
Zipang

- Format
- TV
- Episodes
- 26
- Episode Duration
- 24 minutes
- Status
- finished
- Start Date
- 10-7-2004
- End Date
- 3-31-2005
- Season
- fall 2004
- Average Score
- 7.2
- Mean Score
- 7.3
- Studios
- Studio DEEN
- Producers
- NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan Marvelous Entertainment
- Source
- manga
- Genres
- Action Sci-Fi
Mirai, an improved Kongou-class Aegis guided missile destroyer, is one of the newest and most advanced ships in the entire Japanese Self Defense Force (SDF). Her crew, also one of the newest, is lead by Capt. Umezu Saburo and Executive Officer Kadomatsu Yosuke. While running scheduled training exercises one day, Mirai encounters a fierce storm that throws their navigation systems into temporary disarray. After a few minutes of recovery, the crew is shocked to discover that they've been transported back in time to June 4, 1942—The Battle of Midway, during World War II. Letting history take its course for this battle, they manage to avoid the conflict firsthand and make a vow to remain annonymous, changing history as little as possible. However, when the crew comes across the dying Lt. Commander Kusaka Takumi, XO. Kadomatsu's instincts to save lives takes over, changing the course of history more than he could've imagined.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Characters

Takumi Kusaka
main
Hiroki Touchi
Japanese


Masayuki Kikuchi
main
Takanori Hoshino
Japanese


Yosuke Kadomatsu
main
Tetsu Inada
Japanese


Kouhei Oguri
main
Yuuji Ueda
Japanese


Saburou Umezu
main
Yuusaku Yara
Japanese

Staff

Kaiji Kawaguchi
Original Creator

Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Director

Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Series Composition

Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Character Design

Takuya Hiramitsu
Sound Director

Toshihiko Sahashi
Music
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Takumi Kusaka
main
Hiroki Touchi
Japanese


Masayuki Kikuchi
main
Takanori Hoshino
Japanese


Yosuke Kadomatsu
main
Tetsu Inada
Japanese


Kouhei Oguri
main
Yuuji Ueda
Japanese


Saburou Umezu
main
Yuusaku Yara
Japanese


Kaiji Kawaguchi
Original Creator

Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Director

Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Series Composition

Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Character Design

Takuya Hiramitsu
Sound Director

Toshihiko Sahashi
Music

Yuuichirou Takeda
Script

Katsuyuki Kodera
Storyboard

Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Animation Director

Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Script (eps 6-11, 17-23)

Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Episode Director (OP, ED)

Hiroyuki Nishimura
Storyboard (ep 15)

Kazuhiro Furuhashi
Storyboard (eps 1-5, 22, 26)

Yukihiro Matsushita
Episode Director

Yukihiro Matsushita
Storyboard
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