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Royal Space Force 王立宇宙軍 (retitled The Wings of
Honneamise オネアミスの翼 by its distributor on its initial release) is a
feature-length
anime movie produced by
Gainax and directed by
Hiroyuki Yamaga. And was the first film produced by Studio Gainax.
With a budget of 8 billion
yen, this film was one of the most expensive works of anime ever
produced, yet did not do well when initially released to theatres.
The story is set in a world similar to our own, with
1950s technology. Shiro Ladat is an unmotivated young man who has
drifted into his nation's lackadaisical space program. After the death of
another
astronaut and meeting a religious young woman, Shiro volunteers to be
the first person launched into space. His training as an astronaut
parallels his coming of age, as well as surviving unreliable technology
and assassination attempts. Meanwhile, war is brewing with a neighboring
nation.
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