Zipang 1x1

1. In this place so unreal

2. I wait for dawn to come

3. Farther and farther, like the sky I saw that day

4. What a joke this hope is

5. I acted as if I had forgotten

6. Farther and farther, like the dream I saw that day

7. I just want to know the meaning of it

8. Within this scattered time

9. Along with the breath of ours

10. And of this pain that never goes away

11. Even though the roaring of the sea muffles the voices

12. Darkness engulfs everything ahead

13. The light that passes through our fragile hearts

14. Won't go away

15. We only relied on our compass

16. We believed you

17. While we stand here

18. We're searching for the unseen future

19. Zipang

20. Zipang

21. It's amazing!

22. We can never find the sea like this in Japan.

23. It's blue everywhere.

24. Dad!

25. Dad, aren't you going to swim?

26. That's a battleship... A battleship, isn't it?

27. Wow, I wonder which country it belongs to?

28. - It's a Japanese cruiser. - Japanese?

29. Yes, a long time ago, the Japanese were at war...

30. Even these beautiful South Sea islands were battlegrounds.

31. Maritime Self-Defense Force Officers' Training School

32. Maritime Self-Defense Force Officers' Training School

33. The Yukinami model is developed from the Kongo-class vessel,

34. the first Aegis-class defense ship in Japan.

35. Its distinctive feature is the addition of a helicopter hangar

36. at the ship's stern.

37. The Mirai, on which I serve as Executive Officer, is a Yukinami class No. 3.

38. - The stealth performance... - Yosuke...

39. ...is pretty eloquent in his speech.

40. That's just one of his jobs.

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187. It used to be impossible to jam communication transmissions.

188. Though limited to short range, such jamming is now possible.

189. In principle, we do that by...

190. His speech sounds pretty tense.

191. I guess he's really nervous.

192. The calm Kikuchi that we know?

193. Well, Masayuki is occasionally timid, you know?

194. In conclusion, fleet mobilization brings out the Aegis ship's full potential.

195. It's all about team work!

196. Just like the Botaoshi game in the National Defense Academy, during my...

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259. What is he here to talk about?

260. No idea.

261. The Aegis escort ship is well-known for its high-tech capabilities.

262. However, as represented by the name Aegis,

263. which literally means "God's Shield",

264. its true duty is to protect not only convoy ships, but also our country itself.

265. Soon you will all graduate from here,

266. and will become successful in the units you go on to.

267. Please consider once again the abilities that all of you possess.

268. - That's all. - Attention!

269. Salute.

270. Headmaster Present

271. Headmaster Present

272. I'm sorry that you guys had to do more than just the greeting.

273. Not at all, it's an honour to think that my speech might help.

274. It's already been 12 years since you were commissioned.

275. Three classmates assigned to be officers of the same ship,

276. I think it's the first time this has happened.

277. I guess the plan is to put together a team of the elite.

278. But it would never have happened without you, sir.

279. Well, it means this mission must be very important.

280. I have high expectations for the three of you.

281. I wasn't on the student board like you, Yosuke,

282. and I wasn't an honors student like Masayuki, either.

283. But for someone like me to be giving a speech...

284. Well...

285. I chose the National Defense Academy due to economical reasons.

286. Someone like Kohei, who'd aspired to join Marine Defense,

287. ...would be much more suitable, I guess.

288. Aspired? I don't know about that.

289. I just got bored with fighting small skirmishes to protect the flag.

290. I'd prefer to do something on the bigger scale.

291. Protecting Japan... that's something bigger.

292. It is indeed.

293. But don't be picking any fights.

294. I think I was influenced by my father.

295. Yeah, Yosuke's father was...

296. ...one of the first graduates from the National Defense Academy.

297. That's right. Dad was really searching for something...

298. A long time ago, the Japanese were at war...

299. Even these beautiful South Sea islands were battlegrounds.

300. I remember learning about it in my Social Studies class.

301. Everybody suffered because of the war.

302. It's wrong to have a war, right?

303. Those soldiers took the enemies' lives whether or not they wanted to.

304. They'd have died if they hadn't done so.

305. They fought to protect Japan, their country...

306. their homeland and their beloved families,

307. risking their own lives.

308. Well then, who are the bad guys?

309. What were they?

310. I'd like to know the answers, too.

311. After all...

312. In the end, like my father,

313. I've been searching for answers to justify my own queries.

314. Will you look at that, it's still here.

315. Yamato-class 46 cm armor piercing shell.

316. Model type 91.

317. Shot at 45 degrees, it'll reach a distance of 42km in 90 seconds.

318. - Makes me shiver. - Don't forget,

319. with the Mirai's Aegis system, we can intercept the launched rounds.

320. Indeed.

321. But no matter how good the system is,

322. it really comes down to the person operating it.

