NHK: Kantai Collection “More Popular Than Obama”
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Apr 26, 2014 02:37 JST
- Tags: DMM, Kantai Collection, NHK, Obama, Otaku, Social Games, Twitter
The NHK has been highlighting the surprising news that Kantai Collection eclipsed Obama’s visit to Japan in popularity amongst the Twitter populace, going so far as to air an introduction to the game for those who have been stuck on the seabed this last year.
The NHK – lately reduced to NTT counts of tweet keywords for its news analysis it would seem – aired the findings in its daily 11:30PM “News Web” slot.
Despite the main news supposedly being Obama’s gracious decision to grant his vassal Abe a visit, the most tweeted topic was actually “KanKore” and not Obama at all.
As if this were not enough, newly launched Kantai Collection battleship maidens Akashi and Amatsukaze and a raft of KanKore jargon filled out the rest of the top ten tweeted topics – along with the all important news that Kantai Collection is now a year in service.
For the benefit of under-rock dwellers (and the annoucer covering the piece it would seem), the NHK also helpfully aired a quick outline of just what Kantai Collection is and why Shimakaze and company enjoy so much more popularity than the USA’s Nobel Prize winning wiretapper-in-chief:
Online the news has been greeted with some perplexed enthusiasm:
“I love how bewildered the announcer is having to explain the game for viewers.”
“What do you expect from the NHK, when their headlines aren’t about Korea or AKB…”
“Pure stealth marketing, I thought the NHK wasn’t supposed to do this?”
“This says more about what morons Twitter users are than anything else.”
“When they aren’t bashing Japan the NHK sure airs some trash.”
“They just want to push the idea that Japan’s youth are being brainwashed into WWII glorifying nationalists with this coverage.”
“Come on, it’s a variety news show, not the serious stuff!”
“This is more a question of how uninterested everyone is in Obama than the popularity of KanKore.”
“Personally I just love how NicoNico has people complaining about their searches for Akatsuki bringing up random Naruto stuff instead of the KanKore vids they are after.”
“This is at least more interesting than some fluff nonsense about Obama’s choice of sushi.”
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Anything is more interesting than Obongo.
I knew it was insanely popular, but never expected to reach this level. GJ.
Will KanColle be as popular as Shingeki no Kyojin one day?
You probably meant touhou.
It has been over a decade and we still do not have an official Touhou anime.
John, Zun said there won't be one while he's alive. After all, freedom of character interpretation is what makes Touhou Touhou, and anime will need to make one linear canon, jossing a lot of fan theories.
Anon, ZUN is just unwilling or incapable of overseeing such a project - it is NOT, in any way, "impossible". The likes of One Piece (heck - ANY filler) prove there doesn't "have to" be an ending, and the likes of Yosuga no Sora prove you don't "have to" pick one route and give up on others.
If KanColle is this popular, then I am more eager to see its upcoming anime.
I'm eager to see an international launch of the game, but it's not in sight... :(
The anime will be quite boring since it is based on the novel versions of the game, the one they took is basicly about a farmer girl going to war.
STFU gaytard
Who's Obama?
you don't know? watch an anime called "Witch Craft Works" < Obama-kun is there
Is she Kawaii(japanese for cute)?
>not knowing Omaha [Steaks]
we we can [export USDA beef]!
Japan is lucky.
I prefer this kind of news to Beiber drivel.
Not too surprising considering how much of a walking turd Obama is!
Shimakaze for US president!
Shimazake #2016
Shimakaze* derp.
Obama must be arrested and executed.
that and 99% of the US government needs to go.
People may blindly believe that the 'muricans are the heroes but elsewhere we're the terrorists. There is no good, only evil and fucked up. Right now the US is on a path towards fucked up unless new rules that can't be ignored/removed are set to restrict the gov's power or 99% of US citizens physically must rise to take their rights back and bring balance back, not by voting since the "democratic" process is very much not working anymore but by marching towards these corrupt bastards. No more 1% richest americans (and their supporters) bullshit.
Now ignore me and go back to fapping to shimakaze.
Agree with you 100% . I am sick of this crap government and its corrupt dogs. We point out how governments spying on citizens is wrong than Obummer gets caught in an NSA scandal. Well off to go find pics of Shimakaze to fap to now per your last request.
Funny how you retards miss the good things that Obama has done and is still doing for the American people, yet you spell his name incorrectly. Shows just how smart you are. LOL. "Obummer" indeed. Maybe I should elect you for the next President, perhaps?
Perhaps please mail me the nobel peace prize for killing a million people after MMMM K
Oh yea wonderful things! Debt at 17.2 trillion and climbing estimated to be near 20 trillion by the time he leaves. Not even the last 42 presidents combined have spent what he has. Taxes have never been higher, troops not getting benifits but hey you got your tax payer subsidized healthcare right? Also we are misspelling his name on purpose...freaking retards I swear can't even pick up on stuff like that. Go fap to your pictures of your savior just look out he may be watching you and wire tapping you.
Why is this even surprising?
In other news, Bubonic Plague is also more popular than Obama.
Speaking of plague. Giant mutant super rats are being heavily hyped by the Daily Mail here in the UK, they seem very popular among the staff of that newspaper. Its bullshit but hey, they say 80 million rising to 120 million could sweep across the UK. I've lived here all my life and haven't seen one anywhere lool
If you defeat the Giant Mutant Super Rat Vanguard, you can join the Giant Mutant Super Rat King's Covenant!
Do it!
Where the white ring and troll others while you do it.
They're in your sewers training your turtles to be their ninja assassins. Cowabunga!!
In other news, Shimakaze is more popular than Justin Bieber.
Thanks Obama...for showing how popular kancolle is
More popular than Obama? You certainly bet. Anything which is not connected with the FED directly is more popular.
I'm laughing my ass off right now. I dislike Obama too.
It's a shame they can't differentiate between positive and negative usage when they track these things.
Crotch Rot is more popular than Obama...
Wow Anime and game stuff is more popular then a person? Who would of guest that. :P
Beside why would anyone besides people in the United States care? Meh.
Hey I am in the U.S and I am laughing so hard this is funny stuff. My beloved thong clad destroyer is more popular than my crappy president!
It's "would have guessed" you retard
Japans just awesome would totally trade that for some boring news here
ﾌｧｯｸ・ﾐｽﾀｰ・ｵﾊﾞﾏ。
conglaturation, yu have rearned the basics of the japanese ranguage
nice job my furendo, yu have impressed absorutery nobody with yur rame katakana
INTERNET FIGHT???
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awww... the Obama fangirl's mad
ｙｕｕ ｍａｄｄｏ， ｍａｉ ｆｕｒｅｎｄｏ？
arent u gonna accuse him of usin google translate? pathetic
RUN!!!!! OBAMAFANGIRL's HERE!!!!
dat ASS IGN ahahah