What Makes Outlaw Star So Special: OUTLAW STAR REVIEW

Throwing it back to a underappreciated classic.
Let me know your feelings on Outlaw Star in the comments.
Do you have the same fond memories of the series as I do?
Do you love it?
Do you hate it?
Somewhere in between?
I GOTTA KNOW!!!!!!!
Hope you enjoy the vid.

[@EATIT41]

I legit thought I was hearing the narrator from outlaw Star 😱 man you really nailed why this show stuck with me for so long. It’s far from perfect sure but the places it allowed my imagination to go was undeniable. Thank you for doing this review

[@chillreview636]

Lol I always wanted to sound like that narrator so I really appreciate the compliment. Thanks for watching my man

[@BradLad56]

@@chillreview636 I think Beau Billingslea would be proud lol

[@chadbrooder4938]

Hey, just found your channel today. I really appreciate your point of view on shows that I love. I do hope you make more videos in the future (if that’s what you want to do of course). You have a relaxing voice, good editing, and nice delivery. Really appreciate the videos.

[@YusukeKnight]

I loved Outlaw Star I’m happy to have it for my collection I remember watching it when it premiered on Cartoon Network in 2001 on Toonami

[@ML-dk7bf]

Grappler space combat was unique concept and almost no one does it. Also Ashia Clan Clan was the gateway drug that started my obsession with catgirls.

[@chillreview636]

Yeah that grappler ship stuff was great!

[@marioulises5978]

This gave me chills. Anime really was different back then. These days anime lacks that emotinal connection. It's all about shinny fight scenes and cool power ups.

[@chillreview636]

Thanks bro. And I agree! There's something special about those old classics that's hard to find today

[@buggyyuji851]

Great videos on a underrated classic might go back watching in the future haven’t seen it for long time since I was kid but Great videos so underrated

[@ReserveOG]

Bro I don't like shit. Well earned, this is a masterpiece!

[@SirNilooo]

I had been wanting to rewatch this show ever since! I watched it way back then when Toonami was still up. They have it on Hulu by the way.

[@elikc216]

I’ve been playing Starfield since it came out and I can assure you the FIRST thing I did was customize my ship to look like the XGP! 🤩 This show was definitely seminal to my childhood, and having recently rewatched it I can say it was a show that was vastly superior then the sum of its parts. My surname in every RPG has been Starwind ever since, and I have a particular affinity for pistols and running around the galaxy with my badass space ship doing odd jobs while adventuring 🥰

[@chillreview636]

That's awesome!! Love to see that other people have carried this show with them over the years like me.

[@KevinSmall]

Broken promises was epic !!

[@wadejohnston4305]

I had this experience almost to a t with Wolf's Rain. Fuuuuuuck those were THE DAYSSSS

[@chillreview636]

Completely forgot about Wolf's Rain. I gotta check that one out one day

[@TRYCLOPS1]

Wolfs rain is a very dark series. But so different and nostalgic. Very tragic tho.

[@sheelshox345]

I had the exact same experience with this show as you. The arc of Gene living on a backwater planet, conquering his fear by blasting off into space, and encountering all these wild places and people, was extremely impactful as a kid with a risk-averse family. I'm very happy with where my life is now, and I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that OLS provided the initial bump that set me on that course

[@chillreview636]

That's awesome! Happy to hear you're living well nowadays. Thanks for watching

[@interkit2387]

Long-time fan of animes from the 80s to 00s but never heard of this one. Will have to check it out. Also, this narration is really good.

[@chillreview636]

Thanks for the compliment! If your into more vintage/retro anime then OLS might be perfect for you Hope you dig it

[@wadejohnston4305]

You, my deep voiced narrator have my sub.

[@HoveKB]

Outlaw Star was masterful. Would have loved a follow up or sone OVAs

[@fkkkkkenig]

Subbed man, awesome review

[@chillreview636]

Appreciate it! More videos coming very soon too

[@stevefred2694]

Damnnnn intro music before the toonami cut had me vibin on the mood of this show. Dont think it was a track from the show but it fit

[@CaseyLamah]

I MISS THE 90s SO MUCH!!!

[@chillreview636]

Same!

[@travisgames6608]

Bro.. Outlaw Star is underrated. It was awesome. It needs a remaster.

[@chillreview636]

Yes to everything you just said!!!

[@swimmingbird3240]

I’ve said the same about Cowboy Bebop. I wouldn’t be the same person.

[@URangryX]

I like your voice, brother.

[@bloodkip9462]

the massive toonami flashbacks 😩. Your vids definitely fit that mood. Outlaw Star is meh and almost every way but everything together just hits that magic 90's anime spot. I'll fight you about yu yu hakusho though.

[@chillreview636]

Couldnt agree more!! And trust me, I've been fighting people over Yu Yu Hakasho for LOOOOONG time. You are not the first and you won't be the last 😂😂

[@jamesspencer1997]

Dude i laughed my ass off..im also crying..and i love that willy wonka music..

