Anime/Kancolle Anime (2015)

Kantai Collection -KanColle-

• By: DMM.com & Kadokawa Games
• Production ; Studio: Diomedéa ; Flying Dog
• Air date: January 7, 2015 - ?
• Episodes: ?
• Official website
• Summary:

With the emergence of the mysterious Abyssal Fleet, humanity had lost it's naval supremacy. However, there is a presence that can fight back. Ship girls. Those whom possess souls of ships from days past.

Special Type I Destroyer Fubuki arrives at a 'Guardian Office'. This place is gathering versatile ship girls as a home & workplace. She begins her life there with a perky greeting, 'It's Fubuki! I look forward to working with you!'

What encounters can she have & ties can she nurture with other ship girls? (parsed machine translation)

kancolle-anime.jp/about

謎に包まれた敵「深海棲艦」の出現を機に、人類が制海権を失ってしまった世界。その脅威に対抗できる唯一の存在は、在りし日の艦の魂を持つ「艦娘」と呼ばれる娘たちだけ――。特型駆逐艦・吹雪は「鎮守府」へとやってくる。この地は多彩な艦娘たちが集い、共に切磋琢磨しながら生活する場所であった。「吹雪です！ よろしくお願いします！」明るく元気たっぷりのハツラツとしたあいさつで、「鎮守府」での生活を始める吹雪。彼女はこの鎮守府で、他の艦娘とどんな出会いをし、どんな絆育をんでいくことになるのか。(About image's alt text & appears to be different. Used for the summary.)

Characters

Guardian Office

• Destroyers: Fubuki, Mutsuki, Yuudachi, Shimakaze, Akatsuki, Hibiki, Ikazuchi, Inazuma, Asashio*, Kagerou*, Samidare*, Kisaragi*, Shigure*, Shiratsuyu*, Murasame*, Ooshio*, Michishio*, others*(?)
• Light Cruisers: Sendai, Jintsuu, Naka, Kitakami, Ooi, Ooyodo, Kuma*, Tama*, Yuubari*
• Heavy Cruisers: Atago, Takao*, Tone*, Ashigara*, Mogami*
• Aircraft Carriers: Akagi, Kaga, Zuikaku, Souryuu*, Hiryuu*, Shoukaku*
• Battleships: Nagato, Mutsu, Kongou, Hiei, Yamato, Haruna*, Kirishima*
• Other: Mamiya*, Fairies*

Abyssal Fleet

• Destroyers: Destroyer I-Class*, Destroyer I-Class Elite*, Destroyer Ro-Class*, Destroyer Ha-Class*, Others*(?)
• Light Cruisers: Light Cruiser He-Class*(?), Light Cruiser To-Class*(?), Light Cruiser Tsu-Class*(?)
• Battleships: Battleship Ru-Class*(?)
• Light Carrier: Light Carrier Nu-Class*(?)
• Bosses: Anchorage Hime*

• • * Not currently featured on the official site, but revealed through other media
  • (?) Unable to discern from camrip

Staff & Cast

Staff

Director

• Keizou Kusakawa

Series Composer

• Jukki Hanada

Character Design

• Mayukumo Matsumoto
• Naomi Ide

Art Director

• Maho Takahashi

Chief Animation Director

• Mayuko Matsumoto
• Naomi Ide

Mechanical Design

• Kouta Moroishi
• Tsutomu Miyazawa

Sound Director

• Toshiki Kaneyama

CGI Director

• Eiji Inomoto

Director of Photography

• Yasuyuki Itou

Producer

• Junnichirou Yasuda

Chief Production Supervisor

• Shinichiro Inoue

Color Design

• Shuji Kamimura

Creature Design

• Tsubasa Shimizu

Effects Director

• Takashi Hashimoto

Planning

• Takeshi Yasuda

Theme Song Performance

• AKINO

Cast

Characters

Fubuki: Sumire Uesaka

Akagi: Saki Fujita

Kaga: Yuka Iguchi

Akatsuki, Hibiki, Inazuma, Ikazuchi: Aya Suzaki

Jintsuu, Mutsu, Nagato, Naka, Sendai, Shimakaze: Ayane Sakura

Atago, Hiei, Kongou: Nao Touyama

Mutsuki: Rina Hidaka

Kitakami, Ooi: Yuka Outsubo

Yuudachi: Yumi Tanibe

Other: Iori Nomizu, Sarah Emi Bridcutt

Episodes

Episode 1 : ---- (Advanced Screening)

• Japan Broadcast Information
• Crunchyroll's series streaming should be hosted on wikia

Video

• Blu-ray & DVD vol.1
  • Six volumes are expected

Music

Color of the Sea

Fubuki

Goods

Ebiten

First Yokohama Naval Review rehearsal event

• Blu-ray & DVD extras
• Pre-order
• Early Booking Bonus
• Advanced Screening
• Comiket
• First 'Naval Review' rehearsal cast show

Trailers

File:艦隊これくしょん -艦これ- 先行PV第壱弾 The first trailer, showcasing the 3D animation style planned to be used for the battle scenes	File:艦隊これくしょん -艦これ- 先行PV第弐弾 The second trailer, showing more characters & life at the naval base
File:「艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-」番宣CM The first commercial for the anime, featuring Fubuki	File:TVアニメ「艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-」Blu-ray & DVD 第1巻CM Blu-ray & DVD vol.1 CM, featuring Kongou

Trivia

Western

Eastern

• The initial broadcast was planned to be on Summer 2014, but due to reasons unknown, the date was pushed to Winter 2015.

• Western & Eastern Japanese print ads were compositionally reversed