Patapata Hikousen no Bouken

* Inspired by and loosely based on Jules Verne's stories: Facing the Flag and The City in the Sahara. A young lady of the noble Buxton family, Jane, is a vivid and cheerful girl, whose long yearning dream is to fly into the clouds and beyond. Being surrounded by the love of her family members as well as that of the servants, Jane's life was a relatively happy one. Her emotions, however, are in turmoil when a letter arrives informing that Jane's eldest and beloved brother, George, who was participating on the expedition to the East, was executed. At the same time, Jane's stepbrother, William, leaves the family due to the protracted feud with their father, who soon after is charged for embezzling. Days pass by and one day, Jane receives an envelope sent anonymously. Inside, there is a tiny piece of cerulean stone and right in front of Jane's eyes a mysterious phenomenon occurs... "Could this be the Floating Water George was searching for?" "And could this be a letter sent by George?" Jane wonders. Convinced of George's survival, Jane decides to embark on a quest to the unknown land in the East to find her brothers. An adventure begins that will lead her from the safety of her English manor house to the vast foreboding deserts of the Middle East and then to isolated mountain trails somewhere in the Caucasus. Chasing after various clues appearing only as hushed rumours and forgotten legends, Jane and her protective fellow travellers find themselves having to fight off a band of soldiers equipped with strange airships, who are seemingly intent on keeping the Cerulean Sand a secret from all outsiders. Note: This series was a co-production between Japanese and Korean animation teams and was aired simultaneously in both countries.