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Even in Defeat, the True Battle Continues
August 15, 1945 (Shōwa 20).
The Empire of Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allied forces. The defeat, coming despite the survival of all three Yamato-class battleships built with enormous budgets and resources, was even called an "ignominious defeat" by the populace.
However, the turmoil brought by the war-and the battle for Japan's very survival-was not yet over.
After the Navy was dismantled due to GHQ's radical reforms, Mitsuhashi, a former Navy Lieutenant who had been demobilized, found work with the municipal police in his hometown of Yokohama. One day, he reunites with Sakai, a comrade from his time at the Naval Academy. Before Sakai, who cannot return to his home in Karafuto due to the Soviet occupation, appears former Navy Captain Shigenori Kami, who proposes participation in a certain plan.
"You can return to Yanagi."
With those words, Sakai departs. It was the beginning of a massive plan that would stake Japan's very survival.
Then comes the Cold War. There are those who strive to achieve their goal, even if it means bearing the shame of being labeled traitors, as their ships are sent to be target ships for Operation Crossroads.
This epic tale depicts a grand scheme staking national survival, set in an alternate Japan where Yamato and Musashi were left behind. It begins now.
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RELEASE: 2026 (TL INCOMPLETE)