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KanColle Phase 1
KanColle Phase 1 also known as the "Flash Era of KanColle" began is April 23rd, 2013 and has lasted for a total of 5 years. Approximately around April 23rd, 2018 KanColle will end "Phase 1" of its development cycle and will begin to move into Phase 2 of it's game development which will begin with ditching the flash based system KanColle has used up till now as its main platform. Due to the recent changes in which flash become a less desired platform by even web browsers, KanColle has recently made an announcement that the game will end it's run of Flash by its 5th Anniversary and will be migrated to HTML 5. All content and data has been announced to be migrating with the transfer.
The purpose of this page will be to cover the entirety of KanColle's Phase 1 development history regarding the Browser Version of KanColle from it's beginning all the way to when the game end's it's run on Flash.
Development History
KanColle's history has been a long and interesting development that began with lots of early planning that based on some interviews started approximately around Late 2011 and would be released in it's basic form around April 23rd, 2013. The following history chart will use info gathered from the mentioned interviews, along with the KanColle 4th Anniversary issue from Comptiq Magazine, and update note history gathered over the course of it's development cycle.
All development notes will be updated till the end of Phase 1 has been reached.
| Year | Month | Day | Update Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Late 2011 - 2012 | ??? | ??? | Early Development | Kensuke Tanaka begins development plans for KanColle using the assistance of his doujin team from C2 Kikan. Tanaka proceeds to round up artists and programmers to work on development of the game. |
| 2012 - Early 2013 | ??? | ??? | Early Development | Kensuke Tanaka makes contact with Kadokawa to round up new talented Seiyuus to get on board for the project. Voices for the initial release Kanmusu were worked upon. Late in 2012 and through part of the beginning of 2013, a deal was made to use DMM Games as a hosting platform for their game project which they made an agreement to become part of the joint collaboration of the project. |
| 2013 | February | 28 | Pre-Relase | KanColle website was open on DMM Games and per-registration for the game began. People who registered to join in on KanColle at the time would receive Ooi as a per-release reward for registering before the game's release. |
| April | 23 | Launch | KanColle was released to the public. It was titled as a "Fleet Development Simulator Game" | |
| Kanmusu | A total of 94 ships were released among the initial release of the game: Battleships: Nagato, Mutsu, Ise, Hyuuga, Kongou, Hiei, Haruna, Kirishima, Fusou, Yamashiro | |||
| Abyssals | A total of 13 Abyssals were released among the initial release of the game: Destroyer I-Class, Destroyer Ro-Class, Destroyer Ha-Class, Destroyer Ni-Class, Light Cruiser Ho-Class, Light Cruiser He-Class, Light Cruiser To-Class, Torpedo Cruiser Chi-Class, Heavy Cruiser Ri-Class, Light Carrier Nu-Class, Battleship Ru-Class, Standard Carrier Wo-Class, Transport Ship Wa-Class | |||
| World Maps | The following Maps were released among the initial release of the game: World 1: Naval Base Waters | |||
| May | 1 | System | Mutiple Scrapping of Equipment was implemented into the game. | |
| 8 | System | ASW equipment such as Sonars and Depth Charge Launchers were released. Maelstrom effects were altered to allow radars to lessen the effects of resources lost when you make contact with a maelstrom node. | ||
| 15 | Kanmusu Remodel | Chitose Carrier Kai and Chiyoda Carrier Kai was released. | ||
| System | Reconnisance Aircraft Saiun was implemented into the game. Home port expansions were made possible allowing at the time to expand your ships up to 150 ships at that time. | |||
| 17 | Event | KanColle's First Event, The Spring 2013 Event: "Raid the Enemy Forward Base” was implemented and would last until June 5th, 2013. | ||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Shoukaku (Rewards), Zuikaku (drop), Abukuma (drop), Kinu (drop) | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Submarine Ka-Class, Submarine Yo-Class, Floating Fortress, Anchorage Demon, Anchorage Princess | |||
| System | Enemy Submarines were added into Enemy Fleet. "Mamiya" was added as an item in the game. | |||
| 29 | System | CG was given to Mamiya, Daily Quests had thier reset time changed to 5:00 AM JST. Kanmusu could now be swapped directly while in the fleet. | ||
| June | 5 | System | Spring 2013 Event came to an end. World 4: Western Waters was implemented along with 4-1 “Battle of Jam Island” and 4-2 “Curry Ocean Pacification”. ASW mechanics were changed to the basic version that is known as of current (Light Aircraft Carriers and Aviation cruisers could now attack subs). | |
