Angel Links

The laughs were mostly unintended. A surprising amount of melodrama and poor writing with rather poor animation. The music was pretty good though. Although the series (13 episodes) was not good, I got a good laugh out of it - but again that was not what the creators were aiming aiming at. The characters were mostly unlikeable, and why was there a space cat with bat wings for ears living in the main characters cleavage? And why did the cleavage dwelling cat turn into a rather ill designed magical sword on occasion? Questions that will haunt me to my grave no doubt. But I did laugh rather frequently. So, you are warned, enter at your own risk into this series. Also, I did rather like Outlaw Star, which this is a dubious spin off of.

While part of the Outlaw Star universe Angel Links is a spin off that is like a galaxy of it's own. I liked the character designs even though Mei Fon is a little too well endowed for a 16 year old. Deux is my personal favorite character in the show, he says something seriously and it just sounds a little amusing to me.

The ship designs retain that Outlaw Star look to some extent (actually they also remind me of the ships from and old RPG years ago "Star Frontiers", ah the memories of youth :). There are very few grappler ships in Angel Links which is probably for the best, technically the speed and range space combat would be done at makes a grappler ship impractical.

Ok, it is true that "Guardian Force: Angel Links" takes place in the same universe as "Outlaw Star". You do see two characters from O.S., Dragonite Duuz and Valeria Vertone, plus cameos by Fred Lowe, Tao Masters, the bartender and waitress from Sentinel III, and some others... but that's where the likeness ends. Gone are the days of grappler ship combat (however, the Angel Links ship does get attacked by pirates using grappler ships), and gone is the crew of the Outlaw Star.

The animation isn't as good, and it features pretty awful computer animation for some effects.

However, there is a good story and some interesting characters. The main character, Meifon Li, the well-endowed 16 owner of the Links Security group, is funny, fierce, and very lovable. Her crew is also colorful, and soon it has the family feeling you got with the crew of the Outlaw Star. Kosei, Meifon's assistant, is another great character, the voice of reason and logic.

Dragonite Duuz and Valeria Vertone have been significantly improved. Duzz is now shown armed with a sword, and he is a master at combat. He believes in a code of honor and valor. Valeria is the tough military commander. The two create a force to be reckoned with.

Overall, the show gets a 7.5 out of 10. Duuz, Kosei, and Meifon are the golden characters here. The series in only 13 episodes long, but trust me there is a main story unfolding here, but I won't ruin it. It is quite dramatic from what I've seen, and I can't wait to see the last 3 episodes.