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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So… if they went to where Shimakaze was built, will they go on a trip to the Philippines to see where it was sunk?
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..
Oh well. Perhaps not too much to scavenge anymore, while where they’re at they can think about ordering a successor.
Nice boat.
Wasn’t the Shimakaze a destroyer ?
I still think this is one of the stupidest things ever conceived.