Oh no MP.Kashima just came to the wrong neighborhood.

I see Jojo and Phoenix Wright poses.

MP!Kashima goes to inspect the Foreign Dorm and almost immediately greeted by Bismarck in Jojo pose?

Oh, this is goin' to be good.

Ah. THAT madhouse. This is going to be amazing, regardless of what goes down.

Bisko = Joseph Joestar's pose

Black Kashima = Giorno Giovanna's pose

Bisko pointing = Phoenix Wright's famous point Objection!

MP!Kashima said:

The structures situated on top of the roof may be in violation of the building codes!

Bisko said:

Thus the Italian Deck is also a UN military building!

And that's not even mentioning many other insanities such as American treehouse, British double-decker and Russian underground bunker.

Trust me Kashima, for the sake of your sanity you better not entering that building.

TheArtistManTrung said:

Bisko = Joseph Joestar's pose

Black Kashima = Giorno Giovanna's pose

Bisko pointing = Phoenix Wright's famous point Objection!

Pretty sure the panel above Bisko pointing when she has her index finger up is also a reference to Miles Edgeworth when he's rejecting or pointing a hole in one of Phoenix's arguments.

NWF_Renim said:

Pretty sure the panel above Bisko pointing when she has her index finger up is also a reference to Miles Edgeworth when he's rejecting or pointing a hole in one of Phoenix's arguments.

Both the rebuttal and objection poses Bisko did are from Miles Edgeworth. Kashima is doing Franziska's frustrated pose sans bullwhip.

I just love how the only three rare people and their dog that ever watched Jojo think everything is a Jojo reference. Basically the weaboo version of "Simpsons did it first". xD

MP!Katori(?) said:

The shipgirls at this base are granted entirely too much freedom.

If we don't put a stop to this trend of granting shipgirls human rights it may cause a hindrance when it comes to war... or so our superiors think.

Even if they could take away the freedom of Japanese shipgirls, much like Bisko had said, it may not be good idea to do that to foreign shipgirls without causing some diplomatic scandals or political disputes in process, particularly with the American, NATO and Russian ones.

rom_collector said:

I just love how the only three rare people and their dog that ever watched Jojo think everything is a Jojo reference. Basically the weaboo version of "Simpsoms did it first". xD

They're literally doing actual Jojo poses, that are referenced all the time, in this image. The poses Bismarck and Kashima are doing in panels 6 and 7 were literally created by Jojo.

Everything is a Jojo reference because literally everyone references this extremely popular series that's been running since the 80s.

My extraterritorial rights are too powerful to let you get in! Stab wound! Hotdog box! OBJECTSHUUUUN!!

KingsleyDawson said:

Even if they could take away the freedom of Japanese shipgirls, much like Bisko had said, it may not be good idea to do that to foreign shipgirls without causing some diplomatic scandals or political disputes in process, particularly with the American, NATO and Russian ones.

The last time a Eastern Power tried to impose their will on foreign powers, it did not end well. Boxer Rebellion, anyone?

KingsleyDawson said:

Even if they could take away the freedom of Japanese shipgirls, much like Bisko had said, it may not be good idea to do that to foreign shipgirls without causing some diplomatic scandals or political disputes in process, particularly with the American, NATO and Russian ones.

The admirals that are seeking to restrict the freedoms of the domestic shipgirls probably see the foreign shipgirls as a corrupting influence. They would have no qualms about causing an international scandal, especially if it gets the foreigner admirals to withdraw their shipgirls from Japanese soil.

Given Japan's ultra-nationalistic pride during and before WW2, the old-guard admiralty no doubt hates the idea of former Allied navy shipgirls being there. This TTK's open mindedness is a direct threat to them, hence Katori and Kashima's mission.

nawgonog said:

The admirals that are seeking to restrict the freedoms of the domestic shipgirls probably see the foreign shipgirls as a corrupting influence. They would have no qualms about causing an international scandal, especially if it gets the foreigner admirals to withdraw their shipgirls from Japanese soil.

Given Japan's ultra-nationalistic pride during and before WW2, the old-guard admiralty no doubt hates the idea of former Allied navy shipgirls being there. This TTK's open mindedness is a direct threat to them, hence Katori and Kashima's mission.

And the foreign admirals may would not only withdraw their shipgirls, but also cutting off their countries' military, logistical, resources and diplomatic supports as well, leaving Japan to fending off the Abyssals by themselves.

nawgonog said:

The admirals that are seeking to restrict the freedoms of the domestic shipgirls probably see the foreign shipgirls as a corrupting influence. They would have no qualms about causing an international scandal, especially if it gets the foreigner admirals to withdraw their shipgirls from Japanese soil.

Given Japan's ultra-nationalistic pride during and before WW2, the old-guard admiralty no doubt hates the idea of former Allied navy shipgirls being there. This TTK's open mindedness is a direct threat to them, hence Katori and Kashima's mission.

