The Sky Crawlers (Sukai kurora)

From the director of the acclaimed anime Ghost in the Shell, comes Mamoru Oshii's latest masterpiece, set in an alternate universe where the world is at peace and realistic dogfights are staged to entertain an aggressive population. Piloted by teenagers known as 'Kildren' who seem to never age, a rookie commander discovers that they are products of a mysterious genetic experiment and sets out to discover the secrets behind their creation.