I like how the "chibi" Anglerfish girls react to the Blue Division girls' appearance. Saori even covers Mako's eyes!

XD

Imagine if our Ooarai girls wear Blue Division uniforms...

Is it me, or is Yukari flipping the bird?

raptorteam said:

Is it me, or is Yukari flipping the bird?

Yes in fact, she is... as well as trembling in anger. It's no wonder though, after translating a portion of the commentary.

What's the blue costume supposed to be based on? Spanish Legion?

oracle135 said:

What's the blue costume supposed to be based on? Spanish Legion?

División Azul ("Blue Division", or in Japanese "Aoshidan"), a paramilitary group. It fought on the side of Nazi Germany, and was primarily consisted of Spanish 'volunteers' along with some Portuguese. The group has heavy Falangist influence, with the blue shirt being borrowed from paramilitary elements ("Blueshirts") of said party.

So, uh, Spanish Fascists. Yeeeeeeeeep.

NNescio said:

División Azul ("Blue Division", or in Japanese "Aoshidan"), a paramilitary group. It fought on the side of Nazi Germany, and was primarily consisted of Spanish 'volunteers' along with some Portuguese. The group has heavy Falangist influence, with the blue shirt being borrowed from paramilitary elements ("Blueshirts") of said party.

So, uh, Spanish Fascists. Yeeeeeeeeep.

well I mean pravda is very, very heavily Stalinist in their depiction.

NNescio said:

División Azul ("Blue Division", or in Japanese "Aoshidan"), a paramilitary group. It fought on the side of Nazi Germany, and was primarily consisted of Spanish 'volunteers' along with some Portuguese. The group has heavy Falangist influence, with the blue shirt being borrowed from paramilitary elements ("Blueshirts") of said party.

So, uh, Spanish Fascists. Yeeeeeeeeep.

That's the origin of their name. The uniform is based on the Spanish Legion, which I believe exists today. If you search for it you will see a lot of Spanish military dudes with their chest hair exposed.