Nobody talks about this one. A scrappy all-female squadron of debris-chasing pilots operates the second line of defense for Earth, flying hypersonic planes into meteorite debris fields with the kind of casual competence and dark comedy timing that makes you forget you're watching girls in their late teens doing genuinely dangerous work. The show treats its sci-fi premise seriously enough that the stakes feel real, then immediately undercuts itself with comedy so well-timed that you're laughing at the absurdity of their situation instead of flinching at it. Mikaze's arc from troubled trainee to someone who actually belongs to something matters because the show never wastes screen time convincing you these pilots are a real team first, heroes second. It's a 2003 show that should have disappeared but didn't, because it knows exactly what it is: a love letter to people doing impossible jobs with impossible odds, armed with nothing but skill, dark humor, and each other.

Earth is threatened by giant comets and meteorites, and humanity answers with a two-stage defense system. Comet Blasters working from orbital stations break up incoming objects with nuclear missiles, while Meteor Sweepers take off from airbases on the ground in hypersonic jets to deal with the fragments left behind. Mikaze Honjou, a trainee pilot from a respected family of aviators, dreams of joining the prestigious Comet Blasters, but for now she trains with a Meteor Sweeper team. The road ahead feels hard enough that she lets her studies slide. After a successful mission alongside her friends Karin, Shizuha and Ayamo, she finds her drive again and commits to finishing training with them. The result mixes comedy and science fiction as the girls work toward becoming real pilots while threats keep coming from space.