In 2047, schoolgirl Mikako is recruited into the UN Space Army to fight in a war against the Tarsian aliens. She pilots a giant robotic mecha called a Tracer as part of a fighting squadron attached to the spacecraft carrier, Lysithea. When it leaves Earth to search for the Tarsians, Mikako's friend, Noboru, remains on Earth. The two continue to communicate across space through e-mail on their mobile phones.

 

As the Lysithea travels deeper into space, messages take increasingly longer to reach Noboru on Earth. A climactic battle ensues between Mikako and the Tarsians. Mikako sends an e-mail to Noboru, with the message: "I am here". Noboru receives the message almost 9 years later. After winning the battle, Mikako, in her damaged Tracer, drifts in space.

 

AWARDS RECEIVED:

2002 Animation Kobe award for packaged work; 2003 Seiun Award for Best Media; Listed 100th on DVD Verdict's Top 100 DVD Films List