Audience reviews
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immosha
Something akin to an office comedy in space opera form, Irresponsible Captain Tylor initially comes off as a dated one-trick-pony slapstick comedy, but gradually morphs into a heartwarming show with fun characters that doubles down on its themes.
Irresponsible Captain Tylor unabashedly pays homage and satirizes the space operas of the 70s and 80s, most notably Space Battleship Yamato. But even from the start, you are never quite sure in what direction that satire is headed on. Main protagonist Justy Ueki Tylor is introduced as a good-for-nothing (or perhaps happy-go-lucky) idiot who decides to enlist in the military... because it's an easy life. It is clear throughout the series that the writing doesn't make any particular moral judgments on the military, rather using it as a metaphor for…
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There are many "protagonist focused" shows like this one that I really enjoy, the most popular being "One punch man","Trigun" and "Violet Evergarden". These series focus around a strong MC and concept. This show is amazing because it is very easy to sell to anyone who likes anime or comedy just by giving them the premise, more so to nerds who grew up on space odysseys like Star Trek.
The plot and characters 10
A very strong cast and events that hook you in instantly. You will find yourself asking every arc- "How will they get out of this one ?" and by the end you will feel a sense of deep satisfaction. Much like the before mentioned "protagonist focused shows" this one has much to say about the involved parties drive and motivations towards life. The strength of the premise and characte…
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I generally love shows that take themselves seriously. Shows that know what you're here for- a journey that involves deep, interesting characters, in worlds that are interesting to explore, with beautiful art and dramatic sakuga.
This is not one of those shows.
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is a show about one specific character- the namely Tylor- and how he infuses the serious, dramatic, somewhat scary world he lives in with a flare of comedy. He hasn't got the seriousness, anger, or power of anything that is common at all for people of this world. Instead, he's simple minded, somewhat lazy, and does whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
Story:
The story of The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is one that can't be easily surmised. It's initial draw- Tylor himself- is what forces the sh…
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The Irresponsible Captain Tylor resides in the niche realm of feel-good space shows. There's no real drama or tragedy, despite Justy Ueki Tylor deciding to join a military unit because there's a sexy lady in the ad. This series is laid-back and it focuses on the slice-of-life misadventures of the crew. It reminded me a lot of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest, but it more extolled the virtues of not taking life so seriously, rather than being a parodical take on the fickle values of the aristocracy.
⚠️ This review will be spoiler-free ⚠️
—Story/Characters
Justy Ueki Tylor is like if Yang Wenli from Ginga Eiyū Densetsu, except if Wenli gave zero care about anything! Despite all of the staff on the Soyokaze initially being angry at Captain Tylor's lackadaisical attitude, they…
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Story: (7) The story is pretty straight forward. The United Planet Space Force are at war with the Raalgon Empire. Captain Tylor is commanding there ship Soyokaze into battle to win the war. I liked seeing both sides interact with one another throughout the series, but I felt as if the Raalgon still felt kinda underdeveloped for some reason. It's like their real motives, where they came from or why they are fighting never got explained.. unless I was missing something. I enjoyed the end of the series but the big build up to the fight just kinda never happened, but I guess that's okay since the last few episodes were still good. Plot progression is pretty slow.
Art: (7) It's the standard early 90's art style but it works well. It truly shows with the beautiful vibrant city whenever they ar…
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Warning: This review contains light spoilers.
First impressions: So when I first heard about this series, what I was given to understand that it was some sort of parody of Legend of the Galactic Heroes or Space Battleship Yamato. Not exactly a setter of the highest of expectations. As the saying goes though, you can't judge a book by its cover, something that’s especially the case with Irresponsible Captain Tylor.
Story: 7/10
At first Tylor seems like your very run of the mill 90’s anime, featuring space, aliens, an episodic plot structure, light ecchi elements and lots of comedy. Fortunately though, this proves not to be the entirely case, as while the story progresses, it becomes more than just a happy-go-lucky space adventure. It does this through the addition of the themes and messag…
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Have you ever worked under a boss who only found negatives in your performance and ignored literally every positive? He/She abides strictly by the company policy and allows no leeway for you to have fun or express yourself individually, fearing you may upset customers and ruin the reputation of the organization. He/She puts on the persona of being a hardass because they feel as if treating you like an actual human being will make you lazy and content, so to be a drill sergeant is the right thing to do.
Justy Ueki “Captain” Tylor is the opposite of that. He refuses to carry himself as a haughty authoritative figure and lowers his status to that of his subordinates so that he can communicate with them on a personal level. Each of his employees are allowed to express their full personalities…
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TLDR; It is an old comedy anime art is alright comedy is great
Story: the story is exactly what you want in this time of show, its a cheesy space opera that makes just enough sense for you to normally understand whats going on, I do not think the story is good, however I do think that to have the comedy do as well as it does that the story they have provided is as good as it could reasonably be
Art: It looks like its from the 1990's and well it is. It doesn't look painfully ugly and I was certainly never distracted by the quality of the visuals it can be looked passed.
Characters: The characters are pretty good compared to a lot of the other segments, the main character especially has quite the dynamic, is he the smartest man or the luckiest man. Most other characters have some other s…
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There is a time and a place to be irresponsible...the military, is not one of them.
*MILD SPOILERS AHOY! WATCH IRRESPONSIBLE CAPTAIN TYLOR BEFORE READING THIS. THIS SERIES DESERVES MORE ATTENTION. IT GUD*
I got nothing for this intro. Like Tylor, I'm just to irresponsible. Did this series even deserve one in the first place? Let`s find out, shall we?
