(L) Mouretsu Pirates

[DangerMouse]

Originally Posted by justpassingby

I was planning to wait for more characters and the mechanics section to appear, but eh? Are the staffs themselves are less enthusiast about this show? Or they're "We've waited long enough, we can still wait some more"?

But here goes. From the anime Characters page (My literal + liberal translation, not official)

Spoiler for Characters:

Katou Marika (Komatsu Mikako)
First year student of Hakuhou Girls Academy at Umi no Akehoshi. She is a member of the Yacht Club.
Marika was a normal high school girl with positive attitude and good grades, but suddenly one day
she was requested to become the Captain for pirate ship Benten Maru. She has many friends due to her
cheerful character.


Chiaki Kurihara (Hanazawa Kana)
Mysterious girl who transfers into Hakuhou Girls Academy from the branch school at Umi no Morihoshi.
For some reasons she can manipulate computer as weapons and other things, and she knew a lot regarding the state
of the pirates.


Endou Mami (Omigawa Chiaki)
Marika's classmate. Mami is not a member of the Yacht Club, but she works part-time together with Marika
at Lamp Cafe after school. For Marika, Mami is a friend that sooth the mind when being together.


Glewell Serenity (Tomatsu Haruka)
The 7th Imperial Princess of Serenity Planet Commonwealth royal family. A clarion person with great motility,
but being raised as a princess, she is estranged to daily routines.


Grunhilde Serenity (Kanemoto Hisako)
The 8th Imperial Princess of Serenity Planet Commonwealth royal family and Glewell's younger sister.


Kane McDougal (Matsukaze Masaya)
He foisted into Hakuhou Girls Academy as one of the teaching staff and adviser to the Yacht Club. His true
identity is Benten Maru's helmsman. Together with Misa, he guides Marika as she's learning to become the captain.


Misa Grandwood (Itou Shizuka)
She infiltrated Hakuhou Girls Academmy as the infirmary doctor. Misa is a veteran who worked as the ship doctor from
the time Ririka was active, and now trains Marika in preparing her to become the captain.


Coorie (Horie Yui)
Officer for Benten Maru's electronic warfare and communication. Coorie likes snacks and always has something
in her mouth


Luka (Mizuhara Kaoru)
Benten Maru's navigator. She has a habit holding up her cystall ball radar and muttering "I can see it......."


Sandaime (Matsuoka Yoshitsugu)
Benten Maru's engineer and in charge of damages control. A reliable mechanic man with great skills.


Schnitzer (Miyake Kenta)
A combat cyborg who leads Benten Maru's battles.


Hyakume (Fujiwara Keiji)
Officer for Benten Maru's Radar/Sensor system. He is also responsible for Information Gathering and Analysis


Katou Ririka (Kaida Yuko)
Marika's mother. She was the legendary woman pirate, "Blaster Ririka", before parting with Gonzaemon and works as Control
Officer at New Okuhama Airport while raising Marika alone. Though Ririka herself told her daughter that she was a pirate,
being approached by the Benten Maru due to Gonzaemon's death, the truth became evident.


Jenny Dolittle (Satou Rina)
President of the Yacht Club and 3rd year student of Hakuhou Girls Academy. She is the daughter to President of a major
interstellar Transportation company


Rin Lambretta (Hikasa Youko)
Vice President of Yacht Club and 2nd year student of Hakuhou Girls Academy. During her time in middle school, she was put
under probation because of her criminal record of cracking

Oh lordy, imgur file name for Chiaki
Looking forward for OP and ED songs, and their sequence. Here hoping for "歩く系" or "走る系"

Also, have some illustrations from the LN author, Matsumoto Noriyuki.




Edit: I couldn't stream it, but judging by the caps at 2chan, the ED is "歩く系", just like Rinne

Thank you for the rundown of the characters!

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

I'm glad to know my expectations of this show was correct. A great sci-fi anime and a tribute to old space opera animes.

I got hooked with the 1st episode, the characters are interesting and the story has potential. Can't wait for next week!

Awesome, was totally looking forward to it for this. Can't wait to watch.

Originally Posted by Utsuro no Hako

A slow start, but the series is supposed to be 26 episodes so they can afford to have actual exposition instead of jumping straight into the action.

I'm guessing the letters of marque are the only things keeping the war from officially ending and the governments on both sides are trying to stop Marika from becoming the new captain.

The subs said Marika's the captain's only daughter -- is that a clue?

So freaking glad this is getting a full 26 so it can be a bigger story and adventure and they can build the scifi setting like this.

[Dark Wing]

It was everything I expected and them some!

OP and ED was amazing!

[xizro345]

Ever since its announcement I was interested and the first episode delivered completely for me. As long as Sato doesn't lay a single hand on the script I think it'll be fine.

