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is a 1990 Japanese
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(OVA) series. It's based on a novel series by Chōhei Kambayashi.


Plot

The action anime centers about Apulo, a cat-type alien detective from the Pirate Division, and his colleague Raul Latell Satoru, along with the Al-equipped frigate Lagendra, who pursue the largest pirate in the
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, Youmei Shalom Tsuzakki.


Characters

* Raul Latell-Satoru: Hideyuki Tanaka * Apullo: Yūji Mitsuya * Lagendra: Kenyu Horiuchi * Marsha M.: Chie Kōjiro * Chief Buster: Shinji Ogawa * Youmei Czaki: Jouji Nakata * Luck Jubilee: Tesshō Genda * Herbert Katz:
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* Vesta Chicago: Shingo Kanemoto * Kali Durga: Noriko Ohara * Old Carma: Osamu Saka * Sergeant Petroa: Daisuke Gōri * Maniac: Mika Doi * Yoshizaki: Isamu Tanonaka * Dr. Yui: Hiroshi Masuoka * Layer: Rokurō Naya * Deniken: Kinryū Arimoto * Yamaki: Masashi Ebara * Elan: Masako Oka * Miller: Yasunori Matsumoto * Joe: Naoki Tatsuta


Releases

It was released on VHS, Laserdisc and DVD in Japan and on VHS in the United Kingdom.


Reception

On
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, Justin Sevakis called the original Japanese version "bland and inoffensive", saying he "can't imagine anyone hating it, but nobody's going to really enjoy it today".


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