Soreyuke! Uchuu Senkan Yamamoto Youko (1999)

Yohko Yamamoto’s talent for video games proves useful far beyond the arcade when the high school student becomes a starship pilot in the 30th century. Humanity’s rival powers, TERRA and NESS, settle their struggles through space battles transformed by advanced technology into contests their pilots can survive.

With Ayano, Madoka, and Momiji at her side, Yohko moves between school life and a future filled with formidable opponents. What initially resembles a spectacular game gradually draws her into mysteries surrounding ancient technology and her own past. Winning a battle is one challenge; facing what those discoveries mean for her friendships is another.