I have been hooked on to Science fiction lately, anything from Gundam(Seed through 00) to drawing spaceships. It is odd because I all of a suddenly love. My addiction recently got me to watch the Space drama anime "Starship Operators"
Starship Operators is about a graduating class of The Defense University of The Planet Kibi. The students return from their graduation trip on the spaceship "Amaterasu". Only to find their home country of Kibi conquered by The Kingdom.
Due to demands of their conquerors the original crew abandons the Amaterasu leaving only the cadets who decide to stay on and fight to free Kibi. To continue its operations they ask. The Galaxy Network for funding in exchange for being allowed to broadcast the ships battles and adventure live as a reality series.
I really like this anime for its strong characters. The main cast includes beautiful executive officer Shinon, Captain Kanzaki, and smart but cute bi-spectacled astronomer Miyuri along with the rest of the characters. I love how strong and determined they all are. I can only imagine how much courage it must take to be able to fight a whole kingdom
The art of this show is cute and futuristic. I love the model of the Amaterasu and its crews outfits.This show is well animated, particularly in its battle scenes. The music features "Radiance" by Kawada Mami as the Opening theme and "Chi ni Kaeru" by Kotoko as the ending. The two songs both sound good and fit the anime very well filling us with a sense of urgency and hope.
All in all I give this anime a 10 out of 10. I encourage any anime fan or a new sci fi nerd such as myself to check it out.
