[Comptiq May 2017]

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2017.4.5 News Flash
Suzuya Kai Ni consists of two types: a Suzuya Kai-class Aircraft Cruiser with strengthened night firepower, anti-air, and even HP and a second remodel, the Attack Light Carrier Suzuya Kou Kai Ni!

Comptiq's Editorial Department Gets the Scoop From the Management Naval District!
With the spring event looming, a dazzling and unique collab draws near!
[Interview done in Late March, 2017]
T-ko (Interviewer, I): Comptiq's here again this month! We're doing a big special feature next month!
Tanaka (T): Good work~ Ah, gotcha. So you're covering next month, then?
I: You can totally give us new info for this month too!
T: Next maintenance, we're working up a sweat implementing Suzuya Kai Ni, who can also remodel into a light carrier; preparing for the spring event; and preparing for the start of a collab this spring!
I: Suzuya, Suzuya! I wanna hear about this collab too!
T: I'm not listening...

I: Woah! What's this!?
T: This is the test plating for prototyping our plan for a 1/1 scale Zuiun...
I: It's huge! It's so big and realistic! Test plating... wait, did you say 1/1!?
T: We're making a 1/1 scale, life-sized Zuiun.
I: No way!
T: It's real, of course!

I: Fujinami, huh! Ah, what're these designs?
T: These are the back designs of the Yuugumo-class sisters... wait, what are you filing away over there? Hey, don't take them with you!
I: I'll only publish a little! I thought the Mitsukoshi collab's futon, sake, and even CanColle were pretty interesting, but will there be more collaborations this half of the year?

T: We've preparing for a lot of things... one that's almost ready to show is our plan for a collab with a certain LCC-san...	* LCC = Low Cost Carrier
I: LCC? Are you saying... *va[ngelion]?	* LCL
T: No. I'm talking jets, jets!
I: No way. You're talking jet airliners!?
T: Yep, that's right. We're also preparing for our seven-city orchestral concert tour in six cities nationwide this spring.	* The seventh is Tokyo, presumably?

I: I was surprised you were teaming up with casual fashion chain Avail as well, but a nationwide tour, huh?
T: This year we're calling it the Grand Fleet Tour. We're settling on locations as far north as Hokkaido and as far south as Kyuushuu.　We're also preparing a place.	* Tanaka presumably whips out a map at this point
I: Awesome. Hm, and this map is?

T: A map for the next spring event...
I: I've seen this place before!
T: We're planning on a northward operation this time around.
I: Not AL, but in the north, huh?
T: That's right. This operation will not be set on the AL front, but it will still be an operation in the north.

I: H-How big do you plan on this being?
T: This spring will be a medium-scale event, map-wise.
I: Medium-scale! So 4-5 maps, huh...?
T: That's... right...

I: Alright! I'm gettan fired up! There'll be new shipgirls, right!?
T: Of course. We're preparing a variety of new shipgirls! Both smaller and large-class shipgirls are in the works. Ah, that's right, this spring we plan on finally adding that battleship, as well as the latest state-of-the-art cruisers, to the arcade. We've got the nostalgic appearance of the girl from the Southern Front and the implementation of the Exercise system from location testing coming up, so please look forward to it!
I: I look forward to both! Can't wait for Suzuya Kai Ni's implementation either! Next month, Comptiq will have a big, Fourth Anniversary Special Feature as well!