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The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA

Rating:
"After the first 2 episodes it's very different from the TV series and not quite as good, but still worth a look."

Summary Information

US Release:
Right Stuf International

Genre: Comedy
(Space war adventure comedy with a touch of romance)

Suggested Age/Content Guide:
13-up / V2 N2 M2 L1

Series Type: OAV

Length:
2 47-minute + 10 26-minute episodes

Production Date:
1994-10-01 - 1996-08-01

What's In It

Categories:
Space Opera

Look for:
Dogfights
Big robots
Big spaceships
Advanced Technology
Slapstick

Plot Synopsis

The uneasy truce between the UPSF and the Raalgon forces is beginning to break down and it looks like the Raalgon have developed a devastating new secret weapon. Before all is lost there is only one thing that can be done--entrust Captain Justy Ueki Tylor and the crew of the Undefeated Soyokaze with a secret mission, so secret in fact that the crew have absolutely no idea what the hell Tylor's doing! It will take all of Tylor's God-given luck to get out of this one alive!

In the aftermath of the mission, the crew of the Soyokaze disperse for a while and go their own separate ways. However, as people have their own adventures something big is building up in the Raalgon Empire. Something that could threaten both the Raalgon and the UPSF with total destruction. Something greater than Tylor and his crew have ever encountered before...

Quick Review

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Rating: 4 / 5
Reviewer: Arcane
Review Date: 2005-11-26

If you loved the Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV series for its humor, action and the amazing character that was Justy Ueki Tylor, then you MUST own the 2-part masterpiece An Exceptional Episode. Split between Hilarity and drama, this story is Tylor at its best. The rest of the series changes the production crew among other things, but despite some issues and an unsatisfying end, if you appreciated the Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV series for its writing, its moral messages and the characters other than Tylor, it is still worthwhile.

I don't think the OAVs would necessarily appeal to the same crowd as the TV series (except for An Exceptional Episode which is a must-see), and while I suppose in the end I really liked it, you have been warned.

US DVD Review

In addition to an acceptable if unimpressive video and bilingual audio transfer, RightStuf's DVDs follow the mold of their TV series release with bonuses including heaps of technical information about the Soyokaze and a number of Tylor music videos.

Content Guide

About a 13-up.

Violence: 2 - Not really violent, but there was one rather brutal scene in the second episode which made me wince.

Nudity: 2 - A few spots of partial nudity with no nipples.

Sex/Mature Themes: 2 - Again it's the second episode that gives you pause.

Language: 1 - Nothing noteworthy.

Notes and Trivia

A followup OAV series to the Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV series the OAVs are actually composed of two separate series: The initial 2-part "Exceptional Episode" concluding the TV storyline, and an additional 10-episode series of shorter side stories.

The Japanese title of the series is technically "Musekinin Kanchou Tairaa," but it's actually more commonly written using the English "Tylor The Irresponsible Captain."

Availability

Available in the US on three hybrid DVDs from RightStuf. Was also available on six subtitled or dubbed VHS volumes.

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