Sunday, July 29, 2007

Anime: Sky Girls

A.D. 2079, A mysterious mechanical cellar cluster begins “Human Being Sweep Operation”. After two years’ war, the human beings are outnumbered by the cluster, and they finally decide to use the ultimate weapon. Sacrificing their continent, they manage to eliminate the enemy. However it causes most of the continents to split, Antarctica disappears and 50% of the world slips under the sea. Three years later, the enemy cluster that is supposed to have been destroyed is found by the Midway. To identify them, an aircraft carrier, The Koryu, leaves a Japanese port secretly. The Koryu carries three fighters designed by scientists of the Japanese Navy. They are Aviation Exoskelton Sky Divers, Reijin, Fujin, and Raijin. The pilots of these fighters are three young girls called Sky Girls, Sakurano Otoha, Sonomiya Kren, and Ichijo Eika. It’s time to fly into the air carrying the future and dreams of the human beings.
(Taken in part from AnimeNfo.com)

Alternative title:
スカイガールズ (Japanese)

Genres: Mecha, Military, Science Fiction

Plot Summary: In the near future, Earth is at war with aliens called Worms. The war leaves the population of Earth decimated, with young men the main casualties. The Worms were beaten back but their re-emergence heralds the creation of a mecha unit called the Sonic Divers, piloted by 3 young girls to counter this threat.

Number of episodes: 26

Vintage: 2007-07-05

Opening Theme:
"Virgin's high" by MELL

Ending Theme:
"True Blue" by Saori Goto

Official website:
i-revo スカイガールズ (Japanese)
スカイガールズ (Japanese)

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