Zipang (ジパング, Jipangu) is a twenty-six episode anime television series based on Japanese manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. The series was produced by Studio Deen and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. It was licensed for English release in North America by Geneon Entertainment, with dubbing being done at Voiceovers Unlimited in Singapore.
It tells the story of the members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force who are transported back in time more than 60 years to 1942.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yosuke Kadomatsu | Tetsu Inada | Mark R. Kaufmann (eps. 1-23) | |
| Curran Shane Mardjuki (eps. 24-26) | |||
| Takumi Kusaka | Hiroki Touchi | Edward Choy Keng Choong | |
| Kohei Oguri | Yūji Ueda | Jamie Meldrum | |
| Captain Saburo Umezu | Yūsaku Yara | Joseph Murray | |
| Masayuki Kikuchi | Takanori Hoshino | Paul J. Pistore |
Additional Voices[]
- James Lawrence Andrews
- Robert Murrow BenBow
- George N. Cahill III
- Jeremy Craig
- Darryl Ervin
- William Gary Ladick
- Terry Lee
- Jamie Meldrum
- Joseph Murray
- Sean David Nerney
- Paul J. Pistore
- William A.H. Reid
- Marian Elizabeth Spencer
- Chio Su-Ping
- Jerry Szombathy
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneon Entertainment | 2006-2007 | 
|
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
|
| 7 Volumes | ||||||