Outlaw Star

Also known as Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star

星方武侠アウトロースター

Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard job goes sideways, he finds himself the proud owner of the Outlaw Star and on an adventure to find the mysterious Galactic Leyline. Facing pirates and dangers galore, can he survive the journey through space?

TV anime, 24 episodes, Winter 1998, Sunrise. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Sunrise. Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi. Season: Winter 1998.

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Characters and voice cast

• Gene Starwind (ジーン･スターウインド) - main character, voiced by Shigeru Shibuya (渋谷茂); English dub: Robert Buchholz
• Melfina (メルフィナ) - main character, voiced by Ayako Kawasumi (川澄綾子); English dub: Emilie Brown
• Jim Hawking (ジム･ホーキング) - main character, voiced by Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香); English dub: Brianne Siddall
• Aisha Clanclan (エイシャ・クランクラン) - main character, voiced by Yuuko Miyamura (宮村優子); English dub: Lenore Zann
• Suzuka (黄昏の鈴鹿) - main character, voiced by Sayuri (紗ゆり ); English dub: Wendee Lee
• Hilda - supporting character, voiced by Toshiko Fujita (藤田淑子); English dub: Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
• Harry MacDougall (ハリー･マクドゥーガル) - supporting character, voiced by Tsutomu Kashiwakura (カシワクラツトム); English dub: Steve Staley
• Valeria Vertone (ヴァレリア・ベルトーネ) - supporting character, voiced by Atsuko Tanaka (田中敦子); English dub: Debra Rogers
• Duuz Delax Rex (ドゥーズ・デラクス・レクス) - supporting character, voiced by Kenji Utsumi (内海賢二); English dub: Richard Epcar
• Fred Luo - supporting character, voiced by Toshihiko Seki (関俊彦); English dub: Ezra Weisz
• Ronald MacDougall - supporting character, voiced by Kazuhiro Nakata (中田和宏); English dub: John Snyder
• Lord Hazanko (破斬公) - supporting character, voiced by Seizou Katou (加藤精三); English dub: Tom Wyner
• Hanmyo - supporting character, voiced by Tomoko Kawakami (川上とも子); English dub: Rebecca Forstadt
• Iraga - supporting character, voiced by Chiyako Shibahara (芝原チヤコ); English dub: Barbara Goodson
• Gilliam II - supporting character, voiced by Takaya Hashi (土師孝也); English dub: Peter Spellos
• Yase - supporting character, voiced by Akira Ishida (石田彰); English dub: Barbara Goodson
• Gwen Khan - supporting character, voiced by Takeshi Aono (青野武); English dub: Milt Jamin
• Leilong - supporting character, voiced by Yuusaku Yara (屋良有作); English dub: Steve Bulen

Staff

• Original Creator: Hajime Yatate (矢立肇)
• Original Creator: Takehiko Itou (伊東岳彦)
• Original Character Design: Takehiko Itou (伊東岳彦)
• Director: Mitsuru Hongou (本郷みつる)
• Series Composition: Katsuhiko Chiba (千葉克彦)
• Character Design: Takuya Saitou (齋藤卓也)
• Mechanical Design: Junya Ishigaki (石垣純哉)
• Assistance: Atsushi Sugita (杉田敦)
• Assistance: Kazumi Akiba (秋葉和美)
• Design Works: Manabu Ono (小野学)
• Design Works: Hiroshi Ookubo (大久保宏)
• Design Assistance: Shouji Kawamori (河森正治)
• Design Assistance: Yutaka Minowa (箕輪豊)
• Design Assistance: Yoshinori Sayama (佐山善則)

Production: Sunrise (animation), Sotsu, Victor Entertainment, Bandai Entertainment, Selecta Visión.

Rankings on AniList: #7 highest rated 1998, #8 most popular 1998.

AniList members score Outlaw Star 75/100. On their lists: 1,961 watching, 12,470 completed, 20,095 planning to watch, 841 dropped; 718 favourites.

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Episodes

1. Episode 1: Outlaw World
2. Episode 2: World of Desires
3. Episode 3: Into Burning Space
4. Episode 4: When the Hot Ice Melts
5. Episode 5: The Beast Girl Ready to Pounce!
6. Episode 6: The Beautiful Assassin
7. Episode 7: Creeping Evil
8. Episode 8: Forced Departure
9. Episode 9: A Journey of Adventure! Huh?
10. Episode 10: Gathering for the Space Race
11. Episode 11: Adrift in Subspace
12. Episode 12: Mortal Combat with the El Dorado
13. Episode 13: Advance Guard from Another World
14. Episode 14: Final Countdown
15. Episode 15: The Seven Emerge
16. Episode 16: Between Life and Machine
17. Episode 17: The Strongest Woman in the Universe
18. Episode 18: Law and Lawlessness
19. Episode 19: Cats and Girls and Spaceships
20. Episode 20: Grave of the Dragon
21. Episode 21: Gravity Jailbreak
22. Episode 22: Cutting the Galactic Leyline
23. Episode 23: Maze of Despair
24. Episode 24: Return to Space