Outlaw Star is vastly underrated. This anime deserves awards for its cleverness, creativity, and just how much fun it was to watch and experience among other things. I'm happy that many people aren't aware of this show. It's just one of those hidden gems that only a select few lucky/tasteful people know about.
Best episode in the series. The tension the pending duel creates. The drinking with the enemy bar scene. Gene not dealing with rejection well, and Melfina still discovering her own emotions. And the fact the Leilong could have merced the whole crew, but faked his own death to retire from the Onten. Magnificent.
I love how Lei Long shimi faked his death here. He wanted out of the Onten Seven and pretended his gun misfired and "died" in front of them haha. What a badass. Skill and an arsenal of weapons makes him a capable fighter.
Likely because Hazanko and the Anten Seven does not allowed any retirements unless they all discussed and made a mutual agreement. Likely Lei Long request a resignation but Hazanko denied it do they still search for the Galactic Leyline. Take that if Lei Long just quit all of a sudden, the 108 Stars and the Anten Seven would hunt him down until either to take him back or to kill him right on the spot. As Lei Long falsify his death, the pirates will not even think much to search for someone that was consider to be dead. Makes me wonder what kind of retirement Lei Long have.
@asian dude Everyone in this thread felt the same way i did. It was because Gene wasn't suppose to win. The guy lost on purpose. He had better weapons than Gene and he could fight better than Gene. This battle Gene actually didn't win. Lei Long let Gene think he won. It's a ton of elements to this fight that made it memorable.
@asian dude The guy single handedly took out Gene's whole crew. That's not an easy task. I'm not sure what else you want me to say about this episode.lol
Not quite. Hazanko is far more powerful and the Emperor of the Kei Pirates is said to be in another league entirely. Shimi however is the undisputed strongest of the Anten Seven, which considering their ranks include a werewolf MMA fighter, a humanoid tornado, and a scarecrow master samurai, a guy whose just really good with weapons says a lot.
The thing is Ron Mcdoogle seemed to carry a lot more caster shells than gene, and gene was always contemplating if he really needed to use his shells in every situation
Arguably my favorite fight of the entire series. Shimi was a one-man army. Remember getting up late at night and watching this on Toonami's midnight run. Incredible anime and extremely underrated when compared to others.
Gene’s luck was otherworldly! Most of the people /things he fought was much stronger than he was but he found a way to win either thru his wits, luck, grit, caster shells or his friends! Yes I know he was injured here but still this man was a beast, easily took down Sazuka and Aisha!
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 Nah, Suzuka won that fight without much of a problem on her part. She allowed herself to be hurt to experience the pain that her friends and family did at Hitoriga's hands. She would have been practically unscathed otherwise.
Yep, he faked his own death to escape his pirate life and live on as a wandering outlaw. I couldn't include that though as there's a five-minute limit to these videos without them getting geo-blocked.
I want an Outlaw Star game, and not the characters just the world they built, magic, magic tech, mysteries, fast space ship mech combat, ninjas, samurais, cowboys, warriors, wizards, this show has everything
Outlaw star has so many awesome fights...it's like Cowboy Bebop's brother anime. Though, I don't get why Shimi chose a duel right after telling Gene basically, "you hesitate, and you die".
Birdhouse cause he realized he was injured he wanted it a fair. He was a interesting character he had a code unlike the other 6 and that of the pirates.
Cause he doesn’t want to kill him. He fakes his death to get out of the pirates guild and let Gene and the crew live. The duel is just a setup to his faking it. He could have easily won.
Gene actually won this fight surprisingly quickly. Most other characters in the series like Ron, for example, would've pulled the trigger at 1:27 and that would've been the end of it. Gene only struggled because...he's a good guy.
@@outlawkai Well that and Gene isn't some wet behind the ears slouch, he's a legit good bounty hunter and gun fighter, his morality just has a tendency to bite him in the ass a lot.
