Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea (anime)

Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea is an anime series by studio ufotable based on the game of the same name by Kadokawa Games. Zack Snyder, known for directing Rebel Moon and 300, co-directed the series with Sword Art Online: Alicization director Manabu Ono and The Walking Dead director Greg Nicotero, and Tomonori Sudō, Atsushi Ikariya, and Hisayuki Tabata drew original character designs. The anime's story is written by Zack Snyder, joined by writers T.S. Nowlin, Rei Hiroe, and Shay Hatten. The series consists of two cours with each containing thirteen roughly 1 hour and 30 minute episodes and features original content scripted by Kensuke Tanaka, the creative director of Kantai Collection and Angela Kang, the writer of The Walking Dead.
The series expands into related media, including the sequel series Kantai Collection EX -another side-, as well as the entire series' manga and video game adaptation. Five new projects have been produced: Kantai Collection: The Waves of Prejudice featuring Shane Marcus and Shiranui in London, Kantai Collection: The Book of Rei featuring Rei's backstory, Kantai Collection: The Dance of Guns and Roses featuring Maria Wayne and John Francis on a dangerous mission in Rio de Janeiro, Kantai Collection: Swarm of Evil featuring Owen Devlin on his journey, and The Crimson Duke of Fire adapting the fictional story of Akigumo's manga produced into movie. The four spin-off movie projects would later be reworked into episodes under The Kantai Collection Anthology.
==Plot==
In the year of 2010s, humanity faces the threat of the Abyssal fleet which has taken over the seas. Over the course of nearly 20 years, the Abyssals wreck havoc upon coastal cities and harbours, resulting into the pandemic of a deadly virus called the Abyssal Virus. Humanity responds by developing weaponized outfits and exosuits for genetically special human children to don and possess the spirit of historical naval vessels in order to counter them. An orphaned teenager named Shane Marcus finds himself in the center of the conflict and must find his place in a whole new world as tensions arise not only due to the Abyssals but also due to other humans with their own set of laws and morals.
==Voice Cast==
===Japanese Voice Cast ===
Main Cast
*Natsuki Hanae as Shane Marcus
*Rina Hidaka as Kisaragi
*Akira Ishida as John Francis
*Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Aiden Mitchell
*Sumire Uesaka as Fubuki
*Saki Fujita as Shiranui
*Kotono Mitsuishi as Julia Nicholson
*Ayaka Asai as Yuki Masamune
*Mamoru Miyano as Terrence James
*Ayane Sakura as Karen Steinfield
*Megumi Toyoguchi as Tenryuu
*Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Darren Smokes
*Yumi Tanibe as Yuudachi
*Kotaro Nishiyama as Corey Baxton
*Reia Inoko as Megumi Hirata
*Haruka Yamazaki as Amanda Rivers
*Rie Kugimiya as Jiroyoshi
*Junya Enoki as Owen Devlin
*Rina Hidaka as Mutsuki
*Ryota Ozawa as Jack Deaconhouse
*Tetsuya Kakihara as Keisuke "K-Dog"
*Hiroko Kiso as Alana Leonard
*Shiki Aoki as Wo
*Kensho Ono as Steve Higgs
*Yu Sasahara as Maria Wayne
*Sora Amamiya as Carrie Newton
*Eiji Takemoto as Max Russell
Supporting Cast
*Aoi Yuki as Emily Leonard
*Ayana Taketatsu as Yamato
*Ayane Sakura as 
**Shimakaze
**Sendai
**Nagato
**Mutsu
*Ayumu Murase as Joel Burke
*Daisuke Hirakawa as Maxiehn
*Harumi Sakurai as Sarah Leonard
*Hiroe Oka as Kirsten Williams
*Hiroki Goto as Tobias Henderson
*Hiroshi Kamiya as Eugene Connor
*Hiroyuki Yoshino as Billy
*Honoka Kuroki as Marina Leonard
*Iori Nomizu as 
**Zuikaku
**Shoukaku
*Jun Fukuyama as ATLAS
*Kenji Sugimura as Patrick
*Kenjiro Tsuda as Josh Winter
*Koichi Yamadera as Sebastian Hansen
*Koji Yusa as Nicholas Steinfield
*Nao Toyama as Kirishima
*Ryunosuke Kamiki as Chris Leonard
*Sarah Emi Bridcutt as Yuubari