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Update: | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Game: | |||
| 12 | System | Saiun were now given the ability to prevent Red-T Disadvantage. Mamiya could now cause a high morale boost (Sparkling) among multiple ships. Heavy Cruisers could now equip Type 3 Shells, Aviation cruisers can load torpedoes, Torpedo cruisers can now load sonars and depth charge launchers, carriers can now load radars. | ||
| 19 | Kanmusu Remodel | Kitakami Kai Ni and Ooi Kai Ni were implemented into the game becoming the first Kai 2 Remodels. | ||
| 21 | Other | The growing popularity of the game filled the servers, and new registrations were temporarily closed. This caused an big outcry, and the game gained further publicity. | ||
| 26 | System | 4-3 Map, "The Bombing of Ri Lanka" was implemented. | ||
| New Kanmusu | Mikuma was added into the game. | |||
| July | 3 | Other | Additional servers were added and per-registration for the new serves began. | |
| 10 | Servers | KanColle shifted to a multi server system consisting of 3 different servers at the time. The original server, Yokosuka Naval District, Kure Naval District and Sasebo Naval District. | ||
| New Kanmusu | Maikaze was added into the game. | |||
| 17 | System | World 4-4 Map “Battle of Casgadama” was implemented. The ability sort your kanmusu through Moderization was added. | ||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Game: | |||
| Servers | 4th Server Maizuru Naval District was added. | |||
| 24 | New Kanmusu/ Remodel | Kinugasa was added into the game. Chitose Carrier Kai Ni and Chiyoda Carrier Kai Ni were implemented | ||
| System | Added the ability to Lock Ships. Added the Ability to open all furniture boxes at once. | |||
| 25 | Other | KanColle's Staff Twitter was launched. [1] [1] | ||
| August | 1 | Event | The Summer 2013 Event: "Southern Waters Assault Reconnaissance”” was implemented and would last until August 26th, 2013. | |
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Event: | |||
| System | Support Expedtions have been implemented and could be used in the Event. | |||
| 2 | System | Type A Ko-hyoteki were given the ability to launch a per-emptive torpedo strike. | ||
| 7 | Servers | 5th Server Oominato Guard District was added. | ||
| 8 | New Kanmusu | Yamato was implemented in the middle of the event in correspondence to her launch day. Those who successfully cleared the entire event received her automatically upon the update. Those that did not however needed to complete the Final Event Map (E-4) to earn her. | ||
| 10 | Servers | 6th Server Turk Naval District was added. The Lottery System was implemented to control server congestion issues. | ||
| 17 | Servers | 7th Server Lingga Naval District was added. | ||
| 21 | Servers | 8th Server Rabula Naval District was added. | ||
| 26 | System | Summer 2013 Event came to an end. Flagships in Single Fleets could no longer continue a sortie if they were heavily damaged. Flagship Protection mechanics were added. | ||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Update: | |||
| 30 | Servers | 9th Server Shortland Naval District was added. | ||
| September | 11 | Kanmusu Update / Remodel | The following Kamusu recived the following in the Update: Hibiki could now be remodeled into Verniy. | |
| 13 | Servers | 10th Server Buin Naval District was added. | ||
| 18 | System | World 5: Southern Waters was implemented. 5-1 - The Frontline of the Southern Waters and 5-2 - The Coral Islands were released. | ||
| New Kanmusu / Update | The following ships were implemented in the Update: Akigumo, Yuugumo | |||
| 25 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following remodel were implemented in the Update: | ||
| System | Admiral's Maximum HQ Level increased from 105 to 115. | |||
| 26 | Anime | Plans for development of the KanColle Anime and KanColle Kai were announced. | ||
| 28 | Servers | 11th Server Tawi-Tawi Naval District was added. | ||
| October | 4 | System | 5-3 - The Sav Islands were released. This was the first Night Battle Themed map | |
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following remodel were implemented in the Update: | |||
| 7 | Collaboration | Family Mart Collaboration began. | ||
| 9 | Servers | 12th Server Palau Naval District was added. | ||
| 16 | New Kanmusu | The following Kanmusu were implemented in the Update: | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New Voice Lines were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | |||
| 23 | Kanmusu Remodel | The Following remodel were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New Voice Lines were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | |||
