History VideoGame / WarshipGirls

* ArcherArchetype: The Japanese carriers are this, just like their Kantai Collection counterparts. Though Ark Royal, a British carrier, also fits into this as well.

The Japanese version was released October 24th, 2017. The English global version came out on December 18th 2018, and is scheduled to end service on August 31st 2021. Similarly, a Thai version was released in 2015, but shut down in 2016 after serious mismanagement.

* InfinityPlusOneSword: B-25 Doolittle Squadron, it's the single most powerful bomber in the game and the only bomber with a [[UpToEleven 6 stars]] rarity rating. It has a +20 bombing stats, twice as much as the second most powerful bomber, the BTD-1 Destroyer (see below). Though it is incredibly hard to obtain, since it cannot be crafted and only comes pre-equipped on the Hornet, who only drops on 5-3.

** Scharnhorst's {{Qipao}} costume is named "I Came to Hebei Province", which is a common mishearing of "Und doch habe ich allein", one of Hitler's lines from WebVideo/HitlerRants.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: As with [[VideoGame/KanColle its inspiration]], this game features a sizable amount of ship-girls from various nations.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The original creators of the game are fans of Kantai Collection, therefore, they were intent on fixing a lot of the more frustrating aspects of Kancolle
** As mentioned below, there is no [[FinalDeath Permadeath]]. Ship girls merely retreat when sunk.

The Japanese version was released October 24th, 2017. The English global version came out on December 18th 2018... and, some time after July 2020, was very quietly removed from app stores and shuttered without fanfare. Similarly, a Thai version was released in 2015, but shut down in 2016 after serious mismanagement.

** Scharnhorst's {{Qipao}} costume is named "I Came to Hebei Province", which is a common {{Mondegreen}} of "Und doch habe ich allein", one of Hitler's lines from WebVideo/HitlerRants.

* AnyoneCanDie: Averted, unlike in Kantai Collection. Sinking ships is still ''heavily'' discouraged, though.
** However, the game's source files contain [[DummiedOut unused sinking dialogue]] for multiple ship girls, implying that this was originally going to be the case.

There used to be two versions of the game, developed by different companies [[ExecutiveMeddling due to legal problems between them]]. The official one developed by [=moeFantasy=] and another one developed by Patch Games (the former game's distributor). The Patch version has since been shut down. There exists another version, developed for users in Thailand by Pocket Games.

The Japanese version was released October 24th 2017. The English global version came out on December 18th 2018... and, some time after July 2020, was very quietly removed from app stores and shuttered without fanfare.

The Japanese version was released October 24th 2017. English global version came out December 18th 2018.

Once upon a time, Kadokawa Games released on DMM.com a free-to-play browser CollectibleCardGame featuring [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection moe anthropomorphisms of World War II naval warships from the Axis powers.]] Due to the complete lack of playable Allied ship girls in that game, and its developers having no plans to add such ship girls until the debut of Iowa in ''Kancolle Kai'', Chinese developer Huanmeng (currently rebranded to moeFantasy) [[StartMyOwn took it upon themselves and released what could ''initially'' be seen as a clone.]] The result? ''[[http://jianniang.com/ Warship Girls]]'' (战舰少女; Zhàn Jiàn Shào Nǚ).

* DerivativeDifferentiation: Completely new mechanics are being introduced over time, to differentiate themselves from VideoGame/KantaiCollection and mitigate some of the [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks prejudice that many other Chinese-developed games get.]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: As with [[VideoGame/KantaiCollection its inspiration]], this game features a sizable amount of ship-girls from various nations.

* ShoutOut: The damaged art for Yorktown has her covering her left eye, which is emitting a blue haze, very similar to a certain Wo-class standing in for Yorktown in the ''Anime/KantaiCollection'' anime.