In the distant future where people sail through space, piracy is not a crime, its a job. Letters of marque are given to pirate captains and their descendants to license legal pirating activities for show. One high school girl and member of the yacht club, Kato Marika, is such a descendant, inheriting one of the most famous pirate ships from a father she never knew. Now she has to adapt to her new way of life whilst trying to maintain a high school girl's life as well.
(Anime: 1 Season, 26 episodes, Finished)
From a title that translates into Bodacious Pirates, One would expect a lot more than the series delivered. The story isn't a bad idea and it makes for a very interesting sc-fi series, what with great art work, dynamic special effects, and a few flashes of comedy and action thrown in. But that's it really; the series is only 'interesting'. It doesn't stand out in any category and comes across as being very sluggish. The story isn't bad, but it seems to get wrapped up in the whole science fiction aspect and spends too long going "look, we think this is how people will pirate in space". The plot is devided into several arcs but none of them really wow you, and mostly have nothing to do with one another, just one story after the next. The characters a mediocre, and a lot of the time very annoying: they seem to be able to do anything without hassle and spend most of the time being giggling girls (The cast is 80% female, and no there is no fan-service). The whole thing feels like it was building up to a climactic conclusion, but after the first two or three episodes you soon discover the whole anime runs at the same tone and pace. Good, not great, an entertaining sci fi and a VERY laid back series, sums up Mouretsu Pirates nicely.
Rating -
5/10
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