Kantai Collection
| Kantai Collection | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん |
| transcription | Kantai Korekushon |
| Computer / video game | |
| Studio | Kadokawa Games |
| Publisher | DMM.com |
| Senior Developer | Kensuke Tanaka |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
April 23, 2013 |
| platform | Adobe Flash |
| genre | Online trading card game |
| Game mode | Multiplayer |
| language | Japanese |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Ryota Momoi |
| publishing company | Enterbrain |
| magazine | Famitsu Comic Clear |
| First publication | April 2013 - … |
| Manga | |
| title | Kantai Collection: Itsuka Shizuka na Umi de |
| Original title | 艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん - 艦 こ れ - い つ か 静 か な 海 で |
| transcription | Kantai Korekushon - Kankore: Itsuka Shizuka na Umi de |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Sakae Saitō |
| publishing company | Media Factory |
| magazine | Comic Alive |
| First publication | October 2013 - … |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2015 |
| Studio | Diomedéa |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Keizo Kusakawa |
| music | Natsumi Kameoka |
| First broadcast | January 8 - March 26, 2015 on Tokyo MX , KBS Kyōto |
Kantai Collection ( Japanese 艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん , Kantai Korekushon , German "Fleet Collection ") or KanColle for short ( 艦 こ れ ) is a Japanese computer game . The online game revolves around the theme of sea battles with mainly warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy of the Pacific War , which are portrayed as attractive school girls.
Content and game mechanics
The game works in a similar way to a trading card game , the player competes against the computer or other players with their ships, each of which has certain properties assigned to them. The ships, all warships from the Second World War, are represented as "Fleet Girls" ( 艦 娘 , kanmusu ), whose properties and behavior correspond to those of the ships. The player uses the ships strategically like an admiral, the fight itself is largely automatic.
In the game different cards are unlocked one after the other, whereby experience points can be collected, which bring advantages in later fights. The ships have to be repaired and upgraded and new ships can be purchased. The resources steel, bauxite , fuel and ammunition are required for supplying and building the ships , which the player must acquire through time, battles or completing missions. Ships can also be sacrificed to improve others.
Development and publication
The game was developed by Kadokawa Games under director and designer Kensuke Tanaka . The music was composed by Hiroshi Usami, Kaori Ōkoshi and Michio Okamiya. The browser game has been playable for free since April 23, 2013 .
In March 2014, the first non-Japanese ships were added with three ships of the German Navy - Z 1 Leberecht Maass , Z 3 Max Schultz and Bismarck - and in the same year the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen and the German submarine U 511 were added and with the battleship Littorio , the first Italian ship was added in 2015. The Soviet destroyer Werny was recorded in September 2011 , but previously it was also part of the Japanese Navy as Hibiki .
In addition, there was a cooperation with the anime Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio , which has a similar setting of ships personified as girls from the Second World War. In return, a special event took place in the Kantai Collection from December 24, 2013 to January 8, 2014 , at which some of the figures / ships from Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio were playable or opponents.
Adaptations
More games
A PlayStation Vita game called KanColle Kai ( 艦 こ こ 改 ) was announced for spring 2015. It should contain a full marine strategy simulation in which the player can earn his own fleet.
Mangas
The game has been adapted several times as a manga . A manga by Ryōta Momoi in Yonkoma format has been published in the web manga magazine Famitsū Comic Clear since April 23, 2013 . In it, the girls from the game go to a school where the older ones teach the younger ones naval strategies. Another series, the Kantai Collection: Itsuka Shizuka na Umi de ( 艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん - 艦 こ れ - い つ か 静 か な 海 で ), drawn by Sakae Saitō , started in the 12/2013 issue (October 26, 2013) of the magazine Comic Alive becomes. In the Comptiq Issue 12/2013 (9 November 2013) also began publishing KanColle side: Kongō ( 艦隊これくしょん-艦これ- side:金剛 ), a series on the history of the ship Kongō of signatory Sasayuki. Further adaptation of Shōtarō Harada has been announced.
