{{Short description|2016 Japanese original anime television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = High School Fleet | image = High_School_Fleet_poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster featuring the character Akeno Misaki and Moeka China | ja_kanji = ハイスクール・フリート | ja_romaji = Hai Sukūru Furīto | genre = [[Action film|Action]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/high-school-fleet/episode-6/.102117|first=Paul|last=Jensen|title=Review: High School Fleet - Episode 6|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=May 16, 2016|access-date=February 20, 2021|archive-date=May 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515215947/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/high-school-fleet/episode-6/.102117|url-status=live}}</ref> <!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. --> | creator = Takaaki Suzuki }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | title = Haifuri | author = | illustrator = Kanari Abe | publisher = [[Media Factory]] | magazine = [[Monthly Comic Alive]] | first = October 27, 2015 | last = | volumes = 12 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | title = High School Fleet: Maidens of Loreley | author = | illustrator = Kanari Abe | publisher = [[Media Factory]] | magazine = [[Monthly Comic Alive]] | first = June 27, 2016 | last = August 26, 2017 | volumes = 3 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = TV series | director = Yuu Nobuta | producer = {{ubl|Shinichirou Kashiwada|Tomoyuki Oowada|Jiyuu Ougi|Hiroaki Murakami|Taiki Akasaka|Junichi Kubota|Norikazu Ootsuka|Manabu Jinguuji (OVA)}} <!--Only Producers (プロデューサー)--> | writer = [[Reiko Yoshida]] <!--Only Series Composition (シリーズ構成)--> | music = Shigeo Komori | studio = [[Production IMS]] | licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=[[Aniplex of America]]|UK=[[Anime Limited]]}} | network = [[Tokyo MX]], [[Nippon Broadcasting System|BS11]], [[Gunma Television|GTV]], GYT, [[Aichi Television Broadcasting|TVA]], [[Kyoto Broadcasting System|KBS]], [[Sun Television|Sun TV]], [[Television Hokkaido|TVh]], [[TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting|TVQ]], [[AT-X (company)|AT-X]] | first = April 9, 2016 | last = June 25, 2016 | episodes = 12 + 2 OVA | episode_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Other |title = Anime film |content = * ''[[High School Fleet: The Movie]]'' (2020) }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} {{Nihongo|'''''High School Fleet'''''|ハイスクール・フリート|Hai Sukūru Furīto}}, also known as {{Nihongo|'''''Haifuri'''''|はいふり}}, is a Japanese [[anime]] produced by [[Production IMS]]. Yuu Nobuta directed the anime and [[Reiko Yoshida]] handled the series composition, with character designs by Naoto Nakamura and original character designs by Atto. The series aired in Japan from April to June 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-26/hai-furi-tv-anime-staff-april-debut-story-details-characters-unveiled/.97979|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|title=''Hai-Furi'' TV Anime's Staff, April Debut, Story Details, Characters Unveiled|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=January 27, 2016 |access-date=January 27, 2016 |archive-date=November 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112171522/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-26/hai-furi-tv-anime-staff-april-debut-story-details-characters-unveiled/.97979 |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[manga]] adaptation illustrated by Kanari Abe began serialization in [[Media Factory]]'s [[Seinen manga|''seinen'' manga]] magazine ''[[Monthly Comic Alive]]''{{'}}s December 2015 issue released the same year on October 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-26/hai-furi-tv-anime-character-story-details-revealed/.92137|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|title=''Hai-Furi'' TV Anime's Character, Story Details Revealed|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=August 26, 2015|access-date=August 27, 2015|archive-date=August 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827012928/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-26/hai-furi-tv-anime-character-story-details-revealed/.92137|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0162L1B5I|script-title=ja:コミックアライブ 2015年12月号 |date=27 October 2015 |publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |access-date=April 10, 2016|language=ja |archive-date=2022-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123161331/https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0162L1B5I |url-status=live }}</ref> An anime film produced by [[A-1 Pictures]] premiered on January 18, 2020.
==Plot== The anime follows a girl named Akeno Misaki who enrolls into {{nihongo|Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School|横須賀女子海洋学校|Yokosuka Joshi Kaiyō Gakkō}} in [[Yokosuka, Kanagawa]], to become one of the highly regarded Blue Mermaids. As she and her classmates set off aboard the fictional Kagerō-class destroyer {{Nihongo|''Harekaze''|晴風}},<ref>{{cite web|title=High School Fleet Ships|url=https://haifuriusa.com/ships/|publisher=[[Aniplex]]|access-date=September 7, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123161332/https://haifuriusa.com/ships/|url-status=live}}</ref> an incident with their instructor suddenly leads them to be accused of [[mutiny]]. Therefore, Akeno must lead her crewmates in sailing the ''Harekaze'' as they try to find the truth about what is happening while also avoiding pursuit.
