Best aviation anime
133 anime about aviation, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.4The Familiar of Zero
TV · 2006 · 13 ep
The Familiar of ZeroZero no TsukaimaTV · 2006 · 13 ep3.4Louise is a magician at the Tristein Academy, dubbed with the nickname "Zero Louise" due to her inability to effectively use her magic properly, resulting in zero successes. An upcoming test at her academy requires her to summon a…
3.4The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Movie · 2004 · 1 ep
The Place Promised in Our Early DaysKumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no BashoMovie · 2004 · 1 ep3.4In an alternate timeline, Japan was divided after losing World War II: Hokkaido was annexed by "Union" while Honshu and other southern islands were under US sovereignty. A gigantic yet mysterious tower was constructed at Hokkaido and could…
Mature
3.4Trinity Blood
TV · 2005 · 24 ep
Trinity BloodTV · 2005 · 24 ep3.4The background is in the distant future after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between the vampires and the humans continue to persist. In order to protect the humans from the vampires, the Vatican has to rely on other…
3.4The Pilot's Love Song
TV · 2014 · 13 ep
The Pilot's Love SongToaru Hikuushi e no KoiutaTV · 2014 · 13 ep3.4This is a tale of a prince who has lost everything and leaves on a journey with no guarantee of returning to his hometown safely. With hatred and revenge in his mind, he meets several people that teach him about friendship... and love.
3.4LASTEXILE -Fam, the Silver Wing
TV · 2011 · 21 ep
LASTEXILE -Fam, the Silver WingLast Exile: Ginyoku no FamTV · 2011 · 21 ep3.4"I've made up my mind! I'm going to steal that ship!" All source of life originates from the Grand Lake. At this very sacred lake, the battle between the Ades Federation and the Turan Kingdom has just begun. The Ades Federation, armed with…
3.4Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie
OVA · 1996 · 2 ep
Sonic the Hedgehog: The MovieSonic★the★HedgehogOVA · 1996 · 2 ep3.4When Dr. Eggman (Robotnik in the US version) holds the president and his daughter hostage, Sonic must comply to the evil scientist's demand of going to Eggmanland to stop Black Eggman and deactivate the city's generator before it reaches…
3.4The Cockpit
OVA · 1993 · 3 ep
The CockpitOVA · 1993 · 3 ep3.41. Slipstream About a Luftwaffe pilot who must choose between his duty to his country: to guard a bomber loaded with Germany's final hope of victory... the world's first atomic bomb... or his duty to the world: to let it fall in flames to…
3.4Blue Comet SPT Layzner
TV · 1985 · 38 ep
Blue Comet SPT LayznerAoki Ryuusei SPT LayznerTV · 1985 · 38 ep3.4The SPT Lazner is a super-powered, computerized Tracer robot. It is the strongest robot in the universe. The story's hero, Eiji, is the child of an earthman and an alien from another planet. He happens to find out about a conspiracy to…
3.4Aquarion
TV · 2005 · 26 ep
AquarionSousei no AquarionTV · 2005 · 26 ep3.4When the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber, humanity is held captive by fear and sheer alien dominance. Eleven years after the Great Catastrophe decimated the world, most of those left alive are scavengers, dirty and…
3.4Drifting Dragons
TV · 2020 · 12 ep
Drifting DragonsKuutei DragonsTV · 2020 · 12 ep3.4The Quin Zaza airship sails the skies in pursuit of the deadliest (and tastiest) magical monsters in the blue: DRAGONS. While most people fear these scaly beasts, the crew of the Zaza specializes in bringing them down to earth to offer the…
3.4Princess Arete
Movie · 2001 · 1 ep
Princess AreteArete HimeMovie · 2001 · 1 ep3.4Confined in the castle tower by her father, princess Arete spends her days watching the world outside her window. Sometimes she seeks out to watch the common people at work. The knights of the kingdom compete for the right to marry her and…
3.4Brave Witches: Petersburg Daisenryaku
Special · 2017 · 1 ep
Brave Witches: Petersburg DaisenryakuSpecial · 2017 · 1 ep3.4An episode that takes place between the seventh and eighth episodes of the TV series.