| System | Notification window for using Mamiya was added. Progression indicators to Quest with mutiple requirements were implemented. Max icon to indicate when certain stat parameters were maxed from Modernization were implemented. | |||
| 31 | Collaboration | Collaboration with Waterline Series to produced plastic ship models began. The first ship they released would be the "1/700 Kancolle Plastic Model No.01 Shipgirl Battleship Nagato” | ||
| November | 1 | Event | The Fall 2013 Event: "“Decisive Battle! Escape from Ironbottom Sound!” was implemented and would last until November 27th, 2013. | |
| New Kanmusu/ Remodel | The following ships were implemented in the Event: I-19 (Reward), I-8 (Reward), Agano (Drop), Noshiro (Reward), Musashi (Reward) | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Event: | |||
| 6 | Servers | 13th Server Burnei Naval District was added. | ||
| 9 | Collaboration | The Limited Edition 10th Volume of Lucky Star had a cover that featured a collaboration with KanColle | ||
| 13 | Kanmusu Remodel | The Following remodel were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New Voice Lines were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | |||
| 20 | New Kanmusu/ Remodel | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Yahagi(Drop) | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New Voice Lines were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | |||
| 27 | System | Fall 2013 Event came to an end. Max Modernization showed up on the modernization screen to indicate when a stat was fully maxed out. PVP now had selectable formations. | ||
| December | 2 | Servers | 14th Server Hitokappu Bay Naval District was added. | |
| 3 | Collaboration | 2nd Limited Time Collaboration with Family Mart began. This time involving a wrapping store that opened in Yokosuka. | ||
| 4 | Kanmusu Update | New CG were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New Voice Lines were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | |||
| System | The Album function upgraded to allow the viewing of shipgirls who have changes to their graphics via the same numbering. | |||
| 10 | Anime | Official site for anime opened. Animation company (Diomedia) announced. | ||
| 11 | System | Composition Screen now displayed a level progress bar to shoe how much exp was needed for a Kanmusu to reach a new level. | ||
| Kanmusu Remodel | The Following remodel were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | |||
| 12 | Servers | 15th Server Paramushir Naval District was added. | ||
| 24 | Event | The Winter 2013 Event: “Intercept! The Fleet of Fog”!” was implemented and would last until January 8th, 2014. | ||
| Collaboration | As part of the collaboration event with the TV anime “Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova-”, for the duration of the event, Arpeggio's version of Iona, [[Takao (fog)|Takao, Haruna were added. | |||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: I-401 (Reward) | |||
| System | Large Ship Construction was implemented. Luck Modernizing using Maruyu became possible. Daihatsu were introduced to improve the efficiency of Expeditons | |||
| Limited Time Kanmusu CG/ Voice | Christmas lines were given to Nagato, Kiso and Naka. Naka received a Christmas related CG. | |||
| 2014 | January | 1 | Limited Time Kanmusu Voice | New Years lines were given to Nagato |
| 8 | Kanmusu Voice Lines | New voice lines for Mutsuki Kai, Kisaragi Kai, Nagato Kai, Kiso Kai Ni. | ||
| 15 | Kanmusu Remodel | The Following remodel were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: | ||
| 22 | Kanmusu Voice Lines | New voice lines for Kaga Kai, Mutsu Kai, Houshou Kai, Isuzu Kai Ni. | ||
| 28 | Collaboration | Kancolle Collaboration with UfoTable Cafe Commenced. | ||
| 29 | New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Game: | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New voice lines for Hibiki and Mochizuki Kai. | |||
| February | 1 | Servers | 16th Server Sukumo Naval District was added. | |
| 14 | System | Marriage was implemented allowing you to marry Kanmusu and further boosting thier levels beyond level 99. | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New voice lines for Akatsuki Kai. | |||
| New Kanmusu CG | The following CG were implemented in the Kanmusu: | |||
| 26 | System | New Map: 5-4 The Salmon Sea Area has now been released. Searchlights and Drum Canisters were released. Equipping Sonars and Depth Charge Launchers together would have an added effect. Drum Canister based expeditions were added. | ||
| Kanmusu Remodel/CG | The Following remodel were implemented for the Following Kanmusu: Jintsuu Kai Ni | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | New voice lines for Jintsuu Kai, Ryuujou Kai, Shikinami Kai. | |||
| March | 1 | Servers | 17th Server Kanoya Airfield was added. | |