323. If Kikuchi is the Weapons Officer, we'll never miss.

324. Well, well, what strong trust you have.

325. But I have to say, I agree.

326. Nothing here has changed. The atmosphere's still the same.

327. Yeah, my purpose wasn't to meet with him or give a speech.

328. I just wanted to see this place again.

329. Same here.

330. We're thinking the same thing, aren't we?

331. Inside there, are the heirs of deceased Admiral Nelson of the Royal navy,

332. as well as Admiral Heihachiro Togo,

333. and Combined Fleet Commander in Chief Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

334. But nobody has actually seen them, right?

335. You don't have to show them if it isn't necessary.

336. More importantly, the people must believe they are there.

337. This applies to the principle of protecting the country, I suppose.

338. Kohei, are you sure you don't need to visit your grandmother and Tomoko?

339. Yeah, my grandmother's still in good health. I can visit her anytime.

340. I see.

341. Etajima is our starting point.

342. We can start afresh whenever we come back here.

343. Thank you, Etajima. We'll be back soon.

344. Yokosuka Station

345. Captain Umezu!

346. Commander Kadomatsu, Kikuchi and Oguri reporting.

347. Welcome back.

348. Is there a problem with the ship?

349. No, I was just taking a good look at it.

350. It's a habit of mine before departure.

351. There's nothing for me to do the day before we pull out, anyway.

352. By the way, I have a favor to ask of you.

353. What is it, Sir?

354. Oh, a newspaper reporter would like to interview us.

355. I'm not very good with handling the media.

356. I am not very good at handling them either, sir.

357. Well, you're doing your Captain a favor. Please take care of it.

358. All hands on deck in 5 minutes.

359. Is our captain going to be like that even after we set sail?

360. I guess that's why people say he's "a person who doesn't stand out."

361. Navigation Officer, Weapons Officer.

362. I will not tolerate any criticism of our captain once we are on board.

363. It might have a demoralizing effect on our crew.

364. - I sincerely apologize. - I'll be more careful.

365. I am Katagiri, a free journalist.

366. Executive Officer, I have been waiting for you.

367. Can I chat with you for a bit?

368. We are busy preparing to embark. It'd be great if you could wait till tonight.

369. No problem.

370. I'll kill some time by taking pictures onboard.

371. Your father was in the marine,

372. so you've decided to follow his footsteps...

373. ...and joined the Defense Academy?

374. That's it?

375. Should there be anything more?

376. What about a desire to protect the country,

377. or your concerns over the future of the SDF,

378. or something more catchy, you know?

379. As a military man, I only know about ships.

380. Then, what about this?

381. Tomorrow, this Aegis-class ship, Mirai, and other escort vessels,

382. will be pulling out of port on their first large-scale training drill.

383. It is just a drill this time, but in the future,

384. if they are to face a real fighting situation,

385. will the JSDF be able to handle it?

386. Mr. Katagiri. Have you ever killed somebody?

387. What? No.

388. We're no different from you journalists, Mr. Katagiri.

389. Nobody has experienced a real war and we never want to have one.

390. The only difference between you and I is...

391. I am wearing this uniform.

392. If there is an order, we have to obey.

393. Your time is up. If you'll excuse me.

394. Commander Kadomatsu, that might be an appropriate comment,

395. but is that your personal opinion as well?

396. - Take in line 6. - Prepare to get underway.

397. The Maritime Self-Defense Force will participate in the joint drill run

398. with the US military in the South Pacific.

399. Take in line 3.

400. Take in remaining lines.

401. Slow ahead two.

402. Slow ahead two!

403. Prepare to salute the Commanding Officer.

404. Salute Commanding Officer.

405. Attention! To port.

406. Present!

407. All hands, present head gear.

408. All hands, present head gear.

409. Let's take her half ahead two.

410. The dispatched ships are: the Destroyer Aoba,

411. the two Aegis ships, Haruka and Mirai,

412. and the supply ship Amagi, a total of four.

413. The ships are now leaving...

414. ...to join the US Naval Fleet in the open waters off Hawaii.

415. The Mirai Sets Sail

416. Fourth Day of Voyage Longitude: 153 degrees East Latitude: 25 degrees North Off Minamitorishima Island

417. EMS detection, 120 degrees.

418. Prepare an anti-aircraft drill.

419. Port engine ahead. Full.

420. Port engine ahead. Full.

421. The missile seeker has been locked on to us.

422. - Take it calm. - Yes, sir.

423. Prepare to launch Sea Sparrow. Illuminator is linked.

424. Target will be in range in 4 seconds.

425. 3, 2, 1. Target in range.

