[i][[Kantai Collection]][/i]'s personification of the Japanese destroyer [i]Hatsuzuki[/i]. 
Character design by [[Shizuma Yoshinori]], voiced by [[Nakajima Megumi]].

h4. Appearance
[tn]See post #3228267.[/tn]

She has essentially the same gear as her [[akizuki (kancolle)|elder]] [[teruzuki (kancolle)|sisters]], including [[chou-10cm-hou-chan_(hatsuzuki's)|her own pair of]] [[Chou-10cm-hou-chan]]. She wears the same basic uniform except with slight different tones of grey and a black [[neckerchief]]. Under her uniform appears to be a black full-body [[bodysuit]] fully covering her arms and legs. She doesn't wear the gloves as her bodysuit also covers her hands. Her fire director is attached to her right wrist.

She has [[short_hair|short]] [[brown hair]] with strands tied to look like [[hair_flaps|horns]] along with grayish [[yellow eyes]].

h4. Personality
Hatsuzuki is a "bokukko", and refers to herself with the "typically young boy" pronoun of "boku". She has a stoic, serious, and taciturn personality, similar in some respects to [[Kaga (kancolle)|Kaga]], however she has a far more selfless and humble personality. This is likely due to all her service escorting, and her final mission in Leyte Gulf ending in a "last stand" sacrifice so the survivors of [i]Zuikaku[/i] could escape.

h4. Akizuki-class Destroyers
* [b][u]Original Batch[/u][/b]
** [[Akizuki (Kancolle)]] (秋月)
** [[Teruzuki (Kancolle)]] (照月)
** [[Suzutsuki (Kancolle)]] (涼月)
** [b]Hatsuzuki (Kancolle)[/b] (初月)
* [b][u]Fuyutsuki Subclass[/u][/b]
** [[Fuyutsuki (Kancolle)]]  (冬月)

h4. See also
* [[Hatsuzuki (Azur Lane)]]
* pool #10990 - Feeding the Ducks - depictions of Akizuki-class destroyers enjoying lavish meals
* [i][[Azur Lane]][/i] versions of [i]Akizuki[/i]-class and subclasses:
** [b][u]Original Batch[/u][/b]
*** [[Suzutsuki (Azur Lane)]]
*** [[Niizuki (Azur Lane)]] (新月)
*** [[Wakatsuki (Azur Lane)]] (若月)
** [b][u]Fuyutsuki Subclass[/u][/b]
*** [[Harutsuki (Azur Lane)]] (春月)
*** [[Yoizuki (Azur Lane)]] (宵月)
** [b][u]Michitsuki Subclass[/u][/b]
*** [[Hanazuki (Azur Lane)]] (花月)

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: IJN [i]Hatsuzuki[/i]":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Hatsuzuki]
初月 初月(艦これ) 初月(艦隊これくしょん)