| 14 | System | Monthly Extra Operation Maps 1-5 The Seas Near the Naval Base and 5-5 Northern Salmon Sea Area were implemented for the first time allowing for players to earn medals on a monthly basis. | ||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Game and could be obtained via expeditions, construction and Large Ship Construction: The German Ships Z1, Z3, Bismarck | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Game: | |||
| 15 | Servers | 18th Server Iwagawa Airfield was added. | ||
| 22 | Anime | Release of visuals of Fubuki, Akagi, Kaga to AnimeJapan2014. Announced the 1st KanColle Naval Review. | ||
| Collaboration | Kancolle Collaboration with UfoTable Cafe Commenced | |||
| 28 | New Kanmusu/ Remodels | The following ships were implemented in the Game: Hamakaze | ||
| System | Resources were now set at a hard cap of 300,000 fuel, ammo, steel and Bauxite each. | |||
| April | 9 | New Kanmusu CG | The following ships were implemented in the Game: | |
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: Shimakaze Kai, Chiyoda Carrier Kai Ni, Chitose Carrier Kai Ni | |||
| System | Ability to remove all the ship in a composition accompanying the flagship in the Composition Menu was added. | |||
| 23 | Event | In Celebration of the Game's 1st Anniversary The [[Spring 2014 Event|Spring 2014 Event: “Recon Planes, Launching!” ] was implemented and would last until May 9th, 2014. | ||
| New Kanmusu/ Remodel | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Akashi (Reward), Amatsukaze (Reward), Tanikaze (Drop), Sakawa (Reward) | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Event: | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| System | New Systems such as "Akashi's Fleet Repair" mechanic was introduced. Artillery Spotting, Contact, and LoS-based pathing was introduced. Medals that were collected could now be converted to Blueprint to remodel certain Kanmusu that needed them as well as additional UI changes. | |||
| May | 9 | System | The Spring 2014 Event came to an end. | |
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| 23 | New Kanmusu/ Remodels | The following ships were implemented in the Game: Urakaze | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| System | New Map: 2-5: Combat Patrol Off Okinoshima was introduced. | |||
| June | 6 | New Kanmusu/ Remodels | The following ships were implemented in the Game: Taigei | |
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| System | First equipment upgrade quest implemented. “Unequip all equipment”, “Expedition cancel” functions added. Admiral's HQ level could now go up to Level 120 | |||
| 20 | New Kanmusu Remodels | The following ships received a remodel. | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| System | New equipment Star Shell and Type 98 Recon Seaplane (Night Scout) added allowing to further aid your fleet's combat performance during night battle. | |||
| July | 4 | New Kanmusu Remodels | The following ships received a remodel. | |
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| System | Interactive Furniture was first introduced with the "Antique Alarm Clock". | |||
| 18 | New Kanmusu Remodels | The following ships received a remodel. | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: Kagerou Kai, Shiranui Kai, Kuroshio Kai | |||
| System | Current shipgirl number, bucket count displayed on main screen. The “invite your friends” function under the game removed, and replaced with the developer tweets. | |||
| 28 | New Kanmusu Remodels | The following ships received a remodel. | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| System | Gun Fitting mechanics added for Large Calibre Guns. Fast battleships can now load Type 91 AP Shell | |||
| August | 3 | Others | The first KanColle Live event known as the KanColle Naval Review was launched. Kanmusu Vocal Soundtrack Vol 1 and 2 were released. KanColle Offical Sound Track "Dawn" was released. | |
| Anime | Key Visual and the first PV trailer to the Kancolle Anime was revealed at the Naval Review. Broadcast time for were announced. | |||
| Collaboration | Collaboration with Gilco was announced to sell KanColle themed version of "Almond Glico” and “Cratz”. | |||
| 8 | Event | The Summer 2014 Event: “Operation AL/MI!” was implemented and would last until August 29th, 2014. | ||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Northern Princess, Midway Princess, Aircraft Carrier Demon, and Aircraft Carrier Princess | |||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Harusame (Reward), Ooyodo (Reward), Tokitsukaze (Reward), Unryuu (Reward), Isokaze (Reward), Hayashimo (Drop) , Kiyoshimo (Drop) | |||
| System | Ship-Locking Mechanics were implemented. Combined Fleets were implemented. Escort retreating mechanics for Combined Fleets were implemented. | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines | The following Event voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| 29 | System | Naval Base Jukebox implemented. Summer 2014 Event came to an end. | ||
