 At the media event "Kadokawa Game Studio Media Briefing 2013 Autumn" held today at Tokyo Kokusai Forum, it was announced that the online browser card battle game "Kantai Collection -KanColle-" (Fleet Collection) will get a TV anime adaptation. It was also announced that the game will get a spinoff, named "KanColle Kai", on PlayStation Vita platform. The anime is targeted to be released in summer 2014. Staff information has not been disclosed yet, although it has been made clear that the same cast from the game will continue their roles in the anime. KanColle was created by Kadokawa Games and distributed by DMM. It is a card based military simulation game that runs on a free-to-play freemium model. The cards are naval vessels from WWII Japan with attributes based historical data and anthropomorphized as cute girls named "Kanmusu" (艦娘 Warship Girl). The player undertakes the role of an "admiral" and needs to build, repair, and train the personified warships and then send them to complete various missions, gaining points and resources in the process which in turn can be used to raise the level of the fleet or acquire new kanmusu cards. Throughout the game, the player has various opportunities to interact with the kanmusu, giving them instructions as well as receiving reports and hearing issues from them. The game was released on April 23, 2013 and the original plan was to target 100,000 registered users; however, by word-of-mouth, the game grew at phenomenal speed which often resulted in capacity issue as demand got too high and new servers could not be added in time to cope. By mid-July, over 200,000 users registered, which doubled to 400,000 at mid-August. The latest figure released on September 15th had that number doubled again to 800,000, and it has inspired a large number of fan arts and doujin creations already. There was also an "official anthology comic" released mid-September and currently there is a 4-koma manga being serialized on the online manga site Famitsu Comic Clear. Three light novels and more manga adaptations have also been announced earlier this month. Part of the cast information (only part of the seiyuu cast in the game has been disclosed): Aircraft Carrier Akagi - Fujita Saki Aircraft Carrier Kaga - Iguchi Yuka Aircraft Carrier Shoukaku - Nomizu Iori Light Aircraft Carrier Zuihou - Komatsu Mana Aerial Battleship Hyuuga - Ootsubo Yuka Aerial Battleship Ise - Ootsubo Yuka Battleship Yamato - Taketatsu Ayana Battlecruiser Haruna - Touyama Nao Heavy Cruiser Mogami - Suzaki Aya Heavy Cruiser Myoukou - Taneda Risa Heavy Cruiser Mikuma - Nakajima Megumi Light Cruiser Tenryuu - Iguchi Yuka Light Cruiser Tatsuta - Iguchi Yuka Light Cruiser Kitakami - Ootsubo Yuka Light Cruiser Ooi - Ootsubo Yuka Light Cruiser Yuubari - Sarah Emi Bridcut Destroyer Fubuki - Uesaka Sumire Destroyer Mutsuki - Hidaka Rina Destroyer Shimakaze - Sakura Ayane Destroyer Maikaze - Sarah Emi Bridcut Destroyer Isonami - Uesaka Sumire Destroyer Shikinami - Touyama Nao Submarine I-58, I-168 - Nakajima Megumi Kan Colle game website: http://www.kadokawagames.co.jp/KanColle/ Kan Colle PS Vita game website: http://www.kancolle-vita.com/ Kan Colle wiki (Japanese): http://wikiwiki.jp/kancolle/?%B4%CF%C1%A5 Kan Colle Anime official website: http://kancolle-anime.jp/ Source: Famitsu, Inside-games, KanColle official Twitter Kantai Collection: Kan Colle on MAL |
myanimelistllcFeb 14, 2016 12:27 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Not that surprising after the barrage of manga and LN adaptations~ |
HauntingShock said: I think it is more the speed that the project gets greenlighted that is surprising. Unlike manga or LN the resource and labor mobilization for anime is much greater. It seems Kadokawa is seriously pushing the franchise on all fronts in full drive now. Not that surprising after the barrage of manga and LN adaptations~ One side benefit of this breaking news is that through the research of the news and the topic, I ended up finding a lot more great KanColle fan arts X-D |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
