Zipang Season 1 Episode 12 Arrow of Sagittarius 2004
A landing party from the Mirai on Guadalcanal has close calls with both the Japanese on the island and with the attacking American forces. The Mirai witnesses the Battle of Savo Island, where the Allied naval force covering the landing is destroyed by the Japanese Eighth Fleet under Admiral Gunichi Mikawa. When the Japanese fleet withdraws without attacking American transports, the crew of Mirai think history as they know it — in which the fear of a possible air attack from US carrier forces caused the Japanese fleet to withdraw prematurely — remains unchanged, but Admiral Mikawa remarks to his staff that he is in fact aware that U.S. carriers are far away and cannot intervene. The withdrawal, in fact, is a part of a larger strategy. General Vandegrift receives a message from the Mirai warning that, at 3 am, an "arrow of Sagittarius" will strike his camp as a demonstration of their power and that his men should withdraw immediately if they value their lives.
- Released: 2004-12-23
- Runtime: 24 minutes
- Genre: Animation, Drama
- Stars: Yoshiko Iseki, Tetsu Inada, Takanori Hoshino, Naru Kawamoto, Yusaku Yara
- Director: Kaiji Kawaguchi
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1. Future Departure 2004-10-07
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3. Person Adrift 2004-10-21
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4. Battle of the Future 2004-10-28
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5. Souka`s Choice 2004-11-04
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6. Attack Order 2004-11-11
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7. Malay Railway 2004-11-18
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8. Pursuer 2004-11-25
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9. Deadline 2004-12-02
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10. Interchange 2004-12-09
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11. Island of Guadalcanal 2004-12-16
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12. Arrow of Sagittarius 2004-12-23
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13. Country of Gold 2004-12-30
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14. Clash! 2005-01-06
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15. The Living and the Dead 2005-01-13
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16. Major Okumura's Will 2005-01-20
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17. Zipang's Movement 2005-01-27
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18. Reunion 2005-02-03
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19. Another Staff Headquarters 2005-02-10
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20. E-No. 21 2005-02-17
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21. 1 against 40 2005-02-24
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22. Warning 2005-03-03
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23. Sinking of WASP 2005-03-10
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24. The Dead and the Living 2005-03-17
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25. Return 2005-03-24
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26. The Place I Ought to Return 2005-03-31