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship recived the following remodel: | |||
| September | 4 | Others | KanColle won first place in Game Design in the CEDEC AWARDS 2014 | |
| 12 | System | World 3-5: The Aleutian Island Campaign was implemented. | ||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented: | |||
| 26 | System | World 6: The Central Waters was implemented along with 6-1 and 6-2. | ||
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| October | 10 | System | AP Shell mechanics were revised to allow ships to do extra damage against Battleships. Equipment Locking Mechanics were implemented. | |
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| 24 | System | Akashi's Improvement Arsenal implemented. | ||
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| November | 7 | Anime | 2nd Anime PV Trailer was released online. | |
| 14 | Event | The Summer 2014 Event: “Commence! Operation Kon” was implemented and would last until December 1st, 2014. | ||
| New Kanmusu/ Remodels | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Akizuki (Reward), Prinz Eugen (Reward), Nowaki (Reward), Asagumo (Drop) | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented: [[Heavy Cruiser Ne-Class], Destroyer Princess, Aircraft Carrier Water Demon | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: Ushio Kai, Akebono Kai, Hatsuharu Kai, Nenohi Kai | |||
| System | Anti-Air Cut-In mechanics implemented along with an update to Anti-Air Mechanics in general. 10cm Twin High-angle Mount + Anti-Aircraft Fire Director were added. | |||
| 20 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| System | Battleships can now equip and use Searchlights. | |||
| 25 | Other | First Kancolle Kai trailer was released. | ||
| 28 | Collaboration | Kancolle Collaboration with Good Smile and Animate Cafe Akibahara to open a Kancolle Collaboration themed Cafe. | ||
| December | 1 | System | Fall 2014 Event] came to an end. | |
| New Kanmusu CG/ Remodels | The following ships were given a CG update: Harusame Kai | |||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| 12 | Limited Time CG/Voice Lines/ Mini Event | The following Christmas CG were implemented for the following Kanmusu / Abyssals in the Game: Naka Kai Ni, Ryuujou Kai/ Kai Ni, Shigure Kai Ni, Northern Princess | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| 19 | Anime | Second PV trailer to the Kancolle Anime was revealed online. | ||
| 12 | New Kanmusu / Remodel | The following ships were implemented: The Following Kanmusu recived a 2nd Remodel: | ||
| Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented for the following Kanmusu in the Game: | |||
| Limited Time CG/ Lines | Year End Cleaning CG was given to the following Kanmusu: Akebono | |||
| 27 | Anime | Anime pre- screening event “Kancolle Pre-screening – Premium Live Viewing” is held and gave selected participants a preview of the 1st Episode of the Anime. | ||
| 2015 | Janruary | 1 | Limited Time CG/ Lines | Over 30+ Kanmusu recived New Years lines. In addition, the following ship girls received New Year's Hiragi CG, which included, but was not limited to: |
| 7 | Anime | KanColle the Anime began broadcasting across Japanese Television. | ||
| Servers | 19th Server Saiki Bay Naval District was added. | |||
| 9 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following remodel were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | ||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| 23 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following remodel were implemented to the following Kanmusus: | ||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines | Over 10+ Kanmusu recived Setsubun voice lines. | |||
| System | Special Furniture Naval District Counter Bar was implemented allowing for Kanmusus of have various beverages and snacks depending on who you put in as your secretary. | |||
| Other | Kancolle Arcade test locations are implemented. | |||
| February | 6 | Event | The Winter 2015 Event: “Counter-attack! Assault on Truk Naval District” was implemented and would last until Feburary 23rd, 2015. | |
| System | Implemented selectable event difficulty settings. First class medal were implemented. | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented: | |||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Katori (Reward), U-511 (Reward), Amagi (Reward), Asashimo (Drop) | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines/CG | Over 40+ Kanmusu recived Valentine's voice lines. In addition, the following Kanmusu received Valentine's CG: | |||
| 14 | Other | Implemented Kancolle Arcade pre-release show event as part of JAEPO2015. | ||
