KanColle

Kantai Collection (艦隊これくしょん -艦これ-, abbreviated as KanColle) is a Japanese browser game developed by Kadokawa Games and operated by DMM Games. Launched on April 23, 2013, the game quickly became popular, evolving into a major media franchise with manga, anime series, and a film. The core gameplay involves collecting and training 'Kanmusu,' anthropomorphic representations of historical Japanese Imperial Navy warships from World War II, and leading them in naval battles. Players must strategically configure their Kanmusu and achieve victory in automatically resolved battles. The game emphasizes resource management and ship construction, where players acquire resources through missions and utilize 'recipes' of resource combinations to construct new Kanmusu. It has garnered widespread popularity for its unique character design and strategic gameplay, inspiring a significant amount of fan-created content, including fan art and doujinshi. Additionally, adaptations of Kantai Collection, such as anime series, manga, and a movie, have broadened its reach.