Kinu
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Gameplay Notes
Special Mechanics
- Short Range at Kai ni.
- Possesses an innate 5% expedition resource bonus at Kai Ni.
- Able to perform AACI at Kai Ni:
- [19] +6 x1.45
- Set-up:
Concentrated Deployment Machine Gun - Note: Yon cannot use
Built-in AAFD High-angle Gun
- Set-up:
- [20] +4 x1.25
- Set-up: Concentrated Deployment Machine Gun
- Set-up:
- [19] +6 x1.45
Overview
- Can equip
Elite Torpedo Squadron Command Facility
in the RE.
Kai Ni
- Can equip
Landing Craft and 
Tanks
.
Fit Bonuses
Hidden Fit Bonuses
- She has accuracy and firepower bonuses when equipped with certain medium guns. Please see Gun Fit Bonuses for mode details.
Important Information
Voice Lines
Quote
| Event | Japanese/English |
|---|---|
| Introduction Play |
I"m heeeeereeee! I've finally arrived![1] |
| 来た来たぁ！鬼怒、到着しましたよ！ | |
| Introduction Play |
Light Cruiser, Kinu, Admiral! Let's do this! |
| 軽巡鬼怒、提督！いっちょやったりますよ！ | |
| Library Play |
I'm Kinu who was born in Kobe! I did my best in training at the Maizuru School.[2]
After lots of dangerous things happened, I did my best in the Southwest...[3] Yeah, it was really tough. Kuma-chan helped me out a lot. But... Panay Island was the only place that was really horrible![4] Yes, I'll do my best! |
| 神戸生まれの鬼怒だよ。舞鶴の学校で訓練に励んだんだ。
色々と大変になってきた後は、南西方面で頑張ったよ…いやぁ、大変だったなあ。球磨ちゃんには随分と助けてもらったんだ。でも…パナイ島だけはマジパナイ！ はいっ、頑張ります！ | |
| Library Play |
I'm Kinu who was born in Kobe! I did my best in training at the Maizuru School.
After lots of dangerous things happened, I did my best in the Southwest... Yeah, it was really tough. Kuma-chan helped me out a lot. But... Panay Island was the only place that was really horrible! I'll show you how amazingly impressive the appeal of the remodelled me is! |
| 神戸生まれの鬼怒だよ。舞鶴の学校で訓練に励んだんだ。
色々と大変になってきた後は、南西方面で頑張ったよ…いやぁ、大変だったなあ。球磨ちゃんには随分と助けてもらったんだ。でも…パナイ島だけはマジパナイ！ 改装された鬼怒の魅力もマジパナイ！ | |
| Secretary 1 Play |
I get motivated when I look at your face, Admiral~ |
| 提督の顔見ると、やる気が出てくるな～ | |
| Secretary 1 Play |
Hmm? What is it? Oh it's just you, Admiral. |
| ん？なんだなんだぁ～？なぁんだ提督かぁ。 | |
| Secretary 2 Play |
I'll work hard everyday! |
| 今日も一日、頑張ろうね！ | |
| Secretary 3 Play |
Hm, what's up? Shall we sweat it out together? |
| ん、どうしたの？一緒に汗かいちゃう？ | |
| Secretary 3 Play |
Kehahahyu...Not there! That's my weak point! |
| けっひゃひゃひゅ…そこ！弱いんだって！ | |
| Secretary Idle Play |
Admiral~ Shouldn't we do some training soon? |
| 提督ぅ～そろそろ訓練とかしないの？ | |
| Secretary (Married) Play |
Admiral! Shall I massage your shoulders? Or should we go training? |
| 提督ー！肩揉んであげようか？ それとも訓練する？。 | |
| Secretary (Married) Play |
Whoa! Oh, Admiral! Please don't suddenly get close and pin me to the wall~!... Ugh... |
| うわ！っ、提督！ドーンとか壁に手ぇ突いて近づかないでくださいよぉ！…うぅ。 | |
| Wedding Play |
Admiral! We're always just training together, maybe that's a sign that we should probably spend some more time together... *sigh*... Eh?! No, I didn't mean it in that way, I mean that I should protect you since I'm closest to you... I want to... Y-yeah... Ah, whatever! |