| 18 | Anime | Anime OP theme “Miiro”, Ed theme “Fubuki” released for sale. | ||
| 23 | System | Winter 2015 Event came to an end. | ||
| Limited Time Event | Hishimochi were implemented and appeared as drops on certain maps. | |||
| Collaboration | The KanColle Anime x Pizza Hut Collaboration began. Pizza Hut store in Kanda, Tokyo was reskinned with a Kancolle theme. | |||
| March | 3 | Collaboration | Collaboration between Lawson and Kancolle anime. | |
| 13 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | ||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| System | In celebration of Paul Allen discovering the remains of the sunken Battleship Musashi, Musashi's drop rate was increased for a limited period of time. Special furniture “Musashi’s Hanging Scroll” added. | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines | Over 20+ Kanmusu recived White Day voice lines. | |||
| 25 | Anime | KanColle the Anime's final episode aired. KanColle soundtrack "Kankyou" was released. KanColle Anime character soundtrack "Kanmusu's Song" was released. | ||
| 27 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | ||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: Choukai Kai, Tenryuu, Tatsuta | |||
| Anime | KanColle the Anime's BD and DVD released for sale. | |||
| April | 10 | System | 1-6: The Sea Route Near the Naval Base was introduced. Headquarters Personnel, an item which increases the maximum number simultaneously ongoing quests, is implemented. | |
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| 23 | 2nd Anniversary | KanColle celebrates its 2nd anniversary. | ||
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: Mutsuki Kai / Kai Ni, Kisaragi Kai / Kai Ni, Satsuki Kai, Fumizuki Kai, Nagatsuki Kai, Kikuzuki Kai, Mochizuki Kai, Mikazuki Kai. | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines | Over 80+ Kanmusu received 2nd Anniversary voice lines. | |||
| 24 | Event | The Spring 2015 Event: "Order! The 11th Operation!" begins until 18th of May. | ||
| System | Manual Node Selection mechanic introduced. | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented: | |||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Littorio (Reward), Katsuragi (Reward), Akitsushima (Reward), Takanami (Drop), Roma (Drop) | |||
| May | 18 | System | Spring 2015 Event came to an end. Main gun fitting mechanics for Light Cruisers were introduced. | |
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Over 50+ Kanmusu received Rainy Season voice lines. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu/Abyssals received the following Rainy Season CG: | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| 29 | System | Equipment filters in the equipment selection screen were implemented. | ||
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | |||
| Limited Time CG | The following Kanmusu received the following Rainy Season CG: | |||
| June | 12 | System | 4-5: AByssal Ocean Fleet Reduction Operation was introduced. | |
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| 17 | Servers | 20th Server Hashirajima Naval District was added. | ||
| 26 | System | 6-3:Operation K was introduced. Aviation Detection mechanics were introduced. | ||
| New Kanmusu CG | The following ship received the following new CG: | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Over 20+ Kanmusu received Early Summer Season voice lines. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu/Abyssals received the following Swimsuit CG: | |||
| July | 3 | Limited Time Voice Lines | Over 30+ Kanmusu received Early Summer Season voice lines. | |
| Servers | Hashirajima Naval District became an open server opened to general sign up without lottery. The server was closed for a period due to maintenance, but the signups continued. | |||
| 17 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: | ||
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Over 40+ Kanmusu received Summer Season voice lines. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu/Abyssals received the following Swimsuit CG: | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| Other | “Kaga Cape”, sung by Kaga, is added into the game. Can be heard at some boss battles. | |||
| 31 | New Kanmusu CG | The following ship received the following new CG: | ||
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Summer Season voice lines were given to Fusou and Yamashiro. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu/Abyssals received the following Swimsuit CG: | |||
| Other | “Kancolle Original Sound Track II Kaze” open for per-ordering. | |||
| August | 9 | Other | The 2nd KanColle Naval Review took place. | |
| Anime | The progress on the Kancolle movie revealed at the 2nd KanColle Naval Review. A trailer is shown. | |||
| 10 | Event | The Summer 2015 Event: “Counterattack! The 2nd SN Operation” was implemented and would last until September 7th, 2015. | ||