==Characters== ===Bridge=== ;{{Nihongo|Akeno Misaki|岬 明乃|Misaki Akeno|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Mike|ミケちゃん|Maiku-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Shiina Natsukawa]]|}} :Akeno is the main heroine and captain of the ''Harekaze'' treats her crew as family. Despite not being particularly bright or talented, she is good at remembering people's names and shows good judgement under pressure. She is also known to have a fear of lightning because of her past that caused her parents to go missing on a cruise during a storm. ;{{Nihongo|Mashiro Munetani|宗谷 ましろ|Munetani Mashiro|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Shiro|シロちゃん|Shiro-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Lynn (voice actress)|Lynn]]|}} :Shiro is the deputy captain of the ''Harekaze'' who wishes to follow her mother and sisters' footsteps as a Blue Mermaid. She constantly develops her bad luck and seems to have [[ailurophobia]], but later overcomes it upon taking ownership of a cat after rescuing it from a stranded ship that had its original owners on it. She also likes stuffed animals and she places them in her cabin. ;{{Nihongo|Shima Tateishi|立石 志摩|Tateishi Shima|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Tama|タマちゃん|Tama-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Nozomi Furuki]]|}} :The artillery officer of the ''Harekaze''. She is usually quiet, speaks in bursts and likes curry, but her gunnery skills are to a extent where her shots that she calculates are mostly accurate and spot on. ;{{Nihongo|Mei Irizaki|西崎 芽依|Irizaki Mei|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Mei|メイちゃん|Mei-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Atsumi Tanezaki]]|}} :Mei is the torpedo officer of the ''Harekaze''. She enjoys battle where she is eager to fire the weapons onboard at enemy vessels. ;{{Nihongo|Kōko Nosa|納沙 幸子|Nosa Kōko|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Coco|ココちゃん|Koko-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Yuuko Kurose]]|}} :Kōko is the secretary of the ''Harekaze'' who tends to speak her mind in a dramatic way, including theories and what others may be thinking. She feels that fiction is more real than non-fiction and often lets her tongue and imagination get out of hand. She always gets information out of the tablet she carries whenever they are in a battle and relays it to the bridge crew. ;{{Nihongo|Rin Shiretoko|知床 鈴|Shiretoko Rin|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Rin|リンちゃん|Rin-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Yurika Kubo]]|}} :Rin is the Chief Navigator of the ''Harekaze''. She is easily scared and always wanting to run away whenever battle draws near, but never does so and uses her abilities to steer the ship to an extent where the crew recognizes her own efforts.
===Combat=== ;{{Nihongo|Hikari Ogasawara|小笠原 光|Ogasawara Hikari|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Hikari|ヒカリちゃん|Hikari-chan}} :{{voiced by|Miharu Sawada|}} :Hikari is an artillery officer assigned to the firing command post of the ship. ;{{Nihongo|Michiru Takeda|武田 美千留|Takeda Michiru|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Mitchin|みっちん}} :{{voiced by|[[Hitomi Kikuchi]]|}} :Michiru is an artillery officer assigned to the firing command post of the ship. ;{{Nihongo|Junko Heki|日置 順子|Heki Junko|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Jun|じゅんちゃん|Jun-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Minami Tanaka]]|}} :Junko is an artillery officer assigned to the firing command post of the ship. ;{{Nihongo|Ritsuko Matsunaga|松永 理都子|Matsunaga Ritsuko|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Ritchan|りっちゃん}} :{{voiced by|Yuka Maruyama|}} :Ritsuko is an artillery officer assigned to one of the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s torpedo tubes. ;{{Nihongo|Kayoko Himeji|姫路 果代子|Himeji Kayoko|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Kayo|かよちゃん|Kayo-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Rui Tanabe]]|}} :Kayoko is an artillery officer assigned to one of the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s torpedo tubes. ;{{Nihongo|Kaede Marikōji|万里小路 楓|Marikōji Kaede|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Marikōji|まりこうじさん|Marikōji-san}} :{{voiced by|Sakura Nakamura|}} :Sonar Personnel as well as the Bugler of the ship, Marikōji is surprisingly skilled with [[naginata]] techniques.