| 提督！いつも一緒に訓練ばかりしてたのは、もっと一緒にいたいっていう暗号だったんだ、けど…はぁ…っえ？！いや、そういう意味じゃなくて、一番近くでお守りしますっていうか…したいっていうか…ぅ、ぅうん、もういいっ！ | |
| Player's Score Play |
What's in the report?? Let me have a look! |
| なになに報告書ー？どれどれ! | |
| Joining the Fleet Play |
Light cruiser Kinu, sortieing! |
| 軽巡鬼怒、出撃します！ | |
| Equipment 1 Play |
Anti-aircraft weaponry is very important you know? |
| 対抗兵装って大事だよねぇー？ | |
| Equipment 1 Play |
Anti-air really is important you know~♪ It's the age of anti-air! It's really awesome! |
| やっぱ対空は大事だよね～♪時代は対空！マジパナイ！ | |
| Equipment 2 Play |
Yup, this is perfect! |
| よし、万全だね！ | |
| Equipment 3[5] Play |
All you can do is train! |
| 訓練あるのみ！ | |
| Equipment 3[6] Play |
This is...seriously awesome. |
| こりゃぁ～マジパナイ。 | |
| Supply Play |
I can keep working hard with this. |
| これでまた頑張れるよ。 | |
| Docking (Minor Damage) Play |
You gotta have a bath after a battle~! |
| 戦闘のあとはお風呂だよねっ！ | |
| Docking (Major Damage) Play |
Ah, I got beat... I'm going to take a short rest~! |
| やられちゃったぁ…ちょっち休憩しまーす！ | |
| Construction Play |
A new comrade! I'm happy! |
| 新しい仲間だ！嬉しいね！ | |
| Construction Play |
Admiral! It's another new girl again! You sure are popular huh~ You playa~♪ |
| 提督！また新しい子だね！人気者だね～このこの～♪この～♪ | |
| Returning from Sortie Play |
Oooi, Admiral~! The fleet has returned~ |
| お～い、提督ぅ～！艦隊戻りましたぁ～ | |
| Starting a Sortie Play |
Alright, I'll show you the results of my training. |
| よし、訓練の成果を見せたげる。 | |
| Starting a Sortie Play |
This remodel isn't just for show! It's a brand new me! I'll show you! |
| 改装は伊達じゃないんだよぉ！新しい鬼怒っ！見参しちゃうよぉ！ | |
| Starting a Battle Play |
Adapt to changes while maintaining formation. Let's go! |
| 陣形を保ちつつ、臨機応変に。いくよ！ | |
| Attack Play |
Open fire~! |
| 撃ち方、始めー！ | |
| Attack Play |
Come on Come on~ Come at me however you like~♪ |
| ほらほら～どっからでもかかっておいで～♪ | |
| Daytime Spotting/ Night Battle Attack Play |
Take out the enemy ships to port! |
| 左舷の敵艦、もらっちゃえ！ | |
| Daytime Spotting/ Night Battle Attack Play |
I'm over here, Oni-san! Come to the sound of my clapping![7] |
| オッニさんこっちらっ！手の鳴る方はこっちだよっ！！ | |
| Night Battle Play |
Alright~, let's begin the pursuit! |
| さぁ～て、追撃戦いっちゃいますか！ | |
| MVP Play |
This victory is the fruit of my training, yup! I will continue to work hard, Admiral! |
| この勝利は訓練の賜物だよね、うん！また頑張ろうね、提督！ | |
| Minor Damage 1 Play |
Gunya!? I'm not done yet! |
| ぐにゃっ！？まだまだ！ | |
| Minor Damage 2 Play |
Gah! This is nothing! |
| ぐぅっ！この程度はっ！ | |
| Minor Damage 2 Play |
O~ni~o~ko~! Hmph! [8] |
| お～に～お～こぉ～！ぷんぷん！ | |
| Major Damage Play |
I won't sink from something like this! |
| このくらいじゃ、鬼怒は沈まないよ！ | |
| Sunk Play |
Sorry, Admiral. Looks like this is it for me.... Please withdraw the other girls... |
| 提督、すみません、鬼怒はここまでのようです…他の子達の撤退をおねが… |
- ↑ A year after commissioning, she had to return to the shipyards for an overhaul because of an engine failure.