*Satsuki Yukino as Sarah Marcus
*Seichiro Yamashita as Aaron Ulmer
*Shu Watanabe as Glenn
*Subaru Kimura as Diego Takamura
*Tadanobu Asano as Stephen Ichiro Graves
*Takahiro Sakurai as Tyler Furman
*Takehito Koyasu as William Marcus
*Yui Ishikawa as Natalie Marcus
*Yuina Yamada as Bela Ingrid
*Yuka Otsubo as Natalie Wong
**Ooi
**Kitakami
**Furutaka
**Kako
*Yumi Tanibe as Shigure
===English Voice Cast===
Main Cast
*Johnny Yong Bosch as Shane Marcus
*Kayli Mills as Kisaragi
*Patrick Pedraza as John Francis
*Bryce Papenbrook as Aiden Mitchell
*Brianna Knickerbocker as Fubuki
*Ashly Burch as Shiranui
*Charlize Theron as Julia Nicholson
*Sophie Turner as Yuki Masamune
*Jeff Schine as Terrence James
*Xanthe Huynh as Karen Steinfield
*Rosa Salazar as Tenryuu
*Ray Chase as Darren Smokes
*Erica Mendez as Yuudachi
*Slink Johnson as Corey Baxton
*Margaret Qualley as Megumi Hirata
*Stephanie Panisello as Amanda Rivers
*Josh Gad as Jiroyoshi
*Austin Tindle as Owen Devlin
*Jackie Lastra as Mutsuki
*Nat Wolff as Jack Deaconhouse
*Max Mittelman as Keisuke "K-Dog"
*Dorothy Elias-Fahn as Alana Leonard
*Melissa Fahn as Wo
*Callan McAuliffe as Steve Higgs
*Brynn Aprill as Maria Wayne
*Katherine Langford as Carrie Newton
*Joshua Mikel as Max Russell
Supporting Cast
*A.J. Cook as Kako
*Alan Ritchson as Patrick
*Amber Lee Connors as Ooi
*Anairis Quinones as Natalie Wong
*Asher Angel as Aaron Ulmer
*Benedict Cumberbatch as Sebastian Hansen
*Blake Cooper as Chris Leonard
*Britt Baron as Furutaka
*Brittney Karbowski as Sendai
*Carrie Savage as Sarah Leonard
*Cate Blanchett as Kirsten Williams
*Cherami Leigh as Emily Leonard
*Christina Kelly as Yamato
*Cody Walker as Tyler Furman
*Daman Mills as Joel Burke
*Erik Aadahl as ATLAS
*Erika Harlacher as Natalie Marcus
*James Napier as Maxiehn
*Jim Sturgess as Eugene Connor
*Joel Kinnaman as Josh Winter
*Kristen McGuire as Yuubari
*Lauren Cohan as Sarah Marcus
*Lisa Reimold as 
**Marina Leonard
**Shigure
*Logan Miller as Tobias Henderson
*Megan Shipman as Shimakaze
*Mikaela Krantz as Shoukaku
*Morgan Berry as Kitakami
*Portia Doubleday as Bela Ingrid
*Rami Malek as Billy
*Sarah Wiedenheft as Zuikaku
*Subaru Kimura as Diego Takamura
*Tadanobu Asano as Stephen Ichiro Graves
*Toby Kebbell as Nicholas Steinfield
*Tom Hiddleston as William Marcus
*Trina Nishimura as Kirishima
*Whitmer Thomas as Glenn
==Media==
===Music===
*Openings:
**shØut by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie (Ep. 2-13)
**FAKEit by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco (Ep. 15-25)
**RE: I AM by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer (Ep. 26)
*Endings:
**shØut by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle & Gemie (Ep. 1)
**Avid by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki (Ep. 2-11)
**FAKEit by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco (Ep. 14)
**Slipping Away (Remix) by Nine Inch Nails (Ep. 12)
**A/Z by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki (Ep. 13-23)
**UnChild by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer (Ep. 24)
**Through My Blood <AM> by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer (Ep. 25)
**StarRingChild by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer (Ep. 26)
*Inserts:
**Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding (Ep. 1)
**UnChild by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Aimer (Ep. 3)
**Holes in the Sky by M83 with HAIM (Ep. 6)
**Doom and Gloom by The Rolling Stones (Ep. 7)
**Somewhat Damaged by Nine Inch Nails (Ep. 17)
**Slipping Away (Remix) by Nine Inch Nails (Ep. 17)
**I Love It (Cobra Starship Remix) by Icona Pop x Charli XCX (Ep. 18)
**Hanging On by Ellie Goulding (Ep. 19)
**Bad Mother F*cker by Machine Gun Kelly ft. Kid Rock (Ep. 19)
**Speakerbox by Bassnectar ft. Lafa Taylor (Ep. 22)
**DARK ARIA by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:XAI (Ep. 25)
**FAKEit by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Laco (Ep. 26)
**21 Guns by Green Day (Ep. 26)
**Alive (Instrumental) by Do As Infinity (Ep. 26)
===Original Soundtrack===