===Navigation=== ;{{Nihongo|Satoko Katsuta|勝田 聡子|Katsuta Satoko|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Sato|サトちゃん|Sato-chan}} :{{voiced by|Chisato Satsuki|}} :Satoko is a navigation officer and the interim helmsman of the ''Harekaze''. She is often candid and unafraid to be straightforward, and tends to end her sentences with "zona". ;{{Nihongo|Hideko Yamashita|山下 秀子|Yamashita Hideko|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Shū|しゅうちゃん|Shū-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Yō Taichi]]|}} :Hideko is a navigation officer assigned to the port-side of the ship. She's always seen with her eyes closed. ;{{Nihongo|Mayumi Uchida|内田 まゆみ|Uchida Mayumi|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Mayu|まゆちゃん|Mayu-chan}} :{{voiced by|Emi Miyajima|}} :Mayumi is a navigation officer assigned to the Starboard-side of the ship. ;{{Nihongo|Tsugumi Yagi|八木 鶫|Yagi Tsugumi|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Tsugu|つぐちゃん|Tsugu-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Nanami Yamashita]]|}} :[[Sonar technician]] of the ship, Tsugumi is quite skilled in communication. ;{{Nihongo|Megumi Uda|宇田 慧|Uda Megumi|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Meg|めぐちゃん|Megu-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Akane Fujita]]|}} ;{{Nihongo|Machiko Noma|野間 マチコ|Noma Machiko|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Matchy|マッチ|Matchi}} :{{voiced by|[[Yū Kobayashi]]|}} :Machiko is the look-out of the ''Harekaze'' with hyperopia, thus wears glasses. She is quite skilled at shooting squirt guns.
===Engineering=== ;{{Nihongo|Maron Yanagiwara|柳原 麻侖|Yanagiwara Maron|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Maron|マロンちゃん|Maron-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Natsumi Takamori]]}} :Chief of engineering of the ''Harekaze'', Maron the shortest among her staff. ;{{Nihongo|Hiromi Kuroki|黒木 洋美|Kuroki Hiromi|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Kuro|クロちゃん|Kuro-chan}} :{{voiced by|Natsuki Aikawa}} :Hiromi is the assistant engineer of the ''Harekaze'' and Maron's best friend. She is one of the more mature-looking members of the crew. Hiromi is quite skilled in sumo wrestling. ;{{Nihongo|Reo Wakasa|若狭 麗緒|Wakasa Reo|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Reo|レオちゃん|Reo-chan}} :{{voiced by|Ayaka Shimizu}} :Reo is one of the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s engineer who likes to play cards and gossiping. ;{{Nihongo|Sakura Ise|伊勢 桜良|Ise Sakura|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Sakura|サクラちゃん|Sakura-chan}} :{{voiced by|Sanae Fuku}} :Sakura is one of the ''Harekaze''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> engineer who likes to play cards and talk rumors. ;{{Nihongo|Runa Suruga|駿河 留奈|Suruga Runa|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Luna|ルナちゃん|Runa-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Ari Ozawa]]}} :Runa is of the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s engineer who likes to play cards and gossiping. ;{{Nihongo|Sora Hirota|広田 空|Hirota Sora|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Sora|ソラちゃん|Sora-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Sayaka Kaneko]]}} :Sora is of the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s engineer who likes to play cards and spread rumors. ;{{Nihongo|Hime Wazumi|和住 媛萌|Wazumi Hime|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Hime|ひめちゃん|Hime-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Hiyori Nitta]]}} :Hime is an engineering officer assigned to check for ship damage and supplies. ;{{Nihongo|Momo Aoki|青木 百々|Aoki Momo|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Momo|モモちゃん|Momo-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Ayuru Ōhashi]]}} :Momo is an engineering officer assigned to check for ship damage and supplies.
===Logistics=== ;{{Nihongo|Mimi Tōmatsu|等松 美海|Tōmatsu Mimi|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Mimi|ミミちゃん|Mimi-chan}} :{{voiced by|Airi Ōtsu|}} :Mimi is head of Logistics with an affection for the ship's look-out Matchy. ;{{Nihongo|Mikan Irako|伊良子 美甘|Irako Mikan|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Mikan|ミカンちゃん|Mikan-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Momo Asakura]]|}} :Mikan is the head cook of the ''Harekaze''. ;{{Nihongo|Homare Kinesaki|杵崎 ほまれ|Kinesaki Homare|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Hotchan|ほっちゃん}} :{{voiced by|[[Kanae Itō]]|}} :Homare is one of the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s chefs and Akane's twin sister. ;{{Nihongo|Akane Kinesaki|杵崎 あかね|Kinesaki Akane|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Atchan|あっちゃん}} :{{voiced by|[[Kanae Itō]]|}} :Akane is one of the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s chefs and Homare's twin sister. ;{{Nihongo|Minami Kaburagi|鏑木 美波|Kaburagi Minami|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Kaburagi|鏑木さん|Kaburagi-san}} :{{voiced by|[[Kana Asumi]]|}} :Kaburagi is the medic of the ''Harekaze''. Known as the first genius graduating from the Marine medical university, she is on board to complete her sea training. Her investigation on the virus-carrying creature that infected the Chief artillery officer and causing the other ships to go astray led her to develop an antibody to solve the virus problem. She usually gives Akeno advice and likes to say Chinese proverbs and idioms.
