Studio: Satelight
Genre: Adventure, School, Space
Director: Tatsuo Sato (Martian Successor Nadesico, Stellvia)
Plot: Marika is a first year high school student living in a far away galaxy known as Uminoakeboshi. One day she finds out that her recently deceased father was once the captain of the space pirate ship called the "Bentenmaru". More importantly, the only one to inherit the captain's title has to be a direct descendant—meaning that Marika is next in line to become the captain of the ship.
Opening Theme:
"Mōretsu Uchū Kōkyōkyoku - Dai-Shichi Gakushō 'Mugen no Ai'" ("Extreme Space Symphony's Movement VII 'Infinite Love'") by Momoiro Clover Z
Ending Theme:
"Lost Child" by Momoiro Clover Z
Cast:
Kana Hanazawa as Chiaki Kurihara
Mikako Komatsu as Marika Kato
Ai Kayano as Ai Hoshimiya
Asuka Nishi as Ursula Abramov
Atsushi Ono as Jotoff Sief Sydow
Chiaki Omigawa as Mami Endō
Chinatsu Akasaki as Maki Harada
Haruka Tomatsu as Gruelle Serenity
Hiroki Yasumoto as Shō
Hisako Kanemoto as Grunhilde Serenity
Kanako Nomura as Shōko Kobayashi
Kaoru Mizuhara as Luca
Keiji Fujiwara as Hyokumanako
Kenta Miyake as Schnitzler
Kiyono Yasuno as Aster Aruhanko
Maaya Uchida as Izumi Yunomoto
Mariya Ise as Natalia Glennorth
Masaya Matsukaze as Kane MacDougall
Natsumi Takamori as Sasha Staple
Rikiya Koyama as Narrator
Rina Satou as Jenny Dolittle
Satomi Satou as Lily Bell
Shizuka Itou as Misa Grandwood
Suzuko Mimori as Belinda Percy
Yōko Hikasa as Lynn Lambretta
Yoshino Nanjou as Yayoi Yoshitomi
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Sandaime
Yui Horie as Coorie
Yuiko Tatsumi as April Lambert
Yuko Kaida as Ririka Katō
Thoughts: Yikes that's a huge cast... anyway, the first episode has received quite a few positive reactions from the reviewers on ANN. It's been awhile since we've had a space opera anime and I can't wait to see how it turns out. Mikako Komatsu is great as Marika, even though some people can't help but hear Joey all the time (Heroman). I didn't watch Heroman so I don't have that problem...