STORY: 9/10
So, a "dumbass", two hardasses, two beautiful identical twins, and a bunch of weirdos join together in a dump of a destroyer, and hilarity ensues, as they wriggle through encounter after encounter with the Raalgon empire. That is half of the premise. The other half is that of a ridiculous rise to power by Tylor, via crazy ass situations that lead him into becoming the captain of a dumping ground of a destroyer, The Soyozake, wh…
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Captain Tylor became one of the first anime to truly touch on a comedy space opera, a dimwit main character, and eventually his very own harem. Directed by Naoyuki Yoshinaga (Maison Ikkoku, Patlabor) gave some hope that this could be a good comedy like Ikkoku with some space comedy elements emanating Patlabor in the mech genre. It was not too far off, but since the anime was produced by Tatsunoko Production (Genesis Climber, MegaZone 23) there was bound to be some disappointments in what could have been something special.
Much like the companies past works, nothing spectacular in animation, sound, or music; just a plain average feeling anime. The character designs were plain and somewhat irritating (Tylor’s jacket for example), characters were incredibly ‘arche-typed’ with little to no de…
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Hey there, you! Recent university graduate! Are you looking for a cushy, simple job with great benefits and a generous pension upon your successful retirement? Are you looking to kick back and enjoy a peaceful, relaxing life of little stress and even less responsibility so you can spend the rest of your days getting paid for goofing off amongst friends? If you’ve answered yes to any of those questions, then get dressed, get out of bed, and sign up for the United Planets Space Force! If you can flirt your way through our thorough job interview, then you’re already well on your way to joining the crew of the Soyakaze, a space ship full of rejects and degenerates from across the globe, and Commanded by the decorated yet perpetually Irresponsible Captain, Justy Ueki Tylor! You’ll get free room…
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Musekinin Kanchou Tylor or The Irresponsible Captain Tylor as it is better known, is the story of a lazy but idiotically lucky man - Justy Ueki Tylor. His goals in life are to join the space military, get a desk job and then get pension without tension after retirement. But, when he accidentally manages to rescue a retired admiral from a hostage situation, he is promoted as the Captain of the spaceship Soyozake. On top of it, the space military is almost at war with their arch enemies, The Holy Raalgon Empire. Now, how Tylor manages to save the universe from a great war through a series of comedy of errors forms the rest of the story. By the end of the anime series, you'd probably be left wondering if Tylor was foolishly lucky or were his actions, the strokes of an absolute genius.
ART: 7/…
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I remember like it was just yesterday, it was a cold Thursday in November and Thanksgiving break was just around the corner. It was the night before my Organic Chemistry I midterm and I was doing a bunch of last minute cramming. I had enough of NMRs, SN2 backside attacks, and reaction mechanisms, so I decided to take a study break and watch Irresponsible Captain Tylor. What was suppose to be a 30 minute break became a 26 episode marathon, and I ended up staying up all night watching the series and failing my midterm in the morning. That's how damn good the series is. Tylor, the protagonist, is basically a master strategist or the luckiest, most clueless idiot that ever lived, due a bunch of circumstances, he ends up being the Captain of a space ship and his interactions with the crew and v…
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Brilliantly written and exciting, this is an anime that should not be missed. The series centers on the career of the young and Irresponsible Captain Tylor, who is easy going, laid back and in general, someone you would not want to follow into battle.
The drama that unfolds and the weaving plot only help to excite the viewer. Facing into the jaws of death and an Irresponsible Captain in command of the ship... how long can he and his crew survive? Tylor not only faces danger from a superior alien race but also from his own crew, as his antics raise their anxiety and fears. The cast of characters work together brilliantly; - with an Irresponsible Captain, a drunken doctor, a seductive nurse, a responsible second in command and a very serious lieutenant not to mention the delinquent crew of…
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This is my first review, so bare with me please. Anyways about Irresponsible Captain Tylor, where do i start, i got started into the series because of a recommendation from a friend. Little did i know how much i was going to enjoy the series, because when you look at it at a first glance it doesn't look anything special, or unique. However Irresponsible Captain Tylor proved me wrong, the humor was very unique and interesting and the characters just keep you laughing, as well as hard to stay on your chair without falling out laughing, as well making me curious whatever if Captain Tylor is really a genius, or a absolute fool.
STORY = 9
The overall story is a mixture of humor, drama, romance, and sprinkle of little action all boiled in a pot. The humor is predictable and unpredictable, as…
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Irresponsible Captain Tylor is a comedy. The main character, Tylor is the captain of a destroyer, THE SOYOKAZE, in the UPSF (United Planets Space Force), who is fighting the Raalgon Empire. He is the commander of characters such as: Yuriko Star - Lt. Commander, Yamomoto - First officer; a bunch of marines, 3 pilots (Kojiro, Emi, Yumi), and several others.
Tylor is always doing extremely stupid of highly intelligent things (they never say if he's a genius or just an idiot). For example, he defeats entire Raalgon fleets with his single destroyer, just by "luck" as he calls it (others call it stupidity or ingenious tactics).
My interpretation is that Tylor is a genius. After all, he definitely seems to act wise in front of his crew, like saying things such as, "Don't live under someone else…
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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 circumnavi…
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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…
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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...…
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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…
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