7.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Outlaw Star (1998)
Outlaw Star (1998)
Overview
Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard job goes sideways, he finds himself the proud owner of the Outlaw Star and on an adventure to find the mysterious Galactic Leyline. Facing pirates and dangers galore, can he survive the journey through space?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
7.7
Overview
Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard job goes sideways, he finds himself the proud owner of the Outlaw Star and on an adventure to find the mysterious Galactic Leyline. Facing pirates and dangers galore, can he survive the journey through space?
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Outlaw Star primarily explores apolitical themes of space adventure, individual freedom, and found family. While it critiques large, oppressive organizations, its championed solution emphasizes individual agency and self-reliance rather than systemic political change, leading to a neutral bias.
The series features a visibly diverse cast, including various alien species and human characters with distinct designs, without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative primarily focuses on adventure and exploration, maintaining a neutral to positive framing of traditional identities without explicit critique.
Secondary
The anime "Outlaw Star" features an antagonist, Harry MacDougall, whose effeminate presentation and obsessive rivalry with the protagonist are often interpreted as homoerotic subtext. This portrayal is ambiguous and incidental, neither explicitly affirming nor denigrating LGBTQ+ identity, and is not central to the series' themes.
Outlaw Star does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The series does not engage with gender identity or transition, resulting in no direct portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Outlaw Star is an original anime series from 1998. All characters were created specifically for this show, meaning there is no prior source material or established canon from which a character's gender could have been swapped.
Outlaw Star is an original anime series from 1998. Its characters' races were established within this production, with no prior source material or previous installments to compare against for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.5
Critic Ratings
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