Regional Differences

This article lists all known differences between the Japanese, English, Taiwanese and Korean versions of The Battle Cats, from cosmetic changes to exclusive content.
This list may be incomplete; if you know of any more differences, add them to the articles.
==General==
*Each version has its own server and runs on a different schedule. While the schedules of the English, Taiwanese and Korean versions are practically the same, the Japanese version is completely different, most notably in how it receives major updates 3-5 weeks ahead of other versions and new Event Stages anywhere from a few days to months before they're localized. Anniversary events in particular can take years to appear in other versions, as the Japanese version is the oldest and the farthest ahead.
*Names and descriptions can range from slightly to drastically different between languages, usually due to cultural differences, character limits or puns, wordplays or references that don't translate well.
*Ms. Sign, Angel Fanboy and Aku Researcher's signs as well as Kyubey's dialogue are always translated to the appropriate language. However, this is not the case for text on Evil Aku Researcher's sign, Aku Cyclone's ring, the World of Darkness Meow Medal, etc., which is rendered in upside-down katakana regardless of version.
==Japanese (BCJP)==
*Instead of the world, Empire of Cats takes place across the 47 prefectures of Japan, with Iriomote Island as stage 48; in turn, all the enemy bases, Treasure names, Treasure set designs and Empire of Cats Meow Medal icons are entirely different.
**Some of the backgrounds are also different, though there are none that can't be found in the other Empires of Cats.
**While most of the bases do not appear outside of the Main Menu in the other versions, Kyoto's base was reused for the Japan stage.
**The first stage of Empire of Cats, Nagasaki Prefecture, always uses a castle tower with a red flag as its enemy base. In other versions, stage 1's enemy base changes to either Gwanghwamun (BCEN/BCKR) or Taipei 101 (BCTW) after the first clear.
**Stage 30 of The Aku Realms is Mt. Fuji, a real location, instead of Mount Aku.
**Since Into the Future is the only set of chapters taking place across the world, the The Future is Ours and ...And Stay Dead Meow Medals lack the UFOs that are present in the other versions.
*Into the Future's map lacks the blue tint that it has in other versions.
*Maneki Cat was first obtainable via the Cat Beacon feature, whereas in other versions it was only obtainable from the What's in the Box Event Gacha.
*The exclusive stamp reward unit Nora was created as part of a tie-in with the Battle Cats manga, Nyanko Daisensou ~Nippon Shinryaku Hiroku~.
*To promote the Japan-exclusive Battle Cats gummies, this version had the stage Nyanko Great Gummy War and the paid Special Cat Gummy Cat. Likewise, the Battle Cats wafers were promoted with Wafer Cat Advent and the unit Wafer Cat.
*To celebrate the Japanese Battle Cats TV channel's 150,000 subscriber milestone, Cat Boy could be obtained from September 19th, 2020 to September 29th, 2020.
*Every year from 2016 to 2019, players could get a free Rare Cat Ticket from the Sponsorship BitSummit Memorial! event stage, which was added to commemorate the BitSummit indie game festival in Miyako Messe.
*The Lunar New Year stage does not exist.
*Catburger drops from the What's in the Box Event Gacha instead of the Minced Meet-Up stage.
*Catburger's True Form is unlocked using 1 Red Catfruit and 20,000 XP, rather than needing the player to beat an Awakening Stage.
**Even though the enemy version of Value Meal Cat doesn't exist in the Japanese version, there is an empty space for it between Gary Gory and Metal Snache in the Enemy Guide.
*Li'l Jamiera Cat's sweater says "I Love うに" (uni, meaning "sea urchin roe") instead of "I Love Crab".
*Wind Dancer Valkyrie and Dark Rider Valkyrie are clad in traditional Chinese-style outfits, the same as in BCTW.
*Miss Haka's grave is engraved with the kanji "墓" (haka, meaning "grave" or "tomb") instead of RIP (Rest In Peace).
*Most of the Merc Storia collab enemies have dialogue that appears in speech bubbles above them during battle.
*The Treasure icons have the kanji "宝" (takara, meaning "treasure") instead of a star.
*When hacked into the Catfruit Storage, the three unused Catfruit types show as a white circle with the kanji "仮" (meaning "temporary") written over it instead of a black box.
*The first Wildcat Slots icon says 7th instead of 7.
*Each anniversary replaces some of the Wildcat Slots' icons, rather than using all the same icons every time. Later anniversaries also change the design and background of the Wildcat Slots themselves.
*Some text and imagery from the 9th anniversary says Q instead of 9. Q stands for "Quiz", the theme of the 9th anniversary event, and is pronounced the same as 九 (kyū), the Japanese word for 9.
*The Golden Week celebration is much bigger; players get to enjoy Treasure Festivals, the Metal Festival, event all-stars stages and even the Wildcat Slots during the event period.
