Yukikaze (2002)
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A five-episode Gonzo original video animation adapting Chōhei Kambayashi's military science-fiction novel Sentō Yōsei Yukikaze and its sequels, following the near-silent fighter pilot Rei Fukai and his sentient reconnaissance aircraft Yukikaze as the Fairy Air Force (FAF) defends Earth's forces against the alien JAM on the planet Fairy. (IMDb) Distributed by Bandai Visual with FlyingDog, the OVA released five episodes between August 25, 2002 and August 26, 2005, and won the Tokyo Anime Award for Original Video Animation in both 2003 and 2006. (Wikipedia) Kentex released two 99-piece collaboration pilot watches for the franchise in 2025.
Watches
- Kentex Yukikaze SAF Model S798M-04
- Official product partnership — not an in-work appearance. Kentex released this 99-piece collaboration watch in 2025, its matte-navy dial styled after the standard-issue gear of the FAF's SAF special-combat unit, with the Boomerang Squadron emblem at 6 o'clock and the FAF logo on the caseback. It is a licensed anime-associated watch, not a model shown on screen. (Kentex)
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- Kentex Mave Yukikaze Model S798M-05
- Official product partnership — not an in-work appearance. Kentex released this 99-piece companion collaboration watch in 2025 as a tribute to Yukikaze, its matte-gray dial recreating the aircraft's own color and carrying the silhouette of Mave, a data-linked test aircraft from Kambayashi's later Yukikaze novels, at 6 o'clock with engine-nozzle-shaped indices. It is a licensed anime-associated watch, not a model shown on screen. (Kentex)
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