Queen Emeraldas
Some others have been going through different anime databases and encyclopedias and such and finding some older or more obscure shows which look interesting. I like these kind of posts so I thought the one time that I'd try that. As far as titles went I wondered how many there were starting with Q since it's more of an odd letter. I haven't seen them but most of them are apparently Queen's Blade,haha.
I came across one called Queen Emeraldas though and gave it more of a look. The main character looked kind of like a female version of Captain Harlock. I'm only really more aware of him though and don't really know much about him. It sounded interesting enough anyway with this idea of a female space pirate, so I thought I'd give it a watch.
The show is made up of four OVA which came out in 1998 and 1999. The name itself comes from the ship Queen Emeraldas, which is owned by the female captain Emeraldas. I found out that Emeraldas herself is somewhat reminiscent of Captain Harlock because it takes place in the same universe. Apparently she was a side character who would show up from time to time and these OVAs help flesh out her character a little more or tell what she was doing in-between appearances. I found out that it is also set in the same universe as Galaxy Express 999. All of these are works done by Leiji Matsumoto and are referred to as part of the "Lejiverse."
The first and second OVAs have a concurrent story to one another. Hiroshi is a stowaway on a ship and meets up with a more carefree elderly character. On their travel they are attacked but saved by a mysterious ship. They arrive on a desert like planet which kind of has the appearance to the Wild West to it. Later the ones who had attacked come to the planet and it's there we meet Emeraldas. Later as part of the second OVA the residents are captured and Emeraldas helps to rescue them.
The third OVA is a different storyline and it feels almost more episodic or part of a larger show now. There's a new villain named Vaidas, voiced by Akio Ohtsuka (Rider in Fate/Zero). He's a person who has become a mechanical cyborg and is looking for parts to better himself. The story is originally on Umino and the older fellow who has become his travel companion and they find themselves getting into trouble with Emeraldas coming in to assist them.
The sister of the two siblings that Hiroshi wants to help, Lucille, I recognized as being voiced by Kaori Shimizu, whose only other role I'm familiar with is Ekuryua from Banner of the Stars. There's also a firefight involving Vaidas where things suddenly get a lot more violent than at any other time. It seems so overdone to the rest that it's kind of partially shocking and partially amusing at how over the top some of it seems.
A small spoiler regarding the end of this OVA...
In the last OVA the group comes across a girl who is a Siren. It is also here that we see a bit more of Emeraldas's past such as how she got her scar. From here though I have found out that the "Lejiverse" is not exactly chronoligically accurate all the time, as apparently the events around her scar shown here are a bit different to how they are in another show. Also Matael from Galaxy Express is said to be Emeraldas's sister here where in earlier works it seems the two of them are not that familiar with each other and this was made as a retcon for later works.
Overall I enjoyed these four OVAs and I think my only major complaint was I wish there were more of them as it just sort of ends. It would be like watching one of the currently airing shows this season and having it just stop after the first four episodes. I've seen more with Emeraldas but I'll save that for another post as this one took a while to write up as it is.
Thanks to those who read everything.
Some others have been going through different anime databases and encyclopedias and such and finding some older or more obscure shows which look interesting. I like these kind of posts so I thought the one time that I'd try that. As far as titles went I wondered how many there were starting with Q since it's more of an odd letter. I haven't seen them but most of them are apparently Queen's Blade,haha.
I came across one called Queen Emeraldas though and gave it more of a look. The main character looked kind of like a female version of Captain Harlock. I'm only really more aware of him though and don't really know much about him. It sounded interesting enough anyway with this idea of a female space pirate, so I thought I'd give it a watch.
Emeraldas herself quickly became one of my favorite female characters in anime. Strong, independent and not only cool looking but pretty as well.
The show is made up of four OVA which came out in 1998 and 1999. The name itself comes from the ship Queen Emeraldas, which is owned by the female captain Emeraldas. I found out that Emeraldas herself is somewhat reminiscent of Captain Harlock because it takes place in the same universe. Apparently she was a side character who would show up from time to time and these OVAs help flesh out her character a little more or tell what she was doing in-between appearances. I found out that it is also set in the same universe as Galaxy Express 999. All of these are works done by Leiji Matsumoto and are referred to as part of the "Lejiverse."
The side male character named Hiroshi Umino who runs into Emeraldas on his travels.
The first and second OVAs have a concurrent story to one another. Hiroshi is a stowaway on a ship and meets up with a more carefree elderly character. On their travel they are attacked but saved by a mysterious ship. They arrive on a desert like planet which kind of has the appearance to the Wild West to it. Later the ones who had attacked come to the planet and it's there we meet Emeraldas. Later as part of the second OVA the residents are captured and Emeraldas helps to rescue them.
The antagonists of the first two OVA's. I like both the male and female designs of this show. I like the hair on both and how the eye's are for the females.
The third OVA is a different storyline and it feels almost more episodic or part of a larger show now. There's a new villain named Vaidas, voiced by Akio Ohtsuka (Rider in Fate/Zero). He's a person who has become a mechanical cyborg and is looking for parts to better himself. The story is originally on Umino and the older fellow who has become his travel companion and they find themselves getting into trouble with Emeraldas coming in to assist them.
The mechanical Vaidas. What's kind of funny is that his gun shoots lasers but then he splits it in the middle like a shotgun and puts in ammunition to reload his weapon. After this it's still shown to shoot laser though. Laser bullets? I don't know,haha.
The sister of the two siblings that Hiroshi wants to help, Lucille, I recognized as being voiced by Kaori Shimizu, whose only other role I'm familiar with is Ekuryua from Banner of the Stars. There's also a firefight involving Vaidas where things suddenly get a lot more violent than at any other time. It seems so overdone to the rest that it's kind of partially shocking and partially amusing at how over the top some of it seems.
A small spoiler regarding the end of this OVA...
I kind of wish Lucille was awake to say goodbye to Hiroshi when he left.
In the last OVA the group comes across a girl who is a Siren. It is also here that we see a bit more of Emeraldas's past such as how she got her scar. From here though I have found out that the "Lejiverse" is not exactly chronoligically accurate all the time, as apparently the events around her scar shown here are a bit different to how they are in another show. Also Matael from Galaxy Express is said to be Emeraldas's sister here where in earlier works it seems the two of them are not that familiar with each other and this was made as a retcon for later works.
Overall I enjoyed these four OVAs and I think my only major complaint was I wish there were more of them as it just sort of ends. It would be like watching one of the currently airing shows this season and having it just stop after the first four episodes. I've seen more with Emeraldas but I'll save that for another post as this one took a while to write up as it is.
Thanks to those who read everything.
That being saaaaid, pretty much everyone seems to think that the anime is pretty horrible and you should just watch F/Z because it stands alone and is amazing. As I said I haven't experienced it myself, just what I've heard.