Outlaw Star is seen as a classic anime and a very nostalgic anime for many of the older anime viewers but me being a zoomer and watching this on 2021 this isn't going to get any nostalgia points, nor do I think this is a classic anime. For me this anime started off great and very interesting but later turned into a huge mess.

Plot The plot for this anime started off interesting because of all the crazy things we learn in just 4 episodes, from grapplers, bounty hunters, outlaws, half tiger girl, to people using magic and some random girl who came out of a suitcase. All these crazy shit happening makes you curious about the world and just how crazy this anime is going to get and well it falls flat on its face after the first 4 episodes.

Okay maybe that was a little too far it doesn't "fall flat on its face" but its not as good as the first 4 episodes. The main reason for this is cause there was way too many episodes. 26 episodes is too much for an anime like this because a lot of the episodes in this anime contributed nothing to the story and were super boring. Oh also according to google outlaw stars had 16 filler episodes which i don't know if its true but after seeing the anime i don't doubt it.

Earlier i said this anime was a huge mess and majority of it was because of the filler episodes which were super goofy but than when they were back to the main story it becomes some what serious. When this anime is serious it is great but this anime doesn't know which route it wants to take. Another thing that makes this anime a mess is our main characters have no real goal, they are broke and they need money yet you don't see them doing anything. There was a viillain who seemed like the main villain in this anime but that didn't last long either.

Characters

Characters are for sure the weakest part about this anime, there a total of 5 main characters in this anime Gene, James. Aisha, Suzuka and Melfina.

Theres also Hilda who was in anime up until ep 4 and McDougal who seemed to be the main villain.

Out of all these characters Hilda was the most interesting one because she had the whole galaxy wanting to kill her but sadly she was only in the anime for 4 episodes. The second most interesting would be Melfina because she came out of a suitcase and she is a robot, but just like the rest of the cast she doesn't get much character development. 26 episodes and all these characters got little to no character development how sad.

Worst character in this entire anime is Aisha, the half tiger, loud, annoying, dumb bitch. Ohhh i hate this girl so much, her voice is so loud and screeching it hurts my ears, there were so many moments in the anime where I thought about dropping this anime because of this character alone.

Dub or Sub before watching the anime I searched up weather I should watch sub or dub to get the best experience possible and many of the older viewers said dub because of nostalgia and well dub is horrendous lmao. Dub is so bad I found myself laughing in some serious moments because of how terrible the voice acting was. Anyways I highly recommend watching this in sub, but dub is great if you want something bad to laugh at.To wrap everything up Although Outlaw star is often compared to cowboy bebop I don't believe this anime is as good as cowboy bebop and is just a huge mess of a story, with an awful cast, and a awful amount of fillers for a anime with 26 episodes. I feel like this anime could've been so much better if it was 13 episodes instead, and if all the trash fillers were removed. However I understand why a lot of older anime viewers praise this anime, nostalgia is a very strong feeling, even i turn a blind eye to animes like Naruto because of nostalgia i know Naruto has a lot of shit moments but i still love it.