If you like warship encounters, starting in Manila is fantastic. Short transit times. IJN Capital ships all over the damned place. Sudden base shifting. Encounters in ridiculously shallow water.
Starting at Pearl you get long transit times. Fewer warship encounters (at least for me). Lots of merchant contacts, lots of convoys, and the fun of looking through the periscope and seeing Japan itself.
Both have their virtues.
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