Yamashiro put herself into a bind.

So jealous of the Admiral.

Pure and lovely Yamashiro~

Looks like...

*glasses*

She had to go into the closet.

Now she's literally a closet pervert.

Uh-oh...Yamashiro might be in trouble.

... OK, let's break down the commentary, shall we?

• Kanji: あ艦これ。
• Romaji: Either "Ofune kore" or "Okan kore"
• Literal meaning of kanji: "This (is) big ship".
• Chosen translation: "She's in deep ship." Obviously a pun on "deep shit".

Now, the question is this: Is Rappaya aware of the English idiom "deep shit"? If so, did he deliberately structure the commentary as an attempt to render said idiom in Japanese and make a pun on the shorthand form of Kantai Collection?

@MarqFJA87 said:

• Kanji: あ艦これ。
• Romaji: Either "Ofune kore" or "Okan kore"

That's an A, not O, so "Akan kore". Which could be kansaiben as in "This is bad", while also being a kancolle pun.

shade_30 said:

That's an A, not O, so "Akan kore". Which could be kansaiben as in "This is bad", while also being a kancolle pun.

Exactly. I only hope my localization seems reasonably close.

And one can hear the 'Dragnet' theme in the background...!

...

But she actually had a totally legitimate reason to be in there, and even to have the closest open. Literally all she had to do was just let go of the jacket and no one would think a thing about it. Like the ONLY way for it to become suspicious is for her to hide like she'd done something wrong.

This makes no fucking sense.

Tk3997 said:

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But she actually had a totally legitimate reason to be in there, and even to have the closest open. Literally all she had to do was just let go of the jacket and no one would think a thing about it. Like the ONLY way for it to become suspicious is for her to hide like she'd done something wrong.

This makes no fucking sense.

Panic makes you do irrational things.

shade_30 said:

That's an A, not O, so "Akan kore". Which could be kansaiben as in "This is bad", while also being a kancolle pun.

... Gah, what a huge mistake on my part.

Moonspeaker said:

Exactly. I only hope my localization seems reasonably close.

It does in my book. Nice call.

CrazyYanmega said:

Panic makes you do irrational things.

Exactly. I bet her thought process in the last panel is basically "WHY THE FUCK DID I JUMP INTO THE CLOSET?!"

CrazyYanmega said:

Panic makes you do irrational things.

And going by the title of the comic, it has more to do with Yamashiro's self-awareness at her feelings for a boy that is way younger than her. That, or just immense shyness that prevents her from thinking rationally, which still goes hand-in-hand with panic.