Pilot Candidate English Sub & Dub

About Pilot Candidate

Pilot Candidate (女神候補生) arrives as an action anime by Xebec (2000), and the premise is easy to summarize. At its core: In the future humankind has expanded and colonized other planets. Then an alien species, Victim, attacks the human colonies leaving only one planet, Zion.

Further in, in an effort to stop Victim from destroying the last planet a training school, GOA, is set up to gather boys from the Zion colonies and train them to become pilots of the Ingrids AKA The Goddesses. The boys has to possess a rare blood type, EO , as well as a special ability, or EX. Zero (Candidate 88) has just arrived in GOA when he falls into the cockpit of the Ingrid Eeva-Leena.

As an action title, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. Gareas Elidd (Wataru Takagi) and Rei Enna (Yukimasa Obi) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list. At 12 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Xebec is the studio behind Pilot Candidate, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The action focus matters here: fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. With a 5.8/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. Voice casting, including Wataru Takagi as Gareas Elidd, adds to the appeal for fans who follow seiyuu. It aired in 2000, which makes it easy to place in the wider anime calendar.