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"Zipang"[1] is another "real" (i.e. not "fantasy" anime), detailing the adventures of a modern Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer and it's crew who

"Zipang"[1] is another "real" (i.e. not "fantasy" anime), detailing the adventures of a modern Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force destroyer and it's crew who are somehow transported back to the midst of WWII, specifically the Battle of Midway. it's really quite good, and available on NYAA. [1] https://myanimelist.net/anime/29/Zipang https://myanimelist.net/anime/29/Zipang

TeMPOraL 3y ago
Would that be a counterpoint to that movie I watched as a child, and the title of which escapes me, about a modern US aircraft carrier transported back in time to WWII and (IIRC) getting in a fight with Japanese planes?
- QuercusMax 3y ago
  The Philadelphia Experiment?
  - dmbche 3y ago
    An Akira style rendition of that story, with the people melting into the floor and walls of the ship - we just got a billion dollar movie on our hands
  - aidenn0 3y ago
    That's backwards; sends a ship from WWII to the present day.
- olgsb 3y ago
  U.S.S. Nimitz: Lost in the Pacific
  - TeMPOraL 3y ago
    Yes, that's the one - known as "The Final Countdown"[0]. Thanks! -- [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(film)
- aidenn0 3y ago
  Probably The Final Countdown[1]; if it had Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen, then that would cinch it. 1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6_nm_2_q_lost%2520in%2520the%2520pacific%25201980 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6...
- gattr 3y ago
  In this vein, I can recommend the "Axis of Time" novels ([1]). The novels deal with the radical alteration of the history of World War II and the socio-historical changes that result when a technologically advanced naval task force from the year 2021 is accidentally transported back through time to 1942. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Time
  - Arrath 3y ago
    Allow me to anti-recommend this series, as it is just bad. Even considering it through the 'airport pulp fiction' lens, it is not great.

TeMPOraL 3y ago

Would that be a counterpoint to that movie I watched as a child, and the title of which escapes me, about a modern US aircraft carrier transported back in time to WWII and (IIRC) getting in a fight with Japanese planes?

QuercusMax 3y ago
The Philadelphia Experiment?
- dmbche 3y ago
  An Akira style rendition of that story, with the people melting into the floor and walls of the ship - we just got a billion dollar movie on our hands
- aidenn0 3y ago
  That's backwards; sends a ship from WWII to the present day.
olgsb 3y ago
U.S.S. Nimitz: Lost in the Pacific
- TeMPOraL 3y ago
  Yes, that's the one - known as "The Final Countdown"[0]. Thanks! -- [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Countdown_(film)
aidenn0 3y ago
Probably The Final Countdown[1]; if it had Kirk Douglas and Martin Sheen, then that would cinch it. 1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6_nm_2_q_lost%2520in%2520the%2520pacific%25201980 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080736/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_6...
gattr 3y ago
In this vein, I can recommend the "Axis of Time" novels ([1]). The novels deal with the radical alteration of the history of World War II and the socio-historical changes that result when a technologically advanced naval task force from the year 2021 is accidentally transported back through time to 1942. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_of_Time
- Arrath 3y ago
  Allow me to anti-recommend this series, as it is just bad. Even considering it through the 'airport pulp fiction' lens, it is not great.