Musekinin kanchô Tairâ

Plot synopsis:
In a distant, highly technological future, Tylor, the title character, is a mysterious young man without a real purpose in life, a state of mind that is very hard to determine, and a knack for accidentally getting out of near-death situations with a childishly cavalier attitude. He sometimes does not even seem to realize when he is in danger, which is actually an asset to him on many occasions.
Tylor stumbles his way into the United Planets Space Force and soon gains command of a destroyer after resolving a hostage dispute and saving a retired admiral. Despite being given a decrepit and underpowered ship (the Soyokaze), thanks to brilliant strokes of luck, Tylor manages to destroy a patrol group. This is quickly followed by a sneak attack on another patrol group, performed while Tylor was playing the role of a consummate, professional soldier. The admiralty, attempting to kill Tylor, present him with a medal modified with a device to trick the Raalgon fleet into believing the Soyokaze is an entire fleet. Tylor loses the medal in UPSF HQ, and the Raalgons destroy the admiralty's super-weapon instead.
The Soyokaze is then sent to a demotion sector, despite the fervent hopes of its crew. There, Tylor and Yamamoto encounter the ghost of the former captain, who vanishes due to depression after seeing Tylor's behavior. The Admiral of the fleet, who actually drove the prior Captain to suicide, rescinds Tylor's demotion after seeing Tylor with the former captain's pipe, thinking he is now aware of the admiral's crime. Tylor is then captured by the Raalgon fleet, who plan to execute him to boost morale. After escaping his cell, Tylor encounters the Empress of the Raalgon, Azalyn, in plain dress, and spends the day entertaining her. She stops his execution, and his jailors implant microchip in his brain to control him.
Meanwhile, the crew of the Soyokaze has been imprisoned by the brass. They manage to escape captivity and invade the Melva, the main Raalgon ship, to get Tylor back. During the fight, Tylor saves Azalyn from a bomb that her treacherous Prime Minister Wang had detonated to gain power for himself. Tylor is badly injured, and Azalyn tells the Raalgon that she is going with Tylor back to the Soyokaze in order to make sure he is all right. After the doctor saves Tylor, Azalyn returns to her people.
Tylor then rendezvouses with the main fleet, where he is branded a traitor for letting Azalyn return. He is sentenced to death by a firing squad. However, Tylor convinces the brass that he can defeat the Raalgon, and they reluctantly allow him to take complete command. After coming to a stand-off with Dom, Tylor manages to spill no blood and stop the fighting for the time being. After the death of Admiral Hanner, whom Tylor had adored and talked with, Tylor becomes sullen and announces he will leave the military. Lieutenant Yamamoto is given command of the brand new ship, the Aso. In the final episode, the former crew of the Soyokaze, who are supposed to be on the Aso, join Tylor on the Soyokaze as they fly out into space.
The two major powers in the story are the UPSF (United Planets Space Force, or the humans, possibly a reference to the Earth Federation Space Force of Mobile Suit Gundam, or the United Federation of Planets of Star Trek, or perhaps both) and the Raalgon Empire (the extraterrestrials), who with their pointy ears share a resemblance to either elves or possibly Romulans.
One of the largest points of dispute in the story is the competence of Tylor. Several characters say of Tylor, "I can't decide if he's an idiot or a genius." Whether he is a genius or an idiot is up to viewers.

Tags: satire

Review:
entertaining.
I got the DVD on spec because it looked interesting that and it only cost me $80 plus shipping.
The main character I can identify with as he is the nice guy slacker type.
Imagine Vash the Stampede when he is being the lecherous goofy lay-about and you have one aspect of Tylor.
The Character designs and types are familiar, especially the marine named Jason with his chainsaw & hockey mask and the alcoholic doctor.The animation looks dated by todays standards, but the show is from 1993 and we have had the clean stylised look of Cowboy Bebop and Outlaw Star to raise our expectations of anime.
I will say this though, if you are planning to buy the box set or fourth volume wait a few weeks so that the new fourth discs will be in circulation, one of the episodes on this disc is missing a chapter - it is not on the disc at all..
Fantastic, Fun and Frivolous Series.
I very much enjoyed this series but before I move onto the review I want to give you one very important warning DO NOT watch it unless you are prepared to sit through until the very end because even when I was on episode 25 of 26 I was still debating what kind of series was it?
Serious and all about self exploration or just plain stupid and funny at times?
The answer well it's neither Captain Tylor is very much its own series and even that I've warned you it will probably take watching ALL 26 episodes before you believe me.What I liked about this series was the character development and mainly how the actions of the main character reflected on all the others.
The dynamic relationships between the Crew and the Captain, The Admiralty and the Captain, even The Enemy and the Captain are always changing and always brilliantly fun to watch.Not many series can pull off going from making you want to ring the main character's neck to absolutely falling in love with the little guy but this series manages to do it, to do it a lot, and yet keep it fresh each time.The graphics are a bit dated but still fairly good considering it is over a decade old and the music is also a bit old and possibly out of tune but still fun.All in all if you have the patience to watch the series, to just sit back and enjoy and to get over that urge to say "what the?" every few seconds and just let the series take you for a bit of a ride I have to say this is the series for you!
Other recommendations: If you liked Dirty Pair Flash (I have only ever seen the second series) then you'll probably enjoy Tylor since the graphics are pretty close to comparable and it often contains the same goofy antics..
The Last Inaction Hero.
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is one of my favorite anime.
It's nothing really special compared to many others.
And there are a few points that do grate on the nerves (sometimes characters will repeat exactly what the last person just said, for instance).But that doesn't hurt the enjoyment for me.
What speaks to me is found at the end.
Tylor's philosophy, the code he lives his irresponsible life by, is one to really consider for a while.Also, there are moments in the series that are just fun to watch.
Tylor will always escape peril, but never in a way one would expect.
Just attempt to guess the end of an episode and you'll see what I mean..
Amazing Anime from Startt to End. This Anime is a classical Masterpiece from my Childhood era, it has many quirky moments, and laughable and relatable characters, a great build up to the characters, and just lots of fun, nothing to strict and by the book, he always manages to get the ship's crew into a lot of trouble, but they have fun later on the way through the war.
It is a must see, and so glad the DVD came out, just get it and you'll see what I mean, Don't watch it with English Audio though, it sounds much better with Subs and in the proper audio.
If your here for the comedy then your in the right place..
If your looking for a series with a simplistic story line and the odd laughs here and there then watch this series.
The series begins to drag on after the first few episodes with nothing to keep you inclined.
The only reason I remained watching the series was because I was hoping it would take off.
by the time you realize the series isn't going anywhere its already to late and too far into the series.
Having watched ten's of long anime series this one happens to be the most shallow, This series had all the aspect and potential to be a great series but did not execute and rather turned out very mediocre.Overall, I recommend that those wishing to watch this series highly consider spending the time and effort in watching this anime, the series starts on a high a dramatically declines to a vague and bland ending.
To finish this review on a high, the few yet quality comedy was well worth it, leaving me in fits of hysterical laughter.
Though these moments were brief for this reason and this reason alone I'd suggest 'The Irresponsible Captain Tyler'.