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May 9, 2010 11:51 PM
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Good show, it goes very light, at one breath.
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Oct 25, 2010 3:44 PM
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Noooooooooooooooooo Gene!!!
Sep 2, 2011 1:22 PM
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He did a bad patch up job on himself but can do anything for the ship xD
Jul 12, 2012 1:06 AM
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SO the guys that were after Hilda won't give the Outlaw Star a rest uh
Jan 10, 2013 1:28 AM
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I like the fact that Suzuka will be on their side now. A pretty good episode.

Aug 6, 2013 1:01 AM
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Nice on Gene. You sure showed Melfina women's place.
Sep 2, 2013 1:32 AM
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Suzuka will be a much needed powerup for the Outlaw.

Gene was a little bit creepy feeling Melfina up like that! Classic ecchi character.
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May 17, 2014 3:51 PM
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I'm really liking Suzuka. She's so classy.



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Feb 4, 2015 11:26 PM

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man, those pirates don't fuck around.

and wow that was the most bogus cliffhanger cheesey ending i've seen for something in a while lol
Jul 2, 2015 5:06 AM

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Oct 25, 2015 9:18 AM
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dammit gene can you not try to hump everyone and it seems jim has some mom stuff going on. gatta love the fact the show keeps moving at a nice pace with action and story and you would think gene would ask for help with the whole bleeding thing.
Feb 20, 2017 4:10 PM

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Great action with Suzuka.

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Aug 22, 2017 4:44 AM

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Gene gets shot and then continues on patching up the ship....boss move man.
Feb 16, 2020 8:56 PM

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This episode was pretty good, though it started very sedate. The elfin enemy seems like at least a minor villain that will incite some changes in our heroes (sort of like Udō Jin-e in Rurouni Kenshin). I don't remember this episode at all when I watched the show in elementary school on Toonami. I assume the change I'm predicting will be that they have to leave the planet for a serious life in space. One gripe about this episode is that I wish Gene wasn't almost a sexual criminal. It seems that this is part of showing how he will have to leave his childish behavior behind (along with his wound at the end of the episode).
Mar 9, 2020 12:35 AM

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Quick work by Suzuka!! Not surprised how Suzuka will probably replace Hilda as the femme fatale of the team.

Still have to wonder why the pirates are attacking Gene. Heck, they couldn't careless about Melfina, even though she was originally the objective of their former leader.

Now, we have to see ClanClan Aisha back!!

Honestly, I know there have been comparisons and all. But I'm starting to prefer this more than Cowboy Bebop.

This feels more like an actual space cowboy with bounty hunting while Cowboy Bebop focuses mostly on just Spike and more personal, while Gene is just here along the ride, until he probably meets Mcdougal and the people responsible for his dad's death.

Gonna be interesting how the two stack up by the end!
Jan 17, 2022 10:22 PM

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Pumped about Suzuka joining in. She probably has something against the Kei pirates. She's so cool.
Jun 1, 2022 7:13 AM
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This is starting to pick up now, and I legitimately enjoyed the fights this episode. I'm hoping it just picks up even more, because so far it seems like it's still struggling to figure out what it wants to do. Even Gene is staying on the fence about their position, even after getting attacked by pirates.
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Jun 14, 2022 4:03 PM
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I've noticed the animation is a lot more choppy than I remember as a kid but damn. That Suzuka fight was rough as can be.
Apr 6, 2023 1:22 AM
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Animation this time had less problem and the fight choreography is now much better. And I feel attach to the story now.
Jun 8, 2023 11:03 AM
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Pretty damn off-model looking episode but cool anyway.
Aug 28, 2023 9:53 PM

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Suzuka enters the Gene's radical space harem!!!!!
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Aug 31, 2023 11:07 PM
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I said it before and I'll say it again. James' is the best part of this entire show!

Also the cops on that planet are 100% okay on a 11 y/o boy having his own car but they also let him drive it around town? Without a license, probably without one....

James is so sweat and innocent, calling Melfina "like a mother"
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Dec 14, 2023 2:31 PM
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Great episode with a tense climax.
Apr 3, 2025 6:04 AM

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It looks like Suzuka is gonna be siding with Gene and co from now on, that's good. What's also good is that we get to see more of her in action against the pirates and even managing to slice up one of them. Which was pretty neat itself. I mean they are pretty relentless against Gene's crew, they were originally going after Melafina but what purpose could they now want with just Gene? Speaking of which I love that he got himself wounded by a gunshot and literally focused on the Outlaw Star for it's repairs. Pretty based move I'm not gonna lie. Obviously he's not gonna die in this show but I think he's gonna be out of commission for the next episode at least for the first half. He'll bounce back I know it.

At the moment in terms of the show I think what they are doing is, they setting up the crew and then the major threats to them will come later which seems smart right now. Cuz so far pacing is pretty fast, moves along rather smoothly and there's really not a dull moment with Outlaw Star so far. Episode overall was pretty good, a bit dead in the first half but it soon picked up from there. Pretty good, pretty good.

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