Outlaw Star

アウトロースター
Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star

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Synopsis

Gene dreams of life as an Outlaw, and fate smiles on him as he seems to suddenly wind up with a great job. But as things go awry, and he finds himself the new owner of the fastest, most technologically advanced space ship in the galaxy. Unfortunately, it's stolen and the owners want it back... Along with his partner Jim and the lovely Melfina, Gene must fight his way across the galaxy battling pirates, aliens, and assassins as he attempts to discover the secrets of the Outlaw Star. (Source: ANN)

Published

Aug 25, 1997 to Feb 24, 1999

Authors

Itou, Takehiko

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Adaptation

Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star (anime)

Parent Story

Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari

Main characters

Gene Starwind730 fan favorites
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He was a young man who developed a fear of space flight and a hatred of pirates during an attack when he was 15 that resulted in his father's death at the hands of a band of mercenaries led by Ron MacDougall. Gene was thrown into an escape pod by his father moments before their ship exploded and landed on Sentinel III where he would remain until the beginning of the series. Until Hilda questions him, "Are you going to keep running away?" and Gene responds, "Keep running away?" Gene is scared of space—but Hilda's questioning of his courage is the turning point, and Gene's fear of space disappears. While on Sentinel III, Gene met the much younger Jim Hawking and the two went into business; forming a company called Starwind and Hawking Enterprises. Gene is a reckless ladies' man and a bit of a pervert who shamelessly flirts with almost every woman he meets. He would rather try to achieve his goals with a minimum of effort and his reckless attitude proves a continuous source of frustration to Jim. Despite his brash nature, Gene does have a caring side to his personality which he usually displays toward Melfina. After realizing Melfina had no recollection of her past or function, Gene promises to help her find her past and protects her from the various individuals in pursuit of her. Also, throughout the course of the series, he begins to develop feelings for her, and grows rather irritated with Harry on behalf of his apparent relationship with Melfina.
Melfina120 fan favorites
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She is a bio-android created by Professor Gwen Khan using ancient biotechnology found within the Grave of the Dragon ruins. The complexity of the information was so vast that even a great mind like his couldn't understand it all. Sometime after she was created, both Melfina and the Outlaw Star were stolen from the Kei pirates by the outlaw Hilda who intended to use them to find the Galactic Leyline. Melfina's appearance is of a petite and slender young woman with shoulder length black hair and large brown eyes. While her physical age appears to be 17, her real age is that of only 2. She has no recollection of her past or why she was created, which very often troubles her throughout the series.
Suzuka69 fan favorites
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Age: 21 "Twilight" Suzuka is a female Ultra Class A assassin who only kills when the sun is setting. Her preferred weapon of choice is a bokken, or wooden sword, which through secret, semi-mystical swordplay can be used to slice metal like a cleaver and smash concrete, yet on the next stroke will land only a knockout blow on her opponent. She first appears when she tries to kill Gene Starwind's friend Fred Luo as part of her contract with a rival weapons seller. Gene is able to outsmart her and force her to consent to come after him before she kills Fred as part of her pride. However, in her next appearance, Suzuka saves Melfina from a Kei Pirate and decides to help the group against the Kei Pirates, mainly to go after a member of the Anten Seven named Hitoriga, who killed her family. Surprisingly, Suzuka seems to know more about the Kei Pirates than the rest of the crew. Among the various members on Gene’s ship, Suzuka could best be considered the lone wolf, relying very little on outside help to accomplish her goals and frequently disappearing at ports to take care of "business." She is quiet and pensive, and once tells Gene that she 'sticks around' only because she finds him interesting, much to his chagrin. Much about Suzuka's past is unknown, such as why the Kei pirates would target her family, how she survived, and who trained her or if she trained herself. Even her age is never really mentioned during the run of the series. All that is known is that her pursuit of the Kei Pirates is of personal nature, particularly towards the assassin Hitoraga, who murdered her clan and family. Near the ending of the series, it is implied that she has feelings for Gene. During her fight with Hitoriga, he asked her, "Why are you following this man? Don't tell me you love him." She responded by telling him that he would hear the answer if he defeated her, which ended with Suzuka being the winner. So the nature of her feelings for him has been left unresolved.
James Hawking54 fan favorites
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Gene couldn't have found a better partner than Jim Hawking. Despite his youth, Jim is very level-headed, practical, and skilled. He has excellent mechanical expertise and sense of where all the Wong is going. Gene depends on Jim to be the backup, waiting in the wings with some guns or a Caster shell or two. Jim sometimes resents the fact that he doesn't get in on the action, but Gene really appreciates all he does for him, the others, and the Outlaw Star. Most of Jim's family background is unknown, though we're told by the narrator in Episode 20 that he is the son of a famous hacker called the "Computer Wizard." Jim respects Melfina like he would a mother. Because he's only 11, Gene sometimes teases him on adult matters (he's not naive, but he'd rather make the move himself), but Jim often fires back by complaining about Gene's recklessness.