Sky Girls

Sky Girls
Promotional image featuring the three main characters of the anime OVA
スカイガールズ
Genre	Action, Drama, Mecha, Military
Original video animation
Directed by	Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Studio	J.C.Staff, Konami
Released	August 25, 2006
Runtime	30 minutes
Anime television series
Directed by	Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Studio	J.C.Staff, Konami
Original network	Chiba TV
Original run	July 5, 2007 – December 27, 2007
Episodes	26
Manga
Written by	Eishi Ozeki (art)
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Magazine Z
Original run	August 25, 2007 – December 25, 2007
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Sky Girls TV DVD Specials
Directed by	Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Studio	J.C.Staff, Konami
Original network	Chiba TV
Original run	November 13, 2007 – June 25, 2008
Episodes	9

Sky Girls (スカイガールズ, Sukai Gāruzu^?) began as a single-episode OVA anime by Konami, directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and animated by J.C.Staff. The 30-minute episode was released in Japan on August 25, 2006. A television adaptation of Sky Girls started on July 5, 2007, and ended on January 11, 2008.

Otoha is the main leader of the team and the main master with the sword but is otherwise an unknown in her abilities. She comes from an island where her family runs a dojo. While on SkyMu, she is sweet and naive, in reality, she is feisty, violent, bossy, tough and a latecomer to the scene. She has a twin brother, who one day disappeared while sitting on a rock talking about flying together when a mass of light appeared. He appears later in the series proclaiming he is the WORMs' "messenger". Her Sonic Diver Unit is named Reijin, but she nicknames it "Zero".

Eika is quick at making decisions, has fast reflexes, and high stamina. She has a good leadership and more mature than the other two pilots. She excels in overall ability, much more than the other two pilots. This makes her the perfect choice for leading the Sonic Diver Unit. She was skeptic of her teammates, but later she trust them and created a strong friendship between the Sky Girls. The other Sky Girls look up to her and follow her good examples. Overall, she has a serious personality and is a tsundere character.

Karen is a genius with an IQ of 170 and is an authority on mechanics. She is a university-graduated girl at the age of 16 years. She has trouble talking to boys, as she can be quite shy around them. She has a mild crush on Takumi. Karen also enjoys writing letters to her older brother who works just outside the base as an architect and loves him very much.

Elise is the youngest pilot of the Sonic Diver Unit. She is the sole survivor after the WORMs destroyed the West Europe base. Traumatized by that disaster, she suffers initial problems integrating into the Sky Girls unit, especially with Eika because of her "selfish brat" attitude. When she joins the team, her overall ability as Sonic Driver pilot is very good, although not as good as Eika. She flies the only mass-produced Sonic Diver unit built before WORMS destroyed the manufacturing facility. She was briefly seen in episode 6 of the television series, and is formally introduced in episode 11.