Zuiun Festival
The Zuiun Festival is a planned KanColle Live Event that is scheduled to take place during at the Fuji-Q Amusement Park. The Festival is currently scheduled to last between the June 17th - July 30th and will serve as the main location where the unveiling of the 1:1 Scale Zuiun Model will be displayed in it's complete form. The whole entire event will be lasting for several weeks which will include as of current, 2 Live Events, 7+ Seiyuus attending the festival, the 1:1 Zuiun Model, several theme park rides which will be rethemed with a KanColle theme, and a collaboration campaign with the Fuji Express Train line. Making this one of the largest promotional stunts KanColle has done.
This page will serve as a main point on focusing on both the 1:1 Zuiun's Development along with all the details regarding the upcoming events and information happening in Fuji-Q Amusement Park.
The 1:1 Full Scale Zuiun Project
On April 1st, 2017, KanColle Staff Twitter announced several large announcements of things that were coming, one of these things included the 1:1 Scale Zuiun Model. Originally viewed as an April Fools joke, it would be re announced the following day afterwards to confirm that it was not a joke and was a legit project in the works.
Information regarding the Zuiun's development was kept under wraps till around the May 12, 2017 when the it was announced on the KanColle Dev's Twitter that they would be holding a special display of "Parts" of the Full Scale Zuiun at the Shizoka Hobby Show between May 12th - 14th.
Zuiun Display from Shizoka Hobby Show
Zuiun Display from Shizoka Hobby Show
Zuiun Display from Shizoka Hobby Show
Those who went to the display got to see various frames to the Zuiun model which includes the propellor, body frame, wing frame, and engine parts at the showcase.
Tanaka would later announce in his June Comptiq Interview that he aimed to have the Full Scale Zuiun released in the Summer.
At May 31st 2017, the 1:1 Zuiun Project was revealed on the KC Staff Twiter to be unveiled and put on display at the Fuji-Q Amusement Park. Currently plans are to unveil it on June 17th, 2017 and have it remain on display at the Amusement Park for all to see till July 30th, 2017.
Fuji-Q Amusement Park Promotion
With the announcement of the Zuiun Festival appearing in Fuji-Q Amusement Park. It has been announced that a number of various things will be done both within the Amusement Park itself and outside of the amusement park to help promote the upcoming Zuiun Festival.
As of current, it has been noted that two rides within the Fuji-Q Amusement Park will be changed to have a new theme that will center around KanColle and Zuiuns. These rides include a water car ride and an plane ride which will be redecorated for the occasion.
In addition, they will also be doing a collaboration promotion of KanColle and the Zuiun Festival via the Fuji Highland Express (A train line service which goes to the Fuji-Q Amusement Park.)
Tickets to attend the Festival and have access to the see the Zuiun will cost 1500 yen which gives you access to the park + an attraction card.
There is also 5700 package which will give you access to the park + access to the Zuiun Festival + a Pin Badge.
Having a memorial picture of the 1:1 Scale Zuiun will cost 1000 yen.
Tickets to attend the special events at the Zuiun Festival are seperate from the rest and are noted down in the event sections of this page.
Additional details on the these promotions are unknown at this time and more details will be noted in the following days.
Live Event: "The Zuiun Festival begins!"
On June 17th, 2017, there will be a live event gathering which will take place called "The Zuiun Festival begins!".
Details regarding the Festival as noted on the KanColle Dev Twitter have noted that the event will be where the 1:1 Scale Zuiun will be unveiled to the audience for the first time.
During the event, there will be the presence of dancer there who will be performing the Kanmusu Ondo Dance prior to the reveal and in addition there will be a total of 6 Seiyuus who will be attending the Zuiun Festival which include the following Seiyuus:
Sarah Emi Bricutt: Voice of Suzuya, Kumano. Yuubari, ect.
Ootsuba Yuka: Voice of Ise, Hyuuga, Kitakami and Ooi
Tanibe Yumi:: Voice of Shiratsuyu, Murasame, Yuudachi, Shigure, ect.
Uchida Shuu:: Voice of Warspite
Hyasaka Kousuze:: Voice of Oboro, Sazanami, Ushio, and Akebono
Hitomi Sasaki:: Voice of Shimushu and Kunashiri
Tickets to partake in this event will cost 3900 yen and will require you to apply for a ticket and then present an ID at the ticket booth to purchase your ticket as a counter measure to prevent reselling of tickets.
Live Event: "Zuiuns are Great, but so is Zuikaku"
On June 18th, 2017, there will be a second live event gathering which will take place called "Zuiuns are Great, but so is Zuikaku".
It has been noted that there will be 3 Seiyuus who will be present at this event. The following Seiyuus who will be attending include the following:
Iori Nomizu: Shoukaku and Zuikaku
Megumi Nakajima: Hatsuzuki, I-168, I-58, Mikuma, ect.
Komatsu Mana: Zuihou, Hamakaze, Urakaze, Tanikaze
Like "The Zuiun Festival begins!" tickets to partake the event will be 3900 yen and will require you to apply for a ticket and then present an ID at the ticket booth to purchase your ticket as a counter measure to prevent reselling of tickets.
Links
Fuji-Q Amusement Park Site
Zuiun Festival Event from Fuji-Q's website
Ticket purchase information for Zuiun Festival