- ↑ From 1934 to 1935, she was used as a training ship at the Naval Engineering School in Maizuru.
- ↑ She was assigned to SubRon4 and participated in operations all over South East Asia.
- ↑ 'Panai' is a slang term meaning 'something big'. In Kinu's case, she was sunk at Panay Island.
- ↑ This line is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
- ↑ This line is shared with expedition selection, resource collection, instant repair and development.
- ↑ Kinu is apparently playing an elaborate game of "Catch me Oni-san", a Japanese children's game equivalent to Hide and Seek and Tag put together.
- ↑ Oni Oko is a word play on the name of Kinu by separating the two Kanji into separate words 鬼= Oni 怒 =Oko.
Hourlies
| Time | Japanese/English |
|---|---|
| 00:00 Play |
This is my midnight announcement~! |
| 鬼怒が！深夜0時をお知らせしまーす! | |
| 01:00 Play |
It's 1 o'clock!. I'm going to sleep soon alright? G'night~ |
| 1時だよ。鬼怒もそろそろ寝るよー？おやすみー | |
| 02:00 Play |
It's 2 o'clock. They call this the Hour of the Ox, how scary~! [1] |
| 2時です。丑三つ時ってやつだね、怖いよぉ～！ | |
| 03:00 Play |
It's 3 o'clock... I really want to go to sleep but.... |
| 3時です…。鬼怒もう寝たいんだけど…。 | |
| 04:00 Play |
4 o'clo..... 4 o'clo... zzz.... |
| 4時・・・4時・・・うぅ～・・・ | |
| 05:00 Play |
It's 5 o'clo~ck! Gonna get up? Gonna sleep? |
| 5時でーす 起きるの？寝るの？ | |
| 06:00 Play |
It's 6 o'clock. Let's do our best today too! |
| 6時だよ。今日も一日頑張ろっ！ | |
| 07:00 Play |
It's 7 o'clo~ck! What do you want for breakfast? |
| ７時で～す。朝ごはんどうしようか？ | |
| 08:00 Play |
8 o'clock announcement~! |
| 8時をお知らせしまーす！ | |
| 09:00 Play |
It's 9 o'clock! Where are you going? Take me with you~♪ |
| 9時です！どっか行くの？鬼怒も連れてって～♪ | |
| 10:00 Play |
It's 10 o'clock now, I'm sleepy for some reason. |
| 10時になりました、なぜか眠い。 | |
| 11:00 Play |
It's 11 o'clock! ...What do you want for lunch? |
| 11時だよ。……お昼何にしようかな？ | |
| 12:00 Play |
It's 12 o'clock now! What are you eating? |
| 12時になったよ！何食べよっか？ | |
| 13:00 Play |
It's 1 o'clock. Let's take it a bit slower~ |
| 13時です。もうちょっとゆっくりしようよ～ | |
| 14:00 Play |
It's 2 o'clock~. Let's get revved up! |
| 14時で～っす！張り切っていこう！ | |
| 15:00 Play |
3 o'clock... Sorry! I dozed off! |
| 15時・・・ごめん！うとうとしてた！ | |
| 16:00 Play |
It's 4 o'clock. Almost time to hustle? |
| 6時です。そろそろハッスルしちゃう～？ | |
| 17:00 Play |
It's the 5 o'clock announcement~. Don't get careless, Admiral! |
| 17時をお知らせするよー。提督油断しちゃダメ！ | |
| 18:00 Play |
It's 6 o'clock. ♪～ *whistling* |
| 18時です。♪～（鼻歌） | |
| 19:00 Play |
It's 7 o'clock! Right, it's almost time! |
