I am currently playing, currently have an admiral level of 30 since I spend more of my time hoping I get Zuikaku or Kaga from my carrier builds rather than actually playing the game. I haven't after almost 50 tries.
I'm guessing I got in before the lotteries started and the game exploded into popularity.
I've heard rumors of a European localization? But as for other areas, there's not much news. You also don't really need that much knowledge of Japanese, I mean most of it is specialized language anyway.
I guess I can provide some information on the game.
Akagi is one of the earliest carriers you can get if you don't really craft, and all of them have the designs of a carrier deck with a bow. She also has some of the highest resource consumption and base repair times. But yea, probably Akagi and Shimakaze are the most recognizable ships by far.
Yudachi also has recently shot into the spotlight after an update gave her a remodeling which