ガーリー・エアフォース
Girly Air Force
In the novels' story, mysterious flying creatures known as Zai suddenly appear, and in order to fight the creatures, mankind creates fighter aircraft called "Daughters," as well as the automatic fighting mechanism "Anima," which are shaped like human girls. The story centers on a young man named Kei Narutani, who yearns to fly in the sky, and an Anima considered to be humanity's trump card, a girl name Gripen. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ガーリー・エアフォース (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Girly Air Force |
| English | Girly Air Force |
| Chinese | 飞翔吧！战机少女 (simplified · via bangumi) |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2019-01-10 → 2019-03-28 (Winter 2019) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | Satelight |
| Source | Light novel |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionDramaSci-Fi |
| Themes | AviationWarMilitaryKuudereMale ProtagonistPrimarily Female CastCGIFemale Harem |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.79 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.08 / 10 |
| Composite | 35.3 |
| On lists | 24,231 |
| Favourited | 235 (1.0%) |
| Completion | 69.1% |
| Drop rate | 16.3% |
| In backlog | 35.7% |
| Score spread σ | 1.99 |
Score distribution
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Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Winter 2019 | E | 70 of 79 |
| Studio | Satelight | E | 92 of 96 |
| Year | 2019 | E | 313 of 339 |
| Source material | Light novel | E | 897 of 927 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | E | 1,356 of 1,409 |
| Season (all years) | Winter | E | 1,469 of 1,557 |
| Era | Late 2010s | E | 1,711 of 1,863 |
| Genre | Drama | E | 1,857 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | E | 2,507 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | E | 2,639 of 2,765 |
| Format | TV series | E | 3,163 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | E | 6,817 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Katsumi Ono, Tooru Imanishi |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Shingo Nagai |
| Character design | Asagi Tosaka, Tooru Imanishi |
| Music | I've |
| Original creator | Kouji Natsume, Asagi Tosaka |
AniList id 101930 · MAL id 37998 · Bangumi 248208 · record updated 2026-08-26