| 19時です！さーて、そろそろねっ！ | |
| 20:00 Play |
It's 8 o'clock! All hands.... I didn't, I didn't say anything![2] |
| 8時だョ!全員･･･なんでも、何にも言ってないから！ | |
| 21:00 Play |
9 o'clock huh... Is it okay if I go in the bath first? |
| 21時かぁ…先にお風呂入ってきていい？ | |
| 22:00 Play |
It's 10 o'clock. It's Kancolle time, right? Yup, yup! |
| 22時です。艦これタイムだよねぇ、うんうん 。 | |
| 23:00 Play |
It's 11 o'clock. Honestly, that Sendai is really noisy! |
| 23時です。正直川内さんがすっごくうるさいんだけど！ |
- ↑ 丑三つ時 in traditional Japanese time keeping refers to the time period between 0200 and 0300.
- ↑ A reference to the variety show It's 8 o'clock! All hands assemble
Seasonal
| Ship | Japanese/English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Anniversary Play |
Weeeeeeeee diiiiid iiiiiiiit!!!! It’s the 2nd anniversary!!! You know I’m! I’m Really happy!! Cheers to you and the fleet, Admiral! | |
| いぃぃぃぃやったぁぁぁぁぁ！！！！二周年！！！鬼怒はねぇ！嬉しいよぉ！！艦隊と提督に乾杯！ | ||
| Rainy Season 2015 Play |
There are so many rainy days during the rainy season. Ah, I’m bored so let’s play shiritori! Ummm, teitoku, ku… kuchikukan! …Ah, I lost. | Shiritori is a word game where you need to chain words together using the last character of the preceeding word. You lose by either being unable to think of a new word or using a word that ends in ‘n’ since there are no words that begins with that character. |
| 梅雨の季節、雨の日多いよね～。あっ、退屈だからしりとりしよっか！えっと、提督、く…駆逐艦！…あっ、終わりじゃん。 | ||
| Early Summer 2015 Play |
…It’s so hot. It’s already summer… Buzz buzz buzz… Ah, stop it? | |
| ……あっついなあ。もう夏かあ……初夏……みーんみんみーん……あ、ダメ？ | ||
| Midsummer 2015 Play |
Summer is definitely the time for festivals; the Naval Base Summer Festival! I need to finish my work quickly and go get ready! | |
| 夏はやっぱりお祭りだよねー、鎮守府夏祭り！早く仕事終わらせて、準備しよ！ | ||
| Early Autumn 2015 Play |
Everyone experiences autumn differently. How do you experience it, Admiral? For me, autumn is when I make people laugh with jokes! Ah, what’s that look for. | |
| 人によっていろんな秋があるよね。提督の秋は？鬼怒はねー、人を楽しませるネタをたーくさん仕込む秋かな！あぁ、何その顔。 | ||
| Christmas 2015 Play |
Eh… A poem: Christmas; Spending time; With the Admiral. Just kidding! That wasn’t funny? At all??[1] | |
| えぇ…ここで一句：クリスマス・提督と一緒に・暮らします。なんちゃって！面白くない？ない？？ | ||
| End of Year 2015 Play |
A lot of things happened this year. You were a good Admiral this year! Keep it up next year too! | |
| 今年もいろいろあったよね。今年の提督もよかったよ！来年もいい提督でいてね！ | ||
| New Year 2016 Play |
Happy New Year! The New Year is really awesome, Admiral![2] | |
| あけましておめでとうございます！提督、新年早々マジﾊﾟナイ！ | ||
| Setsubun 2016 Play |
