The Pilot's Love Song
The Pilot's Love Song is a Japanese light novel series by Koroku Inumura. It is set in the same fictional universe as Inumura's earlier light novel The Princess and the Pilot. Five volumes were published between 2009 and 2011 by Shogakukan under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. An anime television series by TMS Entertainment aired in Japan from January to March 2014. A manga adaptation was serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Super from February 2014 to September 2015.
Characters
Main characters
;Kal-el Albus Karl La Hire
;Claire Cruz Nina Viento
;Ariel Albus
;Ignacio Axis
Cadoques High, Aerial Division students
;Noriaki Kashiwabara
;Benjamin Sharif
;Mitsuo Fukuhara
;Chiharu de Lucia
;Sharon Morcoz
;Nanako Hanasaki
;Wolfgang Baumann
;Marco Santos
;Fausto Fidel Melze
Cadoques High, Aerial Division teachers
;Juan Rodrigo Bandereas
;Sonia Palez
Congress of Isla
;Luis de Alarcon
;Leopold Melze
;Amelia Cervantes
;Marcus Sanchez
Kal-el's family
;Michael Albus
;Noelle Albus
;Manuelle Albus
;Gregorio La Hire
;Maria La Hire
Others
;Countess Ulshyrra
;Shizuka Hazome
Holy Levamme Empire
;Seagull
;The Princess and the Pilot#Cast
;Marcos Guerrero
Sky Clan
;Silver Fox
Media
Light novels
Toaru Hikūshi e no Koiuta started as a light novel series, written by Koroku Inumura and illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa. The series spans five volumes which were published between February 18, 2009, and January 18, 2011, under Shogakukan's Gagaga Bunko imprint. Inumura's earlier light novel, The Princess and the Pilot, is set in the same world, as are his two later series: the two-volume Toaru Hikūshi e no Yasōkyoku and nine-volume Toaru Hikūshi e no Seiyaku.
Anime
An anime television series adaptation by TMS Entertainment began airing on January 6, 2014, on Tokyo MX. Additionally, the series is airing on Sun TV, AT-X and BS Nittele and is simulcasted in English by Crunchyroll. The series is directed by Toshimasa Suzuki, written by Shinichi Inotsume and the character designer is Hiroki Harada. Its opening theme is "azurite", performed by petit milady, a unit consisting of the voice actresses Aoi Yūki and Ayana Taketatsu, and its ending theme is "Kaze ga Shitteru" by Akai Kōen. The series has been licensed for release in North America by NIS America.
Manga
A manga adaptation by Takeshi Kojima was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Sunday S from February 25, 2014, to September 25, 2015. Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from July 18, 2014, to November 18, 2015.