City in the Sky was a Japanese animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and released in 2008. The movie was adapted from the manga of the same name created by Japanese manga artist, Shingo Ishikawa. The story takes place in a future world where humans have achieved space travel and built a giant space station called the Sky City. The protagonist of the story was a pilot named Carl. He was responsible for driving the spaceship on the "Sky City" to the distant galaxy for scientific research and exploration. The movie mainly talked about Carl and his companions in the process of exploring the galaxy, encountered various dangers and challenges, and also discovered many mysteries and unknowns in the universe. The whole story was filled with sci-fi, adventure, and romantic elements, which were deeply loved by the audience.