The manga is unrelated to his earlier time-traveling war manga Zipang, which he also drew in Kodansha’s Morning magazine until 2009.
Central Park Media released the naval anime special The Silent Service inspired by Kawaguchi’s manga, and Geneon Entertainment (USA) released the Zipang television anime.
This year’s 21st issue of Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine published a new chapter of Osamu Eya and Kaiji Kawaguchi’s Kūbo Ibuki (Aircraft Carrier Ibuki) manga on Friday.
The chapter is the first since the manga entered a hiatus in its 100th chapter on May 25.