Zipang (TV)
Alternative title:
ジパング (Japanese)
次元艦隊 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres:
drama,
science fiction
Objectionable content:
Significant
Plot Summary:
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.
User Ratings:
236 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
25 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage:
2004-10-07 to 2005-03-31
Release dates: We have 16
Opening Theme:
"Rashinban" by AUDIO RULEZ
Ending Theme:
"Kimi wo Miteiru" by BEGIN
Official website:
TBS Official Zipang Website (Japanese)
Reviews:
Zipang DVD 7 (Dec 17, 2007)
Zipang DVD 4 (May 13, 2007)
Zipang DVD 3 (Mar 14, 2007)
Zipang DVD 2 (Jan 26, 2007)
Zipang DVD 1 (Sep 18, 2006)
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| DVD (Region 1) |
| Zipang - Future Shock (DVD 1) 2006-09-05 (from $19.98) |
| Zipang - Future Shock + Artbox (DVD 1) 2006-09-05 |
| Zipang - The Ghosts Of History (DVD 2) 2006-11-07 (from $35.00) |
| Zipang - A Time For War (DVD 3) 2007-01-02 (from $35.00) |
| Zipang - Attack on G Island (DVD 4) 2007-03-27 (from $15.99) |
| Zipang - Friend or Foe (DVD 5) 2007-05-15 (from $24.99) |
| Zipang - Target: Mirai (DVD 6) 2007-07-03 (from $95.00) |
| Zipang - Return to the Future (DVD 7) 2007-09-04 (from $59.00) |
Director: Kazuhiro Furuhashi Series Composition: Kazuhiro Furuhashi Storyboard: Eiji Yamanaka (eps 14, 20) Hiromichi Matano (eps 11-12, 16) Hiroyuki Nishimura (ep 15) Katsuyuki Kodera (eps 9, 17, 24) Kazuhiro Furuhashi (eps 1-5, 22, 26) Kazuhiro Soeta (ep 8) Shinobu Tagashira (eps 19, 25) Shunji Yoshida (eps 6, 10) Yasushi Muraki (ep 21) Yukihiro Matsushita (4 episodes eps 7, 13, 18, 23 )Episode Director: Daisuke Tsukushi (ep 10) Hideki Okamoto Hiromichi Matano Miho Kuriyama Takashi Yamana Yukihiro Matsushita Unit Director: Daisuke Tsukushi (ep 9) Hayato Goda (4 episodes eps 14, 18, 21, 26 )Hideki Okamoto (ep 25) Hiromichi Matano (eps 11, 16, 22) Makoto Sokuza (4 episodes eps 1, 5, 12, 20 )Shunji Yoshida (6 episodes eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 19, 23 )Takashi Yamana (4 episodes eps 3, 8, 17, 24 )Tomoko Hiramuki (ep 4) Yukihiro Matsushita (eps 7, 13) Music: Toshihiko Sahashi Original Work: Kaiji Kawaguchi Character Design: Yoshihiko Umakoshi Art Director: Nobuto Sakamoto Animation Director: Akira Kasahara (5 episodes eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 23 )Hirofumi Morimoto (Character; 7 episodes eps 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 )Kazuhiro Soeta (Mechanical; ep 22) Kazuo Noguchi (ep 13) Masashi Matsumoto Shinobu Tado Shinobu Tagashira (Character; ep 19) Shōgo Morishita (4 episodes eps 3, 7, 11, 15 )Shōhei Kohara (Mechanical; 8 episodes eps 17-19, 21-23, 25, 26c )Takako Shimizu (Character; ep 17) Tateru Namikaze (Character; eps 2, 5, 9, 21) Yoshihiko Umakoshi (OP, ED; ep 26) Art design: Takashi Hiruma 3D Director: Naruhiro Baba Sound Director: Takuya Hiramitsu Director of Photography: Masayuki Kawaguchi Producer: Atsushi Isoyama Ayako Takano Hiroshi Tsuji Katsunori