Thread:Phoenix melody 93/@comment-25745922-20151121093658/@comment-114.121.233.142-20151201125445

Not exactly. The last o in Kongō (金剛) is a long vowel. You can write it like that with the o that has a small dash above it, or write it Kongou. Both are correct, since the Hiragana is written Kongou (こんごう). The "ō" version is more common for war enthusiasts from the Allied side, while the "ou" version is more common for those who can read Japanese. That is not the result of "anime-fication" as you call it. Just alternate ways to write it.