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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#101: Jan 4th 2014 at 5:27:01 AM

That's not even remotely connected to Kancolle, and you know it. So stop.

If you're going to discuss the actual content of the Shimakaze manga, its another matter.

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#102: Jan 4th 2014 at 6:26:14 AM

Fine, fine. Though calling a couple of off-topic posts "clogging the thread" is still an overreaction when there's no explicitly hard-and-fast rule against it.

... Wait, so it already has a translated chapter out? I thought Hylarn said "starting to get translated".

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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#103: Jan 4th 2014 at 6:35:50 AM

The first chapter of Girl of the Whirlwind is out and translated, yes.

It's kind of notable, as it introduces a MALE character — Ensign Akai. He's not the boss of the Maizuru Naval Base though (the vice-admiral is a woman), and is just a lowly assistant. Given his background as a lecturer though, I expect that the story will use that to sort out the stuff among the problem children of the base, specifically Shimakaze herself, who's quite a jerk.

edited 4th Jan '14 6:37:24 AM by MyssaRei

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#104: Jan 4th 2014 at 6:38:57 AM

Yeah, just finished the first chapter. I'm getting definite Dark and Troubled Past vibes from Shimakaze as the probable cause behind her jerkass behavior (i.e. she's probably either a Jerk with a Heart of Gold or has a Jerkass Façade as a self-defense mechanism).

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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#105: Jan 4th 2014 at 6:54:43 AM

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A whole lot of us were surprised by the choice of Asashio, of all girls, to bounce Shimakaze off against characterization wise. Take note, while Shimakaze calls Asashio an honor student, nothing in-game points to her being that way.

Also isn't it sad, Fubuki? XD

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#106: Jan 5th 2014 at 8:40:15 PM

Hmm, I wondering how to tag both Ensign Akai and Vice-Admiral Aosaki (note the theme naming: red and blue), as they're so obviously nods to the parts of the fandom that prefer Male Admirals (Akai) and Female Admirals (Aosaki). Shout out? Ascended meme? Hmm.

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#108: Jan 7th 2014 at 7:21:15 AM

More news!

According to the relevant scan, some of the Kantai Collection staff!

  • Director: Kusakawa Keizou.
  • Series Composition: Hanada Jukki.

So we have Lyrical Nanoha, Love Live, and Steins;Gate alumna on the production team? That's... a pleasant surprise.

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#109: Jan 8th 2014 at 2:33:39 AM

Let the BEFREEEEEEINDIIIIIING...... BEGIN!

Same as usual.... Wing it.
KZN02 The Master of Tediousness (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
The Master of Tediousness
#110: Jan 8th 2014 at 4:57:36 PM

You sunk my battleship!

Is that how you play this game? Ah well, I found those anthromorphized turret things interesting, so I built one.

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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#111: Jan 8th 2014 at 5:01:28 PM

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Most of the game itself is automated and heavily RNG-influenced. What you can do as an admiral is all base-related: managing resources, fleet compositions, sorties and expeditions etc.

And you just need to go to Youtube and search Kancolle November 2013 event for videos on how the sorties themselves look like.

kiukiuclk from 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971693 Since: Feb, 2013 Relationship Status: My TiMER is ticking
#112: Jan 8th 2014 at 6:03:09 PM

It looks like every card collection game every. Not stack based, you just trade hits. I'm sure there is some sort of speed stat. Seems to have a ranged(air, maybe torps also) phase between rounds. All the examples I saw were beatdowns so I'm not sure if there is a round limit.

Since I can't understand anything, it's hard to say how much strategy there is. although fleet composition(both types and xp I bet) is probably far and away the biggest thing.

I sense ones appreciation of the game would go down alot if you can't understand what the ships are saying as they seem to say amusing things in battle.

I can't believe that actually is a standalone client. The manga any good?

edited 8th Jan '14 6:04:12 PM by kiukiuclk

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#113: Jan 8th 2014 at 6:07:43 PM

The manga any good?

Which one?

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#114: Jan 8th 2014 at 6:09:11 PM

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Which manga? There are several official ones out.

Aside from Fubuki-chan Gambarimasu or Kancolle Play, the more "serious" ones (Itsuka, Shimakaze, Destroyer Chronicles, Side:Kongou) all have barely started.

edited 8th Jan '14 6:12:39 PM by MyssaRei

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#115: Jan 8th 2014 at 6:38:41 PM

Wait, what? Damn, I missed a few titles in my previous searches! Gotta check them tomorrow.

Full official titles for Destroyer Chronicles, please? And assuming Kancolle Play is the one on Danbooru, is there a hard-translated version anywhere?