AiCon said: I would say the game is like a mix of IdolM@ster, Girls und Panzer and Strike Witches, because like GirlPan it is pretty faithful to history when it comes to the attributes of the warships (in fact even the dialogues of the kanmusu reflect history) so the history and military buffs love it, just like GirlPan. On the other hand, it is like IdolM@ster where you recruit a bunch of girls and "produce" them, giving training in order to improve their professional/combat performance and then send them to concerts/missions. This creates a strong personal attachment to your ships/girls (I have read so many comments by players genuinely saddened by the loss of his ship/girl). Finally it is like Strike Witches with the anthropomorphizd all-female cast working as a team fighting some unknown and mysterious enemy.So the anime will be like a naval version of Upotte!! I'm already loving the cast in this. Hopefully this will be better than that Upotte and surprise me like Girls und Panzer. |
symbvSep 26, 2013 6:30 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| It was inevitable, but the speed at which this game has grown is truly monstrous. Truly this could become a new Touhou or Vocaloid at this rate. Also there are like 10 characters voiced by Toyama Nao in this game, so I am certainly happy to see it grow. I once again failed to get a spot in a server today ;_; |
| It's happening. A full season of cute Shimakaze doing fast things, oh boy. People in the west are going to be wildly confused when this eclipses every other show next year in popularity. |
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| I think i know why it got an anime adaption... |
game8910 said: Most of the roles were not officially disclosed but fans recognized them anyway. And it is not just Touyama Nao, almost every seiyuu gets to voice a bunch of ships. At one count, Iguchi Yuka is voicing 8, Uesaka Sumire 8, Hidaka Rina 9, Sakura Ayane 9, Fujita Saki 7, Taneda Risa 7, Suzaki Aya 6 and so on...Also there are like 10 characters voiced by Toyama Nao in this game, so I am certainly happy to see it grow. AiCon said: The ships Touyama voices in KanColle are mostly heavy battleships which are represented by girls looking older than high school girls, so it could be a good break for her. Same with Ootsubo Yuka.Nao Toyoma has become another Ai Kayano in terms of how many roles she gets every season. I just hope that she'll branch out of her high school roles and not get typecast. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| It's all going too fast for it's own good First the game gets uber popular and it hasn't been that long either, then there's not 1 but 2 manga announced, a light novel as well, then the anime and game. I've tried the game out but I wanted to get into this a lot if it headed on the PS Vita or 3DS. I'm reading the manga currently, will get the game as pretty much my wish came true and will try the anime out. |
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| Eh, "PlayStation Vista"? What is that? Never heard of it. |
 "A Legend is but a tale of a beautiful lie." |
| Cute girls plus artillery? I'm liking that combo. Card character design of every girl categorized by type: http://wikiwiki.jp/kancolle/?%B4%CF%CC%BC%A5%AB%A1%BC%A5%C9%B0%EC%CD%F72 |
VioLinkSep 26, 2013 8:09 AM
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Siva said: Eh, "PlayStation Vista"? What is that? Never heard of it. I think he meant Vita. |
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| A Battle Card Game with cute girls... That's a skip for me, Fantasista Doll got me totally uninterested in the concept. |
symbv said: Kan Colle PS Vista game website: http://www.kancolle-vita.com/ So, PS Vitas are made by Microsoft now? But seriously, I'm just posting so that you can fix that typo. I can't blame you for making it, as that's pretty much the biggest non-chart news item I have ever seen on MAL As for the news itself, moe warships anime probably won't appeal to me too much, but I suppose fans of the card game and moe military equipment in general will like it. |
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| I might watch this, depends on how the first episode will go. Not too hyped about it though. |
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Hoppy said: It is not just one novel but at least three, all from different publishers. First the game gets uber popular and it hasn't been that long either, then there's not 1 but 2 manga announced, a light novel as well, then the anime and game. From KanColle twitter on Sep 20th: 「艦これ」ノベライズ化プロジェクトのお知らせ！ スニーカー文庫(角川書店)、ファンタジア文庫(富士見書房)、ファミ通文庫(eb!)で「艦これ」ノベライズ化プロジェクトが進行中！それぞれがフューチャーする「艦娘」の視点アプローチで展開予定です。詳細は続報をお待ちください！ https://twitter.com/KanColle_STAFF/statuses/380921745315598337 One from Sneaker Bunko of Kadokawa, one from Fantasia Bunko of Fujimi Shobo and then one from Famitsu Bunko of Enterbrain! |
symbvSep 26, 2013 8:18 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
