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There is a minor issues with the video. Shoukaku's health changes in the comparison. It should be the lower one at 5954. The 6k one is Zuikaku's health. I missed that when premiere crashed...
Could you do the Soryuu and Hiryuu sisters next? As well as their refits (I know they aren't available yet on the English NA server yet.) I only have Soryuu, still grinding for Hiryuu, Akagi, and Kaga.
the moment I laid eyes on Shoukaku, I knew I absolutely loved her... XD still waiting for the devs to give the Crane sisters some much deserving love... I mean just look at Shoukaku's lines... she deserves that much love imo
My first SR CV still using her, even though i have a lot more of them except for Kaga and Enterprise (but can get her any time i want with Training Exam), like Lexington (CA covering fire skill) and Shouhou for healing
Azur Lane is so historically accurate even the crane sisters are underappreciated here. Living under the shadows of their "seniors" despite more or less similar quality.
@@AISEGRIM06 Absolutely correct. The cranes accounted for half of the US fleet carriers lost in the war (Lexington at Coral Sea, Hornet at Santa Cruz) Also agree that the attention to historic detail is really impressive. The carrier division bonuses reflect how they historically operated with their fellow division carriers. Zuikaku's luck stat is much higher to reflect how she usually survived battle with no/little damage while Shoukaku kept getting wrecked.
Fox Twins is pretty much PvP oriented and often sucks in PvE especially in world 11 and beyond, while the crane sisters were pretty much designed in contast because of their stats and skills were pretty much fleet-wide synergy reliant... imo
well most carriers cant hang at 11 and beyond unless your stacking fat AA. You can still use twins to farm, 8-10, if you have a high damage vanguard or a high health one. I still think the crane sisters aren't as good. Paper wise, the crane sisters have higher potential with theory crafting comps. But the fox sisters still beat them in raw power/speed. Not have to build a comp around 2 ships in my opinion is better.
In Parkers "Azur Lane: A Journal" Zuikaku is regarded as one of the strongest ships in the fleet and had previously beat Akagi down (doesn't actualy state it's Zuikaku, but it's Zuikaku)
That's probably more to do with the historical context. The Shoukaku-class was a development of every carrier built by Japan until then and the Zuikaku was arguably the more succesful ship, compared to Shoukaku. The Taihou and Shinano that came after were in many ways inferior.
@@TheAnon03 The Shinano was never going to be optimal since she was a conversion. The Taihou was definitely rushed and also suffered from a very inexperienced crew. Those two factors caused her to be sunk by relatively minor damage.
More like...if I knew she was in originally...I probably would have oathed her first...because Shoukaku in Kantai Collection was best girl..(don't @ me)
Kinda relate. I married Shoukaku in KC first. then in Azur Lane, she's kind of different so...... i kind of pass..... well that's shows on my profile name
The Crane Sisters' Luck stats are pretty much related to their historical reference.. First is their namesake, Shoukaku means "Happy Crane" and Zuikaku means "Lucky/Auspicious Crane" Second, is they are the last Main Fleet Division ever made for IJN, after the downfall from the Midway. Third, they never been defeated if they are together during the war. When Shoukaku was sunk by the US submarine, Zuikaku followed her sister ship 2 days after during the Great Marianas Turkey Shootout
At the Coral Sea and the Solomons battle, Shoukaku was badly damaged while Zuikaku escaped with only a badly shot-up air wing. You see that in the stats where Shoukaku provides a buff to her younger sister. Shoukaku was lost in June 1944 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, after having her air group provide sacrifices for the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Zuikaku followed her in October as part of Admiral Ozawa's sacrificial carrier force during the Leyte Gulf battles. In KanColle, Zuikaku gets triggered by turkeys for the same reason swordfish set off Bismarck.
Shoukaku was my first SR Carrier (Aside from Enterprise) because of me joining the Game pre Visitors Dyed in Red Event, and once the Event started and Commenced Spam Building, Huzza! First thing that came out was Shoukaku sadly I didn't get her Sister at the First Run of the Event, due to me being low level and unable to the grind ( I could still Recall that i was Level 25+ and the Levels need for the Event Grind were 30+) but finally got ZuiZui at the Re run of the Event. Currently Shoukaku is a Part of My Harem, will i work up the affinity with Zuikaku, and both are among the most Powerful SR Carriers I have at my disposal. On another Note... Another helpful Review Video from the one and only Hawk! Keep up the Good Work! Keep the Good Shit Rolling! And Rest Well Hawk, Get some well deserved R&R! Time to Get the Good Vibes rolling again! (sorry for the long post/comment)
The crane sisters are my main fleet for handling the various stages and special events. Together with Nagato as flagship, they are almost untouchable. Plus, I had both sisters as my wives cause I can't give up either one of them since both are lovely in their own way. KC version are also lovely too!
