The Princess and the Pilot

The Princess and the Pilot

Cover art of the light novel To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku, as published by Shogakukan
とある飛空士への追憶
(To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku)
Genre Fantasy, Romance, Aviation
Light novel
Written by Koroku Inumura
Illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Male
Imprint Gagaga Bunko
Published February 19, 2008
Anime film
Directed by Jun Shishido
Produced by Hideaki Miyamoto
Ryouhei Takahashi
Written by Satoko Okudera
Music by Shirō Hamaguchi
Studio Madhouse (animation)
TMS Entertainment (production)
Licensed by
Released October 1, 2011
Runtime 100 minutes

The Princess and the Pilot (とある飛空士への追憶 To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku, "Recollections for a Certain Pilot") is a 2008 Japanese fantasy light novel by Koroku Inumura.[1] An anime film adaptation was released in Japanese cinemas on 1 October 2011.[2]

To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku is a joint production by Japanese animation studios Madhouse and TMS Entertainment,[3] and it was directed by the director Jun Shishido.[4] The cast of this film was officially revealed on 19 May 2011.[4]

Plot

Koroku Inumura's original war romance light novel revolves around Charles Karino, a Levamme Empire mercenary aerial pilot who mans the twin-seater reconnaissance seaplane Santa Cruz. One day, he receives a surprise assignment: to fly over 12,000 kilometers of enemy waters to protect a girl named Juana del Moral. This mission is actually a covert operation as the original escort was taken down by the enemy. Charles eventually discovers that both the original operation and the covert operation have been figured by the enemy decoding military telegraphs sent by the crown prince to Juana.[5]

Cast

Charles Karino (狩乃 シャルル Karino Sharuru)

Voiced by: Ryunosuke Kamiki[4]
A Levammian born mercenary pilot who takes on a secret escort mission assignment to protect a girl who is the future Princess consort of the state. He is subject to severe racist discrimination due to his mixed heritage (he shares a half blood heritage consisting of the Amatsukami Imperium, the enemy state of Levamme Empire in the war). Due to his life long bad memory from racism, he was eager to prove himself and vows flying in the sky as a aviator as his life-long passion, because that "there is no caste, race, nor social status and other inequality among everyone" according to his own account. Although never officially recognized due to his race and social status as a flying ace, he is extremely talented at flying and aerial combat and that he is known to have out-gunned all the ace pilots within the kingdom in various drills and practices.

Juana del Moral (ファナ・デル・モラル Fana deru Moraru)

Voiced by: Seika Taketomi[4]
The "yet to be" Princess consort, an extremely beautiful woman with beautiful silver-ish locks. Although she has had an isolated life due to her royal birth, she is an elegant, polite, and compassionate lady by character. After a marriage proposal from the Prince of the state in the middle of the war, she is subjected to an assassination attempt conducted by the enemy. Therefore, to get her back to the mainland, the military high command has organized a secret escort mission, operated by Charles Karino, to get her past the enemy line and fly her back to the mainland of the state. Unlike many other fellow nobility and fellow countrymen, she detests racism towards half bloods and shows acceptance and respect to Charles. Although not noticed at the beginning, she once had another encounter with Charles in her childhood.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku Light Novel Reportedly Gets Film". Anime News Network. 4 December 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. ↑ とある飛空士への追憶 (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Madhouse, TMS Confirmed on To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku". Anime News Network. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Kamiki Ryunosuke, Taketomi Seika to play main voices in Madhouse's "To Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku"". Tokyograph. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2011. This is a translation of the original article by eiga.com
  5. ↑ "The Princess and the Pilot 9 Minute Digest Streamed" Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
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