Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-104.51.53.50-20150415225527/@comment-24878656-20150417031825

The goal of the creators is to draw attention back to the history (and the glories) of their own nation's history. Look to earlier interviews, including Febri 19's KanColle spread, to get a sense for the goals behind the original intent of KanColle. This is a man who is very proud of his country, and as an American, I respect that.

Considering the relative measured ways in which they've gone about trying to talk about history, Japanese young people are poking into this time period on an unprecedented scale. This can't possibly be all bad, though as with every other movement, people are driving the discussion from their unique perspectives.

So, yes, plenty of castigation of America in the historical circles, but no different than other historical discussion boards or threads. Of course, don't expect people to actually dive into things that we know about, either - you won't find anyone talking about I-8 or Tone's perchant for murdering allied sailors. Only the good and kind stuff that happened. x)

The addition of Kreigsmarine ships were, as above posters said, because KanColle still was in its infancy. They didn't think they'd last this long, and it's why both Yamato and Musashi are out and available. That being said, you can tell that the Germans feel a bit shoehorned in - mostly because they don't have much to do with the rest of the cast. The recent addition of Yuu-chan is an example of a more experienced dev team, and her presence in KanColle actually (in my opinion) makes a whole lot more sense than Bismarck or Eugen. The players get a loose sense of why she's here, and at least she has non-German friends she can hang out with.

What American ship can you realistically introduce the setting without, I dunno, introducing an entire US navy section? Maybe ships like USS Stewart (sank, refloated by IJN). But beyond that, I think it's a long shot.

What does the addition of US navy ships do for their player base? Remind them that Japan lost the war historically? Piss off their conservative userbase? Add another moe girl - which they have plenty of choices for, now that the Regia Marina is in?

The British are far more likely to get in before the Americans, but I don't think Kadokawa is ready to risk the backlash. People that bitterly dislike America aren't exactly a big part of the fandom, but they are some of the loudest.