*Kantai Collection The Eternal Sea Original Soundtrack
===Publications===
*Kantai Collection The Eternal Sea (manga)
===Others===
* Kantai Collection The Eternal Sea (video game)
==Production==
Chief Director: 	Zack Snyder
Director: 	Manabu Ono, Greg Nicotero
Original Work: 	DMM.com, Kadokawa Games
Series Composition: 	Angela Kang, Jukki Hanada
Writer: 	Zack Snyder, T.S. Nowlin, Rei Hiroe, Shay Hatten, Kensuke Tanaka, Angela Kang
Character Designs: 	Tomonori Sudō, Atsushi Ikariya, Hisayuki Tabata
Mechanical Designs: 	I-IV, Josh Nizzi, Kōta Moroishi, Tsutomu Miyazawa, Minosu
Director of Photography: 	Yuichi Terao, Simon Duggan
Producers: 	Atsuhiro Iwakami, Deborah Snyder, Gale Anne Hurd, Kensuke Tanaka, Lucy Fisher, Douglas Wick, Zack Snyder
Art Director: 	Koji Eto
Storyboards: 	Arifumi Imai, Takahiro Miura, Tomonori Sudō
3D Graphics: 	ufotable, MADBOX
3D Director: 	Kazuki Nishiwaki
Sound Director: 	Masafumi Mima
Music: 	Hiroyuki Sawano, Tom Holkenborg
Music Production: 	Aniplex, Remote Control Productions, Computer Hell Cabin
Editor: 	Dody Dorn, Jason Ballantine, Manabu Kamino
English Dub Production: 	Bang Zoom! Entertainment
English Dub ADR Director: 	Alex von David, Chris Faiella, Stephanie Sheh, Steve Kniebihly, Tom Keegan
English Dub Casting Director:	Mami Okada
English Dub ADR Writers: 	Brent Friedman, Brian Gray, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Kayli Mills, Marlan Moore, Michael Cudlitz, Peer Pfeiffer
Planning Cooperation: 	Kadokawa
Production Cooperation: 	AMC
Production: 	Paramount Pictures, Legendary Entertainment, The Stone Quarry, ufotable, Aniplex
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== Episodes==
List of Episodes
Listing 	Listing 	Listing 	Listing 	Plot 	Script 	Episode Director
Episode 1 	What Happened That Day 	What Happened That Day 	What Happened That Day 	An orphaned teenager Shane Marcus is drawn into the center of the Abyssal War and tries to find his place in a new world. 	Zack Snyder, T.S. Nowlin, Shay Hatten & Rei Hiroe	Zack Snyder & Greg Nicotero
Episode 2 	An Unstable Mind 	An Unstable Mind 	An Unstable Mind 	After a huge and unexpected loss, Shane struggles as his mental state begin to unravel. 	Hiroyuki Yoshino 	Takahiro Miura
Episode 3 	Consumed 	Consumed 	Consumed 	As suspicions regarding the failed W Island capture operation surfaces, Shane realizes for the first time that the greatest threat in this new world may not be the Abyssals, but those among humanity. 	T.S. Nowlin & Rei Hiroe 	Manabu Ono
Episode 4 	The Ballad of Dragon and Phoenix	The Ballad of Dragon and Phoenix	The Ballad of Dragon and Phoenix	The Squadron Fleet Zero engages in the climatic battle in the Iron Bottom Sound. Shane goes to save the girl he loves who is trapped within the abyss, albeit with a traitorous foe standing in his way. 	Zack Snyder & Kensuke Tanaka 	Zack Snyder & Tomonori Sudō
Episode 5 	The New Frontier 	The New Frontier 	The New Frontier 	Two years after the recent battle, the Naval Military has entered review. However, it's not without reason, as soon becomes apparent at the Naval Base.... 	Matt Negrete & Channing Powell 	Takahiro Miura & Sunao Katabuchi
Episode 6 	New Friends 	New Friends 	New Friends 	A fleet reorganization has been announced. New allies will be found along the way. 	Rei Hiroe 	Harumi Kosaka
Episode 7 	Long Road Ahead 	Long Road Ahead 	Long Road Ahead 	While various fleets are on reconnaissance, Shane and his friends converses with the new and old allies within the Naval Military. 	T.S. Nowlin 	Manabu Ono
Episode 8 	Something That Lies Beyond 	Something That Lies Beyond 	Something That Lies Beyond 	With the Dark Sea operation closing in, the Naval Military must ensure the readiness of the squadron's newly formed militia. 	Zack Snyder & Akira Hiyama 	Tomonori Sudō
