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Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
2 hr 2 min
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Aired
2008-08-02 to ?
Source
Novel
Rating
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Genres
Drama
Military
Award Winning
Studios
Production I.G
Producers
Bandai Visual
VAP
Yomiuri Telecasting
d-rights
Warner Bros. Japan
Nippon Television Network
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Sapporo Television Broadcasting
Miyagi Television Broadcasting
Shizuoka Daiichi Television
Hiroshima Television
D.N. Dream Partners
Yomiuri Shimbun
Hochi Shimbun
Licensors
Sony Pictures Entertainment
The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ)
In an alternate timeline, the world has seemingly achieved peace. Bereft of international conflicts, wars are now waged between private corporations in place of peaceful nations. Yuuichi Kannami, a recent transfer in Area 262, simply does his job as a contracted fighter pilot. However, the more time he spends at his new base, the more mysteries come to light. The Sky Crawlers exhibits this reality through the eyes of Kannami as he endeavors to understand the "Kildren," humans genetically altered to be teenagers forever with faster reflexes, and his predecessor, the ace pilot known as "Teacher." However, what troubles Kannami the most is how all this connects to the base commander, Suito Kusanagi. Area 262 has the answers, but the truth comes with a price the young pilot may not be ready to pay. [Written by MAL Rewrite]