Users' questions

Who is Hoppou?

Who is Hoppou?

The original Hoppou is a short white character, based on the Northern Princess from Kantai Collection. They usually are three to four feet in height, and have Huge eyes. Many avatars in VRChat are inspired by Hoppou.

What anime is the northern princess from?

Sink! Northern Princess (北方棲姫 in Japanese) is an antagonist of the Kantai Collection series who first appeared in the Summer 2014 Event. She is one of the minions of the Abyssal Fleet. She is the depiction of the Dutch Harbour.

Who created KanColle?

KADOKAWA Future Publishing
Kadokawa Games, Ltd.
Kantai Collection/Developers

Who owns KanColle?

Sega Interactive

KanColle Arcade
Developer(s) Sega Interactive AM2
Publisher(s) Sega Interactive
Composer(s) Hiroshi Usami Kaori Ōkoshi Michio Okamiya
Platform(s) Arcade

What is the Hoppou foundation?

The Hoppou Foundation is a hoppou raiding community created in April 2020 by Blazecreek. It is specialized in hoppou raids mainly on VRChat.

Who is Fubuki in KanColle?

Fubuki (吹雪 “Blizzard”?) is one of the main characters of Kantai Collection. She is the main protagonist of the Kancolle anime and movie. She was the lead ship of twenty-four Fubuki-class destroyers, built for the Imperial Japanese Navy following World War I.

What is a ship girl?

shipgirl (plural shipgirls) (chiefly Japanese fiction) A female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes. Usually is a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real life warship.

What anime has battleships?

Space Battleship Yamato

宇宙戦艦ヤマト (Uchū Senkan Yamato)
Genre Military science fiction, space opera
Created by Leiji Matsumoto Yoshinobu Nishizaki Eiichi Yamamoto
Anime television series
Directed by Leiji Matsumoto

Is KanColle Azur lane?

Azur Lane does what Kancolle and other shipgirl games don’t by having an actual storyline in the game with conversations and event scenes. All the ships including the Japanese ones can eventually be recruited, so it’s all the more reason for them to continue playing this game.

Why do ship girls exist?

Another tradition is to consider ships as female, referring to them as ‘she’. Although it may sound strange referring to an inanimate object as ‘she’, this tradition relates to the idea of a female figure such as a mother or goddess guiding and protecting a ship and crew.

When was KanColle made?

April 23, 2013
Kantai Collection/Initial release dates

Is there a ww2 anime?

The shows that are listed may have different sub-genres, but they’re all about World War II in one way or another. List features Zipang, First Squad – The Moment Of Truth and more anime.

Who is the youngest of the Himes in Kancolle?

One day… The youngest by appearance in the Shinkaisei-kan’s fleet of “Himes”, she is often depicted as the child character of said fleet. Due to similar appearances, Seaport Hime is often seen as the parent-like figure, and Airfield Hime as her elder sister.

Where does the name hoppou come from in Japanese?

“Hoppou” means “northern” in Japanese, a shortening of the name “Northern Princess”. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.

What does warrior spirit stand for in Kancolle?

“Warrior Spirit” (士魂 shikon) is a reference to the Imperial Japanese Army’s 11th Armored Regiment that was stationed on Shumshu and Paramushir, Kuril Islands (Chishima Archipelago) at the end of the war. It was also known as 「士魂」部隊 ( shikon butai, lit. Warrior Spirit Unit) because 士 can be taken apart into 十一 i.e. “11”.

How does the hoppou work in VRChat legends?

Many avatars in VRChat are inspired by Hoppou. They usually travel in packs, silently exchanging an unheard language between them. Usually, if a ‘victim’ is targeted, and the said ‘victim’ voices out-loud, they do not enjoy it, the Hoppous either get closer, or grow in number.