Synopsis
Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his hero, Italian aircraft pioneer Giovanni Battista Caproni. His arrival in the capital coincides with the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, during which he saves a maid serving the family of a young girl named Naoko Satomi; this disastrous event marks the beginning of over two decades of social unrest and malaise leading up to Japan's eventual surrender in World War II.
Characters & voice
Jirou HorikoshimainHideaki AnnoJP voice
Nahoko SatomimainMiori TakimotoJP voice
Kayo HorikoshisupportingMirai ShidaJP voice
Hans CastorpsupportingSteve AlpertJP voice
CapronisupportingMansai Nomura IIJP voice
HattorisupportingJun KunimuraJP voice
Kirou HonjousupportingHidetoshi NishijimaJP voice
KurokawasupportingMasahiko NishimuraJP voice
SatomisupportingMorio KazamaJP voice
Jirou no HahasupportingKeiko TakeshitaJP voice
KinusupportingHaruka ShibuyaJP voice
Katayamasupporting