That is the purest form of plot armor I have ever seen. Planed out or not, Gene's lucky this guy wanted to use him as a means of escaping his old life because they all lost, plain and simple.
Suzuka was probably the closest to Leilong in terms of pure skill; that is why he seems disappointed/surprised when she goes down with only marginally more effort expended on his part.
Suzuka does seem like a more skilled fighter. I imagine how easily she fell surprised a lot of viewers until they learned that Aisha's nasty stew did a number on her insides!
@@OutlawMantis Aisha is the strongest of the team and Gene is the most dogged (and perhaps lucky) fighter, but Suzuka was in a class all her own in regards to technique. That said, when this scene is viewed out-of-context, it can be easy to forget that she was dueling with a handicap...and it *was* a duel, as Leilong/Shimi wasn't resorting to underhanded tricks just yet.
The only member of the Anten 7 to actually beat any of them let alone all of them. The rest got taken out one on one with the exception of Hamnyo....and we won't mention Tobiguera
Always thought the missiles came out of his coat but now I see he has a pair of batman utility pants and all those missiles came out only one of his pockets.
People don't realize that in this fight Sazuka was fucked up by Aisha's weird cooking or whatever so she was barely able to fight. I don't know if Shimi could take Sazuka as full strength. Or a transformed Aisha either.
Yes, kind of. There's an art book called SW that's been translated into English on lasagne.moe That book describes Bandai's plans for a second season of Outlaw Star which features Shimi. Another approach to a sequel is the Sword of Wind OVA plan by the manga creator, Takehiko Ito. Without making this comment too long, I don't think it's as good as the season two idea. As for the manga, it was discontinued because it was cancelled by Shueisha who serialised the chapters in the Ultra Jump magazine. I'm not exactly sure why that happened but Ito was really busy with other things. Unfortunately, upon losing his place in the magazine it's likely that Ito simply gave up. When a mangaka loses this, they lose their audience. Without an audience the time investment isn't really justified. Still, Takehiko Ito probably could have found a way to continue it in the published volumes. He previously planned a volume four and volume five. My Outlaw Star community is gradually translating various Outlaw Star material from Japanese media. I hope that eventually we'll reach an interview where Ito explains the whole reason.
@@OutlawMantis - I read all that, and Dang that is sad, But I hope we do see some type of announcement or a real type of closure in the future! Thank You for your time and that must of took a while to type!
*Spoiler* The whole thing was planned from the beginning. He intentionally lost a duel so he could fake his death and finally be free of the Kei Pirates.
One of the only 3 Antens who doesn't use Tao Magic but Leilong is the one who comes closest to killing Gene and the crew. If he had been serious about his mission instead of using it to resign from the Guild they'd have been FINISHED.
@@OutlawMantis Don't know man. I've tried using my Wifi and my 4G, on my phone and tablet. Still no go. All your videos will load halfway, then stop. It's weird :).
@@RubedoURTV666 I take it you've tried videos on other channels? Also, I do recommend seeing if a VPN resolves the problem. A free VPN will be quite slow and something you probably wouldn't use for RUclips beyond this, but it's handy for circumstances like these. Psiphon is good, free of charge program/app for PC and mobile and allows you to connect from an assortment of countries.
@@OutlawMantis Yeah, other videos work fine. And I'm in the US, and never had any weird issue like this before. Doesn't matter I guess. Was just curious :).
Lei long definitivamente para mi, es el personaje mas fuerte de toda la serie, Gene se cruzo con el en el momento en el que el ya no quería ser un asesino, es un personaje con mucha historia detras, lastima q se le diera solo un episodio
@@LiquidusSnakeX nice. But it may not have worked if it was a regular shell. Like I'm saying lei may have dodged or some shit....the dude was defintiely beast. But with the super shells, guaranteed win
Take Leilong faking his death very complicated just so the Anten 7 wouldn't be suspicious. And I take Leilong didn't request Lord Hazonko for a retirement mainly because Hazonko already assigned and committed to find the galactic layline and Melfina already been found which makes a retirement out of the question until the Leyland is found. As I take it's very likely if Leilong turns away and leave without Hazanko's permission or permission from the Tendo King, the pirates of the 117 Star Systems and the Anten 7 themselves will hunt Leilong all over the galaxy and execute him for desertion. As faking his own death from combat just made Lord Hazanko and the Anten 7 believe Leilong dies like a warrior and will not bother or even care to search for someone that's considered dead and see as nothing but a casualty.
