#combat fairy yukikaze

[yukikazes]

Yumi Tada’s preliminary character sketches of Lynn Jackson, Lydia Cooley, and Edith Foss, from her artbook ‘Sittin in the balcony’. All images courtesy of this Twitter user.

#Battle Fairy Yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #Sentou Yousei Yukikaze #yukikaze #yumi tada #official art #misc #lydia cooley #lynn jackson #edith foss

[caltria]

"Fairy launch, go 😎 "

Nahh bro what kind of Top Gun/ Yukikaze/Ace Combat game is this???

#Someone working on FGO must like me a LOT this is right up my alley #fgo #melusine #Call her a pixy because she's about to launch V2 #The Nemo one-liners before she sorties- WHEEZE #fate grand order

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Battle Fairy Yukikaze: Final Thoughts

I loved this OVA.

It’s a loose adaptation of a pair of well-regarded sci-fi novels in Japan. The plot setup is that some time in the future, a hyperspace rift opens up in the skies above Antarctica, heralding an attack by an enigmatic and hostile alien force known only as the JAM. Mankind rallies and fights back, forcing the JAM back through the rift. On the other side is an alien planet called Fairy - though life returns mostly to normal on Earth, the battle against the JAM continues to rage in the skies above Fairy, between the UN-led Fairy Air Force and the forces of the JAM. Amidst this conflict, 2nd Lieutenant Rei Fukai is part of the SAF, which is a special recon branch of the FAF. A loner, he has only two real friends, the first being his commanding officer Jack Bukhar, and the second and less likely being his Super-Sylph fighter jet and its advanced onboard AI, nicknamed Yukikaze. The two form a close-knit man-machine symbiosis that will be tested to its limits as the strategies of the JAM become more insidious in their methods and as mankind struggles to keep pace.

The series sells itself primarily on the spectacle of its large-scale aerial battles - this is an early-to-mid 2000s series that make heavy use of 3D graphics, which is normally a recipe for disaster but works astonishingly well here, mostly due to stellar direction. Apparently it was produced and directed with the assistance of the air branch of Japan’s SDF, and it shows as something that while spectacular and exciting, still manages to feel authentic, whether it’s the lingo that gets slung between pilots or the green-lined HUD displays that get used in first person shots. Equally impressive are the aircraft designs, which are a fantastic mix of realistic and futuristic - you can see design elements that are very reminiscent of real modern aircraft, but with an added sense of sci-fi flair. They reminded me a lot of the original aircraft in Ace Combat 3 and Ace Combat X in that regard. At any rate, the end result is pretty much always something gorgeous to look at. The Super Sylph that Rei and Yukikaze start with, and the Mave that they upgrade into after the first episode are both fitting stars of the show.

Of course, the action isn’t worth as much if it’s not in service of a good story, and Yukikaze delivers on that front as well - at least in my opinion. I can see there being plenty of room to disagree. It becomes evident fairly quickly that it’s more than just a dumb shootout between fighter jocks and UFOs, and that the JAM’s agenda and methods are much more sophisticated than they first appear. This is a good thing because it makes for a more interesting story, but it’s not always presented in a way that’s clear, and things can easily get confusing. Things do come together really nicely in the final episode, but there are going to be times when you might have to pause for a minute or even rewind to fully wrap your head around what’s going on, which could make this a frustrating watch if it’s not really got his hooks in you. Also not really helping is that Rei’s not a particularly likable protagonist. He’s definitely a guy portrayed in the same mould as Chirico Cuvie, where he’s very taciturn, even to the point of being rude to other people. However, he really doesn’t have the same icy charisma or interesting backstory that can make a character like Chirico work - while he’s not unbearable or anything he’s still not great. He only really cares for flying and only really gets on with his flight computer - although on the flip side, what is kind of impressive is that said computer, Yukikaze, despite only communicating in short mission messages on the plane’s displays, has a personality all of its own and is arguably just as important a character as the human protagonist. The unlikely bond that the two share does go some way in alleviating some of Rei’s unlikability.

The OVA’s got 5 episodes: the first and last are around 45 minutes long, with the middle three being around 30 minutes each. A lot of the best action sequences and important plot sequences are front-and-back loaded into the first and last episodes, which leaves the middle three feeling slightly barren in comparison. It would have been nice for those middle three episodes to have a bit more beef, but that’s not to say that they’re bad - the plot developments that take place within them are still important and there’s still a solid amount of action in them. Ultimately the complete package is still great, even with the episodes not being as balanced as they could be. I’d recommend that anyone come take a watch just for the interesting setting and plot, and if you’re a lover of fighter jets in any way and like anime, then I’d say this is practically mandatory viewing. I’d put this right up there in the same ballpark as some of my other favourite OVA series like Detonator Orgun, Zeorymer or maybe even the lofty heights of Gunbuster and Macross Plus (if you were to put those two in a blender together, something like Yukikaze would probably come out, come to think of it.) This was definitely one of the best uses of an otherwise boring Sunday that I could have hoped for.

