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Japanese Title: ひそねとまそたん

Summary

Straightforward and innocent Hisone Amakasu is a rookie self-defense official. She was struggling with the fact that she sometimes hurts people unintentionally by her innocent words and decided to join in Air Self-Defence, hoping to maintain a certain distance from people. This decision led her to a fateful encounter which profoundly changes her life. It was the dragon hidden in the base and it chose Hisone as his pilot. When it soared into the sky with Hisone, her fate as a dragon pilot was decided. It is said that dragons have a key to the future of the world… (taken from official website)

Impressions

Thanasis

Funny. Lighthearted. Dragons that transform into fighter planes. Hisone and Masotan stars Hisone, a blabbermouth girl who joined the Japanese Air Defence Force as a random choice among many. Like many in her age, Hisone doesn’t really know what she wants to do with her life and joins the army just because she had to choose one path. She tries hard to keep her mouth closed because she can’t keep herself from speaking her mind. There, in a small twist of the Promised Hero and You Are Special cliches, she is chosen by a dragon to be its pilot.

Among the cultural references and the recognizable products (I drink Yakult, everyday), Hisone and Masotan is the story of a girl who wants to come to terms with her own personality flaws and a dragon who loves to fly (and needs to fly, since it keeps it alive), but needs someone it trusts to do so. Despite the jets and the army setting, the anime skips the military action and goes straight to a slice-of-life drama situation. If you are going to keep watching the series, may I suggest… tissues?