So what happened with Yamato Battleship?

[EvilMag]

http://pso2.jp/players/news/?id=8274

What caused Sakai to post this long ass essay regarding it?

[Nitro Vordex]

Here's the engrishy version. Looks like there were like a billion parallels drawn between PSO2's battleship, and the Battleship Yamato anime. Looks like some changes will be made before then?

[D-Inferno]

As you told me on Skype, the Imperial Family Seal on the front of the ship was changed to an ESC-A logo instead as seen in the upload on the PSO2 youtube channel.

I can't make much of the article, but it looks like the use of WWII stuff may have stirred some controversy.

[untrustful]

Controversy?

How? Where?

[Xaelouse]

It's kinda obvious, the ship is a national symbol to Japan and we're about to go all 9/11 on it. Japanese nationalists don't play if Sakai had to apologize like this

[raialeus]

Super short version is
"Wow Yamato"

"Wait why are we destroying Yamato?"

"Yamato is the symbol of the Japanese spirit and Navy power!"

"Arks are destroying the Japanese spirit"

"PSO2 is a Kor Anti-Japanese game"

But the super main argument here is the concern that the 十六弁八重表菊紋, or the Imperial Jp symbol at the front of Yamato would be a Breakable part.
It's also worth noting that there is some law in Japan that regards to using that specific symbol in businesses, some players brought that up, but the PSO2 team is not violating said law as stated by Sakai.

Derp, read the page more and Sakai stated that they are going to change the Symbol anyways in order to avoid any potential discomforts that the fans would have

[Mio]

I can't believe Kan Kolle has no issue abd pso2 have then

[steverowland]

And this is why you should stay in space in a space elf game~ You cant offend aliens as they don't play the game... (inb4 CNN news about Falz approaching earth.... but at least we would have a Kuna concert (^o^))

[Kondibon]

I can't believe Kan Kolle has no issue abd pso2 have then

Because in Can Kolle you aren't fighting AGAINST yamato as far as I know.

[isCasted]

You cant offend ... as they don't play the game

Oh, if only that was the reality of things these days, if only...