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Zipang (manga)
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Morning'' magazine from 2000 until 2009, and published in 43 volumes. Four volumes have been translated into English by Ralph McCarthy for the ''Kodansha Bilingual Comics '' library.
==Plot==
The newest, most advanced destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the JDS ''Mirai'', sets sail from Japan on a training exercise with the United States Navy. En route, they encounter a strange meteorological anomaly, causing the ''Mirai'' to lose contact with her sister ships. After a short time, the crew detects a fleet approaching, but can barely believe their eyes as a massive battleship passes by them. The crew soon identify it as the ''Yamato'', a ship which was sunk in 1945. As the crew scans with their radar, numerous other ships, including a ''Nagato''-class battleship, are sighted. Two destroyers from the unknown fleet attempt to intercept the ''Mirai'', but she manages to escape.
After examining the situation, the crew concludes that the ships they passed are part of the Imperial Japanese Navy and that they have somehow been transported back in time more than 60 years to June 4(5), 1942, the first day of the Battle of Midway. Knowing that an American attack will soon devastate the four aircraft carriers of the Kido Butai, some ''Mirai'' crew members believe that they should intervene, to save the carriers and the 3,000 Japanese lives that will be lost. With the ''Mirais advanced technology and weaponry, which is far superior to anything possessed by the United States (or any other nation) in this era, the crew realize that they could potentially alter the course of the Second World War. However, they agree that their top priority is to return home, and to ensure that they have a home to which to return they decide to do nothing that will change history.
Despite their initial intentions not to alter history, they soon find themselves gradually drawn into the war, though they continue to refuse to choose one side over another. The struggle of the crew from a modern, peaceful, and wealthy Japan to resist the nationalistic appeal of defending their country, knowing that in this time it is ruled by a brutal, totalitarian and militaristic government is the central theme of ''Zipang.'' Their rescue of a Japanese navy officer from the past, Lt. Commander Kusaka, who would have perished in the normal timeline, causes unstoppable and devastating changes in the past when he seeks to create a stronger Japan no matter what the cost.
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