Anime/KanColle 1944 - Itsuka Ano Umi de

Kantai Collection : Second Animation Project is the 2nd anime series to be produced by C2 and Kadokawa that was announced at the KanColle JAZZ Concert Festival on January 4th, 2019. It was made as a sudden announcement at the last minute of the show once the performance ended as it showed an animation trailer for the upcoming anime.

As of current, the only known details about the anime trailer is that the series will focus on Shigure as the main character while focusing on the theme of the "End of the War" as the main focus. Hints from parts of the trailer detailed the Leyte Gulf Campaign and Operation Ten-Go will be part of the story.

The trailer has been shown across each KanColle live event which was held and in almost all instances, the trailer has been updated each time with new content and images.

Unlike the last anime, this anime will be a joint collaboration between C2, Kadokawa, Studio Engi. Studio Engi is a special home made animation studio created by Kadokawa since back in April, 2018.

The anime is set to air in Fall 2022.

Anime Trailer

Due to how the anime trailer was released at the Jazz Festival where no cameras or photos were allowed, no footage will be showcased until an offical trailer is released to the public by Kadokawa.

Below will be a description of the trailer

Trailer Description

Disclaimer: the trailer as of this point has not been released by the public and has only been seen from live event accounts. With each live event trailer the content has been changing and new content has been added within each trailer. Below is the accounts taken from those who witnessed the trailer

The scene begins with Shigure and Shiratsuyu sailing together with each other until at one point Shiratsuyu beings to fade to nothing and Shigure realizes she is no longer around. The scene then fades to white.

Next, Shigure is scene sitting at the Kotatsu lost in thought as she's eating oranges as it snows outside. The slowly begins to doze off as a sudden flashback scene being to take place. The flashback contains Fusou, Yamashiro, Mogami, Michishio, Yamagumo, Asagumo engaging in a battle deep at night as Fusou get struck by an attack and Yamashiro retaliates and the rest begin to move in to attack. The screen shot pans into the water as it zooms in and show a torpedo coming and and it approaches Shigure. Just as the torpedo is about to hit, the screen fades to white and Shigure snaps out from what was her flashback and settles down before going to sleep.

The next scene shows off Shigure walking to the gate of the naval district as she is met by Yahagi who is now sporting her Kai 2 uniform. Yahagi then salutes and states her introduction line before the scene switch the showing Yahagi evasively dodging explosions that are hitting the water as she attempt to fire up into the air. Later trailer suggest other Kanmusu may have been present, but no eye witness account have come forth to properly document.

Following this a series of screen shots of various Kanmusu doing casual life activities begin to pan out as we see various shots of certain ship girls doing things which include:

• Yahagi studying a book
• Mamiya bringing in food with Daitou and Hiburi following behind
• Hamakaze and Isokaze together
• Katori talking with someone (requesting eye witness verification)
• Suzutsuki is scene bandaged up as she pokes a pumping squash
• Hatsushimo and Asashimo heading out to a battle
• Haruna all by herself. (Later trailers suggest she is seen crying)
• Kasumi cleaning clothes.

Once all these scenes pass, the name Kantai Collection: Second animation Project is shown on the screen.

Finally we return to the room that Shigure was sitting within during the winter storm. She is no where to be found, but the orange she peeled still sits on the Kotatsu.