===Others=== ;{{Nihongo|Moeka China|知名 もえか|China Moeka|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Moka|もかちゃん|Moka-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Sora Amamiya]]|}} :Akeno's childhood friend and captain of the [[Japanese battleship Musashi|''Musashi'']]. ;{{nihongo|Wilhelmina Braunschweig Ingenohl Friedeburg<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hai-furi.com/sp/character/06_02/|script-title=ja:ヴィルヘルミーナ・ブラウンシュヴァイク・インゲノール・フリーデブルク|trans-title=Wilhelmina Braunschweig Ingenohl Friedeburg|access-date=May 11, 2016|language=ja|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513025726/http://www.hai-furi.com/sp/character/06_02/ |url-status=live }}</ref>|ヴィルヘルミーナ・ブラウンシュヴァイク・インゲノール・フリーデブルク|Viruherumīna Buraunshuvaiku Ingenōru Furīdeburuku|extra2=/}} {{nihongo|Mi|ミーちゃん|Mī-chan}} :{{voiced by|[[Hiromi Igarashi]]}} :Wilhelmina is a student of Wilhelmshaven Maritime High School and deputy captain of the [[German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee|German cruiser ''Admiral Graf Spee'']]. She is rescued by Akeno after she fled from her ship and joins her on the ''Harekaze'' but the real reason was that her captain ordered her to escape in order not to fall victim to the virus infection that spread to the whole ship. An expert on anti-submarine warfare, she later becomes Mashiro's roommate and an assistant to the bridge crew in their journey. ;{{Nihongo|Kaoru Furushō|古庄 薫|Furushō Kaoru}} :{{voiced by|[[Megumi Toyoguchi]]}} :Kaoru is captain of the ''Sarushima'' who teaches the students of the ''Harekaze''. At the start of sea training, she attacked them but is unable to remember why after coming to her senses. It was later found out that it was due to a virus-infected rodent-like creature. ;{{Nihongo|Mayuki Munetani|宗谷 真雪|Munetani Mayuki}} :{{voiced by|[[Yūko Kaida]]}} :The principal of Naval Academy and Mashiro's mother. ;{{nihongo|Mashimo Munetani|宗谷 真霜|Munetani Mashimo}} :{{voiced by|[[Mai Nakahara]]}} :Mashiro's older sister and a member of the Blue Mermaids. ;{{Nihongo|Isoroku|五十六}} :{{voiced by|Satoshi Tsuruoka}} :Isoroku is a cat who lives on the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s bridge. He is seemingly immune to the effects of the virus, therefore handling infected rodent-like creatures without problems.
==Media== ===Anime=== The anime series, produced by [[Production IMS]], was broadcast in Japan from April 9 to June 25, 2016, and was simulcast by [[Crunchyroll]], [[Daisuki (website)|Daisuki]], and [[Funimation]].<ref>{{cite web|title=On Air|url=http://www.hai-furi.com/onair/|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=May 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525172355/http://www.hai-furi.com/onair/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-09/crunchyroll-adds-piacevole-manga-wagamama-high-spec-usakame-anime/.100856|first=Jennifer|last=Sherman|title=Crunchyroll Adds Piacevole Manga, Wagamama High Spec, Usakame Anime|website=Anime News Ntwork|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=April 9, 2016|access-date=May 5, 2016|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513111632/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-04-09/crunchyroll-adds-piacevole-manga-wagamama-high-spec-usakame-anime/.100856 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://haifuriusa.com/sp/news/?article_id=38048 |title=Streaming Starts This Saturday!!|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=May 5, 2016|language=ja|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427232957/http://haifuriusa.com/sp/news/?article_id=38048 |archive-date=April 27, 2016}}</ref> The series was directed by Yuu Nobuta and written by [[Reiko Yoshida]], with original character designs by {{Interlanguage link|Atto (artist)|ja|3=あっと|lt=Atto}} and character designs by Naoto Nakamura. The opening theme is "High Free Spirits" by [[TrySail]] while the ending theme is "Ripple Effect" by [[Luna Haruna]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-05/nozomi-furuki-atsumi-tanezaki-join-hai-furi-anime-cast/.99432|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|title=Nozomi Furuki, Atsumi Tanezaki Join ''Hai-Furi'' Anime's Cast|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=March 3, 2016 |access-date=March 5, 2016 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306100835/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-05/nozomi-furuki-atsumi-tanezaki-join-hai-furi-anime-cast/.99432 |url-status=live }}</ref> A character song single titled {{Nihongo|"Watashi-tachi Kinenbi"|わたしたち記念日||"Our Anniversary"}} performed by [[Shiina Natsukawa]] and [[Sora Amamiya]] was released on April 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ミュージック|trans-title=Music|url=http://www.hai-furi.com/music/|url-status=live|website=High School Fleet official website|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219172745/https://www.hai-furi.com/music/ |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |access-date=May 5, 2016}}</ref> The series is licensed in North America by [[Aniplex of America]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-19/aniplex-usa-adds-asterisk-war-2nd-season-hai-furi-anime/.99988|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|title=Aniplex USA Adds Asterisk War 2nd Season, Hai-Furi Anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=March 19, 2016|access-date=May 5, 2016|archive-date=2018-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902091334/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-03-19/aniplex-usa-adds-asterisk-war-2nd-season-hai-furi-anime/.99988 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aniplexusa.com/pdf/PRAniplexofAmericaAcquiresHaifuriandAsteriskWar.pdf|title=Aniplex of America Acquires Haifuri and The Asterisk War Second Season for their Spring Lineup|website=Aniplex USA|date=March 18, 2015|access-date=May 6, 2016|archive-date=April 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428050741/http://www.aniplexusa.com/pdf/PRAniplexofAmericaAcquiresHaifuriandAsteriskWar.