3.3Izetta: The Last Witch
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Izetta: The Last WitchShuumatsu no IzettaTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.3If I am promised to the princess, then I will fight for her sake. In 1939 C.E., the imperialist nation of Germania invaded a neighboring country. All at once, that war spread throughout Europe, and the era was dragged into a spiral of a…
3.3Strike Witches
TV · 2008 · 12 ep
Strike WitchesTV · 2008 · 12 ep3.3The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs…
3.3Please☆Teacher!
TV · 2002 · 12 ep
Please☆Teacher!Onegai☆TeacherTV · 2002 · 12 ep3.3Kusanagi Kei, a high-school student living with his aunt and uncle, has an encounter with a female alien. This alien is revealed to be a new teacher at his school. Later, he is forced to marry this alien to preserve her secrets. From…
3.3Granblue Fantasy: The Animation Season 2
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
Granblue Fantasy: The Animation Season 2Granblue Fantasy The Animation Season 2TV · 2019 · 12 ep3.3A young boy, yearning to take to the skies and reach the Island of the Astrals, suddenly found both his life and his fate linked to a mysterious, blue-haired girl. They set off on a skyward journey, meeting trusted friends, crewmates, and…
3.3Shirobako Specials
Special · 2015 · 2 ep
Shirobako SpecialsSpecial · 2015 · 2 ep3.3Specials included with third and seventh volumes of the SHIROBAKO Blu-ray/DVD. Episodes: #1) Episode 1 of Musashino Animation's Exodus! #2) Episode 1 of Musashino Animation's Daisan Hikou Shoujo-Tai
3.3Blue Thermal
Movie · 2022 · 1 ep
Blue ThermalMovie · 2022 · 1 ep3.3"I want to experience a love that sparkles!" Arriving from Nagasaki with her wishful mantra is Tamaki Tsuru, who in high school could think only about volleyball. Things don’t begin well, however, when she looks for an extracurricular club…
3.3Leviathan
ONA · 2025 · 12 ep
LeviathanONA · 2025 · 12 ep3.3Set in a war-torn reimagining of 1914, Leviathan follows Alek, a fugitive prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Deryn Sharp, a daring young girl disguised as a boy to serve in the British Air Service. When fate throws them together…
3.3Sky Girls
TV · 2007 · 26 ep
Sky GirlsTV · 2007 · 26 ep3.3In the near future, Earth is at war with aliens called Worms. The war leaves the population of Earth decimated, with young men the main casualties. The Worms were beaten back but their re-emergence heralds the creation of a mecha unit…
3.3Genesis Climber Mospeada
TV · 1983 · 25 ep
Genesis Climber MospeadaKikou Souseiki MospeadaTV · 1983 · 25 ep3.3The story takes place in the 21st century. Due to the fact that pollution was becoming a major problem, scientists had developed the use of hydrogen fuel called "HBT" as an alternative to fossil fuels. At this time humans have colonized…
3.3Rocket Girls
TV · 2007 · 12 ep
Rocket GirlsTV · 2007 · 12 ep3.3A high school girl Morita Yukari visits Axia of the Solomon Islands in order to look for her father who became lost during his honeymoon trip. There, she meets a man named Nasuda of Solomon Space Agency, and she is hired to work part-time…
3.3Fractale
TV · 2011 · 11 ep
FractaleTV · 2011 · 11 ep3.3The story takes place on an island, where a "Fractale System" is beginning to collapse. One day, Clain finds an injured girl called Phryne under a cliff. She disappears leaving a pendant. Clain sets out for a journey with the girl-shaped…
3.3Brave Witches
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
Brave WitchesTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.3As humanity's war with the Neuroi—a mysterious, hostile alien race possessing weapons of unparalleled power—continues being fought across Europe and Africa, a new fighter squadron is formed. The 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, also known as the…
3.3The Magnificent KOTOBUKI
TV · 2019 · 12 ep
The Magnificent KOTOBUKIKouya no Kotobuki HikoutaiTV · 2019 · 12 ep3.3The story takes place in a barren frontier where people trade goods with each other in order to help each other survive. The Kotobuki Squadron are bodyguards for hire, led by a strict but beautiful squadron leader, an unreliable commanding…
