Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings

Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings (よみがえる空 - Rescue Wings-) is a Japanese anime television series animated by J.C.Staff which aired on TV Tokyo from January to March 2006. The main character is 2nd Lieutenant Uchida Kazuhiro, a helicopter pilot in a search and rescue wing of the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF). The anime is a part of the Rescue Wings media franchise produced by Bandai Visual which also includes a live-action film released in 2008, where the main character is a female pilot played by Yuko Takayama,[1] as well as two manga series with different stories focusing on search and rescue squads and personnel.

Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings
The DVD cover of Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings
よみがえる空
Anime television series
Directed byKatsushi Sakurabi
Produced byKiyoshi Sugiyama
Yuji Matsukura
Written byFumihiko Takayama
Music byHayato Matsuo
StudioJ.C.Staff
Original networkTV Tokyo, Animax
Original run January 8, 2006 (2006-01-08) – March 26, 2006 (2006-03-26)
Episodes12 + OVA
Live-action film
Sora e: Sukui no Tsubasa Rescue Wings
Directed byMasaaki Tezuka
Music byKaoru Wada
StudioKadokawa Pictures
Released
  • December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13) (Japan)
Runtime108 min
Manga
Sora e Rescue Wings
Written byTommy Ohtsuka
MagazineMonthly Comic Flapper
Original runJune 4, 2005 – July 5, 2007
Volumes4

The real life JASDF Komatsu Air Base hosts a search and rescue wing in addition to two fighter wings with F-15J's and T-4's as portrayed in the anime.[2] JDS Haruna (DDH-141), on which Hongou lands on to refuel in Episode 3, is a real ship of the JMSDF.[3]

Synopsis

Uchida Kazuhiro joined the JASDF hoping to fly fighter jets, however midway through the pilot training program he was transferred to the rescue helicopter course and was eventually deployed to the Komatsu Rescue Squad as a SAR helicopter pilot. Initially depressed at his assignment, Uchida's experiences eventually cause him to change his mind.

Episodes
  1. 「はじめての仕事」(The First Job)
  2. 「困難な仕事」(A Difficult Job)
  3. 「苦しい仕事」(A Painful Job)
  4. 「大切な人」(Precious One)
  5. 「必要なこと」(Necessity)
  6. 「Bright Side of Life 前編」(Bright Side of Life, Part I)
  7. 「Bright Side of Life 後編」(Bright Side of Life, Part II)
  8. 「少年の旅路 前編」(A Boy's Journey, Part I)
  9. 「少年の旅路 後編」(A Boy's Journey, Part II)
  10. 「パーティー」(Party)
  11. 「ビバーク」(Bivouac)
  12. 「レスキュー」(Rescue)
  13. 「最後の仕事」(A Last Job)(Final)(DVD Release)

Cast

References
  1. "Yomigaeru Sora TV Anime Series Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. "Komatsu Air Base". Air Bases. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2006-03-08.
  3. "DDH Haruna Class". JMSDF - Ships. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2006-03-08.
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