I think this guy died on purpose. Either he didn't want to hurt mel. Or he was tired of working with the k pirates. There no freakin way he actually had a faulty gun that didn't fire.. especially when this dude was on point with everything else.
Oh I hated this guy! I hate characters like this in general, he's like THAT kid who always has to be the one to win no matter what! People complain about plot armor for the main characters but no one complains about BS armor on the villains!
I think his power was necessary. Shimi is there for a reason, to teach the crew an important lesson. Throughout the series so far they'd only been seeing success and had perhaps assumed they're unstoppable. Especially the arrogant Gene. Shimi's appearance was a wake-up call which told them: "Actually, you're really nothing special."
@@OutlawMantis If Gene ain't special how come every freak in the galaxy is chasing after him and his ship? Besides the crew were already struggling with money, food, and a complacent ship AI, not to mention what Hilda left behind for them to clean up.
@@turboking9238 He's unique in that he has the XGP and Melfina, but in terms of power he's nothing special. Generally skilled but often relies on his sheer luck. (Like this time.)
Outlaw Star is vastly underrated. This anime deserves awards for its cleverness, creativity, and just how much fun it was to watch and experience among other things. I'm happy that many people aren't aware of this show. It's just one of those hidden gems that only a select few lucky/tasteful people know about.
another even lesser known gem from the same time period is Infinite Ryvius.
I concur it’s awesome! The adventure and relationships is just beautiful and enduring! I get emotional every time I get to the last episode
Very very underrated we were supposed to get another season but it flunked maybe protection problems
Yeah! The adventure truly was the reward when it came to this whole series! It was quite the thrill ride.
@@calebhenderson6507 And let's not forget. Outlaw Star came out during the Golden Era of anime and this series was definitely top 15
Best episode in the series. The tension the pending duel creates. The drinking with the enemy bar scene. Gene not dealing with rejection well, and Melfina still discovering her own emotions. And the fact the Leilong could have merced the whole crew, but faked his own death to retire from the Onten. Magnificent.
I love how Lei Long shimi faked his death here. He wanted out of the Onten Seven and pretended his gun misfired and "died" in front of them haha. What a badass. Skill and an arsenal of weapons makes him a capable fighter.
Likely because Hazanko and the Anten Seven does not allowed any retirements unless they all discussed and made a mutual agreement. Likely Lei Long request a resignation but Hazanko denied it do they still search for the Galactic Leyline. Take that if Lei Long just quit all of a sudden, the 108 Stars and the Anten Seven would hunt him down until either to take him back or to kill him right on the spot. As Lei Long falsify his death, the pirates will not even think much to search for someone that was consider to be dead. Makes me wonder what kind of retirement Lei Long have.
@@okamijubei good point that's the same thing I was thinking
I have always absolutely loved this plot point
One of the best fights in the series. That guy was awesome.
@asian dude What do you mean how?
@asian dude Everyone in this thread felt the same way i did. It was because Gene wasn't suppose to win. The guy lost on purpose. He had better weapons than Gene and he could fight better than Gene. This battle Gene actually didn't win. Lei Long let Gene think he won. It's a ton of elements to this fight that made it memorable.
@asian dude The guy single handedly took out Gene's whole crew. That's not an easy task. I'm not sure what else you want me to say about this episode.lol
@asian dude 🤦♂️
This dude was the best fighter in the series. Hands down.
The gang fought as a team and became a family! This was great.
This dude is the strongest enemy of the series.