Whoaaaa!? What!? Why are all of you throwing beans at me!? OW! Owowowowowowow! | |
| うおぉー！？なんなの！？何でみんな鬼怒に豆投げんのよ！？あ痛っ！いたたたたたたっ！ | ||
| Valentine’s Day 2016 Play |
I made these truffles. Try some, Admiral! Ehehehe~ Well? Is it spicy? Sweet? It’s Russian Roulette Chocolate where only one is sweet! | |
| このトリュフ作ったんだ。提督、食べて！えへへへへ、どう？辛い？甘い？ひとつだけ甘い、ロシアンチョコ仕様なのだ！ | ||
| White Day 2016 Play |
Are these cookies for me, Admiral? Yaaay! Thank yo…. Urrgh!!?? It’s spicy… Eh, a return gift? Seriously, goddamniiiiit!!! | |
| 提督、このクッキーくれるの？わーい！ありがと…うぅ！！？？辛いよこれ…えぇ、チョコのお返し？くっそぉ～、マジパナイィ！！ | ||
| Spring 2016 Play |
Whoaaaaa! What’s this amazing breeze? The first of spring? Ah, it’s already spring~ | |
| ぐにゃぁ！なに、なにこのパナイ風？春一番ってやつ？あぁ、もう春なんだね~。 | ||
| 3rd Anniversary Play |
Kuuuuuiiii… Hooray ay ay! It’s the 3rd Anniversary! I’m really, really happy. Cheers to you and the fleet, Admiral! Three cheers! | |
| くうぅいぃ…やったははぁ！三周年です！鬼怒はね、鬼怒はね本当に嬉しいよ。艦隊と提督にかんぱい！ばんざい！ | ||
| Setsubun 2018 Play |
Arrrrrggggh! I’m going to get you back! You’re first, Abu. Alright, direct hit! Next is… Yura-nee! Prepare yourself! Fire! | Secretary 2 |
| くぅうぅー！反撃してやる！まずはアブ、あんたからだ。よし、初弾命中！次は...由良姉！覚悟！ってー！ | ||
| 5th Anniversary Play |
Yyyyyyyeeeeeesssss! It’s the 5th Anniversary! You know, I’m really, really happy! Cheers to you and the fleet, Admiral! Hooray! | |
| うううぅ、やった！五周年！鬼怒は、鬼怒はね、本当に嬉しいよ！艦隊と提督に乾杯！万歳！ | ||
| 7th Anniversary Play |
It's well and truly the 7th Anniversary! You know, I'm seriously mega happy! A with the fleet and you for everything, Admiral! | Secretary 2 |
| ついに七周年、マジパナイ！鬼怒はねぇ、鬼怒はねぇ、嬉しいさマジパナイ！艦隊と提督と、全てに乾杯だ！ | ||
| 8th Anniversary Play |
Nnnnn, yaaay! It's the 8th Anniversary! You know, you know, I'm super happy about this! I can't believe it's the 8th Anniversary! I really can't! Cheers to the fleet and the Admiral! Hooray! | |
| うううう、やった！八周年！鬼怒は、鬼怒はね、本当に嬉しいよ！まさかの八周年だも！八周年！艦隊と提督に、乾杯！万歳！ |
Misc Lines
| Ship | Japanese/English | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Homecoming 2018 Play |
A poem: "Admiral and I; The Final Battle; Have totally finished it". Huh, there's no punch line. But, I feel so refreshed! | |
| ここで一句「鬼怒と提督、捷号決戦、やり遂げましたまじぱない」。あれ、オチがなかったよ。でも、気分爽快だ！ |
CG
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Drop Locations
Trivia
- Sunk 26 October 1944 bombed by USN aircraft SW of Masbate, Sibuyan Sea 11°45′N 123°11′E
- Though the origin of her name is the Kinu River, 鬼怒 literally means "angry goblin", and this accounts for her unique pose and character.