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Bodacious Space Pirates
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Bodacious Space Pirates

2012-01-08 · 25 min / episode · ★ 6.4

Animation · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Marika is a high school student living on a planet known as Uminoakeboshi. One day she finds out that her deceased father was the captain of the space pirate ship called the "Bentenmaru". More importantly, the one to inherit the captain's title has to be a direct descendant—meaning that Marika is now the captain of the ship.

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Creators
Yuichi Sasamoto
Production companies
SATELIGHT
Countries
Japan
Status
Ended

Top Cast

Shizuka ItohShizuka ItohMisa Grandwood
Keiji FujiwaraKeiji FujiwaraHyakume
Mikako KomatsuMikako KomatsuKatô Marika
Kana HanazawaKana HanazawaChiaki Kurihara
Masaya MatsukazeMasaya MatsukazeKane McDougal
Yui HorieYui HorieCoorie
Kenta MiyakeKenta MiyakeSchnitzer (Voice)
Yoshitsugu MatsuokaYoshitsugu MatsuokaSan-Daime
Kaoru MizuharaKaoru MizuharaLuca (voice)
Haruka TomatsuHaruka TomatsuGruier Serenity (Voice)
Hisako KanemotoHisako KanemotoGrunhilde Serenity (Voice)

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