Line #16 YMMV/HighSchoolFleet


1	* AccidentalInnuendo: One of the cooks wears an apron with an ''extremely'' phallic-looking squid and droplets of water that look like they're shooting out of its.... err, ''tip''.
2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Is Mike as cheerful and carefree as the series portrays, or is this all a front to keep her crew's morale since she fully understands the dire circumstances that the ''Harekaze'' is currently in?
3	* CompleteMonster: The Movie: [[BigBad The Pirate Leader]] is a ruthless and merciless leader who wants to murder thousands of innocents in the maritime cities of Japan. He [[ManipulativeBastard manipulates Susan Reyes into believing he will help find her missing father]] so he can have someone assist him. The Pirate Leader [[HostageSituation kidnaps and holds hostage many innocent people]], threatening them to make the seafort operational. Had he succeeded in using the seafort, he would have caused massive casualties.
4	* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[GermanicEfficiency Wilhelmina]] seems to be quite popular, as a foreign character who manages not to be a [[FunnyForeigner walking stereotype]]. In addition, she also appeals herself to many of the naval buffs tuning into the show by displaying a good grasp of tactics, which many of the crew of the ''Harekaze'' ...really don't.
5	* FanNickname: "Captain [[VideoGame/KanColle Error Musume]]" for Mike, due to looking like that character.
6	* FriendlyFandoms: With ''VideoGame/KanColle'' and ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', due to the obvious similarities and parallels. ''Kantai Collection'' due to the focus on WWII ships and naval battles, and ''Girls Und Panzer'' due to the premise of high school girls crewing WWII vehicles. Also with ''{{VideoGame/World of Warships}}'' players due to the anime portrayal of a destroyer as the main cast's vessel is almost similar to what players experienced playing as destroyers in the game. This link only intensified when ''Harukaze'' and ''Graf Spee'' in their [=HaiFuri=] colors and captains became available in game.
7	* [[HoYay Les Yay]]:
8	** The companion manga is full of this. Hiromi Kuroki enrolls at Yokosuka after she meets Mashiro at a Blue Mermaid PR event, and her ChildhoodFriend Maron only follows her because she wants to keep an eye on Hiromi.
9	** In-series, Kuroki seems to constantly worry about Mashiro, something Maron clearly disapproves about.
10	** Mimi Toumatsu, the chief accountant of the ''Harekaze'', is attracted to ship lookout Machiko Noma, as she thinks that the latter is "cool".
11	** And let's not get into the touchy-feely nature of ChildhoodFriends Mike and Moka's relationship. [[spoiler:When they finally get to see each other again at the end, it almost feels more like a reunion between separated lovers than friends.]]
12	* {{Narm}}: It gets difficult to feel sad about the sinking of the [[spoiler:''Harekaze'']] when you realize that she ''sank in harbor'' and theoretically could be raised again at any time!
13	* NarmCharm: Most of the charisma of this show is based on how cute 15-year-old girls behave like severe professional sailors. This effect is achieved even more strongly in foreign translations (especially strongly in english, russian and dutch), when girls begin to use the naval slang.
14	* MemeticMutation:
15	** Fans have joked that the series should instead be called ''The Hunt for Harekaze'', due to the plot similarities to ''Film/TheHuntForRedOctober'', where a rogue ship is being hunted down by the world's navies. This isn't a coincidence, as [[WordOfGod the writers]] admitted that they drew influence from the film.
16	** With the revelation in episode 4 [[spoiler:that the cause of all those ships going rogue ''might'' be because of an unknown species of ''hamster'' spreading a HatePlague]], some people have been comparing it instead to ''VideoGame/{{Freelancer}}'', which features, among other things, an independent ship getting targeted by previously friendly factions with little reason [[spoiler:because it turns out they were mind-controlled by aliens]].
17	** The Steering's rap of the 10th episode is very popular on Website/YouTube due to its catchiness and incredible narmy.
18	** When the ''Admiral Graf Spee'' showed up in episode 2, naturally this spawned "Girls und Panzerschiffe" jokes.

Context YMMV / HighSchoolFleet