Yawata Maru

Yawata Maru is a Kanmusu character in the game "Kantai Collection" (KanColle). She initially appears as a special purpose aircraft carrier. Her model is the second ship of the Nitta Maru-class cargo liner, Yawata Maru, of Nippon Yusen Kaisha, which was converted into the light aircraft carrier Un'yō during World War II. In the game, Yawata Maru attracts many players with her unique design and backstory. She is initially depicted as a girl wearing traditional Japanese clothing and holding a carrier-based aircraft, showing her identity as an aircraft carrier. As her level increases, Yawata Maru can be remodeled into the more powerful Un'yō, and her appearance and abilities also change. Yawata Maru's voice and lines also reflect her transformation from a cargo liner to an aircraft carrier, as well as her complex feelings about history. She also has complex relationships and interactions with other Kanmusu characters, especially the bonds between her and her sister ships Kasuga Maru and Shinyo. She also plays a certain role in the game's main storyline. Yawata Maru's implementation is also accompanied by a series of missions, which players need to complete in order to obtain and further strengthen her.