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Zipang Season 1 Episode 16 Major Okumura’s Will The Mirai landing party assists in the evacuation of the Japanese engineers from Guadalcanal. Kadomatsu goes into the jungle alone to look for stragglers. He encounters Lieutenant Commander Okamura (who is identified as a major in the fan-dubbed version and as a lieutenant in the official GeneonContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 16”

Zipang Season 1 Episode 17 Zipang’s Movement The Mirai enters the Japanese naval base at Truk Island under Admiral Yamamoto’s sponsorship and the crew looks forward to a shore leave. The Army and the Navy disagree about the operation to recapture Guadalcanal and a delegation from the Army insists that the battle for Guadalcanal resume,Continue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 17”

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 13 Country of Gold Kadomatsu and his landing party use a laser designator to guide a blank Harpoon missile to strike the American supply depot, an attack which harms no one but demonstrates their ability to do so. But the Americans do not retreat as the Mirai’s crew expect, but insteadContinue reading “Zipang Season 1 Episode 13”

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”