“Modern Japanese warship Mirai time-slips to 1942 Midway, altering WWII history after rescuing pilot.”
Zipang
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Synopsis
Modern Japanese warship Mirai time-slips to 1942 Midway, altering WWII history after rescuing pilot.
A Ripple in Time Turns the Crucial Tide of WWII. Scheduled for routine military exercises, Commander Kadomatsu and the crew of Japan's newest and most modern Battlecruiser, The Mirai, are ready to test out the ship's state-of-the-art Aegis System. Instead, they find themselves transported back to June 4th, 1942—date of the crucial Battle of Midway, where the Japanese fleet was dealt a crippling blow. When an overzealous Kadomatsu rescues one of the battle's victims, Kusaka, from a sinking zero fighter, the Mirai's fate is sealed. The crew pledges not to do anything to alter the past further. However, they're now forced to fight a U.S. submarine in a battle that should never have occurred. Thus setting off a chain of events that may forever change the flow of history! (Source: Geneon Entertainment USA, edited)
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What 16 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.49 · some divergence
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
↑ 1.38
Running avg · Jan 2009 → Feb 2025
- 7 “Zipang excels at presenting a realistic scenario of a modern warship transported to WWII, avoiding typical anime tropes and creating believable military interactions. However, the characters are...”
- 7 “This WWII alternate history anime delivers compelling drama through its time travel premise and the moral conflict of Japanese navy personnel trying to avoid changing history. The story becomes...”
- 10 “A gripping 26-episode time-travel naval drama that delivers stunning contrasts between modern and 1940s Japan while offering a critical examination of militarism and profound moral questions about...”
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- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Apr 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0020 catalog
Produced by
- Marvelous Entertainment Producer
- Animax Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TBS Producer
Licensed by
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor