Kantai Collection: Kakuyoku no Kizuna

Presumed lost after a desperate final battle, the aircraft carrier Zuikaku awakens to an impossible reality. She has been reborn as a "ship-girl," a young woman imbued with the memories and formidable powers of a bygone war. Reunited with her elder sister Shoukaku, Zuikaku struggles to comprehend her new existence until she meets the man known only as the Admiral. Through his guidance, she learns the grim truth about humanity's greatest threat: the Abyssal Fleet. Faced with this revelation, Zuikaku makes a solemn vow to defend a world that so closely mirrors the one etched into her past life. Stepping onto the battlefield once more, she fights not just for survival, but for the future of those she holds dear. Yet, as the war against the Abyssal Ships rages on, she is forced to confront the harsh realities of her resurrection. Bound by the echoes of history, Zuikaku must navigate the cruel fate that awaits her, discovering what it truly means to fight again in a world caught between memory and destiny.