Not quite. Hazanko is far more powerful and the Emperor of the Kei Pirates is said to be in another league entirely. Shimi however is the undisputed strongest of the Anten Seven, which considering their ranks include a werewolf MMA fighter, a humanoid tornado, and a scarecrow master samurai, a guy whose just really good with weapons says a lot.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 doesn't matter. This is the only one that survived Gene Starwind and gang
The thing is Ron Mcdoogle seemed to carry a lot more caster shells than gene, and gene was always contemplating if he really needed to use his shells in every situation
Ron was a more successful Gene. He could afford top of the line everything. Gene couldn’t touch him until he got those mythical caster shells.
Arguably my favorite fight of the entire series. Shimi was a one-man army. Remember getting up late at night and watching this on Toonami's midnight run.
Incredible anime and extremely underrated when compared to others.
This series was a true space western.
So True.
Toonami really loved this fight. It was always in their promos.
"Is that you Leilong?" I like how Gene is not even surprised Leilong showed up.
this is one of my favorite anime scenes of all time
Gene’s luck was otherworldly! Most of the people /things he fought was much stronger than he was but he found a way to win either thru his wits, luck, grit, caster shells or his friends!
Yes I know he was injured here but still this man was a beast, easily took down Sazuka and Aisha!
Indeed, though I think Suzuka would have stood a fair chance if she wasn't poisoned by Aisha's stew.
Plus, he faked his own death. He was never really going to kill Gene. He needed him to use as a means to get out of the pirates group.
@@caseycleveland1270 That is true. He was also going to be in Outlaw Star 2, so perhaps that factored into his behaviour in the episode.
@@OutlawMantis Not likely Shimi is supposedly the most powerful of the Seven meaning he's deadlier than the guy Suzuka almost lost to.
@@thefanwithoutaface8105 Nah, Suzuka won that fight without much of a problem on her part. She allowed herself to be hurt to experience the pain that her friends and family did at Hitoriga's hands. She would have been practically unscathed otherwise.
Wait if I recall this guy didn't die he just pretended to.
Yep, he faked his own death to escape his pirate life and live on as a wandering outlaw. I couldn't include that though as there's a five-minute limit to these videos without them getting geo-blocked.
I want an Outlaw Star game, and not the characters just the world they built, magic, magic tech, mysteries, fast space ship mech combat, ninjas, samurais, cowboys, warriors, wizards, this show has everything
Leilong is one of my favourite characters in anime, despite only being a minor antagonist!
My favorite weapon is the det-cord bomb whip he used on Aysha.
Outlaw star has so many awesome fights...it's like Cowboy Bebop's brother anime. Though, I don't get why Shimi chose a duel right after telling Gene basically, "you hesitate, and you die".
Birdhouse cause he realized he was injured he wanted it a fair. He was a interesting character he had a code unlike the other 6 and that of the pirates.
Cause he doesn’t want to kill him. He fakes his death to get out of the pirates guild and let Gene and the crew live. The duel is just a setup to his faking it. He could have easily won.
@@JimHawking- Oh yeah...woops I feel dumb. That;s what I get for posting a year after watching the series =P
Birdhouse S’all good
He was trying to lace him up on being better at his opposition.
God I loved Leilong. Just a peak human among a team of superhumans and probably the best among them.
Gene actually won this fight surprisingly quickly. Most other characters in the series like Ron, for example, would've pulled the trigger at 1:27 and that would've been the end of it. Gene only struggled because...he's a good guy.
This is the comment I was looking for, because despite how skilled Shimi was as an assassin, Gene had the one thing Shimi lacked, luck.
@@outlawkai Well that and Gene isn't some wet behind the ears slouch, he's a legit good bounty hunter and gun fighter, his morality just has a tendency to bite him in the ass a lot.
One of my favorite fight scenes. And in the end, the bad guy walks away alive and stays to himself.
Outlaw Star was such a great show
Leilong was so epic beyond words. He definitely stood on business.