[ShiroiRyu]

Fuck yeah OP and ED !
For the story, so good !
When the full OP/ED please ? (because it's the same group)

[00Coyote]

I can't comment too much on this show yet, it seems interesting, with some pleasant character design, loving the MC long spiky hair. I wasn't expecting too much, but it was entertaining.

[totoum]

That was quite fun.There is definatly a bit of an oldschool feel to it.

My brain tells me I should be hating all the CG but yet for some reason it works,I really like the show's looks.

I also really liked the main character and I feel that's strongly due to Komatsu Mikako's performance, first time I hear her.

Definatly looking forward to more

[Dark Wing]

Originally Posted by justpassingby

I'm already seeing people saying how boring this episode and this series going to be. Good for me then :P

Agreed man kids these days...The same stuff that happened with Horizon too always with action should be right out the gates stuff...I mean why can't they all just let the story build.

Yea let them chock on their words with the plot really kicks in...

[DangerMouse]

That was a lot of fun.

Oh man you guys were right with early feedback on the ep, this felt like exactly what I've been missing and hoping it would be, that bit of oldschool but updated, big scifi action adventure show with top notch modern visuals, we haven't even gotten to space yet and I was locked in by the natural pacing and nicely realized scifi setting and tech for the setting and quickly likeable characters. Marika pulled off being the MC quite well in the premiere and I love her design.

Really loved the music track that opened the episode! Nice supporting background music for the light stuff, loved the bits of more noticeable music throughout and towards the end, can't wait to hear the bigger tracks as we go forward. Like ShioiRyu, really got into the up-beat OP/ED.

Spoiler:

I felt the old school when the thugs in suits all showed up with that music playing which was great and I couldn't help but laugh and smile at it. And the shootout with Chiaki eying the fake and cut to Ririka, who I also really liked and had a cool design, in a military uniform was a nice tease of the next stage of the show. Plus the preview teasing we're about to hit the space stuff..

Man I miss shows like this.

This (obviously potentially since we'll see once they get into space and get the real space action but with how like-ably they handled one of the hardest parts I'm quite hopeful) and Last Exile: GnF have finally delivered the action adventures we used to get a lot more often, feels great getting two of these in back-to-back seasons.

Originally Posted by philip72

Wow! was the dub for Mustangs voice ever ugly, maybe I won't buy the series after all..

Hmmm...I'll just let that one pass for crazy talk or that you're someone who never saw more of FMA in dubbed form since english dubbed Mustang is badass.

[Midonin]

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

Yea let them chock on their words with the plot really kicks in...

This isn't a competition. I'm not really sure how you can be "right" in watching a show.

[Saber Cherry]

I was not really sure what to expect, but came out very impressed. The character art reminds me of Full Metal Panic. I guess the overall feel is reminiscent of FMP and Nadesico, and I loved both of them. Eagerly awaiting episode 2!

Also... the transfer student, and her entrance, were very Madoka-ish.

[Dark Wing]

Originally Posted by Midonin

This isn't a competition. I'm not really sure how you can be "right" in watching a show.

Maybe I am getting a little too worked up about all the complaining for what seems to be no other reason but to complain.

Originally Posted by Saber Cherry

Also... the transfer student, and her entrance, were very Madoka-ish.

Seriously? I really don't know why people keep coming back to this one scene and comparing it to Madoka?

The mysterious transfer student plot device thing has been done to death in anime for decades...

[DangerMouse]

Originally Posted by Saber Cherry

I was not really sure what to expect, but came out very impressed. The character art reminds me of Full Metal Panic. I guess the overall feel is reminiscent of FMP and Nadesico, and I loved both of them. Eagerly awaiting episode 2!

Also... the transfer student, and her entrance, were very Madoka-ish.

Yeah I liked it, I wonder if it was the sharpness of the designs. Director is the guy who directed Nadesico too according to the staff list, not surprised it definitely felt like a really skilled long time director did this, feels he's still got that oldschool scifi love.

[justpassingby]

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

Yea let them chock on their words with the plot really kicks in...

While I'm happy for your optimism, don't diss others for what they like/watch. Me myself won't probably be happy with the adapted parts when the staffs are done with them.

Originally Posted by Utsuro no Hako

The subs said Marika's the captain's only daughter -- is that a clue?

Clue for?

Spoiler:

Marika is the only daughter. One of the part they skipped during the dinner is when Marika said if she becomes the captain, then her child will be the next in line as Marika doesn't have a little brother. Misa asked Ririka if Marika is really her daughter, because she's already planning ahead

And my my, did Black Beard reached the Fountain of Youth or something?

Spoiler:

[DangerMouse]

justpassingby: Hmm, if I remember correctly haven't they already warned manga readers of changes?

