In February 2021, one of the game's voice actresses, Ai Kayano, who made voice lines for Kaga, Atago, Renown, and Graf Zeppelin, was embroiled in controversy on Chinese social media as a result of her post regarding her February 11th trip to Yasukuni Shrine – known for the enshrinement of Japanese men, women, children, and soldiers died in numerous wars involving Japan spanning between the Meiji and Showa eras, including 1,068 bodies of convicted war criminals that were sentenced to death by the International Military Tribunal; of which 14 of them, including former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo, are labelled as A-Class criminals. In response; amid backlash from some Chinese fans, her voice was removed from the Chinese servers of Azur Lane. Similar action was also taken in other games such as Arknights, which Kayano has voiced Platinum in that game.