Zipang
The story of Zipang is basically the same as that of the movie The Final Countdown, only with a few twists. The Japanese AEGIS Destroyer "Mirai" of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force is on its way to Pearl Harbor for training missions when it's suddenly engulfed in a strange electrical storm. When they clear a fog bank they almost run into an enormous battleship, which turns out to be the "Yamato", Japan's largest battleship in World War 2. With horror, the crew realizes they have been transported back in time to 1942, right before the Battle of Midway. Although they try to avoid getting mixed up with the ongoing battle, thing are going haywire when the ship's XO rescues Imperial Japanese Navy Lt. Commander Kusaku from a sinking plane and the "Mirai" is subsequently discovered by an American submarine. The question for the crew of the "Mirai" is simple: do they have to stay neutral to let history go by unchanged? Or do they have to act when it becomes clear that rescuing Kusaku might have a devastating effect on the course of the war... for the Allies. Also, they have to watch out for the Imperial Japanese Navy too. Admiral Yamamoto wants the Mirai at his side, but others in the IJN believe they're better off with the "Mirai" on the bottom of the Pacific
- 2004-2006
- 1 season
- Animation, Drama, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure
- TV-PG
The story of Zipang is basically the same as that of the movie The Final Countdown, only with a few twists. The Japanese AEGIS Destroyer "Mirai" of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force is on its way to Pearl Harbor for training missions when it's suddenly engulfed in a strange electrical storm. When they clear a fog bank they almost run into an enormous battleship, which turns out to be the "Yamato", Japan's largest battleship in World War 2. With horror, the crew realizes they have been transported back in time to 1942, right before the Battle of Midway. Although they try to avoid getting mixed up with the ongoing battle, thing are going haywire when the ship's XO rescues Imperial Japanese Navy Lt. Commander Kusaku from a sinking plane and the "Mirai" is subsequently discovered by an American submarine. The question for the crew of the "Mirai" is simple: do they have to stay neutral to let history go by unchanged? Or do they have to act when it becomes clear that rescuing Kusaku might have a devastating effect on the course of the war... for the Allies. Also, they have to watch out for the Imperial Japanese Navy too. Admiral Yamamoto wants the Mirai at his side, but others in the IJN believe they're better off with the "Mirai" on the bottom of the Pacific
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 2004 - 2005
Episode 1
Mirai shukkô
24 mins
The Japanese SDF ship Mirai sets sail towards Hawaii to participate in a joint exercise with the US Navy, but encounters a strange meteorological anomaly in the vicinity of the historical battle of Midway.
Episode 2
Middowê
24 mins
The Mirai suddenly finds herself in the middle of the Combined Fleet formation of the night before the Battle of Midway. The crew must react to their new circumstances and decide on a new course of action from their original mission.
Episode 3
Hyôryûsha
24 mins
Kadomatsu rescues an Imperial Japanese Navy officer, Lt. Commander Kusaka, from a sinking seaplane. The Mirai's crew fear that they may have already, or will, change history. The Mirai is discovered by an American submarine, USS Guardfish.
Episode 4
Mirai no sentô
24 mins
Episode 5
Sôka no sentaku
24 mins
Episode 6
Kôgeki meirei
24 mins
Episode 7
Marê tetsudô
24 mins
Episode 8
Tsuisekisha
24 mins
Episode 9
Deddorain
24 mins
Episode 10
Kôryû
24 mins
Episode 11
Gadarukanaru-tô
24 mins
Episode 12
Sajitariusu no ya
24 mins
Episode 13
Kogane no kuni
24 mins
Episode 14
Gekitotsu!
24 mins
Episode 15
Seija to shisha
24 mins
Episode 16
Okamura shôsa no ishi
24 mins
Episode 17
Jipangu taidô
24 mins
Episode 18
Saikai
24 mins
Episode 19
Mô hitotsu no sanbô honbu
24 mins
Episode 20
I-Nijûichi-gô
24 mins
Episode 21
Ichi tai yonjû
24 mins
Episode 22
Keikoku
24 mins
Episode 23
Wasupu gekichin
24 mins
Episode 24
Shisha to seija
24 mins
Episode 25
Kikan
24 mins
Episode 26
Modorubeki tokoro
24 mins