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> The anime has been licensed in the UK by [[Anime Limited]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-28/anime-limited-updates-from-london-mcm-comic-con/.102602|first=Andrew|last=Osmond|title=Anime Limited Updates from London MCM Comic Con |website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=May 28, 2016 |access-date=May 28, 2016 |archive-date=May 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530083113/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-28/anime-limited-updates-from-london-mcm-comic-con/.102602 |url-status=live }}</ref> A two-part [[original video animation]] project was released between March 31 and May 24, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 14, 2017|first=Rafael Antonio|last=Pineda|title=High School Fleet Anime's 2-Part OVA Ships on May 24 |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-14/high-school-fleet-anime-2-part-ova-ships-on-may-24/.112226|url-status=live|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829114617/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-02-14/high-school-fleet-anime-2-part-ova-ships-on-may-24/.112226 |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |access-date=February 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-24/haifuri-high-school-fleet-anime-gets-ova-project-in-2017/.106844|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|title=Haifuri/High School Fleet Anime Gets OVA Project in 2017|website=[[Anime News Network]]|publisher=Kadokawa Group|date=September 24, 2016|access-date=September 24, 2016|archive-date=September 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925134843/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-24/haifuri-high-school-fleet-anime-gets-ova-project-in-2017/.106844|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, scholar Takayoshi Yamamura noted that the series was produced in the collaboration with the [[JMSDF]]. Yamamura further explained that the series worked with the Kanagawa Provincial Cooperation Office to make a recruiting poster for JSDF members and noted that the JMSDF used their official Twitter account to emphasize their active collaboration, with criticism of them for being "too outspoken."<ref name="Yamamura">{{cite journal |last=Yamamura |first=Takayoshi |date=2017 |title=Cooperation Between Anime Producers and the Japan Self-Defense Force: Creating Fantasy and/or Propaganda? |journal=Journal of War & Culture Studies |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=8–23 |doi=10.1080/17526272.2017.1396077 |hdl=2115/74922 |s2cid=165803736 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
====Episode list==== {{Episode table |background= |overall= |title= |titleR= |airdate= |airdateR= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = In a Pinch on Our Maiden Voyage! | TranslitTitle = Hatsu Kōkai de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 初航海でピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/01/|script-title=ja:初航海でピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=July 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727044643/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/01/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|4|9}} | ShortSummary = Admiring female Marines known as the Blue Mermaids since childhood, Akeno Misaki enrolls at Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School in order to become one herself. After briefly reuniting with her childhood friend Moeka China, who is assigned as captain on the ship ''Musashi'', Akeno is assigned as captain on the destroyer ship ''Harekaze'', much to the ire of Deputy Captain Mashiro Munetani. As the ships head off towards nautical lessons, the ''Harekaze'', which is running late due to engine troubles, suddenly comes under attack from the instructor's ship, the ''Sarushima''. After narrowly evading attacks with no response from the instructor, Akeno makes the decision to launch a dummy torpedo at the ''Sarushima'' so they can safely retreat. However, this leads to the ''Sarushima'' reporting that the ''Harekaze'' has mutinied. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = In a Pinch During the Pursuit! | TranslitTitle = Tsuigekisarete Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 追撃されてピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/02/|script-title=ja:追撃されてピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924133920/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/02/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|4|16}} | ShortSummary = After looking over the damage done during their encounter with the ''Sarushima'', the ''Harekaze'' starts making its way to the nearest port in the hopes of explaining themselves to the authorities. Along the way, however, they come under pursuit from the German pocket battleship ''Admiral Graf Spee''. Faced with unfavorable battle odds, Akeno comes up with the idea to use the smoke from the ship's funnel as a smokescreen in order to get a shot in. During this, a small craft leaving the ''Graf Spee'' gets hit in the crossfire, prompting Akeno to set out and rescue its pilot. After the ''Harekaze'' gets to safety with the pilot in tow, Akeno receives a distress call from Moeka, telling her that the ''Musashi'' is in danger. