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INTEREST: Kantai Girls Mobile Game Looks a Lot Like a Certain Other Game

List of (my) reasons Kantai Collection won't get a foot outside Japan:

1. The Axis warships (Japan/Italy/Germany). This is a very serious issue within war veterans and very nationalistic people in United States, specially due to the form that are presented. And not, the inclusion of Iowa won't help.

2. The anime series BOMBED. It was a failure outside Japan as there're very negative comments from people who watched it. For Kadokawa, it's an advice to refrain the export of Kancolle outside Japan.

3. The controversy that will cause in countries like China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand. In order to avoid any problems, Kadokawa refused the broadcasting of Kancolle anime in those countries.

4. It's an OOOOOOOLD game (by Western standards). It could be a different story if the game was one year old, but the game is almost 3 years. Seriously? Games like LoveLive! and Granblue Fantasy had better luck and Kancolle fanbase in Japan is starting to shrink due to games like Touken Ranbu and Granblue. The chances that, for example, Touken Ranbu get a feet outside Japan are greater than Kancolle. Slim, but greater.

5. AFAIK, a part of the Kancolle fanbase in Japan is a bunch of xenophobic and nationalistic people, and they won't want foreigners to touch their "pure and sweet game" (that despite people outside Japan is playing the game, albeit with difficulties). Kadokawa and DMM won't lose money with that part of the fanbase.

And well, that's all. It's a pity that this game won't be released overseas, but there're thing that Japanese companies won't deal with. I don't know what do you think about that.

Thanks.

I feel sorry for Kancolle fans outside Japan, but DMM and Kadokawa are the fault of this. And before someone says, no, Kancolle will not exit Japan for the time being. One user from the Nutaku Games put some of the reasons for that:

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List of (my) reasons Kantai Collection won't get a foot outside Japan: 1. The Axis warships (Japan/Italy/Germany). This is a very serious issue within war veterans and very nationalistic people in United States, specially due to the form that are presented. And not, the inclusion of Iowa won't help. 2. The anime series BOMBED. It was a failure outside Japan as there're very negative comments from people who watched it. For Kadokawa, it's an advice to refrain the export of Kancolle outside Japan.

Does this also mean that the anime show of KanColle is destined to stay Japan-exclusive?

don't take that list too seriously, it's just a random user's theories/guesses.

However, I saw many critical (quasi-negative) comments of the series in some forums (even TVtropes mentioned that) and that wasn't a good light for Kadokawa.

1. The Axis warships (Japan/Italy/Germany). This is a very serious issue within war veterans and very nationalistic people in United States, specially due to the form that are presented. And not, the inclusion of Iowa won't help.

There's also http://kancolle.gogames.me/

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1. The Axis warships (Japan/Italy/Germany). This is a very serious issue within war veterans and very nationalistic people in United States, specially due to the form that are presented. And not, the inclusion of Iowa won't help.

I highly doubt that would factor into anything since Panzer Waltz is doing just fine over here.

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List of (my) reasons Kantai Collection won't get a foot outside Japan: 1. The Axis warships (Japan/Italy/Germany). This is a very serious issue within war veterans and very nationalistic people in United States, specially due to the form that are presented. And not, the inclusion of Iowa won't help. 2. The anime series BOMBED. It was a failure outside Japan as there're very negative comments from people who watched it. For Kadokawa, it's an advice to refrain the export of Kancolle outside Japan. 3. The controversy that will cause in countries like China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand. In order to avoid any problems, Kadokawa refused the broadcasting of Kancolle anime in those countries. 4. It's an OOOOOOOLD game (by Western standards). It could be a different story if the game was one year old, but the game is almost 3 years. Seriously? Games like LoveLive! and Granblue Fantasy had better luck and Kancolle fanbase in Japan is starting to shrink due to games like Touken Ranbu and Granblue. The chances that, for example, Touken Ranbu get a feet outside Japan are greater than Kancolle. Slim, but greater. 5. AFAIK, a part of the Kancolle fanbase in Japan is a bunch of xenophobic and nationalistic people, and they won't want foreigners to touch their "pure and sweet game" (that despite people outside Japan is playing the game, albeit with difficulties). Kadokawa and DMM won't lose money with that part of the fanbase. And well, that's all. It's a pity that this game won't be released overseas, but there're thing that Japanese companies won't deal with. I don't know what do you think about that. Thanks.

And don't forget the amount of permissions from seiyuu companies, illustrators and musicians (that translates in more money that will be invested in something that won't guarantee success outside Japan).

lol guys it's not exactly hard to play Kancolle. Tons of foreigners have accounts.