Shima Tateishi

, also known as Tama, is one of the four tritagonists (alongside Mei Irizaki, Kouko Nosa and Rin Shiretoko) of the 2015 manga series High School Fleet and its 2016 anime adaptation, as well as the 2020 movie High School Fleet Movie.
Tama works as the Harekaze's artillery officer, where she directs the firing to the ship's command post. An excellent marksman of her own will, Tama's firing skills are unmatched and often accurate.
Along with one of the Harekaze crew members to be falsely accused of mutiny by Kaoru Furushou, who was under control by RATt Virus, Tama and the rest would go into hiding across the Pacific.
Tama is voiced by , who voiced other characters including Chise Todo from Princess Principal.
==Appearance==
Tama is a teenage girl who has shoulder-length white hair and tired purple eyes. Her facial expression is often seen as tired.
Like most Yokosuka students, Tama wears its school uniform.
==Personality==
Tama is a girl who speaks with a few words, usually "Aye" or "Oui" and nothing else. In sea battles, however, she becomes a deadly accurate firefighter. She struck the Musashi's lead salvo with the Harekaze's 10 cm guns at one point. Her talents are considered remarkable, because the crew members aboard the Harekaze were supposed to be the least proficient of the incoming Yokosuka School pupils.
She considers Chief Torpedo Officer Mei Irizaki to be her greatest friend, even after she was imprisoned for her unbridled hostility against supply ships and shooting against them, when she was infected by the RATt Virus. The MeiTama duo consists of herself and Mei. She was still seen hanging out with Mei around town following the events of the RATt Virus outbreak.
==Background==
===On the Run===
Tama was one of the crew members of Yokosuka who were falsely accused of mutiny by RATt-Virus-infected Kaoru Furushou, forcing her and the rest into hiding.
===Driven to Insanity===
Tama directs efficient fire to the firing command position as Chief Artillery Officer. This talent of hers has become even more lethal since the Harekaze's primary cannons have been upgraded.
Tama stumbled upon a mouse harbouring a weird virus, not knowing that it was infected by the RATt Virus, while waiting for Akeno Misaki and the others to return with toilet paper. The soft-spoken Tama is suddenly filled with anger towards the opponent minutes after contact.
When the Harekaze was surrounded by supply ships, she suddenly manned one of the anti-air guns and began fire towards them. Wilhelmina would soon threw her into the sea when she ran out of bullets. Tama was pulled back to her calm self by the rough seas, thus seemingly curing her from the RATt Virus.
Inspector Tomoko Hiraga and the other Blue Mermaid members interrogated Tama after the incident. She said she recalled shooting on the cargo ships, but she couldn't remember why, similar to Furushou's case. Akeno and Mei Irizaki reassured her by pledging to accompany her to the school to explain the situation.
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