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = In a Pinch in Pajamas! | TranslitTitle = Pajama de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = パジャマでピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/03/|script-title=ja:パジャマでピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924143823/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/03/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|4|23}} | ShortSummary = As Akeno becomes worried about Moeka's distress call, the ''Harekaze'' intercepts a message reporting the ship's alleged mutiny. Later that night, the ship comes across the ''I-201'', a submarine from Toumai marine boys' high school and attempts to send a message to them, only to once again come under attack. As the girls try to evade the submarine's torpedoes, the rescued German pilot, Wilhelmina Braunschweig Ingelner Friedeburg, wakes up and helps the crew fight off the submarine. After managing to escape, Wilhelmina informs Akeno that something on the ''Spee'' caused her crew to stop obeying orders. As the ship receives orders from Yokosuka's principal to return to school, Wilhelmina moves into Mashiro's room. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Maidens in a Pinch! | TranslitTitle = Otome no Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 乙女のピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/04/|script-title=ja:乙女のピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924154909/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/04/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|4|30}} | ShortSummary = Needing more supplies for the ship, particularly toilet paper, Akeno and a few others make an excursion to a nearby ocean shopping mall. Meanwhile, as Mashiro has worries about being compared to her mother, the principal, a peculiar rodent is picked up on the ship. Just as the girls get their supplies, they are confronted by some Blue Mermaids who capture Akeno. As ships surround the ''Harekaze'', Shima Tateishi suddenly becomes possessed by something and starts shooting at the other ships until Wilhelmina stops her. Afterwards, it is revealed the ships are those of the Safety Oversight Office, who believe in the ''Harekaze''{{'}}s innocence and give them some supplies. Meanwhile, the rodent that was found in the box picked up earlier is sent to the medical room, where Minami decides to investigate it, believing it to be not a hamster or a rat. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Pinched by the Musashi! | TranslitTitle = Musashi de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 武蔵でピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/05/|script-title=ja:武蔵でピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924142544/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/05/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|7}} | ShortSummary = As the ''Harekaze'' takes a well-earned break, the Blue Mermaids interview the instructor who attacked the ''Harekaze'', Kaoru Furushou, who can't remember what drove her to do so, while Akeno talks with Rin, who is worried about her cowardly personality. Meanwhile, a group of instructor ships from Toumai Marine boys high school go to investigate the ''Musashi'', only to suddenly come under attack from it. Back at the ''Harekaze'', as the girls hold a welcoming party for Wilhelmina, they are requested to investigate the situation with the ''Musashi''. Despite Mashiro's warning, Akeno goes off on her own to rescue Moeka, but crashes her skipper just as she gets near. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = In a Mined Pinch! | TranslitTitle = Kirai de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 機雷でピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/06/|script-title=ja:機雷でピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924153510/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/06/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|14}} | ShortSummary = Upon returning to the ''Harekaze'', Akeno takes a bath with the engineers, sharing her worries about Moeka with Wilhelmina and Rin. Later, Minami discovers that the cause of their electrical equipment malfunctioning was the rodent, which was carrying a virus that caused Shima to act the way she did earlier. The ''Harekaze'' soon finds itself surrounded by mines, prompting the crew to do some minesweeping. When the two skipper crew, Kayoko Himeji and Ritsuko Matsunaga, get caught up in an underwater explosion, Rin manages to convince Mashiro to let her and Akeno set out to safely rescue them. Meanwhile, Minami decides to try an antibody she created for the virus on herself. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = In a Stormy Pinch! | TranslitTitle = Arashi de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 嵐でピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/07/|script-title=ja:嵐でピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503005929/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/07/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|21}} | ShortSummary = Due to a shortage, the crew has to conserve water by drinking ramune and using seawater for showers and cleaning until they can replenish supplies. They soon run into some luck when they come across some rain, only for it to suddenly turn into a storm. This leads Akeno to reveal that she has a fear of lightning, as it reminds her of the day she became separated from her parents during a shipwreck, whose whereabouts are still unknown. The ''Harekaze'' soon learns of a stranded mall ship and are sent to help evacuate its passengers. As Mashiro and Wilhelmina lead a rescue party, Mashiro gets caught up in a flood while rescuing a cat named Tamonmaru. Just as Mashiro laments her bad luck, she is rescued by the Blue Mermaids, who take Minami's antibody with them, while Tamonmaru's owners deciding to let him stay with Mashiro aboard the ''Harekaze''. After the rescue mission, the ''Harekaze'' sails through a fog not knowing another ship was just near them. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = In a Pinch with the Hiei! | TranslitTitle = Hiei de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 比叡でピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/08/|script-title=ja:比叡でピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924152053/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/08/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|5|28}} | ShortSummary = While sailing out of the fog, the ''Harekaze'' encounters another ship of their school. Initially assuming to be the ''Musashi'', it turns out to be the ''Hiei''. The school orders the ship to monitor the Hiei while avoiding being hit as reinforcements from the Blue Mermaids were deployed, arriving in four hours. The crew realizes that their course was leading to a residential area and worries that the infection will spread from the ''Hiei'' to the residents. Meanwhile, Mashimo visits her mother, the principal at the school explaining the source of the infection and how it began. Meanwhile, Akeno devises a strategy and receives permission from the principal to execute it in order to stop the ''Hiei''. The plan was successful with the ''Hiei'' running aground and the Blue Mermaids arrive, led by Mashiro's other elder sister, Mafuyu. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Mina in a Pinch! | TranslitTitle = Mīna de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = ミーナでピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/09/|script-title=ja:ミーナでピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924141011/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/09/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|6|4}} | ShortSummary = Upon splitting up with the Blue Mermaids to investigate two large ships headed in different locations, the ''Harekaze'' come across the ''Admiral Spee'', Wilhelmina's ship. The ''Harekaze'' launches an attack on the ''Spee'' in an attempt to stop it, only to find it is not trying to evade their torpedoes, keeping them from targeting their weak point. Remember her last encounter with the ''Spee'', Akeno, Wilhelmina, and some others take skippers to sneak aboard while the ''Harekaze'' distracts it. As Akeno's group make their way past the infected ''Spee'' crew, Wilhelmina faces off against her captain, Thea Kreutzer, and Kaburagi manages to administer with the vaccine, stopping the ''Spee'''s attack. As Wilhelmina returns to ''Spee'', she has a tearful farewell with Coco. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Happy at the Equator Festival! | TranslitTitle = Sekidōsai de Happī! | NativeTitle = 赤道祭でハッピー！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/10/|script-title=ja:赤道祭でハッピー！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=January 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123161345/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/10/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|6|11}} | ShortSummary = Since ''Harekaze'' reached the equator, engineer Maron Yanagiwara decides to organize an [[Line-crossing ceremony|Equator Festival]] on the ''Harekaze''. Meanwhile, the Blue Mermaids prepare an operation to distribute the antibody to the other infected ships, requesting help from the other students. As the day approaches, Maron becomes upset when she finds that no one seems to be excited for the festival. She soon cheers up when Hime Wazumi builds a [[palanquin]] for the event, and the other girls soon start getting into it. The festivities soon get underway with various performances and attractions, including a play, a sumo tournament, and finally a sing-along. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = In a Pinch with a Battleship's Big Cannon! | TranslitTitle = Daikan Kyohō de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 大艦巨砲でピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/11/|script-title=ja:大艦巨砲でピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924133100/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/11/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|6|18}} | ShortSummary = Akeno becomes anxious over putting her crewmates in danger again as the ''Harekaze'' is sent to pursue the ''Musashi''. While the Blue Mermaids try to rescue and stop the ''Musashi'', Moeka, who has been trapped on the bridge with a few crewmates, recalls how the rest of her crew became infected and took control over the ship. As the Blue Mermaids ships begin to diminish under the ''Musashi'''s firepower, Akeno expresses her fears about letting her crewmates get hurt. Receiving some advice from Maron, Mashiro and the rest of the crew give Akeno their support, encouraging her to take action and head off to rescue the ''Musashi''. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = In a Pinch with the Last Battle! | TranslitTitle = Rasuto Batoru de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = ラストバトルでピンチ！<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/12/|script-title=ja:ラストバトルでピンチ！|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=March 14, 2020|language=ja|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924143146/https://www.hai-furi.com/tv/story/12/|url-status=live}}</ref> | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|6|25}} | ShortSummary = The ''Harekaze'' begin their approach towards the ''Musashi'', launching all of its torpedoes at the stern to slow it down. As the ''Harekaze'' take heavy damage from the Musashi's heavy firepower, they are aided by the arrival of their school's ships including ''Hiei'', ''Maikaze'', ''Hamakaze'', ''Graf Spee'' (Wilhelmina's ship), and ''Tenjin'' (instructor Furushou's ship). With everyone's support, the ''Harekaze'' launches a rocket to create a smoke screen over the ''Musashi'', allowing them to board the ship, leading to a long-awaited reunion between Akeno and Moeka. After returning everyone safely home, the ''Harekaze'' sinks at dockside as a result of all the damage it took, earning everyone's respect and honor for the journey it went through. