Ranked #331

Irresponsible Captain Tylor

I didn't expect to like this series so much. The animation is average and of an older anime era, and military/sci-fi anime is always a hit or miss with me. But you can't NOT love Captain Tylor. As the title says, he's irresponsible... on of my favorite anime music videos has hime singing "Reponsibility, what's that?" But he's also a very happy, easy going or care free individual who thinks life should just be fun. Though he makes enemies within his own fleet due to his idiotic luck, he manages to win the respect and eventually friendship of many of their foes (I'd say he could sweet-talk himself out of any assassination attempt). Somehow this misfit crew becomes the most notable in the war.

In the same regards as Luffy, you can sympathize with the crew with who they have as a captain... you have to scoff and laugh that anyone like Tylor managed to become captain. And yet through unimaginable luck, gets out of every mishap still smiling. This series is just plain fun to watch. My dad and everyone in my anime club are always happy to sit down and re-watch episodes. The ending was also a great climax and conclusion (especially for a series largely bent on comedy or entertainment). I would recommend the series to anyone. I also don't mind watching the dub for this series which is rare for me. read more

One of the most popular archetypes of pop-culture is that of the accidental genius: the guy who achieves outstanding success with little visible effort or awareness. The most popular example of this as of late is that of Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates films, but it goes back all the way to such classic fables like "The Brave Little Tailor". Again, the accidental genius finds itself in Irresponsible Captain Taylor, and it's just as effective and entertaining.
Justy can't be bothered to look up his middle name Tylor is in many respects the idealic hero. While caring and compassionate, he remains firm in his persuits and rarely suffers any of the moral conflict that plague other protagonists. Whatever emotional issues the rest of the sizable cast might suffer, Tylor stays Tylor through it all, and that alone earns this series major points in my book.
The plotline is farely simple, which is actually something of a disappointment considering this type of story really lends itself to plot intricities (see "Cerebus" graphic novels for an excellent example of such). Still, it remains accessable and entertaining for all viewers. The art isn't anything special, but by no means bad; simply put, it accomplishes what a series that isn't aesthetically focused requires. The music is pretty good, what of it there is.
That pretty much covers all the bases. Really, when a show is this good, it's hard to describe it technically. All I can do is recommend it to anyone who loves a good story (with a great character) and hope you'll take my word for it. read more