I think that is the case so far, unfortunately.
I've been trying to get information from the Japanese Wikipedia article for the series (
http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ミニスカ宇宙海賊), however since I can't read kanji yet, I've had to use Google Translate - as such the information is a bit patchy. I was wondering if it would be OK to check some of this information with people here who are in a position to see if there are any mistakes.
Spoiler for Brief character information for novel characters (possibly inaccurate) from japanese wiki entry:
Barbaroosa Crew:
- Nora (ノーラ): Deputy officer. Methuselah (long-life species). On the crew since the time of the War of Independence.
- Borgs (ボーグス): Cyborg. In charge of sensors.
- Morgan (モーガン): Helmsman.
- Cayenne Gear? (カイエン・ギアー): (Brigade captain?)
Frontier Pirate Guild:
- Grant Mueller? Mueller Grant? (ミューラ・グラント): Methuselah. Pirate Guild executive. Captain of the Chimaera of Skylla. Has had a large bounty for at least half a century. Cold and harsh personality. Mastermind behind events concerning the Stellar Slayer (which answers my earlier question about whether she was a villain or not). Uses whatever means as a pirate? Tried to seize the Odette II to move the frontier countries (something about Jackie and failure)? After incident, (not sure - sent invitation for pirate guild membership to the yacht club? doesn't seem right)
- Mira Grant? Myra Grant? (マイラ・グラント): Sister of the above. Like sister, a Methuselah and has a bounty. Captain of the 'Queen of Love'?
Galactic Empire:
- Nut Nashfall? (ナット・ナッシュフォール): Also known as "Nash". Childhood friend of Coorie. Intelligence officer.
Other
- Archduke Shimushieru? (シムシエル大公): Gruier and Grunhilde's grandfather. Serenity Royal Family head?
- Jackie Kelvin (ジャッキー・ケルビン): Bounty. Cracker (witch-level?) with advanced electronic equipment on ship, Luna Lion. Always smiling. Body enhanced by nanomachines and drugs to survive in the underworld? Can resist poison gas? Many bounty hunters after his bounty. Scammer. Attempted to repossess the Odette II, posing as a fake tax collector (Vol 4). Infiltrated Hakuoh to acquire a buried document from the War of Independence (Vol 8)?
- Noel Blue (ノエル・ブルー): Bounty hunter licensed by Galactic Empire. Nicknamed 'The Purple Witch' (紫紺の魔女)? Grew up downtown on Skull Star and comes back from time to time. Infiltrates Hakuoh Academy as a teacher, aiming for Jackie's bounty. Brandishes normally unmanageable firearms?
- Ginkyuryu (in coulomb?) (銀九龍(イン・クーロン)): Oyaji-san's real name?
Spoiler for Brief ship information for novel ships (possibly inaccurate) from japanese wiki entry:
Pirate Ships
- Kurotori (Black Swan) (黒鳥号): One of the Original Seven. Renovated battlecruiser with more firepower than the Bentenmaru. Control ship for a supernova bomb. Lost in the Garnet A system during the final battle of the War of Independence.
- Glamorous Ridisu? (グラマラス・リディス): A pirate ship that answered Kenjo's call for reinforcements. Renovated heavy cruiser class. (Pirate Guild? Playing role of picket ship? Don't about this)
- Karyobinga (迦陵頻伽(かりょうびんが)): A pirate ship that answered Kenjo's call for reinforcements. Originally an experimental battleship. Older than the Bentenmaru. Captain Earl Khan. Deputy Officer Lady Anne.
- Shindobatto (シンドバット): A pirate ship that answered Kenjo's call for reinforcements. (Renovation, multi-purpose boat, prototype, not large enough? stopping? don't know about this)
- Death Shadow (デスシャドウ): A pirate ship that answered Kenjo's call for reinforcements. Heavy battleship, among strongest of the Letter of Marque pirates in terms of attack power? Equipped with many planes. Captain Marquis Krupp.
Seven Star Federal Republic Military
- Glenn Smith-class battleship (グレンスミス級戦艦): Fast battleship mass-produced for the frontier nations.
- Agurigato-class (hit?) cruiser (グレンスミス級戦艦): Old cruiser used in Seven Star Military. Older than Glenn Smith-class.
- Besumosu-class (maneuver?) cruiser (ベスモス級機動巡洋艦): Relatively new cruiser used by Seven Star Military.
Others
- Neuschwanstein (ノイシュバンシュタイン): TDS. Flagship of Fifth Imperial Fleet (or sub-division)? Involved in exercise with Bentenmaru.
- Luna Lion (ルナライオン): Jackie Kelvin's ship. Modified so much that the original shape can't be determined. Irregular hull with two large parabolic antennas. Has an optic camoflage and active stealth system. Powerful computer onboard with advance electronic warfare and information processing capabilities.
- Queen of Love (愛の女王号): Mira/Myra Grant's ship, (brothel?).
- Shenandoah (シェナンドア号): High-speed passenger ship used by Hugh and Dolittle.
Spoiler for Brief novel information for the unadapted novels (possibly inaccurate) from japanese wiki entry:
- Vol 4: The Jet-Black Shipwreck? (漆黒の難破船). A distress signal from the Kurotori, though lost 120 years ago during the War of Indepedence, reaches the Bentenmaru and Odette II. The next day, a man claiming to be a tax officer appears at the yacht club's room, informing them that the Odette II is to be repossessed due to unpaid tax (or something like that).
- Vol 5: The White Salvage Ship? (白銀の救難船). Continues from Vol 4. To find out the truth behind the distress signal and the attempt to seize the Odette II, the Bentenmaru, Barbaroosa and Odette II head for the Garnet A system.
- Vol 6: The Crimson Pirate Ship (真紅の海賊船). Conclusion of story started in Vol 4. To save the Odette II and its crew who have ended up in the conflicted frontier (Seven Star Federal Republic), Marika and the Bentenmaru go after them. However the mastermind of these events awaits...
- Vol 7: The Pale Skull Star (蒼白の髑髏星). After training with the Fifth Imperial Fleet, Marika receives a request from the empire's intelligence unit to infiltrate the frontier pirate fortress, Skull Star (and an invitation from the guild?). Marika, Coorie and her friend, the intelligence officer Nash, head there in the Silent Whisper.
- Vol 8: The Purple Witch's Battle? (very uncertain) (紫紺の戦魔女). While Marika was at the Skull Star, she met the bounty hunter Noel Blue.
Marika receives a call from her in feedback after her usual job, reunites with her on a cruise ship and learns of her search for a large bounty.