Organic Transformed Flyers

Organic Transformed Flyers, or OTF for short, were dragons capable of transforming into jets that appeared in the 2018 anime series *Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan*.

## Background

Organic Transformed Flyers are trained dragons used by various countries for centuries usually disguised as a war machine. In order to be flown, the OTFs swallow their pilots, who then steer them from within their stomachs via a naturally activated holographic display control system. To protect themselves from the dragons' digestive juices, each pilot, called a D-Pilot is required to wear a special acid-resistant suit. Due to their intense body heat they are required to remain submerged in water after transforming. Once a D-Pilot is selected they must reserve her feelings exclusively for her personal OTF. If she establishes a love relationship with someone else, the bond between them is broken in an event commonly referred to as "anastomosis".

## Japanese Self Defense Force

* **Masotan** (まそたん Masotan): Piloted by Hisone Amakasu and aircraft number 02-8999. Height: 5.6 meters. Length: 19.4 meters. Width: 13.1 meters. The dragon that lives in the JASDF Gifu Base and who accepts Hisone as his pilot after munching on her cell phone. Hisone initially calls him "Otofu," a play on the pronunciation of "OTF," until she discovers a plaque inside him with the characters for "Masotan" written on it. His previous pilot called him "Oscar." He has huge wings and a long tail, and is both honest and serious, but has a fear of strangers. He loves to eat minor metals, commonly used in flip phones, a favorite food of his. His transformation state is that of a Mitsubishi F-15J. He is voiced by Matsunojo Kanda.

* **Norma** (ノーマ Noma): Piloted by Elle Hoshino and aircraft number 33-8566. Height: 5 meters. Length: 15.5 meters. Width 11.1 meters. Initially, she refuses to give it a name beyond the technical description of its aircraft appearance. Later, she decides to name it "Norma," derived from the Japanese pronunciation of "F-2" 普通 *fuutsuu* which means "normal" in English. It has a sharp body and long tail, and appears frighteningly vicious at times. His transformation state is that of a Mitsubishi F-2A.

* **Futomomo** (フトモモ Futomomo): Piloted by Mayumi Hitomi and aircraft number 18-1033. Height: 9.99 meters. Length: 29 meters. Width: 30.6 meters. He is easily the largest of the four because is easygoing and loves to eat. His name means "thighs" in Japanese. His transformation state is that of a Kawasaki C-1.

* **Akemi** (あけみ, Akemi): Piloted by Lilico Kinutsugai and aircraft number 64-3477. Height: 56. meters. Length: 17.6 meters. Width: 24.6 meters. He has a fear of others' eyes and thus always hides one eye with its disk-shaped head. His transformation state is that of a Northrop Grumman E-2X Hawkeye.

## Mitatsu

**Mitatsu** (ミタツ様 Mitatsu-sama) is a gigantic dragon that resembles a Namazu from Japanese mythology. He is officially classified as a "Giant Organic Transformed Flyer" and can be large enough to be mistaken for a small island or mountain when at rest. Mitatsu awakens once every 74 years to change its resting place, and the group of OTFs perform their duty to guide him to his next destination without leaving calamity in his wake. Thanks to his sheer size his body heat is capable of altering the weather around him. A ritual must be performed by a group of miko is needed to safely put him to sleep.