Ranked #332

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

Let me first say I didn't think I was going to like this anime, my older brother recommended it to me so I decided to give it a shot.

Irresponsible Captain Tylor is truly a remarkable anime series. It blends all the types of tv shows perfectly. Drama, action, romance, comedy, Sci-fi, are done perfectly. At the end of the show you don't know what type of anime it truly was.

The story follows Lt. Commander Justy Ueki Tylor who stumbles into the Space Navy. He has no real purpose in life, and knack for getting into trouble. He some how manages to get command of a destroyer to the crews dismay. Though the crew are the rejects of the Space Navy. So this band of screw ups and rejects along with perhaps the only two sain officers in Lt. Commander Yuriko Star and Lieutenant Makoto Yamamoto begin their misadventures in space. It starts off being a pure comedy, but by half way through it's so much for. At the end you don't really know whether now Captain Tylor is a genius or a complete idiot.

I have to recommend this anime to everyone. I really think anyone who watches the series and OVA will love it. read more

I'm a big fan of "obfuscating stupidity" (look it up on TVtropes). So, I was looking forward to watching Irresponsible Captain Tylor despite my general dislike for space operas and military anime in general. And with good reason.

After a google search, I caught a snippet somewhere that theorized Captain Tylor is a bodhisattva who is attempting to enlighten his crew. With that thought in mind, I got great enjoyment out of reading into Tylor's behavior and guessing his motives. Episodes 25 and 26 particularly make sense if you believe the series to be an allegory for "the nature of a Bodhisattva":

"The nature of the Bodhisattva is apparent from a teaching story in which three people are walking through a desert. Parched and thirsty, they spy a high wall ahead. They approach and circumnavigate it, but it has no entrance or doorway. One climbs upon the shoulders of the others, looks inside, yells "Eureka" and jumps inside. The second then climbs up and repeats the actions of the first. The third laboriously climbs the wall without assistance and sees a lush garden inside the wall. It has cooling water, trees, fruit, etc. But, instead of jumping into the garden, the third person jumps back out into the desert and seeks out desert wanderers to tell them about the garden and how to find it. The third person is the Bodhisattva." (From Wikipedia)

You can enjoy Irresponsible Captain Tylor for the light comedy it is on the surface. And you can fall in love with the series if you feel like analyzing the Buddhist message underneath.

Philosophical undercurrents aside, this series was just plain fun to watch. Tylor's antics are hilarious. His crew is eccentric. The music is quintessentially 90s J-pop, and is thus made of awesome. I could watch the trippy OP over and over.

In conclusion, I want to have Paco-Paco's baby too! read more

I was taken by surprise with this anime. I usually will not watch space or future or comedy anime. This series really is quite funny and by the first episode you are rolling with laughter. Plus there are English dubs available so that makes for some easy watching. Sit back and drink a cold one and enjoy!