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

Agreed man kids these days...The same stuff that happened with Horizon too always with action should be right out the gates stuff...I mean why can't they all just let the story build.

Yea let them chock on their words with the plot really kicks in...

Didn't really like Horizon so far (but I'll probably give it another go due to liking shows that kind of scale) with that lead and the ridiculous fanservicey designs getting in the way of the potentially great setting and large scale story since the storyline prior to it airing certainly had me with different expectations of the character art rather than fanservice fest but I totally agree with this. It's like if a show doesn't blow it's load spoiling every plot thread and type of action it's got within the first ep or fanservice all over the place... nothing's allowed to start from the beginning and build anymore.

Originally Posted by Midonin

This isn't a competition. I'm not really sure how you can be "right" in watching a show.

That's true but still boring after one ep even with the obvious teases of action and things to come like in this ep in both the OP and towards the end of the ep and that preview (just look at the OP of this show and all the different space locations and big ship scenes), we've just scratched the surface of the big action adventure part.

Originally Posted by justpassingby

Clue for?

Spoiler:

Marika is the only daughter. One of the part they skipped during the dinner is when Marika said if she becomes the captain, then her child will be the next in line as Marika doesn't has a little brother. Misa asked Ririka if Marika is really her daughter, because she's already planning ahead

LOL.

Spoiler:

Ririka was great.

Originally Posted by justpassingby

And my my, did Black Beard reached the Fountain of Youth or something?

Spoiler:

Cool design.

[Saber Cherry]

Originally Posted by Dark Wing

Seriously? I really don't know why people keep coming back to this one scene and comparing it to Madoka?

The mysterious transfer student plot device thing has been done to death in anime for decades...

Must be the hair color Seriously though, the transfer student's demeanor (aside from when she ate dessert) and attitude toward the heroine (seemingly resentful yet protective at once) are very similar. Far more so than any other mysterious transfer student events I've watched.

[Utsuro no Hako]

Originally Posted by justpassingby

Clue for?

Spoiler:

Marika is the only daughter. One of the part they skipped during the dinner is when Marika said if she becomes the captain, then her child will be the next in line as Marika doesn't have a little brother. Misa asked Ririka if Marika is really her daughter, because she's already planning ahead

Clue as in "only daughter" isn't the same as "only child." The way it was phrased in the episode left open the possibility that Marika has a brother who's being passed over for some reason, but from your description it sounds like an oversight in the script rather than a clue.

[Archon_Wing]

Well, that wasn't much of a first episode, too much slow stuff and girls eating desserts that really falls under the cute girls doing cute things that I don't really want yet. It'd be better in the middle. Also, the OP is terribad.

Plusses included the BGM and no crappy fanservice despite the title. Oohh, tasteful?

However, it does have a kuudereish glasses chick voiced by KanaHana and that's enough to convince me to stay as they'll probably get into the action.

Episode 1 gets a 6/10; better than expected.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Well that was about as slow moving an opener as you can get, but ultimately pretty amusing, then again maybe that's just low expectations taking hold. Still the cast gives a good impression in the first episode by at least being likeable and amusing in their interactions and I kind of like the idea of piracy being a sort of legacy thing with Marika's mother being a legendary pirate hero and Marika being asked to follow in her footsteps. I could do without maid cafes and schools in my space pirate anime, but alas I'm well aware of the era we live in now and will probably have to be willing to make some concessions since this is after all based on a light novel.

Where I won't make a concession though is the opening. Hyadain should never be allowed to do another anime theme ever again because I swear to god they all just sound like horrendously off key noise and lack any rhythm and musicality. It's like Ali Projects second coming with this guy...just really atrociously awful...thankfully it can be skipped though.

Stand out character was probably Chiaki. Something about characters that are just so stoic and always seems to get some sort of grand entrance gets me chuckling. I can see Marika being a fun character in the future too with her sort of ditzy but earnest and energetic attitude that kind of reminds me of Noriko from Gunbuster!

Now what we need is for plot relevant stuff to start happening and consistently for about a month, which is something a lot of shows have struggled with of late I've found....especially ones based on light novels. Just start and keep up with the content, keep it amusing and fun and we'll have a nice little winter show on our hands. This first episode unfortunately doesn't give me the best of hopes that interesting stuff is going to start happening any time soon though. It's one thing to have a slow stretch after about a month, but too have a slow opener where almost nothing happens except some vague introductions to the back story...that's a warning bell that will have to be silenced in the follow up and quickly at that.

[JaLooNz]

This seems to be a keeper for the new seasons. Quite refreshing to see a show with some plot potential in a long while, with the last being Space Pirate Cobra...

[Silverwyrm]

Went into this show clueless, like what I have seen so far. Looks like it will be fun!