Phantom Burai - Recommendations

• Vol: 6; Ch: 33
• 1978 - 1980

• Vol: 3; Ch: 18
• 2013 - 2014

• Vol: 14; Ch: 63
• 2015 - 2019

The story of a young man's journey to realise his life-long dream of becoming an air force pilot.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 8
• 2018 - 2019

Mysterious flying creatures known as Zai suddenly appear, and in order to fight the creatures, mankind creates fighter aircraft called "Daughters," as well as the automatic fighting mechanism "Anima," which are shaped like human girls. The story centers on a young man named Kei Narutani, who yearns to fly in the sky, and an Anima considered to be humanity's trump card, a girl named Gripen.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 1997

• Vol: 1
• 1987

• Vol: 3; Ch: 19
• 2018 - 2019

• Vol: 3; Ch: 22
• 1991

Isurugi Takuya has just been assigned a post as ground staff and maintenance for a very neglected air squadron. He's surprised to learn that it was meant to be an all-women aerial acrobatic team! Unfortunately, none of the higher officers have ever really taken it seriously.Isurugi and the hardworking Haneda Miyuki are determined to rebuild the squadron, and face down opposition to the idea of women as jet pilots! Soon they will add new pilots to their team; the exotic-looking, angry, half-japanese Mitaka Arisa, the gambler Saginomiya Sakura, and the enthusiastic, immature Shimorenjaku Youko, who has a pet vampire bat. Will they be able to prove the value of their team to disbelieving military men?

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2003

In the distant future, Earth is being invaded by a mysterious alien race known as the JAM. Though suffering heavy casualties, mankind unites and repels their advance, pushing them back to their homeworld of Fairy. As to not take any chances of another attack, an expeditionary force is formed to pursue and eradicate any who managed to flee. The campaign is successful, with all but a few small pockets of JAM completely destroyed, and preparations are made for the fleet to return to home. Enter Leiutenant Rei Fukai, the pilot of a reconnaissance fighter jet known as the Yukikaze. With victory close at hand, he is assigned to do one final sweep of Fairy to put an end of the threat for good. However, during the flight, he is attacked by an unknown jet that appears to one of mankind's own, and barely manages to escape. Though the JAM are all but gone, it seems a new, more deadly threat has emerged, fiercely determined to stop the fleet from returning home alive...

• Vol: 10+
• 2014 - ?

Mysterious flying creatures known as Zai suddenly appear, and in order to fight the creatures, mankind creates fighter aircraft called "Daughters," as well as the automatic fighting mechanism "Anima," which are shaped like human girls. The story centers on a young man named Kei Narutani, who yearns to fly in the sky, and an Anima considered to be humanity's trump card, a girl name Guripen.