Sky Girls

Ang  ay isang 26 na seryeng anime, kung saan nagsimula ito bilang 30 minuto OAV ng Konami Digital Co. LTD. Ito ay dinerekta ni Yoshiaki Iwasaki at animasyon ng J.C. Staff. Ang Sky Girls TV ay isang adpsiyong telebisyon na nagsimulang ipalabas sa Hapon noong 25 Agosto 2006.

Paglalarawan 

Pinaghalong militar at agham ang anime na ito. May mga ibat-ibang terminong teknikal sa bawat serye, at ma-aksiyon sa buong serye. Ito ay mayroong balaseng tagaganap mula sa tahimik at malambing sa seryosong birong uri ng bagay.

Simula 

Nangyari ang palabas noong 2071. Sinalakay ng WORMs ( Weapon of Raid Machine) ang mundo at ang pwersang ito ng tao na gumawa ng sandata ng malaking destruksiyon sa pag-asang masisira sila. Napatay ang mga WORMs at 90% ng mga tao ang napinsala at napatay.

Talang Oras
2071 CE Dahil sa kanilang pagpapakita, ang mechanical cell clusters, kilala bilang WORMs, ay sinimulang tapusin ang lahi ng mga tao.
2073 CE Pagkatapos maubos ang 1/3 ng populasyon ng tao sa WORMs, ang mga tao ay nagkasundo kahit iba-iba sila ng lahi at nagkaisa bilang isang pwersa. 
2074 CE HIndi bilang sa pagbalik ng sitwasyon sa kanilang kahilingan,ang mga tao ay nagdesisyon na payagan ang paggamit ng sandata ng malaking pagwasak at sila ay nagtagumpay sa pagtapos sa mga WORMs. Subalit ang kanilang binayaran ay mahal.Ang lahat ng kontinente ay nagkahiwalay, ang Antartika ay nawala at ang kalahati ay lumubog. Ang pinakamalaking epekto na digmaang ito ay nagpinsala ng 90% ng lahat ng uring militar, pinangalan sa dalawangpu at tatlongpu. 
2086 CE Ang WORMS, na nasira na ng mga tao, ay nagsimula ulit sa kanilang aktibidad.

Teknolohiya 

Sonic Divers
Ang Sonic Divers ay ang bagong teknolohiya kung saan ang piloto ay may sapat na abilidad at kaalaman sa paggamit ng machine at kayang magpalipad at kalabanin ang WORMs.

Bukod sa ibang "G" mode (glider mode), na kapareha sa ibang panlaban na eroplano, ang Sonic Diver ay mayroong matatawag na humanoid mode na tinatawag na "Mode A"(armor mode).

Bawat Sonic Diver ay may ibat-ibang sandata:

Ang Sonic Diver Raijin ay armado ng pares ng gartling guns, rocket launchers at energy cannons, na nagbibigay ng malakas na sandata sa atake.
Ang Sonic Diver Reijin ay armado ng shoulder-mounted laser guns at isang MV Sword, isang katana na may vibrating blade.
Ang Sonic Diver Fu-jin ay armado ng isang  rocket launcher na timitira ng missile clusters. Ito din ay armado ng karagdagang sensiyong taktikal.
Ang Sonic Diver Bachstelze ay armado ng  arm mounted laser guns at isang one-handed polearm na tinatawag na "MV Lanze" ("Lanze" ay isang terminong German na "lance").
Sonic Diver Shunya is a customized Diver similar to Reijin. It has no fixed weapons, but can carry a rifle weapon in each hand.

Mga Karakter 

Pagkatapos ng isang dekada at kalahati, nasulyapan ulit ang mga WORMs at talong babae ang pinili para magmando ng Sonic Divers.

Eika Ichijyo- ang grupong pinuno na may kamangha-manghang repleksiyon at magaling sa panglahatang 
perpormans.

Boses ni: Shizuka Itō

Otoha Sakurano- Isang masayahing babae na galing sa isang isla na may espesyal na galing sa page-espada.

Boses ni: Ayako Kawasumi

Karen Sonomiya- Isang estudyanteng nagtapos ng kolehiyo na may IQ na 170 at magaling sa teorya.

Boses ni: Saori Gotō

Adapsiyong Telebisyon

Elise von Dietrich- Ang ikaapat na miyembro ng grupo kung saan siya lamang ang nakaligtas sa pagsalakay ng WORMs sa baseng Kanlurang Europa.

Boses ni: Ayumi Tsuji

Ikalawang Tauhan

 Lieutenant Colonel (Dating Kommander) Souya Togo
Isang dating magaling na pilotong pang-giyera, pinotektahan niya si Zin Hizaki sa isang pagsalakay ng WORMs at nasugatan ang kanyang kamay sa dating mga digmaan laban sa WORMs at hindi na siya makakalipad pa. Sa ngayon, siya ang pinuno ng 13th Aviation Corp (ang Sonic Diver squadron). Si Eika ay isang pinunong squadron at ang kanyang sumusunod. Ang kanyang tungkulin ay turuan ang mga bagong piloto, sundin ang mga utos ng nakakataas at siguraduhing ang mga pangangailangan ay naibigay. Siya lamang ng miyembro ng  Koryu na hindi nagsusuot ng tradisyonal ng uniporme. Sa kabila nito, sinusuot niya ang lumang leather flight jacket na may pakpak na bungo sa likod, puting shirt, at blue jeans. Siya rin ay nasisiyahan sa pangingisda (kahit na hindi pa siya nakakahuli nito). Bukod sa tatlong tao na tinitignan siya bilang isang non-sensitive na tao, siya ay nag-aalaga pa rin sa kanila. Ang dahilan kung bakit siya istrikto sa mga piloto ay para sa kabutihan ng mga ito.