I am still waiting for that survival mode, where you need to last as long as possible without a time limit and infinite rewards for every wave boss cleared.
Shoukaku to me is best using alone cause her buff is something i prefer to have in most of my fleet build. Also the foxes shot first. And i call Shou (Hino Eiji) and Zui (Ankh)
So in light of more recent changes and ship releases, Shoukaku has been catapulted to tier 0 as she is now a excellent carrier buffer, and when paired with Shinano and Ark Royal/Nagato means really good carrier strike power. I really like that Shoukaku is now in the spotlight, really shows that the meta can change and lower tier ships aren’t necessarily bad, it could be that no one has discovered how to use them.
Both Cranes are great. I love them. Shoukaku is the first shipgirl I bought a L2D skin for (2nd girl overall that I bought a skin for). I love what a troll she is against first carrier division and she is also really pretty. Zuikaku is precious. I love her shounen protagonist vibe. I actually like most of Zui's lines more even thought I like Shoukaku more overall.
12/22/20 patch update: Shoukaku had a bug/quirk fixed where her airstrike that procs Crane's protection wasn't buffed by it. Zuikaku had her stacking buff skill buffed in that in a fleet with 3+ IJN ships, she gets 20% in addition to the original stacking. I think stacking quicker would have been better. The Shoukakus do not have the same personality. Sure AL Shou is nice to you and her sister, but the other japanese ships and US ones are often targets of passive aggressiveness. While suited for longer fights, the cranes are on the back foot now that the dragon refits have hit EN and JP; better raw aviation/etc, suited for long fights but not at much expense of normal ones, etc. They do have the cranes beat in nearly every way. That being said if you luck out and get both early on, they'd be of some nice use until you can go about refitting the dragons. (Only reason the foxes don't lose out is preemptive strike is quite something even for utility uses) Zui's stacking damage is such that if you're well leveled/equip/etc you won't really need it for the most part. Some may use Shoukaku for her support.
they arent key elements for a particular fleet(unlike fox twins), just nice to have, reaching lv 120 with them. gives those sweet extra stats and...well great waifus.
You need to do Hiryuu & Souryuu... Cuz someday we'll get their retrofits and AKaga & ZuiShokaku pairs will become history... People need to know to invest in them =)
Or the devs troll everyone and give retro's to the super rares. We also need to take skils into consideration, this faster first air strike does do wonders sometimes.
@Austin Cause of her first skill really she's pretty mediocre overall and their's a tons of ships to counter her easily but in the current vers. of EN only barrage BB's can counter her so ships like Amagi and deals tons of damage can easily kill her and with how low her HP poll is its not that hard though it will depends on RNG as always.
Nice one, the Crane sisters are a really good combo to the INJ entire fleet, maybe is because i use 4 buffers together, Crane+Nagato+Yukikaze but i never get a time where the Backline get highly damage (actually just the vanguard get killed), even for pvp, the 2 should be better that Fox Sister's, but take into acount the rng and the 3rd member in the enemy backline
"This was the plan worthy of... DA CRANEZ!" - Zuikaku, along Shoukaku, makes her both references of AoStH in The Robotnik Express and Mad Mike, Da Bear Warrior.
Shoukaku is my go to waifu tho she may not be very high in the meta but still her, im just leveling mikuma and mogami and I more IJN ship for my IJN fleet since I have a Nagato now
I remember seeing that list of the ships you'll be talking about soon, and boy were the Kizunas and Bismarck not gonna come out for quite some time, i can wait. And now i have enterprise, i can lay waste to my enemies, hehehe
Well, I got these two months before the foxes decided to come home, so they earned the position of being my main IJN carrier team, in addition to having a bias for bird girls over fox girls. Though in practice I usually use the Fusou and Yamashiro BBVs over the CVs, because of another bias I got from another game.
I use lower dmg/fast reload plane for shokaku. Play her like helena, which I hold other barrage till she finish reload. You can give give heavier plane on zuikaku, theres no holding shot with zuikaku. You need to fire when she done reload. They both can fire 3 shot against some boss, which is nice, but i prefer to use shokaku alone for now.
