In Mizushima and Yokote’s Shirobako anime, the 3rd Aerial Girls Squadron (Dai-3 Hikō Shōjotai) show-within-a-show has a similar concept, but unlike Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai, the characters pilot modern jet aircraft.
The official website for director Tsutomu Mizushima and scriptwriter Michiko Yokote’s Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai (Kotobuki – The Wasteland Squadron) original television anime project revealed a new promotional video, visual, character visuals, story summary, and theme song artists on Thursday.
The project will also spawn a smartphone game titled Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai – Ōzora no Take Off Girls!
The Kotobuki Squadron operates the Ki-43-i Model 1 “Hayabusa” fighter plane (official designation “Type 1 fighter”).