Nanking pt.2 coming up.
Kadokawa has certainly pissed some fanbases off, but from what I know KanColle isn't a typical Kadokawa game. It was DMM who paid to develop and host it, and consequently made all the money off the game itself. Kadokawa retains the legal rights but only makes money off merchandising as a result. The actual KanColle staff is only like 4 people who seem to be more or less independent of them, and the game's creator Kensuke Tanaka is the still the guy in charge.