These gender wars are getting out of hand.
Hibiki is a mechanic from the all male planet of Tarak, while preparing his mecha with his new part, an attack by pirates from Mejere causes an incident that fuses the pirates and Tarak's ships together, Hibiki along with two others get captured by the all female pirates, thrown into an unusual situation and faced with a new threat, the all female led crew must work with their male prisoners to survive.
A fascinating look at the ever opposing forces of men and women produces some interesting insight into the way the two worlds are run.
The following exerts are taken from TV Tropes.
Tarak: The world of the men that's based on totalitarian and militaristic societies. Due to being on a desert planet, they have little resources and focus on efficient use of resources. They focus on mobility, practicality, and one's inner strength in order to survive... to a fault, as everyone is essentially conscripted, there is no social mobility and there is zero tolerance for self-expression, only service and all-encompassing conformity to the Tarak ideal.
Mejere: The world of women, coming from a lush world full of Crystal Spires and Togas. They are very technologically advanced with a culture the polar opposite of the men. However, due to excessive waste of resources and hyper-competitiveness, they are plagued by internal conflicts amongst themselves which has generated a hub for Space Pirates that attack both sides.
In short, Tarak is basically Russia while Mejere is basically United States
But we don't see Tarak or nearly another men to really give a solid argument as the cast is mostly female and you can bet that there is a lot of straw feminist moments that derail alot of the character development in the story, it's not as egregious as Ben-To and Love Hina's Ume and Naru who pretty much hit men for breathing wrong but considering that near the end of season one, the crew suddenly turn on the male characters for a mere accident and misunderstanding which nearly gets the crew killed, Duelo had the right attitude, wait for it to blow over.
Not all the cast are like this, the older cast along with half the pilots are much better representations of women and when only two out of the four men shows any kind of maturity, there's very little to play off.
It's complex story notes can make this a chore to watch but has some fun and heartwarming moments.
Dub is pretty good a high standard of the era.
Final Verdict: it's decent and compares favourable to Nadesico and Captain Tylor but be prepared to deal with frustrating moments.