That is the purest form of plot armor I have ever seen. Planed out or not, Gene's lucky this guy wanted to use him as a means of escaping his old life because they all lost, plain and simple.
Hes the Player that beat every boss. collected everything. He makes things look easy.
I’ve been trying to find this fight for years but had no idea what anime it was from. All I remembered was the word “caster”.
My favorite battle in the series. Maybe top of all time.
This guy was the "Mad Pierrot" for Gene...
asisia was my first crush and all ways will be XD
Before cat girls became mainstream
@@kismet8010 yep so true
Watching Leilong wipe out the entire Outlaw Star squad in the span of a minute was absolutely TERRIFYING as a kid omg! >_
Suzuka was probably the closest to Leilong in terms of pure skill; that is why he seems disappointed/surprised when she goes down with only marginally more effort expended on his part.
Suzuka does seem like a more skilled fighter. I imagine how easily she fell surprised a lot of viewers until they learned that Aisha's nasty stew did a number on her insides!
@@OutlawMantis Aisha is the strongest of the team and Gene is the most dogged (and perhaps lucky) fighter, but Suzuka was in a class all her own in regards to technique. That said, when this scene is viewed out-of-context, it can be easy to forget that she was dueling with a handicap...and it *was* a duel, as Leilong/Shimi wasn't resorting to underhanded tricks just yet.
She had the stomach flu, because of the food she at earlier in the episode
@@anthrax6685 Absolutely. Thank you for responding!
on midnight run on toonami this was my first episode I saw of outlaw star
I am usually really hard to start into new anime but i looooved this
The only member of the Anten 7 to actually beat any of them let alone all of them. The rest got taken out one on one with the exception of Hamnyo....and we won't mention Tobiguera
Always thought the missiles came out of his coat but now I see he has a pair of batman utility pants and all those missiles came out only one of his pockets.
Outlaw star is like anime borderlands 2k style.
I loved this fight because Gene puts out so much firepower!!!
It's alright, now that Suzuka is here she'll be OP and mop everything up like alwa-- 3:18 ...Oh fuck.
this episode made me cry
That plot armor tho
If you notice it was the food their ate before hand. Even waylong was surprised when Sazuka doubled over
I’d love to see a remake of this
Lei Long was the only baddie in the series to just wreck everyone. Total Sigma.
2:50
Normal Dub: Bastard!
Toonami Dub: Maniac!
People don't realize that in this fight Sazuka was fucked up by Aisha's weird cooking or whatever so she was barely able to fight. I don't know if Shimi could take Sazuka as full strength. Or a transformed Aisha either.
Is there any backstory as to what happened in the manga vs the show or any continuation of the show/manga of any kind?
Yes, kind of. There's an art book called SW that's been translated into English on lasagne.moe
That book describes Bandai's plans for a second season of Outlaw Star which features Shimi. Another approach to a sequel is the Sword of Wind OVA plan by the manga creator, Takehiko Ito. Without making this comment too long, I don't think it's as good as the season two idea.
As for the manga, it was discontinued because it was cancelled by Shueisha who serialised the chapters in the Ultra Jump magazine. I'm not exactly sure why that happened but Ito was really busy with other things. Unfortunately, upon losing his place in the magazine it's likely that Ito simply gave up. When a mangaka loses this, they lose their audience. Without an audience the time investment isn't really justified.
Still, Takehiko Ito probably could have found a way to continue it in the published volumes. He previously planned a volume four and volume five. My Outlaw Star community is gradually translating various Outlaw Star material from Japanese media. I hope that eventually we'll reach an interview where Ito explains the whole reason.
@@OutlawMantis - I read all that, and Dang that is sad, But I hope we do see some type of announcement or a real type of closure in the future! Thank You for your time and that must of took a while to type!
Call it mean spirited but I kinda love how easily the Weeb goes down to a trained killer. A bit of art imitating life eh?
Ironically, Leilong only lives to suffer from a weapon malfunction because he got lucky and Suzuka had a stomach ache. Luck is fickle.
