Anime like The Cockpit

What is The Cockpit about?

Studio: MADHOUSE , Jacom , Visual 80
Status: Finished

Slipstream
About a Luftwaffe pilot who must choose between his duty to his country: to guard a bomber loaded with Germany's final hope of victory... the world's first atomic bomb... or his duty to the world: to let it fall in flames to enemy Spitfires and be a footnote in history. Of course, things are complicated by the plane's other cargo... the woman he loves.

Sonic Boom Squadron
Near the end of the war, Japan has implemented a new weapon -- a human-piloted rocket-propelled flying bomb. Aboard a bomber carrying one of these, young Ensign Nogami awaits his chance to die as a "cherry blossom", a suicide pilot. In a few hours, he will die. The date of his death is set: August 6, 1945.

Knight of the Iron Dragon
Two soldiers attempt to reach an air base in order to fulfill a promise despite the fact that it might have been rendered moot in the reality of war.

Tags: Military , War , Historical , Aviation , Anthology , Foreign , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Motorcycles

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Area 88

Also known as Area 88.

Studio: Studio Pierrot , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Romance

In a cruel twist of fate, talented young pilot Shin Kazama is tricked into serving as a mercenary for Area 88. A hell on Earth where men survive by gunning down anyone who stands in their way. To return home, Shin must sell his soul to the battlefield and pave the road back to Japan with the corpses of his fallen opponents.

Tags: Tragedy , Military , Aviation , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Foreign , Survival , Male Protagonist , Ojou-sama , Orphan

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Tubi TV

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Kaze Tachinu

Also known as The Wind Rises.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Walt Disney Studios
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

Although Jirou Horikoshi's nearsightedness prevents him from ever becoming a pilot, he leaves his hometown to study aeronautical engineering at Tokyo Imperial University for one simple purpose: to design and build planes just like his hero, Italian aircraft pioneer Giovanni Battista Caproni. His arrival in the capital coincides with the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, during which he saves a maid serving the family of a young girl named Naoko Satomi; this disastrous event marks the beginning of over two decades of social unrest and malaise leading up to Japan's eventual surrender in World War II.

Tags: Aviation , Historical , Work , Biographical , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Time Skip , War , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Foreign , Drawing , Natural Disaster , Marriage , Trains , 4-koma

Where to watch?

Netflix

Max

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Konpeki no Kantai

Studio: J.C. Staff , Tokuma Shoten
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama

Konpeki no Kantai is a Japanese alternate-history original video animation series produced by JC Staff. Based on a 1992 novel by Yoshio Aramaki, the series focuses on a technologically advanced Imperial Japanese Navy and a radically different Pacific War that was brought about by Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto's revival in the past due to unexplained circumstances. The series also features real-life 1940s figures whose first names were changed, such as Winston Churchill to Kingston Churchill and Adolf Hitler to Heinrich von Hitler.

Tags: Military , Historical

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Hotaru no Haka

Also known as Grave of the Fireflies.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

In the aftermath of a World War II bombing, two orphaned children struggle to survive in the Japanese countryside. To Seita and his four-year-old sister, the helplessness and indifference of their countrymen is even more painful than the enemy raids. Through desperation, hunger and grief, these children's lives are as heartbreakingly fragile as their spirit and love is inspiring.

Tags: Tragedy , Survival , Orphan , War , Family Life , Historical , Primarily Child Cast , Rural , Military , Homeless , Autobiographical , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Educational

Where to watch?

Netflix

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Kurenai no Buta

Also known as Porco Rosso.

Studio: Studio Ghibli , Tokuma Shoten , Walt Disney Studios , GKids
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Romance

Take flight with "Porco" Rosso, a valiant World War I flying ace! From tropical Adriatic settings to dazzling aerial maneuvers, this action-adventure from world-renowned animator Hayao Miyazaki is full of humor, courage and chivalry. When "Porco" —whose face has been transformed into that of a pig by a mysterious spell— infuriates a band of sky pirates with his aerial heroics, the pirates hire Curtis, a rival pilot, to "get rid" of him. On the ground, the two pilots compete for the affections of the beautiful Gina. But it is in the air where the true battles are waged. Will our hero be victorious?

Tags: Aviation , Foreign , Anthropomorphism , Historical , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Coastal , Male Protagonist , Pirates , Fugitive , Travel , Military , Heterosexual , Fairy Tale , War , Primarily Male Cast , Guns , Boxing

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Netflix

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Ketsudan

Studio: Tatsunoko Production
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A strict retelling of the Pacific side of WW2.

Tags: Military , War , Historical

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Waga Seishun no Arcadia

Also known as Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my Youth.

Studio: Toei Animation , AnimEigo , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

Earth has been conquered by the evil Illumidus Empire, with parallels drawn to the U.S. post World War II occupation of Japan. Captain Harlock with a group that will become his life long friends begin their fight against this tyranny visited upon the planet Earth, with no regard to the costs the struggle will have on them, caring only for the ideal of restoring freedom to the people of Earth.

Tags: Space , Space Opera , Aliens , Fugitive , Pirates

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Tubi TV

Amazon Prime Video

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MEMORIES

Also known as Memories.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Horipro , Studio 4°C
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Memories is a compilation of three standalone short films encompassing different genres.

Magnetic Rose — a science fiction tale that tells a chilling story of love, loss, and the unwillingness to forget.
Stink Bomb — a tongue-in-cheek story of a chemical researcher who is just looking for a way to get rid of his cold... so why is everybody around him dying?
Cannon Fodder — an introspective tale about modern wars and simply following orders.

Tags: Anthology , Steampunk , Politics , Dystopian , Space , Cyberpunk , Military , War , Guns , Episodic , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Work , Seinen , Mopeds , Memory Manipulation

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Amazon Prime Video

Tubi TV

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Meikyuu Monogatari

Also known as Neo Tokyo.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Kadokawa Shoten , Selecta Visión , Project Team Argos
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

1) Labyrinth Labyrinthos
A girl and her cat fall through a looking-glass into a dark labyrinth full of strange people.

2) Running Man
In the distant future, a tough racer uses his psychokinetic powers against his opponents during his final race.

3) The Order to Stop Construction
A snooty salaryman is sent by his bosses to the jungle to stop a completely automated construction job, and spends several days there arguing with the robots.

Tags: Anthology , Cyberpunk , Work , Circus , Cars , Robots , Episodic , Body Horror , Gore , Male Protagonist , Super Power

Where to watch?

Bilibili

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Kuutei Dragons

Also known as Drifting Dragons.

Studio: POLYGON PICTURES
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The Quin Zaza airship sails the skies in pursuit of the deadliest (and tastiest) magical monsters in the blue: DRAGONS. While most people fear these scaly beasts, the crew of the Zaza specializes in bringing them down to earth to offer the world the medicine and food only dragons can provide. It’s a tough living, and the price for failure is all too often death, but the rewards for success are riches immeasurable — not to mention the most delicious cuisine around!

Note: All episodes premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2020, but aired weekly on TV.

Tags: Dragons , Full CGI , Aviation , Found Family , Food , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Urban Fantasy , Ensemble Cast , Steampunk , Episodic , Primarily Male Cast

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Netflix

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