(L) Mouretsu Pirates

[Wild Goose]

Originally Posted by Kyuu

I'm too busy bitching about today's corporations to remember some now-irrelevant British company.

They were NOT irrelevant! They were the evil penjajah - conquerors - who came to disrupt the Malay Land and spread their evil throughout southeast asia! Even now, their foul influence is still felt in this nation, and we Malaysians must purge every scrap of their influence from us, with our mighty keris and Malay Overlordship!!!!!

[/Over-Nationalistic Malaysian History]

Sarcasm and overnationalism aside (which is sardonically ironic, as I'm Sabahan, and thus don't really give a shit about what happened to the Peninsula centuries ago), the average malaysian spends the ages of 9 to 17 being taught about the evil British who came, screwed over the Malays, and used the East India Company to gain footholds in this wonderful country. Hence my ability to recall it - afterall, the East India Company's most significant action in the US was the Boston Tea Party.

My point is simply that it has been done before, and can be done again. Space is dangerous, afterall, and we need escorts who can fight off pirates in heavy cruisers...

[Kyuu]

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

They were NOT irrelevant!

I said "now-irrelevant". As in today. Being defunct and out of business... they are most certainly irrelevant in today's world. And if you're going to bear a grudge on the activities of some dead company... well... that's not gonna get you anywhere.

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

the average malaysian spends the ages of 9 to 17 being taught about the evil British who came, screwed over the Malays, and used the East India Company to gain footholds in this wonderful country.

8-years on that aspect of history? Oh boy...

But you're right. Corporate Power seeks more power, and it will happen again in the future where there exists some new "Wild West" out in space. At least, there won't be any native people to deal with in these space territories. Not until distant inhabited worlds are found...

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Hence my ability to recall it - afterall, the East India Company's most significant action in the US was the Boston Tea Party.

In US history classes -- there's either little to no mention of the East India Company, but rather the focus is on the British Empire itself. And the Boston Tea Party was actually a good thing, as it spurned colonials to drive themselves towards Independence.

[Wild Goose]

Originally Posted by Kyuu

I said "now-irrelevant". As in today. Being defunct and out of business... they are most certainly irrelevant in today's world. And if you're going to bear a grudge on the activities of some dead company... well... that's not gonna get you anywhere.

Large Ham Overdramatic-ness is easier to pull off and get across in person.

As I said, I'm from Sabah - generally the East India Company's actions were more to what is now West Malaysia, and frankly us Sabahans don't give a shit (at the same time, West Malaysians also don't give a shit to Sabah, so the sentiment is returned). It does, however, make for good stirring up by our politicians, so they can try and distract the Malaysian in the street from endemic corruption and institutional racism.

tl;dr: Goose was trying to be an Overdramatic Large Ham to showcase his sarcasm, but thanks to the filter of the internet, the intent was misinterpreted for a sincere belief in the crap he was sprouting, which is his own damn fault.

8-years on that aspect of history? Oh boy...

Pretty much. History, as taught in Malaysia, is decidedly anemic about the rest of the world, and quite lacking in a little thing called "objective perspective."

But you're right. Corporate Power seeks more power, and it will happen again in the future where there exists some new "Wild West" out in space. At least, there won't be any native people to deal with in these space territories. Not until distant inhabited worlds are found...

Which they will screw over for monetary gain, since history is quite clear on how often that scenario happens.

In US history classes -- there's either little to no mention of the East India Company, but rather the focus is on the British Empire itself. And the Boston Tea Party was actually a good thing, as it spurned colonials to drive themselves towards Independence.

Oh, I agree - never said it was a bad thing. Probably explains why Americans switched to coffee rather than tea. Then again, Europe drinks more coffee than tea, excepting Russia and England.

[Anh_Minh]

Originally Posted by Wild Goose

Evidently, gentlemen, you have not heard of the East India Company. Formed in 1600, it lasted until 1874, and was the de facto ruler of India until the Crown took a more personal interest in the subcontinent, and maintained its own army and navy, as well as arranging for Letters of Marque for its armed merchantmen.

