Kamikaze (神風, lit. "Divine Wind") is the leading ship of her class in [[Kantai Collection]].
Character design by [[Parsley-F]], voiced by [[Kawasumi Ayako]].

h4. Appearance

She has [[purple eyes]] and [[long hair|long]], reddish-[[purple hair]] which [[gradient_hair| gradually fades]] to [[pink hair|pink]] at the ends, tied with a [[yellow ribbon]]. 

Unlike the other IJN Destroyers, Kamikaze and her sisters wear traditional [[japanese clothes]], namely a [[pink hakama]] over a red kimono paired with [[lace-up boots]] in the style of a [[Meiji schoolgirl uniform]], which references how she and her sisters were made during the Taisho era (when this style of dress was still prominent).

h4. Personality

She doesn't want to be seen as being old, despite being of the oldest destroyer class in the game and her old-fashioned looks. That being said, she has an excellent war record for her capabilities.

h4. Variants

Her first Seasonal CG for Valentines 2018 consists of her wearing an [[apron]], a [[maid headdress]] and a [[hair flower]] while her sleeves are not held with a tasuki and the ends of her hair ribbon have been made exposed. She is carrying a large present shaped like a torpedo casing, either a large chocolate or a box filled with many smaller chocolates, but fan speculation is rampant.

h4. Trivia
Kamikaze is also related in some way to all four of the [i]Myoukou[/i]-class:

* She was part of Destroyer Division 1, which was part of the 5th fleet, led by [[nachi (kancolle)|Nachi]] during the battle of Attu.
* She was under the command of [[haguro (kancolle)|Haguro]] (and protected by her) during the Battle of Malacca Strait. Kamikaze saved some of Haguro's survivors after the battle.
* She was under [[Ashigara (kancolle)|Ashigara]]'s command until her sinking and also saved some of her survivors.
* She surrendered along with the crippled [[myoukou (kancolle)|Myoukou]] (and Takao) at Singapore.

Despite similarity in names, Kamikaze and the Kamikaze-class do not have any relation to the so-called ""kamikaze pilots":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze_pilots]," officially the Tokubetsu Kougekitai (特別攻撃隊, "special attack unit") or Shinpuu Tokkoutai (神風特攻隊), that conducted suicide attacks on Allied ships later in World War II (as pointed out by post #2351490).

h4. [i]Kamikaze[/i]-class Destroyers
* [b]Kamikaze[/b]
* [[Asakaze (kancolle)|]]
* [[Harukaze (kancolle)|]]
* [[Matsukaze (kancolle)|]]
* [[Hatakaze (kancolle)|]]

h4. See also
* [[Kamikaze (Azur Lane)]]
* [[Kamikaze (Destroyer)]]

h4. External links
* "Kancolle Wiki: Kamikaze":http://en.kancollewiki.net/Kamikaze
* "Kancolle English Wikia: Kamikaze":https://kancolle.fandom.com/wiki/Kamikaze
* "Wikipedia: IJN [i]Kamikaze[/i]":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_destroyer_Kamikaze_(1922)]
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