symbv said: Hoppy said: It is not just one novel but at least three, all from different publishers. First the game gets uber popular and it hasn't been that long either, then there's not 1 but 2 manga announced, a light novel as well, then the anime and game. From KanColle twitter on Sep 20th: 「艦これ」ノベライズ化プロジェクトのお知らせ！ スニーカー文庫(角川書店)、ファンタジア文庫(富士見書房)、ファミ通文庫(eb!)で「艦これ」ノベライズ化プロジェクトが進行中！それぞれがフューチャーする「艦娘」の視点アプローチで展開予定です。詳細は続報をお待ちください！ https://twitter.com/KanColle_STAFF/statuses/380921745315598337 One from Sneaker Bunko of Kadokawa, one from Fantasia Bunko from Fujimi Shobo and then one from Famitsu Bunko from Enterbrain! This has to be one of the better mixed media projects, there's so many options to get into the series outside of the game. Sales is far too early to tell for BDs or the game, but Summer of next year will be one giant headscratcher for those who aren't Japanese or didn't try out any of the manga, novels, and at least the Vita game. Let's hope someone translates one of the manga. |
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FOE-tan said: Vista is not a game platform (but a OS platform) and can mean some other things so calling it "Vista" does not mean I had Microsoft in mind ;-) Anyway, I've corrected the typo to "Vita" now. Thanks for pointing out.symbv said: Kan Colle PS Vista game website: http://www.kancolle-vita.com/ So, PS Vitas are made by Microsoft now? But seriously, I'm just posting so that you can fix that typo. I can't blame you for making it, as that's pretty much the biggest non-chart news item I have ever seen on MAL |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| It doesn't seem that interesting. I might watch some PVs to decide whether to watch it or not. |
| About time. Anything slapped with kantai collection will become a milkcow anyway. |
| With this coming out next year and Arpeggio being shown in a few weeks, its a good time to be a naval historian. In fact, isn't there already a bit of "character" overlap between the two (Hyuuga, Haruna, etc. show up in both)? |
GuiltyKing said: They are not even started, or started but not yet compiled and published as tankobon..... Sales of the only one that is published, the "anthology comic", can be found in the manga sales thread I posted earlier today http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=667911 .sym, give us those manga and LN sales already. '-' pretty please? |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Seen lots of fanart of this; those girls are ridiculously cute. And if this is anything like Girls und Panzer and Strike Witches, then I'm definitely in. |
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| Game adaptations tend to make for pretty tepid anime experiences, but this should prove popular in Japan for obvious reasons. I've become aware of this like many through the mass flood of fanart to various image sites, but to be honest I don't even know if there's supposed to be a back story or mythos to everything other than the usual set of assigned moe personalities. They're going to have to come up with something and it's going to have to be more than just the bare bones necessary to tap the fans of the online game in order to hold my interest, but considering they are aiming for summer aka the dud season I'm not sure I want to hold my breath just yet. |
Kaioshin_Sama said: One thing I kind of love about KanColle and the massive output of fanart is how many of the "assigned moe personalities" actually have historical basis. Akagi was known to consume a lot of fuel and so she is a big eater. Shimakaze was considered the speediest among different classes of destroyers so she is a fast runner. The missions Sendai participated historically were mostly night battles, so she is obsessed with charging into the night. Mutsu was sunk by mysterious explosion inside the shiip and so she always gets caught in some fire hazard. And their dialogues also hint at trivia regarding history. It is kind of like the trivia hidden here and there in Girls und Panzer. The more you know about the history the more fun you have with the girls' personalities and things they talk. The assigning of the moe personalities is not really random. Some indeed are (or at least look that way to me) but a lot are not. but to be honest I don't even know if there's supposed to be a back story or mythos to everything other than the usual set of assigned moe personalities. |
symbvSep 26, 2013 11:58 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| I'm up for more card game. |
 Kickstarter for Rokujouma is fully funded. Good work everyone. Lets wait for the result of our hard work together. |
