History Heartwarming / AzurLane

*** Z23 being welcomed with open arms by the Starter Squad (plus Unicorn), completing them.

!! Meta

* Aixio/Haruka, artist of Long Island, Shiranui, Foxhound and others had an unknown status of activity for a long time, but [[https://twitter.com/dayuehongye/status/1316939536602177536 tweet]] from Ayanami's artist Ootsuki Momiji all but reveals that they quit. The heartwarming part is that they were the ones to do Long Island's Halloween skin. This is akin to a parent of a child taking in their friend in after being abandoned.
* A number of artists' pixiv and/or twitters could be found with art of their shipgirls in their free time. Riichu and MayaG are a couple of prime examples of this.

** The standoff between the Azur Lane, Ironblood and Sakura Empire fleets is broken up by a radio transmission from none other than [[NotQuiteDead Bismark]], who orders that [[NothingIsTheSameAnymore the Crimson Axis is being dissolved and the Ironblood will be re-joining Azur Lane]] effective immediately, with the two groups immediately joining forces to take on Compiler.

* For the ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' collab event, players who played through Asuka's and Murasaki's true endings in ''Reflexions'' (which involved them tearfully leaving the player and reluctantly returning to their shinobi world) got to reunite with them in a world where they can properly relax this time.

-->'''Gascogne''': I finally understand this feeling called 'love' - it's the flutter of your heart when you and another give and receive of each other with no expectation of reward, and share your desires, your passions... your light. This ring is the greatest treasure Gascogne could ever hope to receive. ''Maître''... I love you, so very much![[note]]And yes, she ''specifically'' says "愛しています", "ai shi-te imasu", rather than the less powerful "daisuki".[[/note]]

-->'''Juneau''': Now when I dream about those five brothers... I can see their faces clearly, and they bless me with their smiles... But somehow it was so sad it almost made me cry... *Tearful sobbing*... Can I really live happily together with you, Commander? It's not just a dream, right...?

* Helena is usually a demure and silent girl, due to her terrible past, but it is nice to see her become much more cheerful in her new skins, becoming able to overcome her traumatic past. As she progresses to higher Affection levels, she gradually realizes that the ghosts of the Sullivan brothers that haunt her dreams only sincerely want her happiness.

** Compiler attempts to break the combined fleets' will by showing them their would-be fates had the Sirens not intervened (IE: their IRL counterparts' fates of being destroyed in battle, used in Nuclear testing and so on). It only works for a moment before the shipgirls shrug it all off, re-affirming that they'll all keeping fighting for each other and humanity's sake.

* The ''Parallel Superimposition'' event in terms of reintroducing ships and giving them a second life (Yorktown II, Hornet II, Northampton II, Hammann II, Langley II) that were sunk but didn't really have much significance in game lore or skins (barring Yorktown and Hornet). Additionally, Laffey II is shown and Lexington is strongly implied to come back through this as well.

!! Moments related to the [[VideoGame/AzurLane game]]

* Helena is usually a demure and silent girl, due to her terrible past, but it is nice to see her become much more cheerful in her new skins, becoming able to overcome her traumatic past.

* The collab event with ''Anime/SSSSDynazenon'' gives Mujina a happier conclusion to her character arc compared to her source material. Her Pledge line has her admit that back in her home world she had no idea what she'd do if kaijus disappeared.[[labelnote:''SSSS.Dynazenon'' spoilers]]This is a reference to her RedemptionRejection in the final episode of the anime, which leads to her death.[[/labelnote]] Her scene with Chise and the Sengoku Shredders (Sengoku and Isokaze) shows her taking an interest in playing a musical instrument. One of her post-Oath secretary lines is her noticing the Commander's overworked state and offering a hand since she had nothing better to do at the moment, a far cry from her StrawNihilist self in the anime.

* The collab event with ''Anime/SSSSDynazenon'' gives Mujina a happier conclusion to her character arc compared to her source material. Her Pledge line has her admit that back in her home world she had no idea what she'd do if kaijus disappeared, a reference to her RedemptionRejection in the final episode of the anime. Her scene with Chise and the Sengoku Shredders (Sengoku and Isokaze) shows her taking an interest in playing a musical instrument. One of her post-Oath secretary lines is her noticing the Commander's overworked state and offering a hand since she had nothing better to do at the moment, a far cry from her StrawNihilist self in the anime.

* The collab event with ''Anime/SSSSDynazenon'' gives Mujina a happier conclusion to her character arc compared to her source material. Her Pledge line has her admit that back in her home world she had no idea what she'd do if kaijus disappeared, a reference to her RedemptionRejection in the final episode in the anime. Her scene with Chise and the Sengoku Shredders (Sengoku and Isokaze) shows her taking an interest in playing a musical instrument. One of her post-Oath secretary lines is her noticing the Commander's overworked state and offering a hand since she had nothing better to do at the moment, a far cry from her StrawNihilist self in the anime.

* The collab event with Anime/SSSSDynazenon gives Mujina a happier conclusion to her character arc compared to her source material. Her Pledge line has her admit that back in her home world she had no idea what she'd do if kaijus disappeared, a reference to her RedemptionRejection in the final episode in the anime. Her scene with Chise and the Sengoku Shredders (Sengoku and Isokaze) shows her taking an interest in playing a musical instrument. One of her post-Oath secretary lines is her noticing the Commander's overworked state and offering a hand since she had nothing better to do at the moment, a far cry from her StrawNihilist self in the anime.

* The collab event with Anime/SSSSDynazenon gives Mujina a happier conclusion to her character arc compared to her source material. Her Pledge line has her admit that back in her home world she had no idea what she'd do if kaijus disappeared. Her scene with Chise and the Sengoku Shredders (Sengoku and Isokaze) shows her taking an interest in playing a musical instrument. One of her post-Oath secretary lines is her noticing the Commander's overworked state and offering a hand since she had nothing better to do at the moment, a far cry from her StrawNihilist self in the anime.

* The story behind Saratoga's WebAnimation/KizunaAI based "Virtual Idol" skin is that Ai made it
for her.