Akaga are for trashmob clearing, they are fast and somewhat balanced overall working as shock and awe tactic perfectly Zuishou are for boss clearing, they are pretty slow but damn you don't to be there when they throw their planes... These 7 torps planes at minimal +50% damage combined with their already high base AVI are hell to any boss and pretty much death sentence in one or two strikes... If Akaga are shock and awe, Zuishou are the nuclear warhead destroying everything on the map each 25s. Also and most importantly, their racing skins are just DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN especially Shoukaku
Yes! However when is the bigger question. Visitors Dyed in Red has already had a re-run so I'd imagine the characters will be permanently available soon
Zuikaku high luck stats is based on the fact that she never suffered major damage until her sister was sunk, and she was the last out of the six carrier that attack Pearl Harbor to be sunk.
Your getting something wrong about the fifth carrier division skill. Its damage reduction towards them (not more damage towards them) it says "IT" in the skill meaning both shoukaku and zuikaku get damage reduction.
I ship these two ships like I ship most pair ships! Seriously though... I I wish I started playing this game when it first came out. I probably would have them by now. My deepest regret. And Portland-chan is 16 in line if your going down the list...curses! I cant wait for my waifu to be reviewed by you! On a second note Long Island and Glowworm will at least be up sooner. Noice!
if you mean equipment, I believe the current setup is: (Pick one...and this is going from best to good) Fighter Slot: F4U Corsair, Hellcat, Reppu/Sea Fang Dive Bomber: Hell Diver, BTD-1 Destroyer Torpedo Bomber: Barracuda, Aichi Ryuusei* * Use Ryuusei if you are playing manual. Auxiliaries: Steam Catapults if PvE Steam Catapult + Drop Tank (PvP)
Akagi isn't yandere, just a bit lonely, a slight siscon towards Amagi and Kaga, wants to give you kits (baby foxes), and seems to be into BDSM (In theory, chains can be used in bondage, if there's no rope.). The 0%-affection dialouge line could just be her being *extremely* jealous. So no need to use a spray bottle, since it also has no effect on a shipgirl: You're spraying small amounts of water on someone based around something that was designed to be used on the water. However, if you want to keep her away, use coffee: She hates coffee.
If you're wondering why Shoukaku's luck is low (both Kacolle and Azur), historically, she sunk fast, because every time she was in battle along side with Zuikaku, she would get hit by all the torpedos and attacks aimed at them. Meanwhile, Zuikaku was never once hit by a torpedos or any attacks until Shoukaku was sunk (hence, her higher luck stats).
Zuikaku and Shoukaku looks very good in paper but they're not really effective in PvP for some reason. When players uses these two in their defense fleet against my Akaga, I could just easily obliterate them with Plane Rush. In PvP, faster is a must after all.
their the discount version of the fox sisters. Graphs dont lie, fox sister combo out paces crane sisters. By a huge margin, well about 1.6 more. That 40% cut on first attack is really huge in damage efficiency, something most people over look since most guides go off HPS/DPS. Those are consistent factors but dont apply situational. Damage efficiency is doing as much damage as fast as you can during optimal moments. The key is to kill your enemy before they kill you. The foxes are the best at it, pvp and pve. If your doing mid to mid-high area, using fox sisters for farming is A OKAY, as long as you got a vanguard that melt tougher targets, then the fox sisters can clean up. The crane sisters will struggle unless you got max equips and a fleet combo that supports/benefits from them. foxes only just need high damage, or high hp. Easy to stack.
I think they are a lot better than the fox sisters personally. The foxies' quick plane deploy is fun and all, but that's pretty much all they have. These two's buffing is quite a bit nicer IMO.
They are just event locked...when a specific event comes around...there are limited time build ships... That's how these two are.... I was told there's a rule the devs have where once a rerun hits...all characters in the event will soon be permanently available
Shou and Zui have the fox twins beat personality and design-wise. (even though I do love Kaga's wedding skin. Akagi...not so much. And yandere characters bore me so she isn't helped :s ) Next oba-chan Warspite! Be nice to the old loli Hawk! And I guess she'll be reviewed before we can get our hands on her "Nagato pose" retrofit, :'(
Crane sisters aren't available at the moment...should be added to the build pool soon. UA-cam didn't notify me about this comment...so I kinda saw it by chance.
I have to say I am an ardent Fox user. But I have always wanted to use the Cranes, tbh a part of me likes their design more than the Fox's (don't tell Akagi I said that) even if I am a sucker for nine-tails. Something about them just seems more polished than the Fox's too me, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's newer(?) art, or something. But I've just invested way too much into the Fox's, and I've become too used to their rapid launch skill, which often times up so nicely with Nagato's Big Seven for bigus dickus damage. Also, Zui x Enty OTP.
AL started as a really low budget game, so old arts aren’t as good as the new one, even though the cranes aren’t that new. You can also realize that new ships and retrofits have more expression than the old ones.
There is a minor issues with the video.
