Angrily criticize the sword man for plagiarism!

"Fleet Collection-Ship Colle-", not only the game is popular, but the adapted animation is also on the air. Recently, some Japanese media interviewed one of the creators of the original game, Michio Okanomiya, the chief planning director of "Ship Colle", about the evaluation of the animated version and the future development of the original game. In addition to praising the battle scenes of the anime version of the battle very well, Okamiya also criticized the new game "Sword Ranbu", commonly known as the "Sword Man", for plagiarizing "Ship Colle". The following is a full translation of the interview:

1. The original game is the same as the animated version

――The anime version has been on the air for a while, but what is your state of mind now?

Michio Okamiya: I'm full of emotion. I wasn't directly involved in the production of the anime version, but I participated in a preview at the end of last year. I was really happy to see that the entire theater was full and the fans were satisfied. "Ah, our work has finally become an animation!" At that time, I couldn't help but think like this, and I was so moved that I cried on the spot.

――"The ship girl will move", I think this is quite touching for all fans of the game.

Michio Okamiya: Kadokawa (**) and the other people who made the zuò were very good, so that such high-quality works were born. I seem to feel the enthusiasm of the whole system for "Ship Colle"!

――From your point of view, what is the appeal of the anime version?

Michio Okamiya: First of all, of course, the character of each ship girl, the ship girl in the animated version has her own personality, and the characters are very vivid, I believe that with the increase in the number of episodes broadcast, the audience will be able to have a deeper understanding. Moreover, the characters of the animated version can be said to be the same as the original game, and the world view of the original work is well reproduced. The second is the battle picture, due to the use of CG zuò, the action and fighting effects are very handsome, which is also recommended for all fans to see. I think that many viewers will become interested in this work after watching the anime version in the future, and if you get into the game again, I believe that you will be able to enjoy "Ship Colle" even more!

――The voice actors in the anime version are the same as in the original game, what do you think of their acting skills?

Michio Okamiya: Very powerful! The anime version, like the original game, features multiple characters played by a single voice actor, so I really admired their acting skills in distinguishing between roles. Sometimes the same voice actor is constantly speaking the lines of different characters, so fans of the original game will be happy when they see it. Maybe the voice actor's acting skills are also a hidden attraction.

――I think you will know how the story will develop in the future of the anime, but what do you think?

Michio Okamiya: Even if you asked me that, I wouldn't have been able to say it (laughs). To be honest, I haven't read any of the scripts except for the synopsis and the first few episodes. Because I also want to watch the animated ship girl.,So I don't want to be spoiled.。 Soon after the anime started, there was such an exciting story development, how will the last episode be filmed, and I am also very interested in the future story development with all the viewers!

2. The servers of the town guard are increasing indefinitely

――I think you must have had a lot of trouble when you first started running the game.

Michio Okamiya: At the beginning, I'm really sorry that the server and network scale were not good enough, and I caused trouble for you. (Note: In the early days of the operation of the game service, due to the growth of the number of players exceeding expectations, the number of servers and processing capacity were insufficient, and it was often impossible to log in to the game.) ）

――Due to the sudden increase in the number of players, some players were moved from the servers of Kure, Yokosuka, and Maizuru to the newly established Ominato server.

Michio Okamiya: I'm very sorry for the players who were moved at the time, but it was really bad at the time...... DMM platform operators and game operators are constantly thinking of solutions, but even if we continue to add servers, it will still be difficult to meet the needs of the growing number of people. In the case of a browser game, this is an unimaginable scale.

3. I want to create a work that will influence the trend of the game industry

――The game has been in operation for two years, right?

Michio Okamiya: Yes, thanks to the support from all sides, we will be in our third year of operation in April this year. We are definitely able to come here thanks to the enthusiastic support of the Admirals! Thank you very much!

――Recently, a new game has been released, and it looks like a follower of "Ship Colle......

Michio Okamiya: Eh, that's hard to say...... I was really shocked when the anthropomorphism of the man of the sword appeared on the DMM game platform, because the UI of the game interface is exactly the same as that of "Ship Colle". My division and the division that make other games have different approval channels, so I didn't know that other departments were developing such a game.

Then I did a trial and the basic system was exactly the same. Later, I found a plan outline for this game, which was printed with the game screen of "Ship Colle", and the description of the game mode also deliberately stated that "the tun is basically the same as "Ship Colle" and "here it is the same as the XX of "Ship Colle". The theme and illustrations of the game are great, but this game has been copied from the planning stage, and I had a hard time developing Ship Colle, so I have mixed feelings when I think about it. After that, I went directly to the operator of the game, Zuò, and complained, "Your game is exactly copied, right?" After hearing this, the maker apologized to me (laughs).

From a business point of view, there will probably be good returns in the short term. However, in the medium to long term, it will definitely not be beneficial for the game platform to make multiple games with the same game mode. At least that's what I personally think, so I'll try to provide more new games to the platform in the future.

Fourth, there will be a bigger project this year!?

――What is the overall direction of development of "Ship Colle" in the future?

Michio Okamiya: As announced some time ago, we are working on an arcade version of Ship Colle in the AM2 research and development of Sega, and we plan to launch it this summer. I am personally very happy that this project will come to fruition. AM2 research is very enthusiastic about development, I participated in the game test a while ago, the game is very high, the subtleties are very good, with the improvement of the game completion in the future, I will definitely be able to make better game works, I am very much looking forward to this! Also, I'll be writing several new songs for the arcade version, and fans can look forward to it a little bit. In addition, we have several new projects in the pipeline, but we can't say anything yet...... Please look forward to the day of the announcement!

――Can you tell us a little bit about that?

Michio Okamiya: In that case...... Let's talk about it to the extent that we can disclose it. As for the original game, we will continue to have large-scale events and updates as usual, and there will be large-scale special projects in addition to that. This project will probably be held in the first half of the year and the second half of this year. Of course, the project in the second half of the year may be delayed until the beginning of the next year due to schedule issues...... As for the anime version, it's up to the fans to support us, so please support us a lot (laughs).

――Do you mean that in the future, "Ship Colle" will be fought in all directions regardless of the genre?

Michio Okamiya: That's right, not just the original game, but we will continue to promote it in various ways so that fans can enjoy more of Ship Colle!

That's it for the full transcript of this interview, thank you for reading. In the future, Tencent Animation Channel will continue to provide you with more and more exciting information, so stay tuned!