*Spoiler*
The whole thing was planned from the beginning. He intentionally lost a duel so he could fake his death and finally be free of the Kei Pirates.
Outlaw Star Y2K Style!
One of the only 3 Antens who doesn't use Tao Magic but Leilong is the one who comes closest to killing Gene and the crew. If he had been serious about his mission instead of using it to resign from the Guild they'd have been FINISHED.
he must know what Melfina is
Would the Outlaw Star team survive against Albert Wesker??
02:47 LMFAO poor Aisha...
Why won't the video load past the halfway point?
Does for me. Maybe try either using somebody else's connection to test that or using a VPN. Might help identify the problem.
@@OutlawMantis Don't know man. I've tried using my Wifi and my 4G, on my phone and tablet. Still no go. All your videos will load halfway, then stop. It's weird :).
@@RubedoURTV666 I take it you've tried videos on other channels? Also, I do recommend seeing if a VPN resolves the problem. A free VPN will be quite slow and something you probably wouldn't use for RUclips beyond this, but it's handy for circumstances like these. Psiphon is good, free of charge program/app for PC and mobile and allows you to connect from an assortment of countries.
@@OutlawMantis Yeah, other videos work fine. And I'm in the US, and never had any weird issue like this before. Doesn't matter I guess. Was just curious :).
@@RubedoURTV666 If anybody else reports this problem I'll look into it more thoroughly, but thanks for your assistance.
Lei long definitivamente para mi, es el personaje mas fuerte de toda la serie, Gene se cruzo con el en el momento en el que el ya no quería ser un asesino, es un personaje con mucha historia detras, lastima q se le diera solo un episodio
Gene would've won if he had those super casters he used at the leyline
He could have won if he had 2 shells. The first shot destroyed his barrier.
@@LiquidusSnakeX nice. But it may not have worked if it was a regular shell. Like I'm saying lei may have dodged or some shit....the dude was defintiely beast. But with the super shells, guaranteed win
Take Leilong faking his death very complicated just so the Anten 7 wouldn't be suspicious. And I take Leilong didn't request Lord Hazonko for a retirement mainly because Hazonko already assigned and committed to find the galactic layline and Melfina already been found which makes a retirement out of the question until the Leyland is found. As I take it's very likely if Leilong turns away and leave without Hazanko's permission or permission from the Tendo King, the pirates of the 117 Star Systems and the Anten 7 themselves will hunt Leilong all over the galaxy and execute him for desertion. As faking his own death from combat just made Lord Hazanko and the Anten 7 believe Leilong dies like a warrior and will not bother or even care to search for someone that's considered dead and see as nothing but a casualty.
Use a caster
You know shits serious if Jim says that.
Gene would lose tragically in a one shot duel against Erron Black!!
I think this guy died on purpose. Either he didn't want to hurt mel. Or he was tired of working with the k pirates. There no freakin way he actually had a faulty gun that didn't fire.. especially when this dude was on point with everything else.
he didn't havre any talent so he died, that's all that it amounts to.
On one hand gene should of won with a headshot, but on the other hand lei long faked his death. I guess they were 1-1
Oh I hated this guy! I hate characters like this in general, he's like THAT kid who always has to be the one to win no matter what!
People complain about plot armor for the main characters but no one complains about BS armor on the villains!
I think his power was necessary. Shimi is there for a reason, to teach the crew an important lesson. Throughout the series so far they'd only been seeing success and had perhaps assumed they're unstoppable. Especially the arrogant Gene. Shimi's appearance was a wake-up call which told them: "Actually, you're really nothing special."
@@OutlawMantis If Gene ain't special how come every freak in the galaxy is chasing after him and his ship? Besides the crew were already struggling with money, food, and a complacent ship AI, not to mention what Hilda left behind for them to clean up.
@@turboking9238 He's unique in that he has the XGP and Melfina, but in terms of power he's nothing special. Generally skilled but often relies on his sheer luck. (Like this time.)