全海軍将兵の期待を一身に集め、敗色間近い日本の空にはばたいた「震電」であったが、遂に満足なテストさえ行なわれぬまま祖国と運命を共にした。夏草のおい茂る中に痛ましい姿で天空をあおぐ様は、刀折れ矢尽きた日本の命運を象徴するものか、「見果てぬ夢」への断ちがたい執念をあらわすものなのだろうか.....?。音速の2倍が常識となった今日の眼からは最高時速740㎞/hという値はいささかの驚きもよびおこさないが、絶望的な状況下にあって本機の開発に携わった人々の気迫は今もなお鮮烈に甦ってくるかのようだ。「震電」、もって瞑すべし.....。
In the hopes of all naval officers and men, it was "Shinden" that soared in the sky of Japan which was about to lose its entity but at last it shared its fate with its homeland without satisfactory tests. Was this remains left in the summer weeds a symbol of the fate of Japan whose sword had been broken and exhausted or was it a sign of an unwavering obsession with "an endless dream".....? From today's standards, twice the speed of sound is nothing new. Maximum speed of 740 km/h does not bring any surprise but the spirit of the people who were engaged in the development of this machine in a desperate situation seems to be still vividly alive. With the "Shinden", you should meditate.....