Synopsis:
A
television special that takes place between the events of seasons 2 and
3; following the defeat of the Tsukasa Empire, the now much larger
Kingdom of Science prepare to embark to the other side of the globe to
discover the source of humanity's petrification 3,700 years ago. In
order to do this, they begin construction on a large ship to cross the
ocean. Senku realizes they will need a captain who has loads of
experience with sailing the open seas, and to that end they revive
Ryusui Nanami: a young man who is an extremely skilled sailor, and heir
to the once powerful Nanami conglomerate pre-petrification. However,
Senku and the kingdom must find middle ground with Ryusui's greedy
demands, and it's proposed that if the kingdom finds Sagara Oil Field to
extract the oil needed to operate the ship, they will give Ryusui full
ownership of it. Ryusui immediately reinvents currency and uses it to
establish a market system within the kingdom, thus being able to get
paid for the oil once it's discovered.
Senku deploys Chrome, Kohaku
and Ukyo with a map of Japan's modern world coastline to scout for the
location of the oil field, but they hit a dead end once its discovered
that volcanic activity over the millenniums has vastly changed the
terrain shown on Senku's map, thus making it next to impossible to
locate it. In order to accurately redraw the coastline map so that they
may locate the field, Senku and the kingdom manufacture a hot air
balloon made of cloths of hemp. After a staged card pick-up raffle is
orchestrated by Gen to determine who will join Senku in the balloon, it
is determined that Ryusui and Chrome will join and the trio take off
into the sky early the following morning. Unfortunately, during their
test run to Ishigami Village, they are caught off guard by a sudden
storm and get caught in its updraft. They barely manage to escape by
lifting the balloon up through the clouds. As they safely reach the
village, Senku and company are now ready to move on to the next step.
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(This 55min Spl. Episode which comes between S2 & S3)