Talk:Akashi/@comment-474862-20140424044002/@comment-139.194.86.57-20140424053712

Actually, since originally Akashi didn't sport rudder shoes and appeared in LSC, the debate was whether she was a ship at all. Many people believed she was the port itself. However, Akashi was always one of the candidates for Item Shop Girl for those who believed her to be a ship. The former battleship Asahi was the more popular speculation, since she looked older than most kanmusu and about the same age as the battleships. Many Kancolle doujin depict NPC girls as retirees. Mamiya's identity was revealed from the start, so she was always an exception. Oyodo was at one point speculated to be Mikasa, such that the similar uniforms were thought to indicate the former battleships Asahi (converted to repair ship) and Mikasa (turned into a museum).