Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai Episode 11 Discussion

ILoveBaguettes said:
I kind of guessed that they will use Shinden as a final "boss" just because on how futuristic and fearsome it looks.

To no one's surprise it was the Japanese all along. But they didn't say Imperial Japanese Army so i'm wondering if it's post WW2 or they just left that detail out.

Also, there was an end credit scene and its just everyone in KOTOBUKI squad that has been shotdown got recovered and a new hole is opening in Ikesuka.

firemagnet said:



Yes, they mean the Japanese Army. Today in Japan it's known as the "Nippon Teikoku Rikugun" (imperial Japanese land forces), but they called themselves the "Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun" or "The Land Forces of the Greater Japanese Empire".

Also, the dates of the aircraft correspond to the end of WWII. The J7W1, Isao's aircraft was first flown in April of 1945, and the Type 5 (Ki-100) fighter, the N1K2-Ja, and A7M2 Reppu--all of which are introduced in this battle--were produced between march of 1944 up to the end of the war.

Given the description of Yufang, it's likely that Yufang is actually Hiroshima; Hiroshima was a prominent army staging ground during WWII, and had plenty of heavy industry manufacturing everything from handguns and grenades to aircraft parts. Some 40,000 troops of the IJA were also stationed there, along with several heavy anti-aircraft batteries at the time of the bombing in August of 1945.

It would seem, then, that in this history Hiroshima was sucked in through a portal at or during the time of the bombing, and then returned after an indeterminate amount of time had passed. This city can only be Hiroshima and not Nagasaki, because Nagasaki, while also heavily industrialized, was primarily devoted to shipbuilding and electronics.


It's worth noting that Isao's butler is flying the Ki-87, a high-altitude interceptor developed in response to the B-29, of which only a single prototype was built before the war's end. Suffice it to say that the IJA's engineers likely had plenty of time to focus on its design and production.

wolfwing said:
Whats the name of that plane the villian was using that could do 90* straight up turns like that? Thought that was more a modern thing.

firemagnet said:

It's worth noting that Isao's butler is flying the Ki-87, a high-altitude interceptor developed in response to the B-29, of which only a single prototype was built before the war's end. Suffice it to say that the IJA's engineers likely had plenty of time to focus on its design and production.

FloatingLAV said:


Nah the plane that the butler used had a vee engine, Ki-87 has a radial engine. do note the contra-rotating propellers as well. If you ask me it looks like a Kawasaki Ki-64, a prototype Japanese fighter

suciaviani said:
so Isao is actually a dirty brat. this asshole even got guts to shoot and bombard anyone who refuses to join his Brotherhood. glad Julia is fine. but it may not be exactly like what you think. Kate said to Reona, if she thinks there maybe a possibility Isao is controlled by some people (but still he deserves punches).

btw after many episodes, i am a little surprised this anime has supernatural phenomenon as subplot. its even more surpising than Pastel Memories where almost in the entirely 1st eps i thought its only about "detective girls" until i saw portal.

lihle808 said:
I must say I was surprised just as Leona by Isao's response not to let them retreat. I had faith in the guy thinking he wasn't that bad, but damn is he such a smiling villain and jolly too. But I wished he destroyed Kylie though, hate that annoying shit.