1 Season

Episode

Crimson Wings (2019)

The Xi: unidentified flying objects that are vastly more powerful than humanity's best fighters. Kei Narutani is fleeing Shanghai on an evacuation ship when he's attacked by the Xi, but a mysterious red fighter jet saves him. One day in his new home in Komatsu, he sees the same jet. It's being carried to a nearby Japanese air-force base.

Komatsu Rendezvous (2019)

Kei meets Gripen, the fighter jet who saved him. The plane itself is called a "Daughter", and it's piloted by an artificial life form called an Anima. That was the young girl that Kei met. Yashirodoori tells Kei to spend time with Gripen. As they walk through the city, the bond between them begins to deepen.

Anima Core (2019)

Gripen's condition stabilizes when she's near Kei, but nobody knows why. The two of them train for the upcoming test flight using the simulator. If they can pass the test flight and Gripen can fight again, she'll be able to wipe out the Xi before long. But one day, Kei learns the truth about the Anima and the Daughters from an unexpected source.

The World You See (2019)

The test flight is delayed due to problems. Kei hears that Gripen is to be scrapped and sneaks into the base. But then, the Xi launch another attack. Gripen needs Kei near her to be able to fly, so he heads up into the sky with her.

Independent Mixed Test Unit (2019)

Gripen continues to lose to Eagle in mock battles, and it's starting tog et to her. Kei tries to improve the mood between the two of them when a new girl, Phantom, comes to the base. Yashirodoori explains that they're forming a new unit for the Anima, the "Independent Mixed Test Unit".