DMM’s plans for a follow-up to it enormously popular Kantai Collection have surfaced by way of a quiet trademark application, for “Oshiro Collection” – “Castle Collection.”
The trademark application for “Oshiro Korekushon” (Castle Collection) lists electronic publications, video games, mobile games along with printed materials, figures and online games – just about everything needed for a fully fledged mixed media franchise except an actual anime, in fact.
As Kantai Collection consisted of anthropomorphised historical warships (of which the supply is starting to run a little dry), extending the franchise to new subject matter would be the logical next step, in which case Japan’s multitude of moulderng castles can expect to be moeified soon – doubtless to the utter ecstasy of local governments and the tourism industry.
Non-Japanese fans are of course still utterly absent from DMM’s consideration – although in a fit of Square Enix level business genius it plans to unleash its vast library of (still thoroughly censored) “squealing ‘JK’ r**e porn” on the world in the coming months, there are no immediate plans for allowing the barbarian hordes access to Kankore, so the chances of Shirokore’s walls being scaled by the hairy ones look remote.
DMM can however perhaps be cut some slack for now – as what is essentially a giant porn company sitting on a mountain of cash with no international experience of note, Kankore is their first successful mainstream creation and they are feeling understandably protective of Shimakaze and company.
What is wrong with Japanese people? Kantai Collection sucks. It’s a perfect example of today’s gaming industry in Japan. It’s the next step up from FF13. Let’s make a game where you watch your character’s fight.
So, some rich otaku may eventually buy historical castle which also appears to be his favourite OshColle girl?
its an application to work there.
I keep hearing about this kantai collection thing, yet I couldn’t care less about it… It’s like hearing people talk about candy crush… you people are strange.
If you didn’t care, then you wouldn’t comment on it.
The doujins are worth caring about.
Wait, doesn’t Japan have like 20 or so castles only? Many of them being more like Manors rather than defence fortresses. There is little legwork to be done there Japan. Small provinces in Europe have like 40+ more
there used to be hundreds before Oda’s campaign saw to their destruction. though most were minor castles, but still castles nevertheless.
girlz in panzer…
they have tied that in with everything, why not this?
boobie size = gun size maybe?
maus girl = well endowed l♥♥i with mouse ears…