In that case, Japan can defend itself without any assistance from foreign fleets and supplies. They want to die and bring down their nation with them out of a suicidal sense of superiority, they can do it and let their betters conserve resources.

And if they join the Abyssal side they can get destroyed beside them.

Jarlath said:

In that case, Japan can defend itself without any assistance from foreign fleets and supplies. They want to die and bring down their nation with them out of a suicidal sense of superiority, they can do it and let their betters conserve resources.

And if they join the Abyssal side they can get destroyed beside them.

Exactly.

They should allow her to inspect the dorms just to mess with her.

Jarlath said:

In that case, Japan can defend itself without any assistance from foreign fleets and supplies. They want to die and bring down their nation with them out of a suicidal sense of superiority, they can do it and let their betters conserve resources.

And if they join the Abyssal side they can get destroyed beside them.

Abyssal Katori said:

Keikaku Doori

KingsleyDawson said:

And that's not even mentioning many other things such as American treehouse, British double-decker and Russian underground bunker.

Trust me Kashima, for the sake of your sanity you better not entering that building.

Steak said:

They should allow her to inspect the dorms just to mess with her.

If they did let her in, then the chaos might break her and cause her to revert to a more white Kashima mentality.

On another note, my response to Admirals who treat shipgirls as nothing more than weapons is usually: “Do you really want to piss of the personifications of warships that weigh in the range of several hundreds to tens of thousands of tons.”

Don't you just hate it when your favorite gag manga suddenly turns into fucking Detroit Become Human

A_Lurker said:

On another note, my response to Admirals who treat shipgirls as nothing more than weapons is usually: “Do you really want to piss of the personifications of warships that weigh in the range of several hundreds to tens of thousands of tons.”

I seriously think that MP-Katori is brainwashing them.

BelchingSpitfire said:

The last time a Eastern Power tried to impose their will on foreign powers, it did not end well. Boxer Rebellion, anyone?

True. Also the Chinese didn't get good at shooting til the mid-twentieth century. Kinda like not a good idea to try and attack the Mongols on horseback until you can ride.

However, I do have sympathy with the Boxers, excluding their thuggish lunacy. The anti-colonialist bit is bunk, since

1/ China was ripe for plucking due to it's own decline [ as the West is now entering.

2/ None of the Powers wanted to grab more than a few ports and trade agreements. I doubt if more than a handful of peasants were worse off than under their normal masters.

3/ China was no stranger to invading imperially.

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But... foreign missionaries --- many really improving random Chinese lives quite sincerely --- were erecting temples in a foreign style; would anyone want a space alien to come and settle erecting huge concrete skyscrapers here ? [ to the average peasant, ignorant of the very fact there were non-Chinese in the world, westerners were as good as space aliens. ] And the westerners were also building railways for trade etc., disturbing the fabric of society. So the Boxers did have legitimate grievances.

The duplicitous dealings of the Chinese government didn't help either side..

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Also I feel sorry for Black Kashima, and hope she can blossom, and that all fears of retribution by her superiors are false and punishment processes abolished.

Claverhouse said:

Also I feel sorry for Black Kashima, and hope she can blossom, and that all fears of retribution by her superiors are false and punishment processes abolished.

I wouldn't be surprised if MP Kashima and Katori are the victims of abuse from their superiors. Not only the shown emotional abuse (being treated as nothing more than state-owned weapons), but sexual as well. Considering how MP Katori went straight to using sex to try to manipulate TTK, I'm thinking her own admiral may have forced himself on her, and she may think that's the only way to get an admiral to do what she wants.

But, this is Ido-base, so there is always a happy ending, no matter how dark things may get. It's the twist and turns that Ido-san comes up with along the way that make it so interesting!

Katori went a little meta there. Despite being first, she's way, way behind in terms of fanart, compared to Kashima. Despite being a looker as well.

Eboreg said:

I expect part of the civilian and military leadership are compromised. Or are IJA level stupid.

It wouldn't be the first time for Japanese leadership to fuck themselves over.

rom_collector said:

I just love how the only three rare people and their dog that ever watched Jojo think everything is a Jojo reference. Basically the weaboo version of "Simpsons did it first". xD

While I do agree that people often tend to think "This is Jojo reference!" to nothing but just some fashion pose or some character with spirit aiding at the back of them, this manga is obviously genuine Jojo reference.

So, the foreign dorm isn't under the jurisdiction of the Japanese government. That could come in handy if one or two people suddenly needed to hide from said government, wouldn't it?

BelchingSpitfire said:

The last time a Eastern Power tried to impose their will on foreign powers, it did not end well. Boxer Rebellion, anyone?

Don't even need to go back that far. WWII started going south for Japan pretty soon after taking the South Pacific and all those colonies.

I just thought of something; if the government doesn't recognize the ship girls as having human rights, does that mean that Admiral and Zeppo aren't legally married?

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