symbv said: The ships Touyama voices in KanColle are mostly heavy battleships which are represented by girls looking older than high school girls, so it could be a good break for her. Including Kongō, which was built in England. http://i.imgur.com/FdvNozL.jpg |
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phoenixalia said: Personally I am very much entertained by Neptunia even though I knew little about the game series itself. It even got me to check out the playing video of the games even though I don't play any console video game. I just love the characters and the music - the OP and ED are some of the anime songs this season I am listening most often. Well, recent game adaptations like Danganronpa, Devil Survivor 2 and Neptunia and otome adaptations have been lack luster and overall have not been well written IMO. At the end the key for this anime would be in the story because unlike Dangan Ronpa, Devil Survivor 2 and even Neptunia, there isn't much story there except a bunch of character interactions surrounding training, refit and combat missions. So there is a lot of freedom and flexibility but it also means it can easily go astray or invoke fans' displeasure because of perceived wrong adaptation choice for their favorite characters. My take is that it will be like a mix of IdolM@ster for the recruitment and training part, and Strike Witches for the group dynamics and combat mission part, and it will be a blend of SoL comedy and action drama. A lot would depend on character design, sakuga/animation and story writing I believe. And so in fanart Kongou loves drinking tea and often speaks in muddled Japanese LOL |
symbvSep 26, 2013 11:55 AM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Best day ever. Will buy the game and excited about the Anime. |
| I love card games and moe girls. I'm in. |
GuiltyKing said: Again it's you who are impatient for the ssales ranking, aren't you? ;-) Well, because Snowical told me he wants to handle himself, so I have left the task to him.I was talking about this week's manga and LN sales thread which has yet to be posted. :3 You mentioned something about you doing it instead of Snow, so I was wondering when you'll do it. |
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Not surprised at all, considering it's recent popularity. Sounds interesting, I looked at some of the character designs on the cards themselves, can't say I was fond of all of them but some of them were nice. I guess I'll look forward to this, why not? |
symbv said: Kaioshin_Sama said: One thing I kind of love about KanColle and the massive output of fanart is how many of the "assigned moe personalities" actually have historical basis. Akagi was known to consume a lot of fuel and so she is a big eater. Shimakaze was considered the speediest among different classes of destroyers so she is a fast runner. The missions Sendai participated historically were mostly night battles, so she is obsessed with charging into the night. Mutsu was sunk by mysterious explosion inside the shiip and so she always gets caught in some fire hazard. And their dialogues also hint at trivia regarding history. It is kind of like the trivia hidden here and there in Girls und Panzer. The more you know about the history the more fun you have with the girls' personalities and things they talk. The assigning of the moe personalities is not really random. Some indeed are (or at least look that way to me) but a lot are not. but to be honest I don't even know if there's supposed to be a back story or mythos to everything other than the usual set of assigned moe personalities. Yeah I'm sure they've taken care of all the small details that seem to be what fans in Japan look for when it comes to these things getting hugely popular, but I'm pondering how they plan on tying all of this into a serial TV series. Like is their some sort of back story or mythos to this game that they can work with or is it pretty much just cute girls, cute personalities with semi-historical references in flavor text and game play that defines Kantai Collection. For example Magic the Gathering actually has it's own companion comic series and expanded lore that has brought it well beyond the level of just a table top card game in terms of story line and some of the rare cards like Gerard and his Weatherlight crew have their own sagas to go with them which makes it all the more interesting. Anyway speaking of card games I'm still just waiting on a video game adaptation of the Crusade series of TCG. It sort of surprises me that nobody, especially Namco Bandai, has tried to jump on that as all the anime series contained within it are really popular and there's quite a few of them. Heck Sunrise Crusade alone with it's 17 something expansions could probably supply a started game full of cards to pick from before we even got to the Jojo, Magi, Macross what have you sets. Heck after as long as it's been out I've surprised Gundam War never got a game adaptation cause god knows Gundam+x+Video Game=Profit in Japan generally. |