[@TRYCLOPS1]

The grappler arms actually make sense if you listen to the background story behind them. It started due to service ships being converted to space pirate ships using grappler arms to anchor to victim vessels. Also, not everyone can afford infinite missiles and anti-missiles, so close encounters would be more ideal for lower budget space pirates or outlaws. Just like any trend, it evolved from simple uses into more complex combat uses. It’s actually told by the narrator!!!

[@chillreview636]

Always nice to learn some new OLS lore. They still look ridiculous, and the fact they actually fight with them is still REALLY ridiculous to me 😂, but they do add an an interesting wrinkle to the whole spaceship battle aesthetic.... So I can dig it. Thanks for the comment

[@TRYCLOPS1]

@@chillreview636 that fight with that green pirate grappler ship was epic! It’s the fight in the beginning of the story. It’s not until by almost the last section of the storyline that that encounter happens when you see the destroyed ship they just took down. The story was incredibly well narrated also.

[@TRYCLOPS1]

@@chillreview636 At first you find it super weird and odd. But further in the story you understand what it really means to become a “grappler”. You understand why that term comes with a lot of admiration but also fear from everyone in that world! It’s not easy to win a grappler battle! It’s some advanced space combat with some super tough spaceships and crazy strategies and flashing reflexes and mechanical control.

[@koryshuron3025]

Bro I really love this show, I kinda don't understand the negative criticism on it

[@chillreview636]

I love it too, but I think it can be a lil corny here and there lol. I also don't think it's as consistently good as similar anime like Cowboy Bebop and Trigun. It's definitely a classic though.

[@koryshuron3025]

@@chillreview636 okay I kinda see what you sayin, but that cactus moment is funny asl for me 🌵 🤣

[@chillreview636]

@@koryshuron3025 Hahahahaha yeah I had to put that scene in the video. Too funny

[@ripoutyourprejudice]

Cool review, but I don't think that one joke episode make's the entire show have "bad" writing. Also robotic arms on space ships madkee total sense. Did you not know that the american space shuttle had a robotic arm made for maintenance and other applications ?

[@chillreview636]

The cactus clip was just one (very ridiculous) example of how goofy and dumb the show can be. As i said in the video, there are a some really well written and memorable aspects of the show, but ita far from perfect. And my point about the retractable arms was referring to the fact they would have grappling fights using them, not that the mere idea of returnable arms on a spaceship was ridiculous. Either way - Thanks for watching and thanks for the comment

[@JackTulsen77]

Hold on. Are we just going to skip over the fact that this dude sounds like he could be the son of the Outlaw Star narrator/Jet?!?!

[@chillreview636]

Who says I'm not?? 🤔😂 But honestly that's a huge compliment my guy. Thank you!

[@nickwalters9311]

Bro you sound like colion noir 😂😎

[@chillreview636]

Now I gotta research whoever Colion Noir is 😂😂

[@patrickliu4463]

If you go into Outlaw Star tallying the negatives you're going to think it's "objectively" bad. Everything's always off model with 90s longness, voice acting is a bit hokey and changes the inflection of a lot of lines from Japanese, and often the plot sort of spins its wheels. Despite all that though, there's so much more to its universe that excites the imagination. Its use of lighting to instill mood and atmosphere is on par with scifi classics such as Bladerunner. Its setting was completely unique (until joss whedon ripped it off wholesale for firefly) with a seamless blending of magic, technology, and Chinese aesthetics that still hasn't been topped by other space faring series. Sure Cowboy Bebop is amazing in its depiction of a humanity that struggled to get into space, a strength for sure but it feels familiar as it stands upon the shoulders of alien and 2001 a space odyssey. Outlaw star is like going into a bazaar on an alien world, strange, fantastical, and cool as hell (I mean wrestling ships and guns that shoot compressed magic are just plain badass). Sure it kinda smells, and the products can be a bit shoddy, but that experience is something you're not going to get anywhere else. It's a lot like this video. It's about feelings in the moment and reflecting on how it made you feel in the past. You can dissect it, but you'll be left with a lot of parts that don't accurately reflect the presentation on the whole. Plus it's got musclebound alien catgirls. So 10/10 show your argument is invalid. Subscribed.

[@chillreview636]

Lol this is one of my favorite comments I've ever gotten. Thank you! Always love to hear analysis of the art I love from other people.

[@johnrafferty4364]

It only came on late where I'm from I had to stay up late to watch it then one day there was a particular intro with nudity and stuff and I was like shit this needs to hurry up and start before someone sees this

[@chillreview636]

Lmaoooo

[@DaMonkie]

I honestly thought you were the narrator

[@chillreview636]

Lmaooo a couple of people have said this. I'll take it as a compliment, I guess 😅