#battle fairy yukikaze

[huntsman-ash]

Headcanon: Timeline for United Solitas

A quick timeline of my United Solitas AU, starting from the major point of divergence with the canon; 

 Cocurrent to Ironwood declaring Martial Law and leaving the Ace Ops to stop RWBY: The Mantle Assault Ship "Spirit of Ice", upon intercepting the cast off orders for Atlas to begin preparing to leave Mantle behind, bursts free of the crater that Atlas was launched from, having lain there for almost 80 years. It begins laying utter waste to the Grimm invading Mantle with pinpoint ordinance strikes, air support, and the deployment of its 5000 strong army of troopers. 

Martial Law (ML)+30 minutes: Non-Atlas sensor nets and the small city of Cross's Landing both independently report the approach of a GIGANTIC wave of Grimm. Most of the sensor towers go offline and Cross's Landing goes completely dark to avoid detection. 

ML+35: Mantle forces in the hundreds and backed up by mechs, tanks, and powered armor troops descend upon the crash site of the crash site of the dropship carrying Qrow Branwen, Clover Ebi, Robyn Hill, and Tyrian Callows. The latter attempts to flee but is forcefully and effectively stopped by General Forge of the Mantle Army with the simple deployment of a rifle butt to the face. Repeatedly. The other members of the crash are transported to the Spirit of Ice for questioning. 

 ML+40 Receiving this warning, and having no contact with either of his superiors, Ironwoods official second in command goes above his paygrade and calls Vulcan Arms, giving his personal authorization for the military company to deploy its existing assets and self-defense force to aid in Mantles clearing and in preparation for the giant Grimm storm. He also warns Atlas's air force, and the vessels defending Atlas move into a directed ring facing outwards towards the incoming storm. 

 ML+45 Tahoma Vulcan officially and gleefully activates Project V: Vulcan Arm's long-term high intensity weapons development program. The three products that are brought to bear are the two mobility armors designated: Unicorn and Banshee, and the high-threat fighter aircraft codenamed MAVE. Tahoma's nephew Ash pilots the Unicorn, Ash's team leader Chrys pilots the Banshee, and Lt. Rei Fukai pilots the MAVE, assisted by the machines hyperadvanced artificial intelligence, Fairy Yukikaze

ML+50: Combined Teams RWBY and JNR, as well as Maria Calivara, Peitro Polendia, and new maiden Penny Polendia are forcefully skyhooked and brought to the Spirit of Ice by its combat air patrols. Word of Mantle forces securing all sectors of Mantle begin to roll in. 

ML+60: Salems GrimmStorm approaches Mantle. Fear and panic grip the entire city as well as most of Atlas. The Spirit of Ice responds by opening its vertical launch system and firing a Sunfury; a Dust-infused nuclear warhead originally intended to turn the city of Oasis in Vacuo into a gigantic glassy crater. 1/4th of Salems entire Grimm force is vaporized in a single titanic blast that instantly forms a temporary lake on the outskirts of Mantle. The only thing that prevents every civilian within Mantle limits going blind instantly is Atlas's environmental controls.

ML+60.5: Seeing an opening, Atlas’s air force and the Spirit of Ice’s secondary and tertiary batteries fire as well. An 8th of the remaining Grimm force is obliterated. 

ML+61 Reeling from the combined impacts, the Grimm are hit yet again a moment later as Lt. Fukai flies head-long into the storm, carrying still more high explosive weaponry and backed up by three slave-linked "Flip Knight" combat UAVs, each armed with a 150 megawatt partical laser. He cuts a blazing swath through their numbers, but is eventually forced down into the Tundra 

 ML+65: Ash, Chrys, and Lord High Commander General Marasco of the original Mantle Army take advantage of the hole Fukai tore in the Grimm ranks to punch in for a decisive blow. The sheer number of Grimm Salem brought with her allows the hole to close quickly, but Ash and Marasco force through it while Chrys keeps the pathway open, brawling with flying Beringals and other oddities with the Banshe's CQB weapons

ML+70 Burning a hard swath through the forces protecting her, Marasco and Ash finally make contact with Salem's flying whale Grimm fortress/command vessel. Marasco descends, blade in hand, to do battle with her one on one, while Ash, in full Vapaad mindlock and pushing the Unicorn to its utter limits, strikes the beast down by expending every last peice of ordinance the Unicorn carries and finally cutting its guts out from within with a single thousand-meter long swipe of a beam saber. Somehow, it doesn't die, and instead pulls back; the Unicorn, completely cooked by the fight, shuts down and the heavily wounded Ash is forced to eject. Marasco saves him using his semblance to gently lower both of them the three miles to the tundra.