Shoukaku's health changes in the comparison. It should be the lower one at 5954. The 6k one is Zuikaku's health.
I missed that when premiere crashed...
Hawk2zer0 who cares it’s just a minor mistake
We all make them so don’t worry :)
Battleship Kaga review next plz
Could you do the Soryuu and Hiryuu sisters next? As well as their refits (I know they aren't available yet on the English NA server yet.) I only have Soryuu, still grinding for Hiryuu, Akagi, and Kaga.
@@drakath794I strictly follow the list. I'll eventually cover them...they should have their refits by then too
Can you add HNS amazon to the list please
Fyi you for got about arizona healer and back line defence.
2:58 "stay back you yandere f-"
i legit had to rewind here like 5 times cus i kept cracking up too much to pay attention to the vid afterwards 😂
He cut the video because akagi chasing him for 3 hours
yes, same with me, couldt stop cracking up.
I'm more scared of Roon. In the dorms, she lets out this menacing and intimidating but creepy smug.
I love just how smooth he said it xD
well i do think that Taihou is more of a yandere than Akagi^^
the moment I laid eyes on Shoukaku, I knew I absolutely loved her... XD
still waiting for the devs to give the Crane sisters some much deserving love... I mean just look at Shoukaku's lines... she deserves that much love imo
My first SR CV still using her, even though i have a lot more of them except for Kaga and Enterprise (but can get her any time i want with Training Exam), like Lexington (CA covering fire skill) and Shouhou for healing
Azur Lane is so historically accurate even the crane sisters are underappreciated here. Living under the shadows of their "seniors" despite more or less similar quality.
Azur Lane is prime example of having entertainment while keeping this history intact.
The Crane Sisters were the best aircraft carriers in anybody's navy for a while, until the US began bringing the Essex class into action in 1943.
@@AISEGRIM06 Absolutely correct. The cranes accounted for half of the US fleet carriers lost in the war (Lexington at Coral Sea, Hornet at Santa Cruz)
Also agree that the attention to historic detail is really impressive. The carrier division bonuses reflect how they historically operated with their fellow division carriers. Zuikaku's luck stat is much higher to reflect how she usually survived battle with no/little damage while Shoukaku kept getting wrecked.
Fox Twins is pretty much PvP oriented and often sucks in PvE especially in world 11 and beyond, while the crane sisters were pretty much designed in contast because of their stats and skills were pretty much fleet-wide synergy reliant... imo
well most carriers cant hang at 11 and beyond unless your stacking fat AA. You can still use twins to farm, 8-10, if you have a high damage vanguard or a high health one. I still think the crane sisters aren't as good. Paper wise, the crane sisters have higher potential with theory crafting comps. But the fox sisters still beat them in raw power/speed. Not have to build a comp around 2 ships in my opinion is better.
kinith saephan the foxes are just more simple, that’s why they are more usefull in more situations.
Meanwhile i rocking almost every world with akagi and kaga until world 13 and their crazy plane wreck my fleet
@@yummychips_ I use nagato, the crane sisters, javelin, takao, and retrofited mogami as my main fleet.
Oh God flashbacks on VDiR event
*yukikaze not dropping ptsd intensifies*
*Nano da intensifies*
couldn't get her either :'(
same here
Didnt get akatsuki
Got Yukikaze on literally my first build, but NOTHING ELSE AFTER THAT.
In Parkers "Azur Lane: A Journal" Zuikaku is regarded as one of the strongest ships in the fleet and had previously beat Akagi down (doesn't actualy state it's Zuikaku, but it's Zuikaku)
That's probably more to do with the historical context. The Shoukaku-class was a development of every carrier built by Japan until then and the Zuikaku was arguably the more succesful ship, compared to Shoukaku. The Taihou and Shinano that came after were in many ways inferior.
@@Tepid24 Guessing the Taihou and Shinano were rushed and stripped back a bit due to resource shortages
But it's a doujin right? I dunno if we can consider any of that canon, especially the terrifying things that happen there...
@@TheAnon03 The Shinano was never going to be optimal since she was a conversion. The Taihou was definitely rushed and also suffered from a very inexperienced crew. Those two factors caused her to be sunk by relatively minor damage.
@@damianworek4444 It may not be official canon but I think it's the best fanon.
Stay back you yandere f-
8:01 oh great, now there are two of them
The only true way to sortie ZuiZui is with Enterprise because they're OTP both IRL and in game.
So shes your ex?
More like...if I knew she was in originally...I probably would have oathed her first...because Shoukaku in Kantai Collection was best girl..(don't @ me)
@@Hawk2zer0 @
Hawk2zer0
Heheh, yeah she is cute!
