Marika was a high school girl who lived with her mother Ririka. she was often busy with the space yacht club in school and a part-time job she held at a cafe. one day, 2 strangers appeared at the the cafe and inquired her interest in joining them in space. returned home, the strangers revealed themselves as subordinates of her dead father, who was the captain of a space pirate ship named Bentenmaru. Marika was the captain's direct descendant, thus making her the new captain of Bentenmaru.
having an unusual plot of a high school girl becoming a space pirate, Mouretsu Pirates (2012) was originally very appealing with its expandability. however, due to its seriousness and realism, intending to relate the story closely with our real world technologies, it became slightly dull if not long winded with all the technical terms flying around. it was also slow paced, dragging down the supposedly enjoyable and lighthearted series. there were little character development, even Marika that was followed so closely, felt forcefully cheerful for her perfect hero role. Chiaki however, was far more lovable despite her tough personality, had a weakness of coming face to face with parfaits, was what usually had us smiling.
some background on the anime:
- episodes: 26
- director: Tatsuo Sato (佐藤竜雄)
- released: 2012
- language: Japanese
- genre: Fantasy/Science-Fiction
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