally was a video game. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/P3M-1wMd0h8/hqdefault.jpg "Azur Lane Official Trailer 2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3M-1wMd0h8&t=3) It then became an animated series. [https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9P49/azur-lane](https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G9VHN9P49/azur-lane) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/6 "2023-07-30T22:50:49Z")
Are you even talking about the video posted in your OP? Or some other video? I just watched the video in the OP from 51:00 to 55:00. It had 2 seconds of a Star Wars scene, about 3 seconds of some anime teenage boy, and 4:55 of WWII B&W documentary footage. Maybe this thread needs to be closed and tried again. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/7 "2023-07-30T23:21:08Z")
Several other people have been able to be of help. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/8 "2023-07-30T23:21:32Z")
Here is another game based on anthropomorphic female warships. (Yes, there are enough to be a category.) > **[Japan's Latest Popular Online Game Has Anthropomorphic Battleships](https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/07/japans-latest-popular-online-game-has-anthropomorphic-battleships/)** > > Honestly, it was the last game I thought I’d find myself hooked on, but Kantai Collection (艦隊これくしょん) or, as it’s better known online, Kan Colle (艦これ), has me seeing warships as cute anime girls… I think I need to explain myself. Released this past... ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/9 "2023-07-31T06:52:00Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > And, are there other, similar Anime or Manga titles? Specifically warships? Specifically girls? Because the broader “X imagined as personified anime characters” is a whole big thing. I’m thinking of _[Hetalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetalia:_Axis_Powers)_, for one. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/10 "2023-07-31T12:05:55Z")
Hmmm–interesting. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/11 "2023-07-31T12:33:23Z")
There’s also a Chinese knock-off specifically of the _KanColle_ game, if that’s what floats your boat. > **[Warship Girls (Video Game) - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/WarshipGirls)** > > Once upon a time, Kadokawa Games released on DMM.com a free-to-play browser Collectible Card Game featuring moe anthropomorphisms of World War II naval warships from the Axis powers. Due to the complete lack of playable Allied ship girls in that … and if you’re interested in the broader … genre, I guess you’d call it (check out especially the _Based on Military Vehicles_ and _Based on Military Weapons_ subcategories): > **[Moe Anthropomorphism - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MoeAnthropomorphism)** > > Moefication of either characters who are not normally moe, or objects and concepts which are not even alive. Very popular with Fan Art and merchandise. Often referred to as "gijinka", the Japanese word for "anthropomorphism". The mecha musume & … and > **[Cast of Personifications - TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CastOfPersonifications)** > > If you're wondering about "what if a group of things are shown as humans, what would they do", look no further than this trope. This is Older Than Dirt, as people since the beginning of time tended to assign personality and (usually humanoid) … The specific trope of military hardware as cute girl is also known as _mecha musume_ or _shōjo_: > **[Mecha Musume](https://manga.fandom.com/wiki/Mecha_Musume)** > > Mecha musume (メカ娘 meka musume?, mecha girl) are moe anthropomorphisms similar to the OS-tans. Mecha musume is the accepted term in the west, but the Japanese call them mecha shōjo (メカ少女 meka shōjo?, lit. mecha girl), although the term heiki musume... ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/12 "2023-07-31T12:59:20Z")
**MrDibble** –you get the Gold Star. My thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-anime-girls-and-world-war-two/987837/13 "2023-07-31T15:21:13Z")
The origin of anime women as World War 2 equipment was basically Strike Witches, where it took actual WW2 combat aces, made them teenage girls, gave them witch powers and they flew around with prop engines based on actual WW2 aircraft on their feet. Kantai Collection (KanColle) was basically the video game equivalent which kick-started the whole naval version of this. It basically made every ship in the Japanese navy into a cute anime girl. Azur Lane is basically a rip-off of KanColle but did it one better by not limiting it to only Japanese ships, and their version of the USS Enterprise is basically THE version you see all over the internet. Girls UND Panzer is an outlier where it’s not based on actual WW2 material, rather it’s basically like high schoolers doing a demolition derby/paintball in actual WW2 tanks. Basically anytime you see anime girls in WW2 it’s based on the above four franchises.