Line #13 Manga/EightOhOneTTSAirbats


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3	801 T.T.S. Airbats (or, alternatively, ''Aozora Shoujotai'', "The Blue Sky Girls Squad") is a 1991-1992 manga (later adapted into an {{OVA}} between 1994-1996) about an all-female [[NaiveNewcomer except for their mechanic]] air demonstration squad of the [[UsefulNotes/KaijuDefenseForce Japanese Air Self-Defence Force]].
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6	!! Tropes in ''801 T.T.S. Airbats'' include:
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8	* AbortedArc: The OVA ends without giving a resolution to the main LoveTriangle.
9	** There's also how the flashback in episode 7 doesn't explain where's Tokaji in the present, and doesn't do much with the revelation to Saginomiya that Konishi was going to propose to her instead Tokaji, [[NoEnding since the OVA just kind of ends there.]]
10	* BigEater: Yoko.
11	* FieryRedhead: Episode 5's Jeger, pilot of the american Thunderbirds, who serves as a [[TheRival rival]] for Mitaka.
12	* FreezeFrameBonus: OVA episode one shows models of Japanese and foreign scifi memorabilia at 14:39.
13	* HotSpringsEpisode: Episode 4.
14	* LargeHam: Captain Konishi, who is voiced by none other than Creator/NorioWakamoto
15	* LoveTriangle: Takuya, Arisa and Miyuki.
16	** Also Konishi, Saginomiya and Tokaji in the flashback episode.
17	* MilitaryMaverick: Arisa Mitaka, hot-headed, unfriendly and hard to deal with. It's the reason she was transferred to the 801st.
18	* NaiveNewcomer: Takuya Isurugi, the POV main character, has just been transferred to the squad when the series starts.
19	* NoEnding: The OVA ends with a WholeEpisodeFlashback and gives no resolution to the LoveTriangle between Takuya, Arisa, and Miyuki.
20	* {{Otaku}}: Takuya, if his personal quarters full of figures is any indication.
21	* RagtagBunchOfMisfits
22	* ReassignedToAntarctica: Much like the [=SV2=] in Franchise/{{Patlabor}}, the 801st is a dumping ground for whatever misfit is causing too much trouble in the regular forces, and nobody takes them seriously, not even themselves.
23	* SeriousBusiness: A ramen eating contest between the main characters in episode 6, which ended up being bet on by the entire JSDF, American military forces, and even the Russians.
24	--> ''2 JASDF F-15 are sent to intercept a Tu-95 Bear breaching into their airspace, but the pilots are clearly focused on the bet''
25	--> '''F-15 Pilot (after hearing news that Konishi lost):''' "Stupid Konishi! I spent my entire paycheck on this bet!"
26	--> '''Bear Pilot:''' "I understand, comrade. I also bet on Konishi. Damn."
27	--> '''F-15 Pilot:''' "Wait, what?"
28	* ShoutOut: Take a look at the trope image and take a few guesses which [[Film/TopGun American film]] it is referencing.
29	* SideBet: Saginomiya will try to convince people to place bets on practically anything, including whether the squadron will pass a flight test. She also tries to collect on bets the other party never accepted (or did so off-screen).
30	* TeamPet: Yoko's pet bat, Chi-chan, serves as the mascot for the Airbats.
31	* TheGamblingAddict: Saginomiya, big time.
32	* WholeEpisodeFlashback: The last one.
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