Otaku Shimakaze Birthplace Pilgrimage
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Mar 3, 2014 18:07 JST
- Tags: Events, Image Gallery, Kantai Collection, Kyoto, Marketing, Military, Otaku
The ever increasing popularity of moe anthropomorphized battleship game Kantai Collection has roused further interest in otaku, leading them on a journey to the Maizuru Naval Arsenal Shipyard where Shimakaze‘s impressively equivalent WWII battleship was constructed.
The shipyard is known for having created several of the game’s more notable aquatic forces of destruction, with a public event also having recently taken place, involving a friendly tour, a doujinshi sale and other Shimakaze-related antics.
Images of the event:
Further events and tours are being scheduled for July, with plans on restructuring the area in promotion of the upcoming Kantai Collection anime – should the more traditional attractions of nearby Kyoto not possess enough appeal.
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Only Japanese are clever enough to use such thing and revive nationalism in the hearts of disinterested youth.
Actually during an economic down cycle nationalism is always on the rise.
Usually instigated by declaring war on something
Not really, moe actually discourages nationalism
Moe is something even foreigners can enjoy, bringing people together (why else you here on sankaku?)
They can even moe-fy countries and other nations, making it harder to hate them
Now, if people would take it a step further and accept outright hentai (except for the rape and NTR stuff, hentai is very much about love and togetherness), we'd have world peace
Well, I for one am on Sankaku because of ecchi, not moe. I started coming here for the ero galleries and anime like Queen's Blade and Manyuu Hikenchou. Also, I would definitely upvote you for that last thing you said, lol.
Not really, Japanese moe actually discourages nationalism
Moe is something even foreigners can enjoy, bring people together (why else you here on sankaku?)
They can even moe-fy countries and other nations, making it harder to hate them
Now, if people would take it a step further and accept outright hentai (except for the rape and NTR stuff, hentai is very much about love and togetherness), we'd have world peace
Retard of the day spotted.
Self-proclaimed psychologist spotted. Someone need to arrest this guy.
Could be better if they copy the design in Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio Ars Nova from any cool mental model mist ship.
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Nice boat.
So... if they went to where Shimakaze was built, will they go on a trip to the Philippines to see where it was sunk?
Oh well. Perhaps not too much to scavenge anymore, while where they're at they can think about ordering a successor.
Plausible but not this time.. The KanColle Graveyard Area is still reeling from the havoc caused by Haiyan. The Last thing people there would like to see are hardcore Otaku searching for the Wrecks of their fave ships. Otoh some might see that as potential for money making..
英语硬伤的娃 表示好有压力
Wasn't the Shimakaze a destroyer ?
Tourism is tourism. Take advantage while you can.
Also, consider moe recruitment posters for the Nav--oh, you have those already? Carry on, then.
Would bang 24/7/365.
I see what you did thar.
You rethar?
If I touch Shimakaze's hull does that mean I'm touching her DFC? o7
You would have to get on the deck, to touch her delicious flat decks.
Really? I always considered DFC as being totally flat.
The original designs didn't have her as being totally flat, and had a bit of delicious meat in them :)
Nah. You just touched those slender legs.
I still think this is one of the stupidest things ever conceived.
Am i the only one who feel this is slightly insulting and ironic, since most crowds wouldn't even care, know, or appreciate the hard work and sacrifice of service men?
Rather make it into just moe-marketing, i suggest make it into moe-educational-marketing. better yet, use it to bolster the ranks of japan's navy, considering how her neighbour act, she will need it.
Except that japan doesn't have a navy. Or an army. Or an air-force. They're allowed a "Self Defense Force" and that's it as part of their humiliation for losing WW2. They are not allowed to have any offensive military capability whatsoever. If any of their neighbours attack Japan, it isn't Japanese people who'll protect Japan, it's Americans.
Bullshit. The JSDF has an airforce on par with most 1st world countries.
Maybe so, However theyre not fully Militarized. As said theyre a Self Defense Force when it comes to anything involving Japan and War you can garauntee America is going to be fighting it for them. Whats the use of Having Ace Pilots when all you can do is Fly around Your "legal" Airspace. Im american and I for one believe we Should Lift the law and let the Japanese Build up a full army.
However, the actual game itself actually has the history of each and every ship featured in the game, including that part about being sunk.
Whether any of these guys actually read the history texts was another story entirely.
Kantai Collection is shit.
You are shit.
If only other countries could luck into as much success in revitalising interest in their nation's history and heritage. I think this whole Kantai phenomenon is going to have a far-reaching and positive impact on tourism and museum attendance. It's quite admirable, really.
Hopefully their next pilgrimage will take them to the place shimakaze was torpedoed, so they can join her on the cold ocean floor.
LEL
They can sleep with Shimakaze, on the seafloor.
Been there, done that.