#headcanon #the line: united solitas

[penguintruth]

Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze is five-episode OVA based on two novels by Chōhei Kambayashi that sees a war between man and an alien race called JAM (lol) on a planet called Fairy. A pilot named Rei Fukai flies an advanced aircraft with a complex AI called “Yukikaze” that learns in combat. I have to admit, it’s got some decent aerial action and even some decent intrigue, but I didn’t realize it has an surprising cult following.

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[yukikazes]

Yumi Tada’s preliminary character sketches of Rei Fukai, from her artbook ‘Sittin in the balcony’. All images courtesy of this Twitter user. 

#battle fairy yukikaze #sentou yousei yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #yukikaze #rei fukai #yumi tada #misc #official art

[yukikazes]

Yumi Tada’s preliminary character sketches of Rei Fukai, from her artbook ‘Sittin in the balcony’. All images courtesy of this Twitter user.

#Battle Fairy Yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #Sentou Yousei Yukikaze #yukikaze #rei fukai #yumi tada #misc #official art

[yukikazes]

Yumi Tada’s artwork for the Yukikaze OVA DVD covers has finally been returned after 20 years. 

Tada has commented: “Thank you very much for your many comments. I'm surprised that so many people remember the work even after 20 years. I'm doing my best thinking about how to give back to the fans of the work called Yukikaze.”

#yukikaze #Battle Fairy Yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #Sentou Yousei Yukikaze #rei fukai #lydia cooley #Jack Booker #ova #yumi tada #misc

[yukikazes]

Yumi Tada’s preliminary character sketches of Jack Booker, from her artbook ‘Sittin in the balcony’. All images courtesy of this Twitter user. 

#Sentou Yousei Yukikaze #Battle Fairy Yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #yukikaze #Jack Booker #yumi tada #misc #official art

[yukikazes]

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of Yukikaze OVA, Platz is releasing a 1/144 plastic model of Mave, with special “JAM Sensor” decals. A special fluorescent decal is used to realistically reproduce the unique pattern that emits red light in the play. It glows red when exposed to black light. 

It can be purchased here. 

#merch #news #yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #battle fairy yukikaze #sentou yousei yukikaze

[yukikazes]

Some inside pages from an artbook/doujinshi by Ikuto Yamashita, the mechanical designer for the Yukikaze OVA, as well as the character designer for the Tasukete Mave-chan! OAV.  All images courtesy of this Twitter user.

It is currently available for purchase here. 

#battle fairy yukikaze #Sentou Yousei Yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #tasukete mave-chan #misc #Official art #Ikuto Yamashita

[yukikazes]

The AT-X channel will broadcast Tasukete Mave-chan! starting 15:30 on June 19. [source]

#yukikaze #Battle Fairy Yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #tasukete mave-chan #news

[yukikazes]

Yukikaze author Chohei Kambayashi and his beloved cat, Vitanya, will appear in the NHK broadcast “Nekomentary” on May 18. It is a short documentary program that depicts the lives of Japanese authors and their cats. [source]

In 2005, Vitanya appeared on his front porch as a stray cat. About 17 years later, she has been living as a member of the family in Nagano prefecture.

#yukikaze #Battle Fairy Yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #Sentou Yousei Yukikaze #Chohei Kambayashi #interview #nhk

[yukikazes]

The first ever publication of Yukikaze in the November 1979 issue of SF Magazine. In the beginning, it had not yet become a serialised work - thus, the title is different. It is the second-to-last title to the right. [source]

#yukikaze #sf magazine #novel #combat fairy yukikaze #battle fairy yukikaze #sentou yousei yukikaze #chohei kambayashi #1979

[yukikazes]

New release: Battle Fairy Yukikaze <KAI> (Aizo Version) / 戦闘妖精・雪風〈改〉〔愛蔵版〕

To celebrate and promote Aggressors, Yukikaze <KAI>, the revised version of the first Yukikaze novel, is once again being released - this time, several new features will be added. In addition to the novel itself, this version includes “valuable interviews, commentary, and a newly written short story.” 

It will be released officially on July 20, but it can be pre-ordered here. 

#news #yukikaze #battle fairy yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #sentou yousei yukikaze

[yukikazes]

The fourth part of Yukikaze, titled “Aggressors”, will be released on April 20th, 13 years after the release of “Unbroken Arrow” in 2009. The fifth part will be serialised in SF Magazine starting April 25th. (source)

#sentou yousei yukikaze #yukikaze #battle fairy yukikaze #combat fairy yukikaze #chohei kambayashi