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Patapata Hikousen no Bouken
- AniList score
- 7.4
- Year
- 2002
- Format
- TV
- Episodes
- 26 episodes
- Adventure
- Sci-Fi
Synopsis
Jane's mother dies when she is born, and her father, a rich English aristocrat, soon remarries to a woman with a son, William, who despises his new father and brother. George and Jane grow up with a dream to make a flying machine. George believes the distant Asian sands hold a secret: a mysterious cerulean sand which can make machines fly. He goes on an expedition to find it, and soon is reported…
Tags
- Female Protagonist
- Foreign
- Steampunk
- Travel
- Estranged Family
- Aviation
- Butler
- Military
- Desert
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