Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan

Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan (ひそねとまそたん, Hisone to Masotan) is a Japanese anime TV series created by director Shinji Higuchi, screenwriter Mari Okada, and animated by studio Bones. The series aired between April 13, 2018, and June 29, 2018. It was licensed by Netflix for domestic and international streaming, and released internationally on September 21, 2018.

Synopsis
The series follows Hisone Amakasu, a rookie in the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force, situated at the Gifu airbase. Amakuse joined the force to distance herself from people. She finds it difficult to interact with others due to her blunt personality, even though she doesn't mean to be so straightforward.

Nevertheless, her life changes forever when the concealed "OTF" – Organic Transformed Flyer, or dragon – inside the base chooses her to be his pilot. This decision leads young Amakasu to discover her predestined role as a dragon pilot. According to legend, dragons possess a key to unlocking the future of the world.

Music
The opening from episode 2 onwards is Shōjo wa Ano Sora wo Wataru by Riko Fukumoto.

All of the endings are covers of the French pop song Le temps de la rentrée by France Gall. Each episode's endings (from episode 2 to episode 11) are sung by different members of the cast, the final ending is instrumental.

Production
The chief director was Shinji Higuchi and the director was Hiroshi Kobayashi. Series composition was done by Mari Okada.

The character designs were by Toshinao Aoki (original) and Yoshiyuki Ito. Mechanical designs were done by Shoji Kawamori

Animation was done at studio BONES with planner Masahiko Minami.