Outlaw Star
Series, 1998, The TOM years, Set in A ship called the Outlaw Star
Outlaw Star is #11 of 16 in release order and #11 of 16 in chronological order in the Toonami Classics.
The story
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?
Outlaw Star recap
Gene Starwind and his young partner Jim Hawking run a small odd-jobs business on the planet Sentinel III. A job for the outlaw "Hot Ice" Hilda pulls them into a fight with the Kei Pirates over a prototype ship, the XGP15A-II, and Melfina, a quiet bio-android created to pilot it. After Hilda dies, Gene keeps the ship, which he names the Outlaw Star, and sets out to find the Galactic Leyline, a legendary place said to hold vast treasure and knowledge. Along the way he takes bounty jobs to pay for the ship and builds a crew: Aisha Clanclan, a Ctarl-Ctarl warrior, and Twilight Suzuka, an assassin with a wooden sword. Gene uses a caster gun that fires magic shells, and is hunted by the Anten Seven, a group of Tao assassins, and the MacDougall brothers, who were involved in his father's death.
Outlaw Star ending explained
Everyone reaches the Galactic Leyline at once. Harry MacDougall dies protecting Melfina, the scientist Khan is absorbed into the Leyline, and Gene tells Melfina he loves her and brings her back out of it by wishing they stay together. The crew defeats Lord Hazanko, returns to Sentinel III, splits up, and later reunites for new adventures. There was no sequel.
Where to watch Outlaw Star
Outlaw Star isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.9/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Rurouni Kenshin, before Blue Submarine No. 6.
- Chronological order: after Rurouni Kenshin, before Blue Submarine No. 6.
Cast
- Shigeru Shibuya as Gene Starwind (voice)
- Rica Matsumoto as Jim Hawking (voice)
- Ayako Kawasumi as Melfina (voice)
- Sayuri as Suzuka (voice)
- Yuko Miyamura as Aisha Clanclan (voice)
- Toshihiko Seki as Fred (voice)
- Kazuhiro Nakata as Ron MacDougall (voice)
- Tsutomu Kashiwakura as Harry MacDougall (voice)
Created by Takehito Ito.