History Anime / TheMagnificentKotobuki

** When talking about Julia, Madame Lulu is reading ''The Salamander'' by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masuji_Ibuse Masuji Ibuse]], a story about a salamander who was trapped inside a small hole he outgrew and in respond, incites a StockholmSyndrome on a frog so he can drag someone with him out of his helplessness-induced despair. It shows [[AllTakeAndNoGive Lulu's disapproval of Julia's pro-pirate policy]].

** [[spoiler:Isao and his butler flying into battle with one-off (or nearly so) prototypes (Kyushu J7W1 Shinden for the former, with only two built in reality, and the Kawasaki Ki-64 for the latter, which is truly a one-off), combined with Isao pulling what appears to be jet maneuvers in the Shinden (eg. The Kulbit/Pugachev's Cobra against Leona) should bring to mind ''Anime/TheSkyCrawlers''.]]

In many ways a SpiritualSuccessor to both ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'' and ''Anime/HighSchoolFleet''.

''Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai'' (lit: ''The Kotobuki Squadron in Wilderness''), localized as ''The Magnificent Kotobuki'', is an original anime based on an upcoming mobile game ''The Kotobuki Squadron in Wilderness: Take Off Girls in the Sky'', directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and animated by GEMBA and Creator/WaoWorld[[labelnote:*]]with Creator/{{Actas}} and Creator/TheAnswerStudio for the latter half of the series[[/labelnote]], premiered on January 13, 2019. The game was launched on February 13, 2019 and focuses on other flight squadrons besides the Kotobuki as they live their life in the chaotic and lawless Ijitsu. A sequel gaiden miniseries focusing on the Harukaze Squadron from the game, ''Harukaze Squadron in the Sky'', premiered on April 10, 2019 and can be viewed in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1wZ35aVaXE&list=PLu5mTioKIfLEIGO9Re9KUxqbxALF7s3hH Official Youtube channel]]. The manga adaptation, starts from the mission of which Kylie joined the Kotobuki Squadron, was released in April 23, 2019 in Shounen Jump + [[https://shonenjumpplus.com/episode/10834108156652399003 here]].

* CantHoldHisLiquor: The Elite Force leader. One of his minions [[FiveSecondForeshadowing mentions this]] when Zara goads him into drinking some strong alcohol. He passes out after one swig. [[UpToEleven She soon incapacitates everyone else in the room]], minus the bartender, in the same manner. [[NeverGetsDrunk Zara herself remains unaffected.]]

** Kylie gets stuck on an infamous plateau that no one has ever flown off of without crashing. [[UpToEleven And her plane's engine is broken.]] [[spoiler:After patching the engine back together with [[NoodleImplements a spark plug and a scarf]], she takes off successfully, though not without plummeting off the edge and skimming the ground on one wheel.]]

* DangerouslyShortSkirt: Zara and Chika. Kylie has the same aesthetic in the form of a barely-long-enough coat with, seemingly, no pants.

* ModestyShorts: Though it's rarely shown to [[DangerouslyShortSkirt maintain the illusion]], Kylie does [[https://imgur.com/GIAQxz9 wear shorts]] under her jacket.

** Madame Lulu definitely fits the trope. Blonde hair, huge breasts, [[HartmanHips wide hips]], and wearing a seductive red dress.

** The hole that randomly appears in the sky is a portal that connects to the world where [[{{Precursor}} the Yufang]] came from. Ijitsu's cities literally fight wars to gain access of it to get more taste of the Yufang's prosperity.

** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_well_fire#Extinguishing_the_fires You indeed can extinguish large fire from oil well with explosive]], and is in fact the preferred method.

** Episode 10 shows that Isao has several [[spoiler:[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_G10N Nakajima G10N ''Fugaku'']]]] in his arsenal. From the specs, most obviously from the engines' propellers, they were built on the specification of the blueprint instead of the Project Z's. Back in World War II, Japan was incapable of building any prototype because of the lack of fund and material and the war was worsening for them. It just so happens that the ones who build these things have the money for it.

-->-- '''Kylie''', narrating about the [[{{Precursor}} Yufang hole]].

** The Type-3 incendiary artillery round, as seen from ''VideoGame/KantaiCollection'', makes better use for wrecking installations than as an anti-air weapon.

* WithUsOrAgainstUs: This is the motto of [[spoiler:Isao's Freedom Union]], who force the leaders of each city to submit to them voluntarily, or have their cities bombed into the ground.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Zara, Grade A.

* ConspicuousCG: The CelShading variant for the girls, their dodo, Johnny, Ririko, Madame Lulu, Saneatsu, Julia, Isao, the generic sky pirates and most other non-background human characters; and more realistic shading for the aircraft.

* SymbolicBlood: When Allen's plane was attacked by unknown assailants, the front of his plane got splattered by leaking fuel. Seeing that he ended up disabled after the attack, it might as well have been his own blood that covered the front cockpit.