There’s a shootout between Pirates – the main antagonists – and the Space Force – the police, basically, with Outlaws like Gene straddling the border inbetween. Case in point, the episode, ‘Law and Lawlessness’. Outlaw Star is cheesy, but it’s so confident in its use of cliche that you don’t really care. To paraphrase a line from the show, ‘Boys have the right to dream. It touches on the inner self who we are, and the pursuit of dreams. It’s got swearing, blood and full-frontal nudity at points. How much more big kid can you get? But Outlaw Star really isn’t for kids. The humour is easily digestable by all age groups, the colours throughout are vivid, bold and bright, and overall the show packs that juvenile, boyish kind of charm we all held when we were younger. Perhaps unfairly, the show fails to ever shrug off that ‘kid’ feel. (Photo credit: Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star/Outlaw Star, Sunrise, directed by Mitsuru Hongo and based on the manga written/illustrated by Takehiko Itō) Along the way, the two encounter a slew of different characters from mysterious samurai to catgirls. Teamed with brother-in-arms, eleven year-old James ‘Jim’ Hawking, the two end up spiralling off into the galaxy in search of treasure, adventure, and an interstellar prophecy or two.
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From what I can glean, however, it seems to very much be OS’ older – and more serious – sibling.īut what is Outlaw Star? What’s it about? The series (or ‘Starward Warrior Knight Outlaw Star‘, or ‘Future Hero Next Generation Outlaw Star‘ to give the anime its fuller – less elegant – names) ran in early 1998, and follows cosmic-wannabe Gene Starwind – your typical, Han Solo-esque antihero who dreams of bigger things. I merely apologise for not comparing it to Outlaw Star as much as I should in this review. It’s animated by the same company (Sunrise) and both shows feature a gang of bounty-hunting space-bounders who end up in sticky and entertaining situations. Before we begin, I just want to make a note that, sorry, I’ve never seen Cowboy Bebop – the iconic series that’s oft compared to OS for a variety of reasons. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – ‘Mojo’ Album Review – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: ‘Southern Accents’ – Reviewed by Jacob Bishop.Come Find All The Rest: Tom Petty’s Vision, Reborn – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Queen: Jazz – Reviewed by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Lost in Space: Queen’s ’39 – by Kaitelyn Chappell.Queen: The Essentials – Part II – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Queen: The Essentials – Part I – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.A New Sensation – INXS: Live Baby Live – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Hear That Sound: INXS’ Top Ten – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.INXS: The Essentials – Part II – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.INXS: The Essentials – Part I – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Ghost On the Square: Ghost Live at Wembley Arena – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Osculum Obscenum: Ghost’s 7 Inches of Satanic Panic – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Ghost – ‘Meliora’ Album Review – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Ghost – Infestissumam Review by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Ghost: Opus Eponymous – Reviewed by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.The Mac’s Masterstroke: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Tusk’ – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Heroes to Zeroes: David Bowie’s ‘Never Let Me Down’ Reviewed – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.David Bowie’s ‘Hunky Dory’: An Album Review – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.Here Comes The Rain: The Cult’s Sonic Temple in Portsmouth – by Jacob Wingate-Bishop.I’m The Sun King, Baby: 30 Years of The Cult’s Sonic Temple – Jacob Wingate-Bishop.
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