The hero of the story who joins the Stellvia foundation's space program so that she could "see the stars while looking forward, rather than having to look up". In the beginning, she fluctuates between complete confidence in her abilities and believing she couldn't do anything. The series depicts her as extremely diligent, although she is also a natural genius. As the series progresses, she learns to understand her mistakes and not think that she has to be perfect or else fail. For instance, after a rocky start to her training, during which she was dead last in her class at piloting, she takes the advice of [Kouta](https://anilist.co/character/195) and realizes she was trying to keep track of far too much information on her ship displays. Her piloting improves dramatically as a result. Despite her early setbacks as a pilot, her programming abilities are top notch from the very start, and she eventually combines the two in order to become even more formidable in the cockpit. She is called Shipon because the first time she piloted one of the Biancas she flew around like a ping-pong ball.

The year is 2356 A.D. - 189 years after a distant supernova caused a global catastrophe that wiped out 99% of the world population. To keep track on all space activities, mankind has built colossal space stations called "foundations" all over the Solar System. After passing the Space Academy entrance exams, Shima Katase embarks to the Earth-based foundation Stellvia to fulfill her dream of seeing the galaxy and to prevent another interstellar catastrophe from destroying Earth.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

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Non-anime roles:
- Honoka - Azur Lane (VG)

Carrie Anne Savage is an American voice actress known for her work for New Generation Pictures, Studiopolis, and Funimation/OkraTron 5000.

The Stellvia Space Academy is one of several Space Foundations dedicated to saving Earth from a wave of supernova explosions that is scheduled to hit the planet in 70 days. Shina Katose is a newly-enrolled student at Stellvia with exceptional skills as a programmer but lacklustre talent as a pilot. Her dream is to be chosen as one of the elite pilots needed to help save the earth, and Stellvia is her story.<br><br>
(Source: Amazon)