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Zipang (Anime) add (All reviews)
Feb 29, 2012
If you were to travel back in time and get a chance to change history, would you do it? Would you abuse your superior technology and help your nation, or would you try to save lives?
These are just some of the question crew aboard Mirai cruiser come up with after they're sent (through never explained anomaly) back in time to WW2.

Story [9]:
-> Perfect, unique and intriguing. What I liked the most is that the story isn't only centered on the crew of Mirai, it also shows how that small cruiser affects the lives of others, how it affects the course of war. Lots of sudden plot twists and events in this show. Really good. Strongest part of the show.

Art [6]:
-> Just as story is the strongest, art is weakest point in the show. Blocky faces make characters often very hard to recognize, and that's not good. However, beyond that lies beautiful art of both sea and sky. If you can get past really not so well drawn faces, there lies a sea of beautiful screenshots.

Sound [7]:
-> I could go on and on about story and art, but sound is quite a mystery. It's almost unnoticed. Things happening on the screen make sound really secondary, and unfortunately, sometimes during emotional scenes, where sound should "carry" events happening, you won't even notice it's there. Pity, because when you actually decide to listen it, it's great. Bad directing I guess.

Character [7]:
-> Could have been done way better. They're sometimes well explained, but past the two "main" characters nobody gets almost any development. Mark here would have been even worse if not for the variety of characters appearing. They're numerous and act different and "real", and kudos for that, but development is again, almost non existent.

Enjoyment [8]:
-> Most of the time the premise of the show is enough to carry this show really high and make it enjoyable, but sometimes there's nothing happening for a while, and those parts were boring, TO ME! This category is subjective.

Overall [7]:
-> Really fine and quite interesting show which lacked in some areas, but did very well in others. Unfortunately ending left a lot to be desired, but that's not so bad. 7 for this show is just. I can't really recommend this show to everyone, but I can say I'm not sorry I watched it, if for nothing else than for its story.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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