Yukikaze (novel)

Battle Fairy Yukikaze) is a Japanese military science fiction novel series written by Chōhei Kambayashi.

Thirty-three years before the events of the series, an alien force known as the JAM invade Earth through a dimensional portal that appeared over Antarctica.

Without alarming the general public, the United Nations establishes a defense force to oppose the threat and after a series of bloody battles, manages to push the enemy back to the other side of the portal.

The main character, Lt Rei Fukai, pilots the FFR-31MR/D Super Sylph (later the FFR-41MR Mave) fighter B-503, nicknamed "Yukikaze", an advanced armed tactical reconnaissance plane equipped with a near-sentient AI system, and belongs to the FAF's combat intelligence wing the Special Air Force (SAF)'s recon squadron, known as Boomerang Squadron.

In 2018, the series and its spinoff Fighting Fantasy Girl Rescue Me: Mave-chan were streamed online by Tubi.