| “ | I'm the aircraft carrier Akagi. If you're forming a mobile carrier squadron, just leave everything to me. | „ |
| ~ Akagi |
Akagi (赤城, "Red Castle") is the main protagonist of the Kantai Collection series. She is a gluttonous Standard Aircraft Carrier sailor of the navy, who is also a kyujutsu/kyudo archer.
She is the personified version of the namesake aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy
She is voiced by Saki Fujita (who also voices Torako Koshi in My Deer Friend Nokotan and Hatsune Miku in Vocaloid) in the video game and the original Japanese dub of the anime, and Tia Ballard in the English dub of the anime.
Biography[]
Akagi was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, named after Mount Akagi in the present-day Gunma Prefecture. Though she was laid down as an Amagi-class battlecruiser, Akagi was converted to an aircraft carrier while still under construction to comply with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty. The ship was rebuilt from 1935 to 1938 with her original three flight decks consolidated into a single, enlarged flight deck and an island superstructure. The first Japanese aircraft carrier to be commissioned, and the first large or "fleet" carrier, Akagi figured prominently in the development of the IJN's revolutionary carrier striking force doctrine that grouped carriers together, concentrating their air power. This doctrine enabled Japan to attain its strategic goals during the first six months of the Pacific War from December 1941.
Akagi's aircraft served in the Second Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s. Upon the formation of the 1st Air Fleet or Kidou Butai (Striking Force) in early 1941, she became its flagship, and remained so for the duration of her service. With other fleet carriers, she took part in the Attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and the invasion of Rabaul in the Southwest Pacific in January 1942. The following month, her aircraft bombed Darwin, Australia, and assisted in the conquest of the Dutch East Indies. In March and April 1942, Akagi's aircraft helped sink a British heavy cruiser and an Australian destroyer in the Indian Ocean Raid.
After a brief refit, Akagi and three other fleet carriers of the 1st Air Fleet participated in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. After bombarding American forces on the atoll, Akagi and the other carriers were attacked by aircraft from Midway and the carriers Enterprise, Hornet and Yorktown. Dive bombers from Enterprise severely damaged Akagi. When it became obvious she could not be saved, she was scuttled by Japanese destroyers to prevent her from falling into enemy hands. The loss of Akagi and three other Japenese carriers at Midway was a crucial strategic defeat for Japan and contributed significantly to the Allies' ultimate victory in the Pacific.
Appearance[]
Akagi has long brown hair, left straight. She is typically seen wearing a muneate over white and red clothes along with a bow and arrow.
Personality[]
Usually depicted as a foil to Kaga. She comes of as a very kind, loyal, helpful and gentle girl. She is sometimes depicted eating something (usually rice or bauxite) due to her high cost in resources for maintenance in-game.
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Trivia[]
- Akagi is officialy dubbed as the "Queen of Bauxite" thanks to her reputation for eating up all the Bauxites in your inventory (when equipped with Type 97 Torpedo Bomber and Reppu). Despite her rarity, she's fairly accessible via quest in the early levels. As a result, many newcoming admirals are shocked at her Bauxite-binging and long repair times.
- Her name literally means "Red Castle."
- Damaged by US air attack at the Battle of Midway and scuttled by Japanese destroyers from the orders from Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto on 5 June 1942.