Sagiri

Overview

Sagiri is a fleet girl from the browser game Kantai Collection, personifying the sixth ship of the World War II Imperial Japanese Navy's Ayanami-class (Special Type II) destroyers. Designed by drew and voiced by Minori Suzuki, she was introduced alongside her sister ship Amagiri during a seasonal event. As part of the Special-Type destroyers, she completes key historic destroyer divisions. In the game, she is particularly well-known for receiving an unusually wide variety of seasonal casual outfits and limited-time graphical variants.

Appearance

Sagiri features long grey hair with swept bangs, purple eyes, and a purple hairband adorned with a small bow on the right side. Her default attire is a grey sailor uniform worn with white socks. Her combat rigging includes a funnel and foremast mounted on her back, a 12.7cm twin gun mount, and 61cm triple torpedo tubes strapped to her thighs. Notably, she possesses an extensive wardrobe of seasonal outfits: her autumn casual wear features a frilled off-shoulder top with a long white skirt and head-dress style hairband; rainy season attire with a tight gingham check skirt; and a white one-piece swimsuit adorned with citrus-themed hair accessories and a draped white towel.

Personality

Sagiri is a sincere, dedicated, and hardworking girl who delights in being helpful to others. However, due to her timid nature and tendency to put absolute effort into everything, she easily loses her composure and panics when making mistakes. She is highly domestic, taking care of general household chores for her wilder sister Amagiri and showing deep devotion to the Admiral. She enjoys green tea and Japanese sweets. Additionally, she harbors a fear of the dark and nighttime operations due to trauma surrounding her past sinking, and she exhibits a keen interest in fashion and cosmetics.

Abilities

As a destroyer, Sagiri functions as an agile combatant. Upon upgrading to her Kai form, she brings equipment such as the 12.7cm Twin Mount Type B Kai 2, Type 94 Depth Charge Projector, and a 25mm Single Autocannon. After her upgrade, her offensive potential rises significantly, achieving high combined firepower and torpedo stats suitable for night engagements, though her anti-submarine combat power and luck stat remain relatively low.

Background

Sagiri represents the sixth vessel of the Ayanami-class destroyers. Introduced during a summer event, she can also be obtained in specific patrol sea areas. Her backstory traces back to her historic assignments in various destroyer divisions, interacting closely with fellow destroyers like Sazanami and Akatsuki. In the fleet, she works tirelessly to support her comrades and commander despite her internal self-doubt and fear of night battles.

Relationships

Amagiri is her older sister, whom Sagiri frequently looks after by doing household chores like laundry. She maintains warm bonds with Sazanami and Akatsuki, with whom she shared historic unit ties; Sagiri acts like a gentle older sister figure to Akatsuki. Sendai serves as her squadron flagship, showing unusual leniency by not forcing Sagiri into night battles due to her fear of the dark. She also shares a friendly connection with Ushio, who brings her food snacks.

Trivia

Her name is a homophone with Izumi Sagiri from the light novel series Eromanga Sensei; the series author confirmed that the destroyer Sagiri served as the inspiration for the heroine's name. Additionally, a promotional pop-up featuring Sagiri was once displayed aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Sawagiri due to their similar names.