Wakaba

"Destroyer, Wakaba."

Wakaba (若葉 ”Young Leaves”?) was the third of six Hatsuharu-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy under the Circle One Program (Maru Ichi Keikaku). Three were laid down in JFY 1931 and the next three in JFY 1933. The remaining six ships in the plan were built as the Shiratsuyu-class.

Appearance
Both Wakaba and Hatsushimo both wear a black blazer school uniform over a pleated skirt. Wakaba wears the blazer open, her shirt is open at the lower neck and a corner of it has slipped over her skirt. The necktie is loose and down to the sternum. She also wears black pantyhose.

She has short brown_hair with brown eyes.

Personality
Has a serious and emotionless personality until she gets hit, where she becomes the leader in masochism with the line "痛いぞ！だが…悪くない. " ("It hurts! But...it's not bad.").

Trivia

 * Since her lines talk about how she doesn't mind being hurt, the Japanese community jokes that she's a masochist.
 * Sunk in action, October 24, 1944 in the Battle of Leyte Gulf near Panay Island, Philippines (11°50′N 121°25′E).
 * Her name means "young leaves", as in leaves that have just sprouted from a tree