426. Fire!

427. First target hit. Second target approaching.

428. Nicely done, Weapons Officer.

429. - Close-In Weapons System"

430. CIWS, prepare to intercept incoming ordinance. Begin EA.

431. Brace for impact. Port Side.

432. CIWS, start firing with AAW automatic mode.

433. - Anti-Air Warfare"

434. Missile inbound, port side at 90 degrees.

435. Impact to port side main hull.

436. Petty Officer Yanagi is injured.

437. Me?

438. Flooding at bulkhead 32 Port side!

439. Move it! The ship and her crew are depending on us!

440. If you do this slowly, we're going down!

441. The sky... looks really strange.

442. We've concluded the drill, Captain.

443. Roger.

444. We're behind our target by five minutes, sir.

445. That's acceptable for now.

446. Compared to a month ago, when the delay was ten minutes,

447. that's a 5 minute improvement.

448. Yes, sir.

449. Don't be too eager, or you won't last very long.

450. Don't strain yourself too much.

451. By the way, Navigator,

452. can you receive the weather information?

453. Yes, Sir.

454. Captain. We have received a report from the Meteorological Agency.

455. There's a low pressure front, northeast of the Midway Islands.

456. Pressure is at 965 hectopascal,

457. wind speed at 40 knots, and gaining.

458. This wasn't in the forecast.

459. Looks like we got a storm coming. Prep the ship for rough weather.

460. Yes, Sir.

461. Move within 4000 yards of the other ships. Maintain close contact.

462. Storm preparation. Approach the gunwale.

463. This isn't a drill. This one's real!

464. It's been over 30 years since I first stepped out onto the sea.

465. I've never seen a sky quite like this.

466. What is it? Lightning strike?

467. Emergency Command Center, I need a damage report right now!

468. All electrical systems are online. No abnormalities registered.

469. Bridge to CIC.

470. We're not detecting the other ships on radar. We've lost them.

471. How could all radar just fail?

472. Communication status?

473. Can't establish communication with the Haruka.

474. No trace of Aoba and Amagi as well.

475. Nothing on all frequencies!

476. Haruka was 4000 yards ahead of us just 5 minutes ago.

477. How about the satellite?

478. We can't capture the geostationary satellite.

479. Check the tracking antenna.

480. It's not broken.

481. But there's no response from all the other ships.

482. What on earth is happening?

483. Do a full search to locate the lost consort ships.

484. They couldn't have sunk all of a sudden.

485. Yes, Sir!

486. Navigator, what is that?

487. This can't be... In open sea near Hawaii?

488. But, this is no doubt an aurora!

489. We're getting abnormal readings on all instruments.

490. They are out of control!

491. We might have gotten into a strong magnetic storm.

492. What's the word from CIC?

493. Bridge to CIC, I need that status report now.

494. All detection systems and control are inoperative.

495. There's excessive noise in the phone, and we can't hear clearly.

496. This ship is the newest type.

497. This shouldn't be happening!

498. W-What? What is happening?

499. This ship had better be safe.

500. All instruments and communication equipment are back online.

501. Seems like we made it through.

502. Check for any damage, quickly.

503. Yes, sir!

504. Wh-What?

505. There are approximately 40 ships in the water around us!

506. We are in the middle of a large fleet!

507. The US fleet from Pearl Harbour has probably arrived ahead of schedule.

508. Log in and get confirmation.

509. Use the appropriate radio frequency to confirm.

510. - Signal Identification Frequency"

511. No response on SIF from them.

512. Target is approaching!

513. 2500 yards from our bow!

514. The target is a large battleship!

515. Is it the New Jersey? Or the Iowa?

516. All the Iowa class ships have been decommissioned.

517. None of them would be out here in the Pacific.

518. Then, what is it?

519. - Starboard engines, ahead full. - Starboard engines, ahead full.

520. Captain, isn't this...

521. Are my eyes playing tricks on me?

522. A long time ago, the Japanese were at war...

523. Even these beautiful South Sea islands were battlegrounds.

524. The battleship... Yamato?!

525. Passing through the distant time

526. Just peacefully

527. Without losing your way, you walked towards me

528. How many times have I grasped tightly those small hands of yours?

529. Not being able to do anything

530. I kept on praying

531. Sorrow or agony isn't enough

532. That's why now as if I wanted to make up... I'm looking at you

533. The Combined Fleet didn't appear in front of us.

534. I think we've appeared... in the midst of the Battle of Midway.

535. If this ship has really traveled through time,

536. then what's waiting for us ahead... is a battlefield.

537. Look, it's a war out there!

538. And this is a war ship.

539. What better way to test a warship than to go to war!

540. Next Episode: Midway

541. Next Episode: Midway

542. This story is purely fiction. The names of the characters and organizations that appear have no connections with actual people and organizations.

543. This story is purely fiction. The names of the characters and organizations that appear have no connections with actual people and organizations.