The Princess and the Pilot (とある飛空士への追憶) is a Japanese light novel written by Koroku Inumura and illustrated by Haruyuki Morisawa. It was published by Shogakukan under its Gagaga Bunko imprint in February 2008. A manga adaptation by Maiko Ogawa was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sunday from August 2009 to February 2011, with its chapters collected in four volumes. An anime film adaptation, a joint production by Madhouse and TMS Entertainment, directed by Jun Shishido, premiered in October 2011.
Plot
Charles Karino (狩乃 シャルル) (voiced by Ryunosuke Kamiki),[2] a mercenary aerial pilot of mixed Amatsuvian-Levammian heritage, serves as the Levamme Kingdom's most skilled aviator yet endures persistent racial discrimination from regular military forces. Despite consistently outperforming elite pilots in combat exercises, his mixed ancestry prevents official recognition as a flying ace. His life changes dramatically when assigned to pilot the reconnaissance seaplane Santa Cruz on a covert mission to transport Princess Juana del Moral (ファナ・デル・モラル) (voiced by Seika Taketomi),[2]