801 T.T.S. Airbats

801 T.T.S. Airbats
North American DVD cover of 801 T.T.S. Airbats
青空少女隊
(Aozora Shōjotai)
GenreComedy, Action, Military, Romance
Manga
Written byShimizu Toshimitsu
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Captain
Original runJuly 1991October 1992
Volumes3
Original video animation
Directed by
  • Yūji Moriyama (Chief)
  • Junichi Sakata (#1, 3, 7)
  • Tōru Yoshida (#2, 5)
  • Osamu Mikasa (#4)
  • Shin Misawa (#6)
Produced by
  • Shigeru Kitayama
  • Shigeaki Komatsu
  • Ayumi Enomoto
Written by
Music by
  • Seikō Nagaoka (#1–3)
  • Norimasa Yamanaka (#4–7)
StudioStudio Fantasia
Licensed by
Released May 21, 1994 March 15, 1996
Runtime26–29 minutes (each)
Episodes7
Manga
Aozora Shoujotai Gaiden
Written byShimizu Toshimitsu
Published byTokuma Shoten
PublishedFebruary 1997
Volumes1
Manga
Aozora Shoujotai ReBirth
Written byShimizu Toshimitsu
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
MagazineYoung King
Original runDecember 27, 2007April 19, 2008
Volumes2

801 T.T.S. Airbats, known in Japan as Aozora Shōjotai (青空少女隊; lit. "The Blue Sky Girls Squad"), is a manga by Shimizu Toshimitsu which was later adapted into a seven episode anime series, produced by Studio Fantasia and Victor Entertainment. The series was released in Japan on LaserDisc as a series of OVA episodes between 1994 and 1996, and was licensed for English language distribution by ADV Films. The title has been out of print since 2005. The series had aired on TVB in Hong Kong on April 9, 1996. Scholar Takayoshi Yamamura noted that anime was produced with the collaboration of JSDF.