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Zipang Season 1 Episode 18 Reunion Kadomatsu learns that the operations on Guadalcanal are to resume — under an imperial decree — and blames Kusaka for this development. He goes ashore with Lt. Tsuda to talk to Kusaka — and is shocked to see him in a car heading towards the airfield with Lt. ColonelContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 18”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 19 Another Staff Headquarters When some of the Combined Fleet staff (specifically Admiral Ugaki) balk at the idea of sending badly needed destroyers to escort the Mirai, Lt. Commander Taki proposes that a new submarine, the I-21, be sent instead, with himself on board to observe. Yamamoto reminds Taki that heContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 19”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 20 E-No. 21 Kadomatsu goes to the I-21 to consult about an approaching scout plane the Mirai has detected. Taki takes Kadomatsu prisoner and the I-21 submerges, leaving the Mirai’s crew confused and unsure about what to do as time runs out. The mystery plane is indeed American, but Mirai usesContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 20”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 21 1 against 40 On board the I-21, Kadomatsu tries to get a warning to the Mirai via Morse code but is stopped by Taki. At first, Mirai attempts to leave the scene, rather than stand and fight, but Taki forces the issue by ordering the I-21 to surface so thatContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 21”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 22 Warning The JDS Mirai monitors radio traffic indicating that the Wasp is preparing a second strike. Since the radar and the main cannon are damaged, Gunnery Officer Kikuchi recommends launching a Tomahawk missile to destroy the Wasp rather than wait for the second wave to strike. Lt. Commander Oguri suggestsContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 22”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 23 Sinking of WASP The Tomahawk missile hits the Wasp. Its explosion and resulting secondary explosions from the carrier’s munitions and armed aircraft destroy the ship and it sinks with heavy casualties, leaving Admiral Noyes and Captain Gray dumbfounded as they join the survivors on board lifeboats. On the opposite side,Continue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 23”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 24 The Dead and the Living Following the previous episodes’ events, people on all sides are having hard time coping with what has so far transpired. On a U.S. destroyer carrying the survivors of the battle against the Mirai, Commander Hutton is a drunken wreck, seized by the nightmares of theContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 24”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 14 Clash! The Yamato fires on the American forces on Guadalcanal, but the Mirai uses its Aegis combat system and Sea Sparrow missiles to intercept and destroy the first wave of shells in flight. However, the Mirai crew are aware that they cannot keep intercepting shells, as the Yamato has hundredsContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 14”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 15 The Living and the Dead On Kusaka’s advice, Yamamoto calls off the attack and orders the withdrawal from Guadalcanal to begin. As Lt. Tsuda worries about himself committing suicide and calling himself a “pathetic man”, Lt. Momoi calms him down, preventing him committing suicide by stating that there is noContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 15”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 6 Attack Order The VTOL recon plane damages the two fighters and forces them to ditch without injuring their pilots, but its weapon systems officer is killed, the Mirai’s first casualty. Kusaka proposes that the Mirai go to Japanese-occupied Singapore, rather than Japanese mainland, to refuel and reprovision, He believes thatContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 6”