>>3931707>AL is a shameless ripoff to be sure, but they just took advantage of the vacuum left by KC intentionally making their game restricted to Japan onlyTo be honest, for me it's just another meme that AL or other clones killed the hype. In the end, KC stays as an 8 year old collecting game about cute girls as warships. The concept is simply stretched out, no matter how hard they try to keep the cow alive with events, manga or new anime.