Episode 9 	Born to Suffer 	Born to Suffer 	Born to Suffer 	The preparations for the operation and its execution begins wonderfully; however, the operation runs into a snag.... 	Shay Hatten & Hiroyuki Yoshino 	Manabu Ono & Greg Nicotero
Episode 10 	Beyond the Abyss 	Beyond the Abyss 	Beyond the Abyss 	The Squadron Fleet Zero reels from the failed Dark Sea capture operation as one of their own has his life hanging on the balance while another grieves. With things looking grim, the leadership in the squadron is questioned. 	Shay Hatten 	Takahiro Miura
Episode 11 	Survival 	Survival 	Survival 	Shane goes to save Karen, who is infected, which leads to the scientist Julia Nicholson, the woman who took care of him in the past. 	Glen Mazzara 	David Boyd
Episode 12 	Backstabbed 	Backstabbed 	Backstabbed 	After several trials and hardships, the squadron has finally conquered the Dark Sea. What they experience on the road will change their lives forever. 	Matt Negrete & Channing Powell 	Greg Nicotero
Episode 13 	Counterattack 	Counterattack 	Counterattack 	After a shocking betrayal, the Squadron Fleet Zero fights back. Along the way, Shane finally sees just how far he is willing to go to protect the people he cares about. 	Zack Snyder & Angela Kang 	Zack Snyder & Greg Nicotero
Episode 14 	The Calm Before the Storm 	The Calm Before the Storm 	The Calm Before the Storm 	The operation to capture MO was a tactical success since the Dark Sea mission. Regardless, the Naval Base discovers potentially safe haven, which is a forward base. While preparations for the next operation are underway, everyone has a bit of downtime. Interestingly, there's amazing facilities & a curious host....	Jukki Hanada & Glen Mazzara 	Ernest Dickerson
Episode 15 	Chupacabra Hunting 	Chupacabra Hunting 	Chupacabra Hunting 	K-Dog, the only one breaking barriers between multiple groups, knows waaaaay too much for his comfort level. (^ڡ^) 	Jukki Hanada & Rei Hiroe 	Guy Ferland & David Boyd
Episode 16 	A Rotten Heart 	A Rotten Heart 	A Rotten Heart 	Shane and the Squadron Fleet Zero are as close to an ideal life as possible at the forward base. But new problems arise and leads to a major schism within groups. Will they be able to hold on to humanity in the face of a new and old evils? 	T.S. Nowlin 	Takahiro Miura
Episode 17 	Necessary Evil 	Necessary Evil 	Necessary Evil 	The Squadron Fleet Zero manages to quell Maxiehn's rebellion and further secure the base. At the same time, a katana-wielding girl arrives at the base seeking refuge. 	Angela Kang & Kensuke Tanaka 	Michael Satrazemis & Sunao Katabuchi
Episode 18 	A Certain Freedom 	A Certain Freedom 	A Certain Freedom 	Trapped, Shane and his friends fight to survive against several foes, both Abyssals and humans. They manage to safely arrive back at the base, but they are completely unprepared for what they have found. 	LaToya Morgan 	Harumi Kosaka
Episode 19 	Evolution, Part I 	Evolution, Part I 	Evolution, Part I 	New friends. New enemies. New threats. It's a whole new world. 	Akira Hiyama & Corey Reed 	Zack Snyder & Greg Nicotero
Episode 20 	Evolution, Part II 	Evolution, Part II 	Evolution, Part II 	With the introduction of EVOLVE Naval Corps run by a renowned scientist Alana Leonard, it is a welcomed change for the Naval Military, but, they soon suspect that it may be too good to be true. 	Akira Hiyama & Corey Reed 	Zack Snyder & Greg Nicotero
Episode 21 	Psalms of the Apocalypse 	Psalms of the Apocalypse 	Psalms of the Apocalypse 	The Naval Military works with EVOLVE on a measure to end the Abyssal War. Naturally... terrible things begin to happen very quickly. 	Zack Snyder, Rei Hiroe & Angela Kang 	Zack Snyder & Takahiro Miura
