Underplayed Gems

The Princess and the Pilot (2011)

The Princess and the Pilot poster
Original title
とある飛空士への追憶
Directed by
Jun Shishido
Genre
fantasy, Adventure
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
PG12
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 141 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A skilled pilot is hired to secretly escort a princess across an ocean full of enemy warships. The two strangers must work together and survive the dangerous journey while their bond grows.

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What happens

The Princess and the Pilot (Japanese: とある飛空士への追憶, Hepburn: To Aru Hikūshi e no Tsuioku; "Recollections for a Certain Pilot") is a Japanese light novel written by Koroku Inumura and illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa. It was published by Shogakukan under its Gagaga Bunko imprint in February 2008. A manga adaptation by Maiko Ogawa was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday from August 2009 to February 2011, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. An anime film adaptation, a joint production by Madhouse and TMS Entertainment, directed by Jun Shishido, premiered in October 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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