Product Description Most families have a skeleton or two in the closet, but Marika is understandably shocked to learn that what her family has been hiding is a skull and crossbones! And while the revelation that her late father was a space pirate would have been earthshaking enough for most teenage girls, discovering that he was the captain of the notorious pirate ship Benten Maru will change Marika's life forever. Because, you see, pirating is a family business, and she's just inherited the position of captain. Not to mention that her father's former crew is quite intent on making sure Marika accepts the job! So what's a girl to do? Well, if you're a high school student whose prior total naval experience has been working at the space yacht club, there's really only one moral dilemma that has to be resolved: are pirates allowed to wear really short mini-skirts? Get ready for intergalactic buccaneering unlike any you've ever seen before as the spaceways get broad-sided by cutting lasses, curvy knaves and the sexiest pirate's chest ever in Bodacious Space Pirates Collection 1! .com Every family has a few skeletons in its closet; Marika Kato's has a skull and crossbones. Based on a series of light sci-fi novels by Yuichi Sasamoto, Bodacious Space Pirates (2012) is a comedy-adventure set in the distant future. Marika believes she's just a normal high school student, living on the third planet of Tau Ceti with her divorced mother. But with the death of her father Gozaemon, she inherits the captaincy of the spaceship Bentenmaru and its rare, valuable Letter of Marque (a sort of piracy license issued by European rulers from the Middle Ages through the Napoleonic era). After some initial shilly-shallying, Marika takes over the family business, such as it is. Under the tutelage of her father's key officers, she launches a few raids, then aids the Princess Grurier of the planet Serenity on a secret mission. Although she's a space captain in her own right, Marika continues going to school and working part-time at a maid café. Director Tatsuo Sato was one of the principle creators of Martian Successor Nadesico, and the setup of a misfit crew led by an inexperienced, slightly ditsy teenage girl has a familiar ring. But Bodacious Space Pirates lacks the take-no-prisoners nuttiness of Nadesico. The raids on ritzy passenger liners are little more than dinner theater, with the passengers getting a rare thrill and the insurance company footing the bill for any loot taken. The crisis on Serenity resolves itself a little too neatly--and off camera. Despite charging through storms in space (?), Bodacious Space Pirates and the Bentenmaru never seem to get out of second gear. But the show was popular in Japan: a Space Pirates feature is slated for 2014. (Rated TV 14: violence, alcohol use) --Charles Solomon (1. Pirates Coming Through, 2. My Power, the Power of the Pirates, 3. The Odette II Leaves Port, 4. The Final Battle Is at Midnight, 5. Marika Makes a Decision, 6. Marika's First Day at Work, 7. The Peace Does Not Last, 8. The Princess and the Pirate, 9. A Beautiful Launch, 10. Battle in the Storm, 11. Wanderer of Light, 12. A Return from Eternity, 13. Marika Sends an Invitation)
K**B
An Interesting Concept With Lots Of Good Characters
Marika is a pretty average high school gal. She is a member of the school yacht club and she works part time at a cafe called Lamp House. One day she finds out that the Father she never met has died from food poisoning. What's more, he was a pirate ship captain. It is tradition that the captain's position was taken over by his oldest child. So now, Marika has to choose whether to be a space pirate or to keep on living her quiet life. She has a very interesting experience on a yacht club cruise, and decides to add pirating to her busy schedule.After barely getting settled into her new position, she gets a stowaway aboard her ship, The Bentenmaru. Her stowaway is a royal princess. Princess Gruier from the Serenity Planet System has a job for the Bentenmaru. Find a ghost ship that has been causing some trouble for the Serenity military. This job is a little fishy. There seems to be some strange behavior from the Serenity Royal Court and the military. Marika and her crew may be in over their heads.This series is a lot of fun. It has great animation, voice acting, soundtracks; lots of cool characters, plenty of action, and some comedy. Many series nowadays rely on fan service and perverted situations to keep people interested. This series surprisingly doesn't have any of that so far. I'm not knocking that stuff, but I had the impression that this was gonna be that kind of show; given the name of the series and the product description.This anime is well thought out. The backdrop is a really giant interstellar world, with lot's of history, nations, and possibilities. The production quality is top notch, as I mentioned before. There are lots of great voice talents. Luci Christian, Chris Patton, Hilary Haag, Monica Rial, and Brittney Karbowski are all among my favorite voice actors, and play major roles in this series. I must admit that I didn't expect too much substance from this anime. I have actually used my brain a little bit while watching. the story and mystery are pretty interesting and kept me wanting more.I think that this anime will probably get even better in the 2nd volume that comes out in a couple months. I'm looking forward to it, and I think that most every anime fan will enjoy Bodacious Space Pirates. I highly recommend it and I hope you enjoy it.