Narumo Kazunori Noguchi Masahiro Watanabe (渡辺正弘) Color design: Shinji Matsumoto Digital Effects: Chieko Suzuki Editing: Masahiro Matsumura Key Animation: Akira Kasahara (ep 23) Eiichi Endō (ep 24) Eiji Komatsu (ep 26) Fumino Fujii (ep 25) Hideaki Tsukioka (ep 26) Hidenori Miyahara (ep 23) Hirofumi Morimoto (ep 25) Hiromitsu Hagiwara (ep 26) Hiroyuki Nishimura (ep 26) Kimiko Yamauchi (ep 23) Kōji Miura (ep 25) Kumi Hirai (ep 23) Kumiko Kasuga (eps 25-26) Kyōko Sugiyama (ep 25) Manami Hattori (eps 23, 26) Masahiro Furihata (ep 24) Masakatsu Sasaki (OP) Mayumi Oda (OP; eps 24, 26) Mayumi Yamamoto (eps 25-26) Mitsuru Nakata (ep 23) Miwako Yamamoto (ep 25) Miyako Tsuji (OP) Natsuki Egami (OP; ep 26) Ryoko Nakamura (Studio Live; ep 24) Shigeru Kimishima (ep 25) Shinobu Tagashira (OP) Takako Shimizu (eps 23, 25-26) Yoshitaka Sato (eps 25-26) Yūichirō Yamada (ep 25) Yumie Wada (ep 23) Yūya Furuta (ep 23) Music producer: Hiroyuki Asada Recording: Hitoshi Yamada Sound Design: Minoru Yamada Sub-Character Design: Hirofumi Morimoto | Hiroki Tōchi as Takanori Hoshino as Tetsu Inada as Yūji Ueda as Yūsaku Yara as Eiji Takemoto as Kazunari Kojima as Kenji Nojima as Masami Iwasaki as Naru Kawamoto as Ryō Naitō as Yoshiko Iseki as Akimitsu Takase as Akiyo Kanada as Azusa Nakao as Bin Sasaki as Bon Ishihara as Bunmei Tobayama as Hidekatsu Shibata as Holly Kaneko as Jūrōta Kosugi as Katashi Ishizuka as Kenji Nomura as Kenyū Horiuchi as Kōji Ishii as Makoto Aoki as Makoto Tomita as Mamoru Miyano as Masashi Hirose as Miyu Irino as Naoki Bandō as Naoki Tatsuta as Shinobu Matsumoto as Shōichirō Akaboshi as Sukekiyo Kameyama as Takehiro Hasu as Tōru Takahashi as Tsuyoshi Koyama as Unshō Ishizuka as Yoshikazu Nagano as Yūto Uemura as | |||
Animation Tools: Animo Finish Animation: E-cho In-Between Animation: E-cho Key Animation: Anime R (ep 8) E-cho (10 episodes eps 5, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20-22, 24 )Garan (ep 19) Mito Animation (5 episodes eps 7, 10, 14, 18, 24 )Mook Animation (9 episodes eps 5, 7-9, 17-18, 24-26 )Nakamura Production (14 episodes eps 7-9, 11-13, 16-17, 19, 21-23, 25-26 )Music Production: Marvelous Music Publishing Sound Production: Jinnan Studio | ||||
Scripting Editing: Jeremy Craig Video Technical Operations: Lawrence Tay Voice Direction: Paul John Pistore | Curran Shane Mardjuki as Edward Choy Keng Choong as Jamie Meldrum as Joe Murray as Mark R. Kaufmann as Paul Pistore as Chio Su Ping as Darryl Ervin as George N. Cahill III as James Lawrence Andrews as Jamie Meldrum as Jeremy Craig as Jerry Szombathy as Marian Elizabeth Spencer as Paul Pistore as Paul John Pistore as RayRay as Robert Murrow BenBow as Sean David Nerney as Terry Lee as William A. H. Reid as | |||
ADR Production: Odex Private Ltd. Packaging Design: Art Transplant, Inc. Recording Studio: Voiceovers Unlimited Pte. Ltd. | ||||
Dubbing Director: Jing M. Lanzona (GMA7-QTV11) | ||||
(none) | Licensed by: Muse Communication Co., Ltd. | |||
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