*BCJP had events for some Million Downloads milestones that were skipped in other versions, such as 33M.
*There are 28 collabs that have not appeared in the other versions:
**Sangokushi Rumble
**Hometown Self-Defense Force
**Monster Takt
**Google Android
**Million Arthur
**Dragon Poker
**Hikakin
**Dragon League
**Kishidan
**Yakuza Apocalypse
**Monster Hunter
**Yurudrasil
**Nebaaru-kun
**Y! Mobile
**Cat Busters
**Honey Toast Café
**Nazousagi
**Sengoku Puzzle!! Animal Great Battle
**Get On! Kyoto City Subway
**Yuru-i GeGeGe no Kitarou: Youkai Dotabata Daisensou
**The Burgle Cats
**Dot Heroes
**Tokyo Skytree
**Nissin U.F.O.
**JRA
**BitSummit
**Shin Japan Heroes Universe
*It is one of the two versions to have received the Castle & Dragon collab, the other being BCTW.
*It is the only version to have not received the Shakurel Planet, Betakkuma and Tower of Saviors collabs.
==English (BCEN)==
*The game can be played in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish or Thai.
*The Into the Future menu button has a blue background and white name; in other versions, it has a blue name on a background with the same colors as the Empire of Cats and Cats of the Cosmos menu buttons.
*The exclusive anniversary stages are Minced Meet-Up and Catburger Awakens!, which drop Catburger and its True Form respectively.
*Wind Dancer Valkyrie is clad in a Native American-style outfit while Dark Rider Valkyrie is dressed as a cowboy.
*In 2017, three of the serial code units were brought back in events that never came to the other versions:
**The Cat Bros were received from the stage "For the Fans" from May 1st, 2017 to May 8th, 2017.
**Capsule Cat was distributed as a stamp reward during the exclusive MattShea collab.
**Squish Ball Cat could be obtained from the stage "Watch & Earn" from August 16th, 2017 to August 30th, 2017, during the Cats 'Round the World! event.
*The 88.88 Million Downloads Event was exclusive to BCEN.
*The OutCats campaign ran from November 20th, 2023 to December 12th, 2023. During the campaign, players received 999 Cat Food as a stamp reward and could choose between three different Rare Cat Ticket sales to vote for a new unit that would be added to the game. The winner, Trash Cat, was obtainable from the Catnip Challenges after beating Mystery Package during the 88.88M Downloads Worldwide Event.
*It is the only version to have not received the Gudetama collab.
==Taiwanese (BCTW)==
*The first six stages of Empire of Cats are conquered in a different order and include two locations and enemy bases that aren't in the other versions. The order is Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, China, Mongolia and Korea; Cambodia and Philippines do not appear.
*Into the Future also features Taiwan and Hong Kong, as stages 3 and 21 respectively. The locations in between are all shifted forward by 1 (i.e., China is stage 4 instead of 3), changing the names and enemy bases but not the backgrounds. Cambodia and Philippines are again absent.
*The exclusive anniversary stage is Baozi ★ Q Bomb Strikes, which drops Baozi Cat.
*Crazed Baozi Cat is distributed as a stamp reward during anniversaries.
*Eraser Cat does not have "NEKO" on its wrapper. The same also applies to Manic Eraser Cat.
*Jamiera Cat's shirt says "I Love Fish" in English instead of "I Love さば" (saba, meaning "mackerel").
*Cats in a Box do not have the "バナナ" (banana) text on their box, and likewise for the "みかん" (mikan, meaning "orange") on Cat Gang's.
*Dancing Flasher Cat's fans have stars instead of "祭" (matsuri, meaning "festival").
*Sports Day Cat's headband is blue instead of red.
*Wind Dancer Valkyrie and Dark Rider Valkyrie are clad in traditional Chinese-style outfits, the same as in BCJP.
*There have been four exclusive collabs:
**Hiroshi Mihara
**Chocolate
**Maji Island Tour
**Kaohsiung Rapid Transit
*It is one of the two versions to have received the Castle & Dragon collab, the other being BCJP.
==Korean (BCKR)==
*The exclusive anniversary stages are Korean Special Stage and Nekondo Awakens!, which drop Nekondo and its True Form respectively.
*Unit 182 is Cuckoo Crew 12 (based on the Korean YouTuber Cuckoo Crew), which could be unlocked via serial code.
*The Lunar New Year stage has a different enemy base and background.
*Jamiera Cat's shirt says "I Love Fish" in English instead of "I Love さば" (saba, meaning "mackerel").
*Sports Day Cat's headband is blue instead of red.
*Dancing Flasher Cat's fans have stars instead of "祭" (matsuri, meaning "festival").
*The song "Senbonzakura" is omitted from all Hatsune Miku Collaboration Event stages, replaced by other songs featured in the collab.
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