3.3Argento Soma
TV · 2000 · 25 ep
Argento SomaTV · 2000 · 25 ep3.3In the year 2059, the earth has been plagued by aliens for several years. In an effort to learn more about these aliens, Dr. Noguchi and his assistants Maki Agata and Takuto Kenishiro try to revive the professor's experiment, a large…
Mature
3.3Area 88 (TV)
TV · 2004 · 12 ep
Area 88 (TV)TV · 2004 · 12 ep3.3Deep in the sandy plains of the Middle Eastern kingdom of Asran, Japanese photojournalist Makoto Shinjou travels to the remote airbase Area 88 to document the activities of the mercenaries who destroy the country's enemies for a living…
3.2Granblue Fantasy: The Animation
TV · 2017 · 13 ep
Granblue Fantasy: The AnimationGranblue Fantasy The AnimationTV · 2017 · 13 ep3.2This is a world of the skies, where many islands drift in the sky. A boy named Gran and a speaking winged lizard named Vyrn lived in Zinkenstill, an island which yields mysteries. One day, they come across a girl named Lyria. Lyria had…
3.2SHAMAN KING FLOWERS
TV · 2024 · 13 ep
SHAMAN KING FLOWERSShaman King: FlowersTV · 2024 · 13 ep3.2The action returns in this brand-new sequel to SHAMAN KING! Hana Asakura finds that being the son of Yoh & Anna Asakura isn't all it's cracked up to be, and his boredom has him itching for any kind of excitement. But when a fight comes…
Mature
3.2Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu
OVA · 2005 · 6 ep
Iriya no Sora, UFO no NatsuOVA · 2005 · 6 ep3.2Asaba Naoyuki is an ordinary high school student. As a member of his school's press club, he's just spent the summer camping outside the local military base, in hopes of seeing the UFOs that are secretly kept there, according to local…
3.1AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
TV · 2016 · 12 ep
AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the BlueAo no Kanata no Four RhythmTV · 2016 · 12 ep3.1The story is set on an archipelago of four islands far south of Japan or even the South Seas. It is all but a different world from modern Japan. From the discovery of anti-gravitons came the dream invention of anti-graviton shoes that let…
3.1Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies
Movie · 1986 · 1 ep
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood RubiesDragon Ball Movie 1: Shen Long no DensetsuMovie · 1986 · 1 ep3.1A retelling of Dragon Ball 's origins, this is a different version of the meeting of Goku, Bulma, Oolong, and Yamucha. They are all looking for the dragon balls for different reasons when they cross paths with an evil king named Gourmeth…
3.1League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous Witches
TV · 2022 · 12 ep
League of Nations Air Force Aviation Magic Band Luminous WitchesRenmei Kuugun Koukuu Mahou Ongakutai Luminous WitchesTV · 2022 · 12 ep3.1The war against invading aliens can’t be won by missiles alone! Team morale matters just as much as launching a counterassault, and that’s where Ginny and her friends come in. Instead of standing on the front lines with the 501st Joint…
3.1Stratos 4
TV · 2003 · 13 ep
Stratos 4TV · 2003 · 13 ep3.1The Earth has developed a defense system against large meteorites that are on a collision course with it. This protection system is made up of the Comet Blasters based in several space stations as the 1st line of defense, using nuclear…
3.1Strike Witches: 501 Butai Hasshin Shimasu! Movie
Movie · 2019 · 1 ep
Strike Witches: 501 Butai Hasshin Shimasu! MovieMovie · 2019 · 1 ep3.1Yoshika Miyafuji spends her days peacefully after returning to her hometown. Her former superior officer Mio Sakamoto and others arranged for Yoshika to study abroad at a medical school in Europe. Yoshika returns to Europe with Shizuka…
3.1Demon King Daimao
TV · 2010 · 12 ep
Demon King DaimaoIchiban Ushiro no DaimaouTV · 2010 · 12 ep3.1After enrolling at the Constant Magic Academy, Akuto Sai discovers he's not just a gifted student with magical powers; he's destined to become the Demon King. And though he's not that crazy about the idea, it drives the girls wild! From…