 Lieutenant Rei Hizuki
A quiet and secretive officer in charge of the Sonic Diver program at the Oppama Testing Facility. While Lt. Col. Togo outranks him, Lt. Hizuki's position in the program puts him above Togo. Unbeknown to the others, he is preparing the Sonic Divers to combat WORMs. He is an unsociable man who is not used to showing his true feelings giving him the appearance of a cold man.

 Nanae Fujieda
Lieutenant Hizuki's assistant until she is transferred with the Sonic Diver unit to the naval destroyer, Koryu. She collects and monitors Sonic Diver data. She is a reliable girl who is quick at her work. She is also shy and mousy but is known for having the largest bosom in the show. She was born on an island and has a younger sister named Hakashi and a childhood friend named Kurosawa Hiroharu. A picture of her is featured every episode when advertising the sponsors.

 Takumi Hayami
A kind boy who always smiles and gentle. He is the communications officer monitoring the Sonic Divers and any potential enemies. He helps out in the ship's galley as Chef Gen-san's assistant and enjoys photography as a hobby. He has a crush on Karen.

 Ryohei Tachibana
The Sonic Diver specialist who work on Otoha's Reijin. He is a rough man and has a tendency to be a bit of a pervert, which Otoha scolds him for. He and Otoha develop a close bond, even though neither will admit it and they fight frequently.

 Ranko and Haruko Mikogami
The two twin sisters are Sonic Diver mechanics. Ranko has pink hair, and is very outgoing and friendly, and is charged with maintenance on Eika's Raijin. Haruko has blue hair, a calm stoic demeanor and is in charge of Karen's Fujin.

Voiced by: Kumiko Higa (Ranko) and Momoko Ishikawa (Haruko)

Captain Seibi Oto
Chief Mechanic and supervises the other mechanics. Later he personally handles the maintenance on Elise's Sonic Diver, Bachstelze V1.

 Admiral Kadowaki
Commander of the special naval destroyer no. 113, the Koryu.

 Rear Admiral Shima
Second in command aboard Koryu. After experiencing the destructive capabilities of WORMs in the first war, he has serious doubts about the Sky Girls and the Sonic Diver program.

 Doctor Aki Yuko
Doctor aboard the Koryu. She is a widow and has a son.

 Chef Gen-san
The Koryus Chef. He is a hard taskmaster, giving his assistant, Takumi Hayami, plenty of work to do. However, the Chef develops a fatherly relationship with Elise, often pampering her and preparing her favourite dishes. This is because Elise looks very like his granddaughter.

 Zin HizakiPilot of the Vic Viper and old acquaintance of Togo. At first he is quite arrogant to the Sonic Diver pilots and looks down on the Sonic Divers which pisses off Otoha and Ryohei.

 Kiriko SuouAlly of Rei Hizuki and guardian of Aisha. She supervises the WORM task force and the Sonic Diver program.

 Aisha KrishnamA mysterious, shy girl whose late father conducted scientific work on nanotechnology connected to the origins of the WORMs. She has shown limited 'remote control' of the WORMs (episode 20). Near the end of the series she becomes the fifth Sky Girl, and pilots the Sonic Diver Shunya.

 Admiral IchijoEika's father. A high ranking naval commander with jurisdiction over the Sonic Diver and Vic Viper projects. He and his daughter Eika are very similar, but they don't get along. Because after Eika saw her father flying as a pilot, she herself wanted to be a pilot, but her father would not let her so she left the house. Because of that Eika always hates when other people mention about his father and family and always scold other people not to mention about them.

 Yuuki SakuranoOtoha's twin younger brother who disappeared many years prior to the time depicted in the anime. Otoha loves her twin brother and before his disappearance they got along well and had the same dream to fly in the sky. Later it is known that his disappearance caused by WORMs.

 Palabas 

 Kanta Kantang Panimula (OP):"Baby's Tears" ni Riyu Kosaka (OVA) (Ang kantang ito ay lumabas din sa Bersyong PS2 na larong bidyo na Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova, SuperNova 2 sa Hilagang Amerika.)
"Virgin's High!" ng Mell (TV anime)Kantang Pantapos (ED):'
 ni Saori Gotō (OVA)
"True Blue" ng Saori Gotō (TV anime, episodes 1–13)
"Diamond Sparkle" by Azusa Kataoka (TV anime, episodes 14–26 )

Pinagkuhanan

Ugnay Panglabas 
 Konami's official Sky Girls site  
 i-revo's official Sky Girls site  
 
 

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