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Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#116: Jan 8th 2014 at 7:23:43 PM

Oh, about the anime's staff:

The director, Kusakawa Keisou, mostly works on bishoujo series and has a... mixed output. Most of his works I'm familiar with had Pacing Problems

Hanada Jukki, doing the writing, also mostly works on bishoujo series, tending more towards comedies and dramas. Responsible for most of Chuu2, but also Kyoukai No Kanata

They worked together on Campione previously

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#117: Jan 17th 2014 at 5:02:36 AM

And now, for something slightly related.

Long story short, some bloggers tracked down surviving crewmen of some of the ships featured in Kancolle. In this case, it was a 90-year old seaman who served on Yahagi. They gifted him a copy of the official Kadokawa Anthology, and of course an image of Yahagi herself.

As for the interview, there's this little line from it:

軽巡洋艦『矢矧』元乗組員(90)が艦娘と対面!「かわいいじゃないか。うん、いい子だよ」

(Interviewer: "Kancolle's Yahagi is cute, isn't she?" Yahagi crewman: "Yes, she's a good girl.")

MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
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#118: Jan 17th 2014 at 5:03:40 AM

Does that count as a meta CMOH?

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#119: Jan 17th 2014 at 9:45:43 PM

So I attempted to build Shimikaze (I know the face is blank, I hate it too, but it's the only way I can build heads for now, and don't get me started on the hair), I'm actually proud of the boots. Is the bow big enough?

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MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#120: Jan 26th 2014 at 8:13:45 AM

A translation of that article by the way.

And for the lazy, or for those like me whose office filters blocks Tumblr links, well here's the transcript:

Since its inception last April, the online game Kantai Collection ~Kancolle~ has been a big hit with young Internet users, sparking a renewed interest in warships. The game revolves around creating fleets of warships known as Kanmusu, Imperial Japanese warships anthropormophized as women. When we featured a story on “Best Japanese Warships in History” for our January 24th issue, we decided to introduce Ikeda Takekuni, a former crew member on the light cruiser Yahagi, to her Kanmusu.

Upon seeing Yahagi, Ikeda had an extremely positive reaction, “Oh, she’s cute. Yes, she’s great!”

After hearing his reaction, the “Father of Kancolle”, Tanaka Kensuke of Kadokawa Games, had this to say.

"I’ve been worried about the reaction of former crew members to Kancolle. I’m profoundly moved Ikeda’s positive reception. The reason why I decided to create this game in the first place was so that people would not forget about all the warships that served and sunk in World War II. I’m very happy that Shukan Post decided to do a feature story on this.”

Kancolle's unexpected popularity has led to limitations being imposed on new accounts. Players have to go through a lottery system for new account slots. It is estimated that Kancolle has more than 1.5 million registered users.

Despite its popularity, Kancolle's 'play-to-play' features are relatively limited when compared to other 'freemium' online games. This was to ensure that lots of people would be able to learn about the history behind the ships.

"We’ve done our best to ensure that there are no items which you have to pay money for. I hope that players will try their best to not pay for in-game resources, even with the new ‘Large Shipbuilding’ feature we’ve just installed at the end of last year. Try your best to build relationships with you kanmusu without increasing your financial burdens,” said Tanaka.

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#121: Jan 26th 2014 at 8:30:16 AM

Heh, cool guys like that are part the reason I'm still playing this game.

Now, if only they begin on cutting on RNG-induced rage...

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#122: Mar 15th 2014 at 9:42:50 PM

New chapters on both Itsuka and Shimakaze are translated, by the way.

In Itsuka, we see a massed-sortie against an attack on the base itself, as well as a visual confirmation on just how archers = cariers: their arrows literally turn into planes.

In Shimakaze, mostly Shimakaze being a thoughtless jerk as usual, especially since she's paired up once more with Asashio.

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#123: Mar 15th 2014 at 9:48:48 PM

What interested me about the Itsuka chapter was the Wo-class looking creepy. I'm much more used to them looking cute or hauntingly beautiful

Not related to the manga, but the new Re-class looks like BRS and STR's lovechild

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#124: Mar 15th 2014 at 9:53:26 PM

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She's also got hooves and a giant snake thing sticking out of her arse.

Also lol at ensign Akai. "Technically he IS an admiral too." Really Aosaki?

Looks like the Maizuru Naval District (in the Kyoto area) seems to be the implied setting for Itsuka due to how the anthologies use that as the name of their "sponsor".

edited 15th Mar '14 10:13:41 PM by MyssaRei

MyssaRei Since: Feb, 2010
#125: Mar 21st 2014 at 9:11:26 PM

Real news this time, from Dengeki Online

Character concepts:

Fubuki

Akagi

Kaga

edited 21st Mar '14 9:11:45 PM by MyssaRei


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