With the Mirai 's advanced technology and weaponry, which is far superior to anything possessed by the United States (or any other nation) in this era, the crew realize that they could potentially alter the course of the Second World War. Knowing that an American attack will soon devastate the four aircraft carriers of the Kido Butai, some Mirai crew members believe that they should intervene, to save the carriers and the 3,000 Japanese lives that will be lost. Two destroyers from the unknown fleet attempt to intercept the Mirai, but she manages to escape.Īfter examining the situation, the crew realises that the ships they passed are part of the Imperial Japanese Navy and that they have somehow been transported back in time more than 60 years to June 4/5, 1942, the first day of the Battle of Midway. As the crew scans with their radar, numerous other ships, including a Nagato-class battleship, are sighted. The crew soon identify it as the Yamato, a ship which was sunk in 1945. After a short time, the crew detects a fleet approaching, but can barely believe their eyes as a massive battleship passes by them. En route, they encounter a strange meteorological anomaly, causing the Mirai to lose contact with her sister ships. The newest, most advanced destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the JDS Mirai, sets sail from Japan on a training exercise with the United States Navy. In 2002, Zipang won the 26th Kodansha Manga Award for the general category. It was licensed for English release in North America by Geneon Entertainment. It tells the story of the members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force who are transported back in time more than 60 years to 1942.Ī twenty-six episode anime television series by Studio Deen and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi was broadcast on TBS from 2004 to 2006. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from 2000 to 2009, with its chapters collected in forty-three tankōbon volumes. Zipang ( Japanese: ジパング, Hepburn: Jipangu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi.
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