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Zipang (2004)
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Original name: ジパング
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Zipang is a twenty-six episode Japanese anime television series directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and produced by Studio Deen. It aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System in Japan from late 2004 to early 2005, and was licensed for release in North America by Geneon Entertainment with DVD release starting in September 2006. It was adapted from the manga of the same name by Kaiji Kawaguchi.
Style:
anime, adult animation, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, seinen
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time travel, world war two, sea battle, military, navy, sent to the past, changing the past or future, naval battle, altering history, japanese navy, war, time loop, battles, soldier, wartime, historical event, military officer, moral dilemma, military service, time warp, fight for supremacy, sea disaster, travel, tragedy, imperial japan ...
Time:
year 1942
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