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = OVA 1 | Title = Kōko Nosa in a Pinch! | TranslitTitle = Kōko Nosa de Pinchi! | NativeTitle = 納沙幸子がピンチ！ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|3|31}} | ShortSummary = Following the incident, Coco, concerned over rumors that the Harekaze class may be dissolved due to lacking a ship, is tasked with delivering sealed orders from the principal to all of her classmates during their time off from school. As Coco's unease causes the rumor to spread further, many of the Harekaze students start getting scouted by the other ships. Convinced that the sealed orders are transfer notices, Coco confides in Wilhelmina, who offers to let her transfer to her ship in such an event. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = OVA 2 | Title = Kōko Nosa Still in a Pinch!? | TranslitTitle = Kōko Nosa mo Pinchi!? | NativeTitle = 納沙幸子もピンチ！？ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|5|24}} | ShortSummary = Worried that the sealed orders dissolves the Harekaze class, Coco launches a petition to prevent it. Coco goes around asking for signatures with little success. After asking Minami, she decides to hold a special event to draw in people to sign it. Coco and her classmates set up a festival and the event is successful. At the designated time, the class assembles to open the sealed envelope, and the orders state that the class has been reassigned to a new ship, the Y469. The ship is equipped and furnished with items from their old ship that was lifted out of the sea. While the ship was going to be named the Okikaze, Akeno is given the right to name the ship and calls it the Harekaze II. The class heads out to sea for their next adventure while paying their respects to their old ship as they pass by. }} }}
===Video game=== A smartphone game for iOS and Android devices titled {{nihongo|''High School Fleet: Kantai Battle de Pinch!''|ハイスクール・フリート 艦隊バトルでピンチ！|Hai Sukūru Furīto: Kantai Batoru de Pinchi!}} has been announced for release in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ハイスクール・フリート 艦隊バトルでピンチ！|url=https://hai-furi-app.com|website=High School Fleet official website|access-date=December 14, 2017|language=ja|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506085541/https://hai-furi-app.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was later pushed back to Spring 2019 due to the need for refinement. Pre-registration began at the same time as the initial announcement. The video game was officially released on March 27, 2019. An announcement was made on February 26, 2020, that the game would be ending service on March 25 at 2:00pm JST.{{Citation needed|date=February 2026}}
[[Aniplex]] partnered with [[Wargaming (company)|Wargaming]] to bring the world and characters of ''High School Fleet'' to the online video game ''[[World of Warships]]'' <ref>{{Cite news|title=More Commanders, More Camo|url=https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/common/everything-is-fine/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180120011045/https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/common/everything-is-fine/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 20, 2018}}</ref>
===Film=== {{Main|High School Fleet: The Movie}} The official website announced the production of an anime film on April 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|title=High School Fleet Gets New Anime Film|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-07/high-school-fleet-gets-new-anime-film/.130080|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 7, 2018|date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=April 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407153601/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-07/high-school-fleet-gets-new-anime-film/.130080|url-status=live}}</ref> The film is produced by [[A-1 Pictures]] and directed by Jun Nakagawa, with Yuu Nobuta serving as chief director. Takaaki Suzuki and Kunihiko Okada are credited as the film's scriptwriters. The rest of the main staff and cast from the anime series are returning to reprise their roles.<ref>{{cite web|first=Egan|last=Loo|title=High School Fleet Anime Film's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, Early Spring 2020 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-14/high-school-fleet-anime-film-teaser-unveils-cast-staff-early-spring-2020-debut/.145719|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 14, 2019|date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414124802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-14/high-school-fleet-anime-film-teaser-unveils-cast-staff-early-spring-2020-debut/.145719|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released in Japan on January 18, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|first=Jennifer|last=Sherman|title=High School Fleet Anime Film Reveals 6 More Cast Members, Song, January 18 Opening|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-09/high-school-fleet-anime-film-reveals-6-more-cast-members-song-january-18-opening/.152050|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 9, 2019|date=October 9, 2019|archive-date=March 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307151953/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-09/high-school-fleet-anime-film-reveals-6-more-cast-members-song-january-18-opening/.152050|url-status=live}}</ref>
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