@@Hawk2zer0 @@@@@@@
Kinda relate. I married Shoukaku in KC first. then in Azur Lane, she's kind of different so...... i kind of pass.....
well that's shows on my profile name
The Crane Sisters' Luck stats are pretty much related to their historical reference..
First is their namesake, Shoukaku means "Happy Crane" and Zuikaku means "Lucky/Auspicious Crane"
Second, is they are the last Main Fleet Division ever made for IJN, after the downfall from the Midway.
Third, they never been defeated if they are together during the war. When Shoukaku was sunk by the US submarine, Zuikaku followed her sister ship 2 days after during the Great Marianas Turkey Shootout
At the Coral Sea and the Solomons battle, Shoukaku was badly damaged while Zuikaku escaped with only a badly shot-up air wing. You see that in the stats where Shoukaku provides a buff to her younger sister. Shoukaku was lost in June 1944 during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, after having her air group provide sacrifices for the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot. Zuikaku followed her in October as part of Admiral Ozawa's sacrificial carrier force during the Leyte Gulf battles. In KanColle, Zuikaku gets triggered by turkeys for the same reason swordfish set off Bismarck.
Shoukaku was my first SR Carrier (Aside from Enterprise) because of me joining the Game pre Visitors Dyed in Red Event, and once the Event started and Commenced Spam Building, Huzza! First thing that came out was Shoukaku sadly I didn't get her Sister at the First Run of the Event, due to me being low level and unable to the grind ( I could still Recall that i was Level 25+ and the Levels need for the Event Grind were 30+) but finally got ZuiZui at the Re run of the Event.
Currently Shoukaku is a Part of My Harem, will i work up the affinity with Zuikaku, and both are among the most Powerful SR Carriers I have at my disposal.
On another Note...
Another helpful Review Video from the one and only Hawk!
Keep up the Good Work!
Keep the Good Shit Rolling!
And Rest Well Hawk, Get some well deserved R&R!
Time to Get the Good Vibes rolling again!
(sorry for the long post/comment)
I just realized something.....
its, While* I work up...
not, Will* I work up...
The crane sisters are my main fleet for handling the various stages and special events. Together with Nagato as flagship, they are almost untouchable.
Plus, I had both sisters as my wives cause I can't give up either one of them since both are lovely in their own way. KC version are also lovely too!
I am still waiting for that survival mode, where you need to last as long as possible without a time limit and infinite rewards for every wave boss cleared.
Shoukaku to me is best using alone cause her buff is something i prefer to have in most of my fleet build.
Also the foxes shot first.
And i call Shou (Hino Eiji) and Zui (Ankh)
So in light of more recent changes and ship releases, Shoukaku has been catapulted to tier 0 as she is now a excellent carrier buffer, and when paired with Shinano and Ark Royal/Nagato means really good carrier strike power.
I really like that Shoukaku is now in the spotlight, really shows that the meta can change and lower tier ships aren’t necessarily bad, it could be that no one has discovered how to use them.
I'm currently using them both as I am doing Zuikaku's secretary quest. I find them quite dependable. Thanks for the video!
Both Cranes are great. I love them. Shoukaku is the first shipgirl I bought a L2D skin for (2nd girl overall that I bought a skin for). I love what a troll she is against first carrier division and she is also really pretty. Zuikaku is precious. I love her shounen protagonist vibe. I actually like most of Zui's lines more even thought I like Shoukaku more overall.
What's dangerous from the fox twins is their skills for short fight
and for the crane sisters, their skills is useful on longer fight
Cranes are for late worlds and long battles, combined with Yukikaze you get great dmg reduction for backline too.
Nagato, Shoukaku, Zuikaku, Mogami, Kawakaze, Takao. Full animu fleet xD
12/22/20 patch update: Shoukaku had a bug/quirk fixed where her airstrike that procs Crane's protection wasn't buffed by it. Zuikaku had her stacking buff skill buffed in that in a fleet with 3+ IJN ships, she gets 20% in addition to the original stacking. I think stacking quicker would have been better.
The Shoukakus do not have the same personality. Sure AL Shou is nice to you and her sister, but the other japanese ships and US ones are often targets of passive aggressiveness.
While suited for longer fights, the cranes are on the back foot now that the dragon refits have hit EN and JP; better raw aviation/etc, suited for long fights but not at much expense of normal ones, etc. They do have the cranes beat in nearly every way. That being said if you luck out and get both early on, they'd be of some nice use until you can go about refitting the dragons. (Only reason the foxes don't lose out is preemptive strike is quite something even for utility uses)
Zui's stacking damage is such that if you're well leveled/equip/etc you won't really need it for the most part.
