Talk:Unryuu/@comment-189.137.144.233-20141012175225/@comment-25361436-20141012182913

Her kai art isn't any more elaborate than a CVL Kai Ni, and the actual detail of the Kai is justified by being a blueprint remodel. As for why she's using magic, you really answered your own question. She was a mass produced carrier. The use of magic here shows that distinction of not being as strong as the other carriers. At the same time, she's not using a scroll for a flight deck, so she's not quite a CVL in appearance.

Calling her a CVL or not is really questionable, since the line is pretty blurry in this game and the Japanese didn't distinguish much beteen a CV and CVL when it came to labels, mostly due to the whole hull classification system being forced on them. The devs blur the line even further, when you consider how Hiyou and Jun'you were considered CVs for thier plane count.

Just my take on the art, and I could be completely wrong.