Episode 22 	The Wild Card 	The Wild Card 	The Wild Card 	Shane goes to investigate the dark secrets that lie beneath EVOLVE. As his only lead is the thorn in the past, he has no choice but to do the unthinkable: turn to a former enemy as a last resort. 	Rei Hiroe & Shay Hatten 	Tomonori Sudō
Episode 23 	The Final Countdown 	The Final Countdown 	The Final Countdown 	The Squadron Fleet Zero teams up with an old foe to expose EVOLVE's true colors, as Alana reveals her important yet nefarious plan, causing her children and Julia to worry that EVOLVE is losing its humanity. 	Zack Snyder & Angela Kang 	Zack Snyder & Takahiro Miura
Episode 24 	Ashes 	Ashes 	Ashes 	As the horrible beginning behind the Abyssal War begins to unfold, the Squadron Fleet Zero heads to confront Alana Leonard. Will fate have its way? Unfortunately, the plan doesn't stay on course as a heavier price comes into play. 	Rei Hiroe & Kensuke Tanaka 	Tomonori Sudō, Manabu Ono & Harumi Kosaka
Episode 25 	Last Day on Earth 	Last Day on Earth 	Last Day on Earth 	After an overhelming loss, Squadron Fleet Zero take arms against Alana. The time has come for a final battle in EVOLVE to determine what will be the ultimate conclusion to the Abyssal War as whole. 	Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten & Angela Kang 	Zack Snyder, Tomonori Sudō & Greg Nicotero
Final Episode	Seeds of the Future 	Seeds of the Future 	Seeds of the Future 	Fate's strong pull is seems impossible to overcome. However, a newly upgraded Shane Marcus arrives and is determined to not let it succeed. With his return, the heroes assemble for one last stand to save humanity, the world, and their future. 	Zack Snyder, Shay Hatten & Angela Kang 	Zack Snyder, Tomonori Sudō & Greg Nicotero
==Trivia==
*Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea anime is loosely based on the original 2015 Kantai Collection anime series and its movie sequel albeit with heavy changes made to the story.
*Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea is the first Kantai Collection series animated and broadcasted in 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
*This series replaces the scrapped trilogy of live-action films that were planned earlier.
*Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea was the first Kantai Collection series to have its English dub recorded by Bang Zoom! Entertainment.
*It is also the first time a Kantai Collection television series focuses on a male protagonist.
*Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea is the darkest entry in the series featuring the highest body counts as well as generally more graphic and gruesome deaths/injuries.
*The first of the series to be directed by an American director.
*Kantai Collection: The Eternal Sea is produced by Zack Snyder in collaboration with The Walking Dead crew, such as Greg Nicotero, Ernest Dickerson, David Boyd, Guy Ferland & Michael Satrazemis (episode directors), Angela Kang (writer & showrunner), Glen Mazzara, Corey Reed, LaToya Morgan, Matt Negrete & Channing Powell (writers) and Gale Anne Hurd (producer).
**Michael Cudlitz, the actor of Abraham Ford in The Walking Dead, is one of the ADR writers in the series' English dub.
**Callan McAuliffe (Alden), Joshua Mikel (Jared), Lauren Cohan (Maggie Rhee), Logan Miller (Benjamin Sutton), and Whitmer Thomas (Gunther) appeared in the series as supporting cast respectively as Steve Higgs, Max Russell, Sarah Marcus, Tobias Henderson, and Glenn.
**Lauren Cohan had previously worked in Zack Snyder's film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Martha Wayne.
*The first Kantai Collection television series to stream in the same day as the United States via HBO Max, AMC+, and Paramount+.
*Due to the series being co-written by Black Lagoon creator Rei Hiroe, it is no surprise that Megumi Toyoguchi (Revy) makes an appearance voicing Tenryuu, replacing Yuka Iguchi in the process.
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