Some may use Shoukaku for her support.
I only got Shokaku, and I never used her since I don’t have Zuikaku.
But maybe I’ll give a try
they arent key elements for a particular fleet(unlike fox twins), just nice to have, reaching lv 120 with them. gives those sweet extra stats and...well great waifus.
i literaly used shoukaku alone because i didnt have zuikaku, i used her till i got the foxes
You guys have Shoukaku?
I JUST WISH I HAD BOTH OF THEM BECAUSE THEIR SKILLS HELPS A LOT
When’s that Long Island video coming
Shokaku was my first sr carrier. She and lexington were my first main carriers. My zui never went to sea tho
You need to do Hiryuu & Souryuu... Cuz someday we'll get their retrofits and AKaga & ZuiShokaku pairs will become history... People need to know to invest in them =)
already got them 90+. Just slowly using them occasionally now
Or the devs troll everyone and give retro's to the super rares. We also need to take skils into consideration, this faster first air strike does do wonders sometimes.
Just so you know, Hiryuu(at least on pvp) is a monster, even without retrofit.
@@Eclin Sure. If there is a torpedo trio in vanguard with her i skip such battles right away. Now imagine her retrofited.
@Austin Cause of her first skill really she's pretty mediocre overall and their's a tons of ships to counter her easily but in the current vers. of EN only barrage BB's can counter her so ships like Amagi and deals tons of damage can easily kill her and with how low her HP poll is its not that hard though it will depends on RNG as always.
Shoukaku: *mumbling* bad senpai bad senpai bad senpai (refers to Akagi)
xD
Zuikaku got a huge buff, when there are 3 or more Sakura ships deployed she gains another 20% airstrike dmg up to 80%.
They're in the Special Heavy buildpool (far right choice). I had Shoukaku since the event, and yesterday pulled Zuikaku from that pool.
Nice one, the Crane sisters are a really good combo to the INJ entire fleet, maybe is because i use 4 buffers together, Crane+Nagato+Yukikaze but i never get a time where the Backline get highly damage (actually just the vanguard get killed), even for pvp, the 2 should be better that Fox Sister's, but take into acount the rng and the 3rd member in the enemy backline
"This was the plan worthy of... DA CRANEZ!"
- Zuikaku, along Shoukaku, makes her both references of AoStH in The Robotnik Express and Mad Mike, Da Bear Warrior.
Shoukaku is my go to waifu tho she may not be very high in the meta but still her, im just leveling mikuma and mogami and I more IJN ship for my IJN fleet since I have a Nagato now
I remember seeing that list of the ships you'll be talking about soon, and boy were the Kizunas and Bismarck not gonna come out for quite some time, i can wait. And now i have enterprise, i can lay waste to my enemies, hehehe
Alright
Lemme ask a question, that maybe some people will find interesting
*ENTY X ESSEX??*
or
*ENTY X ZUIKAKU??*
😏😏
:EssexShock:
Porque no los dos?
Entyxzuikaku
Because Essex is mine
Shoukaku - Soaring Crane
Zuikaku - Lucky Crane / Auspicious Crane
For some reason I got the idea of imagine Iris Heart from the Neptunia series as ship, she could fit nice on the Iron Blood.
I use both of them in one of my two Sakura fleets. I enjoy using the crane sister's.
hello there
Thank you for the video, hope you feel better. Life is just a series of challenges. You can tackle them
Lez go cranes waifus
Also dun overwork ur self u night hawk , we dun want u to accidentally upload an unedited video
mfw i only have Akagi for the Fox Twins and Zuikaku out of the Crane Sisters... why i cant complete these pairs??? WHY RNG WHY!!!
I only have Akagi and Shoukaku. So I feel you
I'd pick Zuikaku and Shoukaku over the fox sisters mainly because I only have them and don't have any of the foxes. Lol
What are your thoughts on HMS Glorious? She appears to be great at buffing your vanguard at a glance. Might work well together with Illustrious?
Let me finish the grind first
@@Hawk2zer0 Ah, right. I was lucky enough to get her as a drop after ~15 runs.
@@Tepid24 0_0
[Lucky U!]
Well, I got these two months before the foxes decided to come home, so they earned the position of being my main IJN carrier team, in addition to having a bias for bird girls over fox girls.
Though in practice I usually use the Fusou and Yamashiro BBVs over the CVs, because of another bias I got from another game.
So...
Cat girls > Bird girls > fox girls
@@Hawk2zer0 Pretty much so.
Ah, my absolute favorite pair of AL!
