Sky Girls

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Sky Girls

スカイガールズ (Sky Girls)
Genre	Mecha, Science fiction
OVA
Directed by	Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Studio	J.C. STAFF, Konami
No. of episodes	1
Released	August 25, 2006
Runtime	30 min

Sky Girls (スカイガールズ, Sky Girls^?) is a one part, 30 minute, Original Video Animation anime by Konami. It was released in Japan on August 25, 2006. It is directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and animated by J.C. STAFF.

1 Story
2 Timeline
3 Characters
4 Technology
5 Theme songs and soundtrack albums
6 External links

[edit] Story

The Worms are back, and only three young girls can save the Earth from destruction. Aboard the secret vessel number 113, the Koryu, Sonic Diver Unit team members Eika, Otoha, and Karen help protect against the Worm threat with their mechs.

[edit] Timeline

2079 CE Since their sudden appearance, the mechanical cell clusters, known as the Worms, begin sweeping away the human race on a massive scale.
2081 CE After losing one-third of the population in the war with the Worms, humanity overcame their national differences and united behind a single force.
2083 CE Not being able to turn the situation in their favor, humanity decided to permit the use of weapons of mass destruction. And they succeeded in the annihilation of the Worms. However, the price they paid was enormous. All the major continents were broken apart. Antarctica disappeared, and half of the remaining land mass was submerged. The largest damage this war caused was the loss of 90% of all military-age personnel, namely men in their twenties and thirties.
2086 CE The Worms, once thought to have been eliminated, began their activities again.

[edit] Characters

Age Blood Type Height Machine Info	17 A 162cm Sonic Diver H2N3 Raijin

Sergeant Major Eika Ichijo

Eika is quick at making decisions, has fast reflexes, and high stamina. She excels in overall ability much more than the other two pilots. This makes her the perfect choice for leading the Sonic Diver Unit. Overall she has a serious personality.

Voiced by: Shizuka Ito

Age Blood Type Height Machine Info	16 AB 158cm Sonic Diver B2K1 Fujin

Master Sergeant Karen Sonomiya

Karen is a genius with an IQ of 170 and is an authority on mechanics. She has trouble talking to boys, as she can be quite shy around them.

Voiced by: Saori Goto

Age Blood Type Height Machine Info	16 O 159cm Sonic Diver A2K0 Reijin

Master Sergeant Otoha Sakurano

Otoha is a master with the sword, but is otherwise an unknown in her abilities. She is usually a cheerful girl, although she gets pretty violent with Ryohei Tachibana whenever he says something perverted. Even so, she appears to have feelings for him. She calls her Sonic Diver Unit Zero.

Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi

Age Height	29 180cm

Captain Soya Togo

He has a close connection with the Sonic Diver Unit. He briefs the girls on their missions along with issuing various commands before and during battle. He is the only member aboard the Koryu that doesn't wear any traditional type of uniform. Instead he has a leather jacket with a winged skull on the back, a white shirt, and blue jeans.

Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara

Age Height	19 178cm

Ryohei Tachibana

One of the mechanics who work on the Sonic Diver Units. He has a tendency to be perverse, which Otoha gets after him for. He seems to have a psychic connection of some sort with Otoha, and definitely has feelings for her.

Voiced by: Kisho Taniyama

Age Height	16 168cm

Takumi Hayami

He works as both communications engineer and as help in the ship's galley.

Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi

Age Height	15 155cm

Nanae Fujieda

Voiced by: Yui Horie

Admiral Kadowaki (Commander of the secret vessel Koryu)
Rear Admiral Shima

[edit] Technology

Koryu

The Koryu is a Japanese military vessel on a secret mission. The three mechs that comprise the Sonic Diver Unit are stored aboard this ship as well as launched from it. The ship mounts an arsenal of different weapons, including two main cannons, at least one Gatling cannon, and six tetrapod missile bays. The tetrapod missiles unleash gunfire upon their target before impacting and exploding.

Sonic Diver Units

Each Sonic Diver unit has two modes: its default mode that is much like a fighter plane, and then its A-Mode, which is humanoid in form. The Sonic Diver units are able to transform modes in midair. The Sonic Diver units are extremely fast and maneuverable, but unlike a traditional mech are actually quite small and open. Rather than being protected by layers of armor, the pilots get their protection from nanoskin gel. The HUD floats in front of the pilot's face.

Motion Slit and Nanoskin Gel

The Motion Slit is the girl's combat outfits. It has a small tail on the back, which plugs into a cable on the Sonic Diver unit. The nanoskin gel is applied in a special chamber over the pilot's entire body, Motion Slit and all. The nanoskin lasts for a pure maximum of 21 minutes and 32 seconds, although the pilots try to stay out for no more than 20 minutes. After the time limit is up, the nanoskin disintegrates. If the nanoskin disintegrates in flight or combat, a pilot's chance of survival is close to zero.