Started on 3/13/01
My Outlaw Star DVDs are finally on their way. I like that the price is like $15 less when I buy online, but it takes too damn long for the orders to arrive.
Now that I got that out of my system, I was watching OS on Toonami just a minute ago and it really struck me how much people die in this and many other anime series. I mean, damn; Gene gets in a dual, the other dude dies. Gene gets a dangerous job, the guy who hired him dies. Not that I don't like it though. That's one of the best things about anime.

Started on 3/07/01
Well now, since I have been looking at various OS pages, I have heard mixed feelings on this anime. One common comparison I have found is between it and Cowboy Bebop. Until I heard these comparisons, I had never heard of Cowboy Bebop. It's supposed to be some great space-western movie which has some common themes with Outlaw Star. I don't know when Cowboy Bebop aired but, I do know that Outlaw Star is an anime in its own right, and quite frankly, it kicks ass.

If you are looking for the series, I suggest DVD if possible, and that you buy it online from Amazon.Com. It is much cheaper. The VHS version is cheaper also, but it comes in several volumes as opposed to the three volumes in the DVD set which have both the Japanese subtitled and Englished dubbed (but unedited) versions. The third volume is supposed to be released this month.

Started on 2/14/01
Ok. I have now seen almost every episode that has aired on Cartoon Network, and I still don't know what the Galactic Leyline is. I mean, I saw the episode in which Gilliam said he would spill the beans, but it really didn't tell me anything useful, except that it is this black mass sitting in the middle of space and it emits this sound that is not too much different from the Sirens in the Odessey. And to think that in the prelude to the episode, Gilliam said he would tell us what the Leyline is. Oh well, maybe tomorrow, assuming I get to see it. And why is it that the episode ended with that damn to be continued right when it was getting good? As they say, "ish" happens.

The song that Melfina sings at the end of the episode (the first few, anyway) is very involving. In fact, it had such a mysterious feeling, that I downloaded it from Napster. Now, if only I spoke Japanese. Does anyone have a translation? At least when Mel sang it in one episode, the translating company had the decency to put that part in English, although it does kind of lose that mystery. Ah well, as I said earlier, "ish" happens.

After seeing the episode in which the MacDugall brothers meet their end at the Leyline, I have a new respect for all of the characters. Suzuka's reason for tagging along has finally been revealed, and Aisha really seemed worth having, as she proved herself again. Maybe the next episode will reveal more about Melfina. I guess we'll see.

I just bought the first DVD volume of Outlaw Star (2/15/01) from Amazon.Com. Its features are by far superior to that of the VHS, but I won't get into that. If anyone out there is planning to buy the volumes, I suggest you buy them from Amazon.Com as well because it seems to be the cheapest.

It seems that the show was holding out until the end to reveal what exactly the Leyline is. There were some interesting twists in the episode, and you won't believe what kind of ish (there's that word again) goes down.