| System | Aircraft Expertise was introduced. Hayasui introduced the ability to use Maritime Resupply to replenish a fleet's fuel and ammo to an extent. | |||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Kawakaze (Reward), Libeccio (Reward), Umikaze (Drop), Mizuho (Drop) | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented: | |||
| 11 | Event | Two Extra Operation map were added into event known as Operation FS | ||
| System | The Boss Armor Reduction mechanic was implemeted to make a boss harder but could be easily defeated if certain conditions were met. | |||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented: | |||
| September | 7 | System | The 'Summer 2015 Event came to an end. | |
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Over 40+ Kanmusu received Fall Festival voice lines. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu received the following Yukata CG: | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| 17 | Other | Kantai Collection was theatre screened at the DMM.com booth at the 2015 Tokyo Game Show. Development of the KanColle Android Version was announced. | ||
| 20 | Limited Time Voice CG | In addition to this, the following Kanmusu/Abyssals received the following Oktoberfest CG: | ||
| 25 | New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: Shoukaku Kai Ni / A* | ||
| Limited Time Voice Lines | A number of Kanmusu received Fall voice lines. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu received the following The Tastes of Autumn CG: In addition to this, the following Kanmusu received the following Yukata CG: Inazuma, Ikazuchi, Kuma, Tama | |||
| October | 9 | System | Added a drag and drop mechanic on the fleet composition screen, a resupply all button, and the temporary saving of the last used development and build recipe in the construction tab. Increased the number of pages in the equipment album. | |
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG/ Mini-Event | The Mini Event Naval District Saury Festival was implemented. Some maps drop “Pacific Saury” for a limited time. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu received the following Taste of Autumn CG: | |||
| 30 | System | Added mechanic to Record and Call Fleet Compositions. Added drag and drop mechanic for equipped equipment. New item “Skilled Pilot” added. | ||
| New Kanmusu Remodel | The following ship received the following remodel: Zuikaku Kai Ni / A* | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Libeccio Recived a limited time Halloween Voiceline. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu received the following Halloween CG: | |||
| November | 18 | Event | The Fall 2015 Event: “Charge! Maritime Transport Operation!” was implemented and would last until December 8th, 2015. | |
| System | Transport Operations was introduced in the event along with the Transport Gauge. Combine Fleets could now form a Transport Escort Fleet. | |||
| New Kanmusu | The following ships were implemented in the Event: Kashima (Reward), Hagikaze (Reward), Graf Zeppelin (Drop), Arashi (Drop) | |||
| Abyssals | The following ships were implemented: PT Imp Group, Light Cruiser Princess, Submarine Princess, Destroyer Water Demon | |||
| Limited Time Voice Lines | 10+ Kanmusu recived voice lines tied to the event. | |||
| 20 | System | Training Cruisers were now allowed to equip Searchlights | ||
| December | 8 | System | The Fall 2015 Event came to an end. Post-marriage level cap increased from 150 to 155. | |
| Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Over 100+ Kanmusu received Christmas voice lines. In addition to this, the following Kanmusu received the following Christmas CG: | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following voice lines were implemented to the following Kanmusu: Atago Kai, Takao Kai, Agano Kai, Noshiro Kai, Yahagi Kai, Sakawa Kai, Musashi, Italia | |||
| New Kanmusu Voice Lines | The following CG were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | |||
| 18 | Other | KanColle Arcade conducted a 3 day testing area in 3 locations known as the "Arcade special training sea” . Where players got to test out a near finalized build of the Arcade. | ||
| 24 | Limited Time Voice Lines / CG/ Mini-Event | The Helping Mamiya mini-event commenced. Some maps drop “Okazari Decoration Material” and “Present Box” items. Several more Kanmusu received Christmas lines. In addition to this, the following Christmas CG were implemented to the following Kanmusu: | ||
| 26 | Anime | KanColle Movie visuals released via posters at train stations, the internet and other means. | ||
| 29 | Limited Time Voice Lines / CG | Over 80+ Kanmusu received End of the Year Cleaning voice lines. In addition to this, Akebono recived an update to her Year End Cleaning CG. |
More is to come....