A**M
Interesting concept, flawed execution
First of all, I don't hate this series, but it could have been so much more. A high school girl, Marika Katou, discovers her father, captain of the pirate ship Bentenmaru, has died recently, and she must make the decision whether or not to become a pirate as well. They're actually privateers, or "pirates sanctioned by a government to pirate", but for all intents and purposes, are professional space pirates.The pirating part is actually more like a scripted event. The pirates "attack" a cruiser carrying passengers, then the pirates put on an elaborate display and "loot" things from the people. But anything the people give up is covered by an insurance company which compensates them for it, and the people get to experience a pirating show/event, to which some people even cheer when they see the pirates show up. The "letters of marque" the pirates use are also only good for 50 days, meaning they have to do a pirate job at least once every two months or so, or else they lose the privilege to do so. This does cause some issues during the show as Marika tries to balance her job and her school life.I was amazed how they try to stick to real world physics as much as possible, such as two characters mentioning how well she pulls off difficult flying maneuvers in the first episode. And the combat scenes, when they have them, are pretty interesting as well, such as Marika utilizing a ship's solar panels into a makeshift weapon, using it as a magnifying glass to focus intense sunlight onto an enemy ship to fry their optical sensors, but not long enough to melt their ship in the process.The first few episodes are pretty good, then it sort of peters out until the last few episodes, where the danger and excitement ramps up again to make it much more dramatic and enjoyable to watch.One problem I had with the show is that some of the problems she faces are resolved much too easily, particularly halfway through the season. For example, in one episode they set out to rescue a friend in danger, only for said friend to have escaped on their own and even made their way towards Marika's ship. Things like this really sap the tension out of the drama in these scenes, and what makes it worse is that Marika has little to no input on these issues getting resolved. There's a reason why a lot of shows often make the hero really work for their victories, however little it may be. That's not to say Marika never faces any danger or problems, just that she only really has to face them in the beginning and in the end of the season.I also must add, the opening credit song is kind of nice to listen to, but the closing credits are really awesome. It's also interesting that as things change in the show, the credits will change slightly to reflect on that, such as a new character being added, or changes to Marika's pirate outfit.
D**S
Don't let the title fool you, one of the better animes out!
Collection 1 is the first 13 episodes of the anime whereas Collection 2 is the final 13 episodes.Actually a very good sci-fi action story, treats a group of high school girls as highly intelligent, and not just eye-candy. Actually not very much fan-service in this one, (and while I like fan-service as much as any average male, I was delighted with the fact that the girls' smarts and actions were much more of an integral part of the story than their looks (although they were not bad looking), at least we weren't subjected to endless panty-shots and over-size falling out cleavage, but be aware there is a little tastefully handled yuri in this series.Series continued in Collection 2Interesting that the BluRay version was actually a little cheaper than the DVD version (I have both, both purchased on Amazon).
N**E
Bodacious Space Pirates... Awesome
A teenage girl inherits a legendary space pirate ship and a bunch of misfits of a crew from her father,This Anime is awesome, you think pirates plunder and kill for gold etc... guess again...Well worth the coin,
浪**ー
概ね国内版と同じ感覚で見られます
ソニーの据え置き形レコーダー/プレーヤーで再生出来ます。(2機種で確認)再生が始まったら字幕を消せます。スタッフロールは各話本編終了後、現地版が流れます。
中**ジ
国内盤は高い！
国内盤と変わり無く字幕ＯＦＦで観れるのだから高い金払って国内盤を購入しなくて良かったとつくづく思いました。これなら迷って無いで早く購入すれば良かった。
拳**斗
もちろん大満足
多少ケースがベコベコして頼りないことを除けば、問題ないと思います。この作品は最初ノーチェックで、途中それとなく見たら面白かったので、安価な北米版に飛びつきました。
河**子
大満足の仕様
「パッケージが柔らかい」と書かれている通り、通常のブルーレイのケースと違い、ディスクをはめ込むところに空洞があり、保管には若干注意が必要です。とはいえ、ディスク本編の仕様を鑑みればそんな事は気にならなくなります。ディスク１には１〜９話、ディスク２には１０〜１３話と本編のノンクレジットOP＆EDそしてこの北米版セットを配給している会社の他の作品「夢喰いメリー」「ef -a tale of memories-」「妖狐×僕SS」「謎の彼女X」のノンクレジットOPまで収録されています。画質は国内のBDと比べても何ら問題なし。音声は英語吹き替えとオリジナル日本語音声、どちらも２．０ｃｈです。英語版は、ミーサの声が低いのが気になりましたが、中々の吹き替えです。本編次回予告のあとに英語のスタッフロールが無音で流れます。日本語音声を選択すると、同時に英語字幕もついてきますがリモコンのボタンで消すことができます。１つ問題があるとすれば、ディスク１を再生する際に強制的に流れるうるさいCMですね。あれだけイヤです。観る前に音量を低めにしてからディスク入れてください。後編のセットもいずれ購入します。