And what about it is not worrying?

[Ithekro]

Considering the vastness of space, there are bound to be places outside of national lines. That or just too many planets, stellar clusters, and deep space outposts to police for the Galactic Empire. Thus you get companies that can police their own traffic. Especially those that are potentally the largest of them.

Another space opera analogy would be the Space Defense Forces used by the Galaxy Railways in the Galaxy Express 999 Universe. Were the Galaxy Railways itself operates as a governmental body over there own interstellar rail system.

[Kitsu Breaker]

Now with a canon yuri pair, how posible is Marika and Chiaki become canon too?
Or maybe one of the princess? Harem end is sad too much imposible

[Patriot's Blade]

what is it with the girls's reaction to Lynn & Jenny kissing eachother going KYAAAAHHH!!!? wouldn't it be more like gasp!! oh my god!!! or having their jaws drop on to the floor? or even like Gruier & Marika's reaction? probaly a different story if it were a straight couple or between males

[justpassingby]

Current event at Nico2, Satelight★Anime Night Vo​l.3 〜Mouretsu♥Uchuu Kaizoku ​night！〜 [link]
Guest: Satou Tatsuo, Komatsu Mikako, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, etc

some pictures to accompany this event

Spoiler:

From Akiman

Edit: Another guest, Washio Naohiro-sensei (Bentenmaru).

Regarding merchandises: Akiman's Illustration book (Summer), Bentenmaru plamodel (details in September), Marika's figure, and Sandaime will be involved in Drama CD for BD vol 7.

Couldn't save Akiman's Kane design, but he looked like someone from a Shoujo Manga

Edit: Some quick screencaps. Sorry for the Nico2 comments :P

Spoiler:

Bentenmaru's earlier concept design



Edit:

Edit:
Miniskirt Space Pirates manga will start its serialization from June(?). The manga-ka is indeed Touge Hiro

[Kanon]

The first four sketches look gorgeous, especially the first one with DAT HAIR.

[Utsuro no Hako]

Originally Posted by DRAGUN H.E.X.

what is it with the girls's reaction to Lynn & Jenny kissing eachother going KYAAAAHHH!!!? wouldn't it be more like gasp!! oh my god!!! or having their jaws drop on to the floor? or even like Gruier & Marika's reaction? probaly a different story if it were a straight couple or between males

The other girls probably picked up on the yuri vibes long before and happy to have their suspicion confirmed. But poor naive Marika is going to need Chiaki to explain what Yuri is later in their cabin. Probably with a hands on demonstration. Giggity.

[Flower]

Finally caught up with ep 17 ... umm ... was not expecting a confrontation with a megacorp!

[Kyuu]

What if Doolittle is a subsidiary of Mom Crop.?

[Wild Goose]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

And what about it is not worrying?

Just pointing out that the precedent exists.

[Ithekro]

Originally Posted by Kyuu

What if Doolittle is a subsidiary of Mom Crop.?

What if Lynn becomes "Mom"? Hacker skills....robots....lonely without Jenny.

[Kyuu]

So... who wants a Bentenmaru?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...-plastic-model

[Endless Soul]

Originally Posted by Kyuu

So... who wants a Bentenmaru?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...-plastic-model

G I M M E !

Endless "Mine" Soul

[Kaihan]

Originally Posted by Kyuu

So... who wants a Bentenmaru?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...-plastic-model

Watched 17 episodes and my first question that popped into my head when I saw the picture was: "Has it always been that red?"

[00Coyote]

Originally Posted by Kyuu

So... who wants a Bentenmaru?

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/inte...-plastic-model

I'll take 2, but only if Marika will come help me assemble it.

[Ravenblitz]

Spoiler for scan:

[Ithekro]

Gravity controls on the Bentenmaru must have gone out...though it looks more like they turned them off, since they look to be having fun.