Episode 1
And So They Met
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The Type 2 Flying Boat: During WWII, all Western influences
were officially purged in Japan, including the Gregorian calendar. In its
place, the Old (Imperial) Japanese calendar was instituted. According to
this calendar, the year 0 corresponds to the year 660 BC, and it is traditionally
held that on Feb. 11 of that year, the nation of Japan was founded. This
day is still celebrated as Founding Day, a national holiday in Japan.
As a result, the year AD 1940 equals 2600 in the Old calendar, and this
is the year which was used as the baseline for naming aircraft made during
the War. Thus, planes built in 1940 were designated Zero, because they
were built in an Imperial year ending in 0. Similarly, planes built in
1939 were designated as type 99, because AD 1939 was Imperial year 2599,
1941 planes were type 1, and 1942 planes were type 2, which was the year
that this particular flying boat was built.
The Honda Beat, which is the baseline version of Miyuki's custom mini
patrol car, is a light compact two-seater made only in Japan. It is not
sold in the US due to a general US preference for larger cars and engines,
as well high US collision safety standards which are very difficult for
such a small car to meet. Normally the engine is a 660cc, but Miyuki has
bored it out to 700cc and added twin cams, a turbo-charger, and Nitrous
Oxide boost. Informed sources suggest that such a car could theoretically
be built given current technology, but would be impractical at best in
reality.
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Episode 2
Tokyo Typhoon Rally
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The Kawasaki KLE-500 is designated as a dual-purpose
motorcycle, meaning that it is equally suited to offroad as well as onroad
use. This makes it suitable for foul weather driving, as demonstrated in
the video. Actually, the -500 is made for sale only outside of Japan; the
equivalent domestic model is the KLE-400. However, guys like Nakajima Ken"White
Hawk of Bokutoo" would never settle for the ordinary domestic model
when they can go to extraordinary lengths to obtain the almost identical
identical export model! |
Episode 3
Love's Highway Stars
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Romance is on the rocks when Yoriko, Bokutoo Precinct's
gossipy dispatcher, spreads the word that Miyuki is going to attend an
"Omiai" matchmaking session. Will this dire news finally spur
the terminally tongue-tied Ken into asking Miyuki for a date, or will Natsumi
have to browbeat him into the dire deed? Of course, Yoriko's got it all
wrong. Miyuki isn't going on an Omiai. It's much worse than that! Can Miyuki
resist the charms of the stranger from her past? Can Natsumi deliver Ken
from the depths of depression? Can the Captain combat the soap-opera snafu
that is destroying precinct productivity? And can anyone get Yoriko to
just shut up?! |