History YMMV / WarshipGirls

* OnceOriginalNowOverdone: As a result of plans for the initial English localization in 2015 never reaching fruition due to a conflict between [=MoeFantasy=] and their original publisher Patch Games, as well as its rival China-made shipgirl game ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' getting an English localization within a year of its own release (CN: 2017. EN: 2018), the late 2018 release for an English version of Warship Girls comes off as this, being a case of "Too Little, Too Late". It was perhaps no surprise that this version of the game quietly ceased service in the second half of 2020.
* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: This game is often accused of copying [=KanColle=]. The fact that some of the designs are blatant CaptainErsatz of existing characters from other works, not just limited to [=KanColle=], doesn't help.

** ''Warship Girls'' was created because fans wanted to play ''[=KanColle=]'' with non-IJN ships. Cue the debut of Iowa in the latter's UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita-based spin-off game, ''[=KanColle Kai=]'', then later into the main browser game as a reward ship for the 2016 Spring event, followed by the general rollout of more non-IJN vessels as time went on.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As a result of plans for the initial English localization in 2015 never reaching fruition due to a conflict between [=MoeFantasy=] and their original publisher Patch Games, as well as its rival China-made shipgirl game ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' getting an English localization within a year of its own release (CN: 2017. EN: 2018), the late 2018 release for an English version of Warship Girls comes off as this, being a case of "Too Little, Too Late". It was perhaps no surprise that this version of the game quietly ceased service in the second half of 2020.

* AmericansHateTingle: To no one's surprise, the reaction of a lot of Japanese gamers to the game was initially Rather Frosty[[TradeSnark ™]], especially among hardcore Kancolle fans. This is because ''WSG'' was perceived as a pure [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks copycat game]] that was merely putting in [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Allied ships]] in order to "cater" to foreigners. For example, when Patch Games announced at E3 2015 that an English release was coming soon, [[http://sazanami.net/20150618-e3-battleship-girls-translated-into-english-released-us/ reactions among the more hardcore Japanese shipgirl fanbase were, to put it lightly, not pleasant.]] This did change significantly over time; these days, many Japanese, including Kancolle players, have since become fans of the game, and Moe Fantasy even opened a dedicated JP server.

* FanNickname:
** "太太" for Lexington, which can be translated as lady or wife.
** "0v0" for Quincy, due to her unique chibi sprite.
** "[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami]]" for New Orleans, due to her remodelled outfit greatly resembling Mami's magical girl outfit. This is a reference to something that happened during the Battle of Tassafaronga, where her [[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/NewOrleansTulagiBowMissing.jpg historical counterpart]] [[https://static.mengniang.org/common/d/d2/6a9585d12f2eb938cf7a74d6d1628535e5dd6f75.jpg took a torpedo to the bow]]. This is reflected in her [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/2305782 damaged art]].
** "Dumpling" for Essex, a reference to how Essex-class aircraft carriers were created at such an astounding rate during the war[[labelnote:note]]A new Essex carrier was launched almost every month[[/labelnote]], almost like [[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=54537432 cooking dumpling]].
** "POW" for Prince of Wales.
** "战神" (lit. "war god") for Renown, due to her high stat, low rarity, and the "Final Glory" skill, which makes her perfect for clearing maps.
** "[[Franchise/StarWars Star Destroyer]]" for Sükhbaatar's [[LethalJokeCharacter alternative]] [[SuperMode form]].
** "Panguard" for Vanguard, since her turrets look like frying pans.
** "Oppaita" for Wichita, due to her [[BigBreastPride rather large chest]].

* AmericansHateTingle: With no surprise, Japanese hate this game, especially hardcore Kancolle fans. This is because they though it was a [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks copycat game]] and they [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks put Allied ships]] in order to be more accessible to foreigners. For example, when Patch Games announced at E3 2015 that an English release was coming soon, [[http://sazanami.net/20150618-e3-battleship-girls-translated-into-english-released-us/ Japanese reactions to this are, to put it lightly, not pleasant.]] This has changed significantly over time. Many Japanese, including Kancolle players, have since become fans of the game. And Moe Fantasy has even opened a server in Japan.
* FandomRivalry: In China, the fanbase has this with both Kancolle and Azur Lane to rather toxic extents. They do not take kindly to Kancolle being Japan-made and Azur Lane seemingly thriving there. In contrast there's not much of a rivalry between the other two games. One such fan (and minor character) artist, Rail (Sliver) made quite a scene in Azur Lane in both submitting substandard work and going on a rant against the game and Japan, resulting in the related event being delayed and the ships getting redesigns.
** FriendlyFandoms: In contrast, outside of China, there's not so much of a rivalry. A few artists who have worked on this game, most notably Hao (Kongou and her sisters) and Saru (O'Bannon, William D. Porter, Albacore, and Archerfish, among others), have also contributed some of Azur Lane's most notable designs. Hao designed Azur Lane's Yorktown, Enterprise, Akagi, Kaga, Cleveland, and Tirpitz, while Saru designed Azur Lane's Akashi, Lexington, Saratoga, Portland, Indianapolis, Terror, and Erebus.

** Warship Girls was created because fans wanted to play [=KanColle=] with non-IJN ships. Cue the debut of Iowa in the latter's UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita-based spin-off game, ''[=KanColle Kai=]'', then later into the main browser game as a reward ship for the 2016 Spring event.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As a result of plans for the initial English localization in 2015 never reaching fruition due to a conflict between [=MoeFantasy=] and their original publisher Patch Games, as well as its rival China-made shipgirl game ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' getting an English localization within a year of its own release (CN: 2017. EN: 2018), the late 2018 release for an English version of Warship Girls comes off as this, being a case of "Too Little, Too Late".

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As a result of plans for the initial English localization in 2015 never reaching fruition due to a conflict between [=MoeFantasy=] and their original publisher Patch Games, its rival ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' getting an English localization within a year of its own release (CN: 2017. EN: 2018), the late 2018 release for an English version of Warship Girls comes off as this, being a case of "Too Little, Too Late".

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As a result of plans for an English localization in 2015 never reaching fruition, its rival ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' getting an English localization within a year of its own release (CN: 2017. EN: 2018), the late 2018 release for an English version of Warship Girls comes off as this, being a case of "Too Little, Too Late".

* FandomRivalry: In China the fanbase has this with both Kancolle and Azur Lane to rather toxic extents. They do not take kindly to Kancolle being Japan-made and Azur Lane seemingly thriving there. In contrast there's not much of a rivalry between the other two games. One such fan (and minor character) artist, Rail (Sliver) made quite a scene in Azur Lane in both submitting substandard work and going on a rant against the game and japan, resulting in the related event being delayed and the ships getting redesigns.
** FriendlyFandoms: In contrast, outside of China there's not so much a rivalry, and a few other artists of the game have happily done work for Azur Lane with Hao (Kongou and her sisters in this among others) have done some of the other game's most distinctive designs (Enterprise, Akagi, Kaga, Cleveland).

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: As a result of plans for an English localization in 2015 never reaching fruition, its rival ''VideoGame/AzurLane'' getting an English localization within a year of its own release (CN: 2017. EN: 2018), the late 2018 announcement for an English version of Warship Girls comes off as this, being a case of "Too Little, Too Late".