Outlaw Star

"Legend speaks of the Galactic Leyline, offering the ultimate power of the universe to those who seek it's glory."

150 years into the future, after the development of faster-than-light travel, mankind has since then spread into space, colonizing, meeting alien races, and searching for treasure and adventure. One treasure is coveted above everything else. The Galactic Leyline. No one knows what it is. Riches, power, anything. However, at a time, everyone wanted to find it. Some still do.

Gene Starwind is a bounty hunter running a jack-of-all-trades business with his young friend and partner Jim Hawking. What seems to be a normal bodyguard job, becomes something more. He and Jim are brought along to retrieve a ship that made to find the Galactic Leyline. By twist of fate, the ship becomes his and he decides to become an outlaw. Gene, Jim, the mysterious and innocent Melfina, the former Ctarl-Ctarl (ka-tarl ka-tarl) Ambassador Aisha Clan-Clan, the female assassin Suzuka, journey the stars, battle space pirates, and search for Galactic Leyline.

This is one of my personal favorites. The series was supposed to be a broad reimagining of Treasure Island. I think that's one of the reasons I like it so much. It really captures a sense of freedom. Another great thing is the narration than plays before almost all of the episodes. They vary between lessons and past history to show what that particular episode will be about. It also does a good mixing magic and technology with the Taoist space pirates Gene and the others have to battle from time to time.

I recommend this series for anyone.

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