I use lower dmg/fast reload plane for shokaku. Play her like helena, which I hold other barrage till she finish reload. You can give give heavier plane on zuikaku, theres no holding shot with zuikaku. You need to fire when she done reload. They both can fire 3 shot against some boss, which is nice, but i prefer to use shokaku alone for now.
At this moment the Yorktown carriers are launching their attack
Enterprise: omawida
Owari da!
Which would win? ijn's top carriers or one old but reliable US carrier?
Akaga are for trashmob clearing, they are fast and somewhat balanced overall working as shock and awe tactic perfectly
Zuishou are for boss clearing, they are pretty slow but damn you don't to be there when they throw their planes... These 7 torps planes at minimal +50% damage combined with their already high base AVI are hell to any boss and pretty much death sentence in one or two strikes...
If Akaga are shock and awe, Zuishou are the nuclear warhead destroying everything on the map each 25s.
Also and most importantly, their racing skins are just DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN especially Shoukaku
Are events going to have reruns? I started when Bismarck event just came out.
Yes! However when is the bigger question. Visitors Dyed in Red has already had a re-run so I'd imagine the characters will be permanently available soon
Zuikaku high luck stats is based on the fact that she never suffered major damage until her sister was sunk, and she was the last out of the six carrier that attack Pearl Harbor to be sunk.
Your getting something wrong about the fifth carrier division skill. Its damage reduction towards them (not more damage towards them) it says "IT" in the skill meaning both shoukaku and zuikaku get damage reduction.
Shoukaku takes more damage...Zuikaku takes less...this was confirmed.
And Shoukaku's skills reduces damage of the entire fleet
Shokaku's bigger and softer!
xD
So many sisters so many twins so many choices
Hardest choices require the strongest will
Hey at least Zui And Shou are fine with commander loving both (Going off Zui's final quest)
Which works out perfectly for me (prefer Shou tho)
@@xKazutsu Akagi wants to know your location
I ship these two ships like I ship most pair ships! Seriously though... I I wish I started playing this game when it first came out. I probably would have them by now. My deepest regret.
And Portland-chan is 16 in line if your going down the list...curses! I cant wait for my waifu to be reviewed by you! On a second note Long Island and Glowworm will at least be up sooner. Noice!
mahan class destroyer need more love
Zuikaku reminds me of Mizuhara Chizuru from Rent a girlfriend anime
>Listens to Piña coladas song
>Thinks about Zuikaku
Isn't this...odd?
Actually putting Amagi and Yukikaze in a same Fleet can literally neutralize Shoukaku’s increased received damage 😂
Awesome review as always!💙 What is the best build for the crane sisters btw?
if you mean equipment, I believe the current setup is: (Pick one...and this is going from best to good)
Fighter Slot: F4U Corsair, Hellcat, Reppu/Sea Fang
Dive Bomber: Hell Diver, BTD-1 Destroyer
Torpedo Bomber: Barracuda, Aichi Ryuusei*
* Use Ryuusei if you are playing manual.
Auxiliaries:
Steam Catapults if PvE
Steam Catapult + Drop Tank (PvP)
@@Hawk2zer0 thank you so much for this!!💙 I'm only level 66 and still really clueless on what equipments are best to use😅
0:37
I *need* the link for it
ua-cam.com/video/fuCjudNKSWs/v-deo.html
Why not add in the Kongou sisters on to the list? You can even make it that all of them could be in 1 vid to make the list shorter.
2:58 “Stay back you yandere f*ck!”
Best line :)
when will Shouhou get an oath skin? WHEN?!
waiting for the shokaku x shokaku doujin... where they just go shopping :)
Akagi isn't yandere, just a bit lonely, a slight siscon towards Amagi and Kaga, wants to give you kits (baby foxes), and seems to be into BDSM (In theory, chains can be used in bondage, if there's no rope.).
The 0%-affection dialouge line could just be her being *extremely* jealous. So no need to use a spray bottle, since it also has no effect on a shipgirl: You're spraying small amounts of water on someone based around something that was designed to be used on the water.
However, if you want to keep her away, use coffee: She hates coffee.
Now crane sisters vs retrofited rabbit sisters
...well...once they get their retrofit
If you're wondering why Shoukaku's luck is low (both Kacolle and Azur), historically, she sunk fast, because every time she was in battle along side with Zuikaku, she would get hit by all the torpedos and attacks aimed at them. Meanwhile, Zuikaku was never once hit by a torpedos or any attacks until Shoukaku was sunk (hence, her higher luck stats).
Rip
So the Grand Old Lady is next...This'll be fun and when is NA getting her retrofit?
