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とある飛空士への追憶

The Princess and the Pilot

The war between the Levamme Empire and the Amatsukami Imperium has been raging for years. In the midst of this struggle, the prince of the Levamme Empire declares his love for Juana del Moral and vows to end the war in one year, as part of his marriage proposal. When the Amatsukami catch wind of this, they assault the del Moral residence, targeting Juana's life. As a last ditch effort to bring the prince his bride, the San Maltilia Airforce hires a mercenary of mixed blood—a bestado—to fly Juana to the Levamme capital in secret. The pilot, Charles, accepts the mission...but traversing an ocean alone, into enemy territory, proves a much more dangerous ordeal than anyone could have anticipated. (Source: NIS America)

Names

Originalとある飛空士への追憶 (japanese)
RomajiToaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku
EnglishThe Princess and the Pilot
Chinese对某飞行员的追忆 (simplified · via wikidata)
Also known asTo Aru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku · Recollection of a Certain Airship Pilot

Facts

FormatFeature film · 1 ep · 99 min · 2h total
Aired2011-10-01 (Autumn 2011)
StatusFINISHED
StudioMADHOUSE
SourceLight novel
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresAdventure
ThemesAviationMilitaryMale ProtagonistSurvivalFemale ProtagonistWar
StreamingCrunchyroll · Amazon Prime Video · RetroCrush · AsianCrush

Reception

Community score7.42 / 10
Bayesian score7.45 / 10
Composite55.9
On lists18,954
Favourited237 (1.3%)
Completion92.6%
Drop rate1.0%
In backlog50.1%
Score spread σ1.53

Score distribution

12122436841365398674171,72681,801988610505

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
Broadcast seasonAutumn 2011B10 of 73
Year2011B46 of 305
StudioMADHOUSEC80 of 229
Source materialLight novelC235 of 927
EraEarly 2010sB284 of 1,627
FormatFeature filmC354 of 997
LengthMovieC354 of 997
GenreAdventureC417 of 1,534
Season (all years)AutumnB454 of 1,921
OriginJapanB1,605 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorJun Shishido, Youji Shimizu, Kazuo Watanabe
Character designHaruyuki Morisawa, Hidenori Matsubara
Original creatorKoroku Inumura, Haruyuki Morisawa

Related

RelationYearTitle
other2014The Pilot's Love Song

AniList id 9000 · MAL id 9000 · record updated 2026-08-27