In addition, one shots from a large number of other artists appeared in other manga magazines from various publishers , who have been or are being combined in several anthology collections:
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Kantai Collection - KanColle - Anthology Comic: Yokosuka Chinjufu Hen ( 艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん - 艦 こ れ - ア ン ソ ロ ジ ー コ ミ ッ ク 横須賀 鎮守 府 編 ). Enterbrain
- Volume 1: September 14, 2013, ISBN 978-4-04-729134-8
- Volume 2: November 15, 2013, ISBN 978-4-04-729283-3
- Kantai Collection - KanColle - Dengeki Comic Anthology: Sasebo Chinjufu Hen ( 艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん - 艦 こ れ - 電 撃 コ ミ ッ ク ア ン ソ ロ ジ ー 佐世保 鎮守 府 編 ). ASCII Media Works , November 27, 2013, ISBN 978-4-04-866186-7
- Kantai Collection - KanColle - Comic Anthology: Kure Chinjufu Hen ( 艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん - 艦 こ れ - コ ミ ッ ク ア ン ソ ロ ジ ー 呉 鎮守 府 編 ). Ichijinsha , October 25, 2013, ISBN 978-4-7580-0783-2
Anime
Studio Diomedéa adapted the game as an anime television series directed by Keizō Kusakawa . The 12 episodes were broadcast from January 8 to March 26, 2015 after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ) on TV Tokyo and KBS Kyōto , as well as on Sun TV , Kitanihon Hōsō , Chūgoku Hōsō , TVQ Kyūshū with an offset of up to a week , Chiba TV , TV Kanagawa , TV Saitama , TV Aichi , Niigata Hōsō , BS11 , Hokkaidō Hōsō , TV Setouchi , Nagasaki Hōsō , Kumamoto Hōsō and Akita TV . The series puts the character of Fubuki at the center of the plot. A sequel was announced in the last episode.
On November 26, 2016, a film was released in Japanese cinemas under the title Gekijouban Kantai Collection: KanColle .
Crunchyroll will stream the series as a simulcast with English, French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles in North and South America, North and South Africa, the Middle East and Europe excluding German-speaking regions. For this, the series was licensed by Viz Media Switzerland , which it evaluates via its video platform Anime on Demand and its anime label Kazé Germany . Kazé published the anime series under the title KanColle: Fleet Girls Collection from July 14, 2017 to November 10, 2017 in Germany on DVD and Blu-ray Disc . The first volume also appeared in a limited version with a slipcase.
synchronization
music
The soundtrack for the series was created by Natsumi Kameoka. The opening title Miiro ( 海 色 ) was written by minatoku, composed by West Ground and sung by AKINO from bless4 . Fubuki ( 吹 雪 ) sung by Shiena Nishizawa is used in the credits .
reception
The game was April 2015 nearly three million players and has a very large fan base, which is manifested in the fact that after only six months on the Comiket 1462 circles (groups of characters) anmeldeten that dōjinshi offered and so was the third most popular media franchise.
Web links
- Website of the game at Kadokawa Games (Japanese)
- Anime website (Japanese)
- Anime in Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kantai Collection Moe Card Battle Game Gets Anime, New Manga. In: Anime News Network . September 26, 2013, accessed November 5, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Japan's Latest Popular Online Game Has Anthropomorphic Battleships. Kotaku.com, July 19, 2013, accessed November 17, 2013 .
- ↑ 新 サ ー バ ー 開設！ こ れ か ら 始 め る 『艦隊 こ れ く し ょ ん』 の ス ス メ. Weekly ASCII, August 13, 2013, accessed on November 17, 2013 (game description from the game magazine Weekly ASCII).
- ^ Kantai Collection. dannychoo.com, October 10, 2013, accessed on November 17, 2013 (game description at dannychoo.com).
- ↑ Scott Green: "KanKolle" Adds Three German Ships. March 14, 2014, accessed April 27, 2014 .
- ↑ 「艦 こ れ」 開 発 / 運 営 : without a title. In: Twitter. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013 (Japanese).
- ↑ 【艦 こ れ プ レ イ 日記 第 13 回】 『蒼 き 鋼 の ア ル ペ ジ オ』 コ ラ ラ ボ イ ベ ン ト 開幕 開幕 ＆ 大型 艦 ／ 新型 艦 建造 実 装! . Famitsū, December 29, 2013, accessed July 4, 2014 (Japanese).
- ↑ Kadokawa unveils Kan Colle Kai for PS Vita. JPGAMES, September 12, 2013, accessed November 17, 2013 .
- ↑ PlayStation Vita Will Get A Game About Girls Personified As A Naval Fleet. Siliconera, September 26, 2013, accessed November 17, 2013 .
- ↑ Full Details on "KanColle" Anime Streaming on Crunchyroll. In: Crunchyroll. January 6, 2015, accessed January 10, 2015 .
- ↑ "Kancolle" Game Approaches 3 Million Registered Users. In: Crunchyroll. April 6, 2015, accessed April 18, 2015 .
- ^ Scott Green: Top Doujinshi Events Most Popular By The Numbers. In: Crunchyroll. November 2, 2013, accessed January 25, 2015 .