Dunno...I'd imagine soon
8:00 And here I thought we can have a video without Sandy. Not only I was wrong but you even included her loli form lmao.
With the Iris event came out, put on Emile Bertin and Le Triomphant
Zuikaku and Shoukaku looks very good in paper but they're not really effective in PvP for some reason. When players uses these two in their defense fleet against my Akaga, I could just easily obliterate them with Plane Rush. In PvP, faster is a must after all.
Speed matters for sure in that mode...
Which is why Akagi/Kaga is so meta
Or survivability, i’m having more trouble againts WaSD and hiryuu then Akaga.
@@Eclin WaSD is can be annoying.
their the discount version of the fox sisters. Graphs dont lie, fox sister combo out paces crane sisters. By a huge margin, well about 1.6 more. That 40% cut on first attack is really huge in damage efficiency, something most people over look since most guides go off HPS/DPS. Those are consistent factors but dont apply situational. Damage efficiency is doing as much damage as fast as you can during optimal moments. The key is to kill your enemy before they kill you. The foxes are the best at it, pvp and pve.
If your doing mid to mid-high area, using fox sisters for farming is A OKAY, as long as you got a vanguard that melt tougher targets, then the fox sisters can clean up. The crane sisters will struggle unless you got max equips and a fleet combo that supports/benefits from them. foxes only just need high damage, or high hp. Easy to stack.
I think they are a lot better than the fox sisters personally. The foxies' quick plane deploy is fun and all, but that's pretty much all they have. These two's buffing is quite a bit nicer IMO.
Thoughts on Victorious?
00:15 "i do willy wonder.."
Cover the other two Midway carriers if you're gonna do SE ships with Pair buffs.
Could you do a lil splaining on why a lot of ships aint in the build pool?
They are just event locked...when a specific event comes around...there are limited time build ships...
That's how these two are....
I was told there's a rule the devs have where once a rerun hits...all characters in the event will soon be permanently available
My fleet:*has Kaga and akagi but no Amagi*
RNG:*Gave me Shinano*
Me to RNG: she's not the fox I wanted, but she's UR so fuck it.
Hawk will you do one for roon when you complete her?
Yep!
Imma talk to my dnd DM about these outfits qualifying as medium armor. If they do, then that means my Dwarf Fighter can maybe try those on.
Are they good girl or not the soryu and hiryu?
Hey what about soryu and hiryu reviews?
I like shoukaku
I'm currently using Zuikaku solo because her own skill is good enough, and she is waifu tier.
Uuuh why does shokakus hp jump up when you put her evasion on screen?
Shou and Zui have the fox twins beat personality and design-wise. (even though I do love Kaga's wedding skin. Akagi...not so much. And yandere characters bore me so she isn't helped :s )
Next oba-chan Warspite! Be nice to the old loli Hawk! And I guess she'll be reviewed before we can get our hands on her "Nagato pose" retrofit, :'(
Has he shared his thoughts on Bismarck yet?
not sure if you got my comment, so going to re-say:
"Can you do Yamashiro + retrofit next?"
I just need zuikaku. They are great looking characters and I'm guessing a great duo.
how bout Souryuu and Hiryuu ?
Where to farm her?
Crane sisters aren't available at the moment...should be added to the build pool soon.
UA-cam didn't notify me about this comment...so I kinda saw it by chance.
0:33, is she trying to launch a bf 109 as an arrow?????
That was KanColle... trying to incorporate the weapons like that
Ok
*Ay lmaoo*
People who play AL mobile will get that reference (Juustagram). Also, poor Akagi :(
Too bad, I didn't get Shoukaku neither is Kaga (yet), while I already got Akagi and Zuikaku.
The zuizui dance is life xD i personaly prefer most of the KanColle designs, but Azur Lane has the better gameplay loop
is there gonna be a review for kawakaze soon?
I am trying to get these out as fast as I can. The list shows the plan for all videos after this one..
check out my Zui and Shou at rank 29, i never regret leveling them up
I have to say I am an ardent Fox user. But I have always wanted to use the Cranes, tbh a part of me likes their design more than the Fox's (don't tell Akagi I said that) even if I am a sucker for nine-tails. Something about them just seems more polished than the Fox's too me, and I'm not sure why. Maybe it's newer(?) art, or something. But I've just invested way too much into the Fox's, and I've become too used to their rapid launch skill, which often times up so nicely with Nagato's Big Seven for bigus dickus damage.
Also, Zui x Enty OTP.
AL started as a really low budget game, so old arts aren’t as good as the new one, even though the cranes aren’t that new. You can also realize that new ships and retrofits have more expression than the old ones.