Welcome to my page on Outlaw Star
I've seen: The Series!
Thanks to Chibi Faery Alexa Sakurazukamori for the ages of
Gene and Jim!
Thanks to Spot for some info on the Macdougalls!
Thanks to Tao Child for info on the Anten Seven and Hazanko!
Outlaw Star is a great anime made by Sunrise animation, and marketed in
North America by AnimeVillage.com . (Click HERE to visit the AnimeVillage.com homepage.)
I got volume 1 and 2, and I love the series! When I first ordered it, I
wasn't sure if I'd like it or not, but its' a great series! It has
a really neat, energetic opening theme that's not all happy and icky,
really sharp character desighns and art, and some legendary names
in it's credits! We're talking Shoji Kawamure, the creator of Macross
and the Valkryies from Macross, as well as The Vision of Escaflowne (which is also a great series!)
involved with the Mechanical designs of Outlaw Star. The show is really
fun, with lots of jokes and features characters that aren't all just
a bunch of kids (well, most of them anyway).
Mechanical design
The mechanical design for Outlaw Star is really intersting, combining really sleek
styles with strange, bulbulous styles. The Pirate's ship from the
first few episodes looks like a bizzare set of balls joined together at
odd angles. The ship from the Ctarl Ctarl (CTRL + CTRL ?) empire looked
alot more organic on the outside, and like... well, like a whale or some other
big round thing. The cars they use are also neat. The most interesting new
thing that Outlaw Star has are "Grappler Ships". These ships posess arms for
the purposes of attacking enemy ships. They look a little dorky, but they can
be incredible weapons.
Characters
The Characters from Outlaw Star are really neat, all coming from different backgrounds
with different attitudes and beliefs, with just one goal in mind. Profit.
The Heroes (?)
Gene Starwind - The main character, he is twenty, and
he has great skill with guns and is a great driver. He'd make an ace pilot
if it weren't for one little problem...
Jim Hawkings - Gene's buddy and right hand man... but he's a kid. He is
11 years old. He and Gene run a repair business, where they fix
"anything from tractors to relationships", or something like that. Jim is the
brains of the outfit.
"Hot Ice" Hilda - The famous Outlaw, with many enemies among both the pirates
and the Space Forces. Her past is mysterious, with a long history of spilled blood
between her and the Pirate guilds. It may come back to haunt Gene and company in
the future.
Melfina - A female Bio-Android, unknown at this point how old she is, but her body looks
about 18-20, and sometimes it's confusing as to what's on her mind...
Aisha Clan Clan - The former ambassador plesiplanitory (or something like that) of the
Ctarl Ctarl empire. The Ctarl Ctarl are described by Jim as being a cross between
Humans and Tigers. *Grin*. (I'm a furry fan). Anyway, when I first saw art of her,
on Sunrise's pages, I thought she might be a Dark Elf, which I also think are very cool.
However, she's not, but she's just as cool.
She has very big hair, and she's the first Anime Cat-female-thing I've seen that
has at least half a brain! Wow! I'm so Happy!
Fred Luo - The man in charge of the Sentinel 3 and Heifong branches of his fathers'
empire of "legitimate" businesses. He is a sharp businessman,
who is a little too
"fond", shall we say, of Gene and Jim. Gene and Jim currently
owe him a substanial sum of money.
"Twilight" Suzuka - the master assasin who became intrigued with
Gene while on a contract to
kill Fred Luo. She now has promised to not kill Fred until she
has killed Gene first, but
it doesn't look like killing Gene is the first thing on her mind
anymore.
Characters who aren't villans
Clyde - He's the Bartender at the joint in Gene's
Hometown where Gene likes to hang out.
Iris - She's the waitress at the bar in Gene's
Hometown where Gene likes to hang out. She is attracted to Gene,
and is jealous of any women that he shows attention to.
Swanzo - He's a Corbonite, a green guy in
a lifesupport pod/suit. He is
one of Hilda's most(only) trusted friends, and an excellent mechanic, perhaps
the best at Blue Heaven, a Free Town.
Mikey - He's Swanzo's assistant at dock 8 in Blue Heaven.
The Villans
? - a mysterious girl with knowledge of the Tao magicks, she was the commander of a
pirate ship from a powerful guild.
? - this old man was a Tao Master, who bore incredible knowledge of the Tao magics, and
commanded incredible because of this. He was the second in command of the Pirate ship
controlled by ?.
? - he was a powerful cyborg, who also could use Tao magic. He had telekenesis abilites,
as well as being impervious to non-magical weapons.
The Macdougall Brothers - Harry and Ron Macdougall, possibly the two most feared Outlaws, they
posess incredible wealth and influence, and are quite ruthless in the way they do business.
They currently believe that they posess the fastest ship in the Galaxy.
Hazanko - Leader of the 108th Star, he is a feared leader and
very skilled in Tao magics. He believed himself invulrnable
to caster magic. The elite assasin/bodyguard team "Anten Seven"
are his to command.
Hanmyo - A member of the Anten Seven, is a young girl who, with
the help of her talking cats, pilots a very advanced ship. She is
an excellent pilot. Jim both falls in love with and unknowingly
kills her in the episode "Cats and Girls and Spaceships." Just what we
needed. Another Christina Mackenzie (War in the Pocket). Bah.
Shimi, - A member of the Anten Seven, who isa.k.a. Leilong, is
the first of the Enten Seven. He is an excellent duelist and has
never lost a duel.He is so good, that no one in the pirate guild
hasn't heard of him.
Hitoriga - A member of the Anten Seven, is a master of the
Martial Arts. He killed Suzuka's family, destroyed her life, and
stole her image.
Tobigihra - A member of the Anten Seven, is a master of disguise
and the tricks of battle.
He is highlighted in the "Hot Springs" episode, Hot Springs
Planet Tenrei.
Iraga - A member of the Anten Seven, is a werewolf with a
miraculous life force.
Jukai's - A member of the Anten Seven, his abilities are shrouded
in mystery. He seems to have some form of Tao-based Elemental
control.
Hamushi - A member of the Anten Seven, is a beauty who captivates
men purely with her good looks.
The Caster
Gene's special gun deserves a place by itself. This is a weapon of the Old Magic, it fires
spells as it's ammunition. Needless to say, the bullets for such a gun are extremely expensive.
However, they can destroy magical beings that cannot be harmed by ordinary means, and one cannot
argue with the result. There are different grades of bullets, with #1, being the most powerful
and most expensive, and going down from there. Gene used a # 3, a # 9, but his # 15 was a dud.
which was really too bad, that shot would have saved them alot of problems.
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