| Is there an english translated version of the game anywhere ? All I have see it's in Japanese. Edit: I'm terribly sorry if I offended anyone. You see ,english isn't my mother tongue and I didn't know it had such a negative meaning. I just failed terribly at trying to abbreviate "Japanese language". I will stay true to my username. |
JoksPacifistSep 26, 2013 2:34 PM
Kaioshin_Sama said: I think I have written about this in a few of the earlier posts in this thread. Basically there is no single narrative, or "lore", behind the game (besides the historical data and details anyway), which is why I said there is a lot of room and flexibility when it comes to the story for the anime. And the comparison with IdolM@ster is again appropriate here: The IM game is mainly about round after round of training and actual performances, which is like KanColle's rounds of training/refitting and actual combats. The anime of IdolM@ter is considered very much a success as an adaptation of the game and it has a solid story behind it. My guess is that similar approach will be taken for KanColle, but with the added care that historical trivia will be abundantly inserted (as per Girls und Panzer).Like is their some sort of back story or mythos to this game that they can work with or is it pretty much just cute girls, cute personalities with semi-historical references in flavor text and game play that defines Kantai Collection. For example Magic the Gathering actually has it's own companion comic series and expanded lore that has brought it well beyond the level of just a table top card game in terms of story line and some of the rare cards like Gerard and his Weatherlight crew have their own sagas to go with them which makes it all the more interesting. JoksPacifist said: First about the use of the word "Jap". I strongly advise against using this word because I have personally seen things turn nasty because of a person using the word. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JapIs there an english translated version of the game anywhere ? All I have see it's in Jap. As for your question. No there is no English translation. In fact the game site bars access from outside Japan. Overseas players need to use tricks like proxy server to circumvent the restriction. Anyway, in 2ch I found the following which seems to be a guide created by some overseas fans in an attempt to help desperate people from overseas who want to get into the game but do not speak Japanese: http://blog-imgs-61.fc2.com/y/a/r/yaraon/1377248835509.jpg |
symbvSep 26, 2013 1:53 PM
| So MAL finally starts locking news threads that are only a few weeks old? I wonder where was the announcement of this change? Or we are seeing yet another case of changes made that impacted users but not communicated to them? I wonder how long people would put up with this. As much as I have a bunch of information to share about anime announced recently I cannot share it in news board, and the anime series is too disorganized and chaotic to share information except with people already interested in the particular series. |
| Well. A moe card adaption? Didn't see that coming. |
Bum Bum Dum Dum |
| Good, more millitary moe goodness! whymind said: I would only watch this if the final arc is about a bunch of moe anthropomorphized American ships and airplanes beating the crap out of the Japanese ones. Now, now, don't let pacific war gets to your head. Though I would love it if they also put Britain and U.S fleet as well. Now that you mention it, isn't Evangelion character named after ships class too? |
azzuReSep 26, 2013 3:18 PM
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| I like the designs...idk if I'll watch it though... We'll see how it goes. |
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| My favorite is Kongou out of all the girls. Her artwork is so kawaii to me along with her choice of clothing. Can't wait till the summer time now. Let just hope it not some lame ona or 5 minute long episodes. I want it to be a decent anime series. |
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