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The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (TV)

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©1997 Hitoshi Yoshioka / Kadokawa Shoten / Tylor Project.


Alternative title:
El irresponsable capitán Tylor (Spanish)
L'Irresponsabile Capitan Tylor (Italian)
L'Irresponsable Capitaine Tylor (French)
Musekinin Kanchō Tylor (Japanese)
Tailer, El Capitán Irresponsable (Spanish)
無責任艦長タイラー (Japanese)
무책임함장 테일러 (Korean)
Themes: military, space
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: Justy Ueki Tylor thought a career in the United Planets Space Force would give him an easy life: enlist, get a desk job, spend the rest of his life in quiet, boring comfort. No sooner does he take the qualifying exam than war breaks out with the Raalgon Empire, and circumstances quickly conspire to land this volunteer off the street in command of the cruiser "Soyokaze". Now Tylor faces two uphill battles—against the Raalgon fleet that wants to kill him, and against his own crew, who expect him to conform to some standard of military discipline. But as the war rages, Tylor's easy-going ways might have a better chance of converting his crew than vice-versa.
User Ratings: 880 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 113 votes (sub:84, dub:26, others:3
1 Korean dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French edited dub
)
 Excellent: 273 votes (sub:185, dub:79, ?:1, raw:1, others:7
3 Russian subtitled
2 Spanish subtitled
2 French subtitled
)
 Very good: 233 votes (sub:143, dub:80, ?:2, raw:1, others:7
3 Spanish dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 German subtitled
)
 Good: 146 votes (sub:88, dub:50, raw:1, others:7
2 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
1 French subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Decent: 60 votes (sub:43, dub:17)
 So-so: 25 votes (sub:18, dub:5, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Not really good: 9 votes (sub:7, dub:2)
 Weak: 9 votes (sub:4, dub:2, raw:1, others:2
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 9 votes (sub:7, dub:2)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:2, ?:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1636 users, rank: #752 (of 9508)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.002 (Very good), std. dev.: 1.5725, rank: #583 (of 9647)
Weighted mean: 7.963 (Very good), rank: #641 (of 9647) (seen all: 8.17 / seen some: 6.85 / won't finish: 4.21)
Bayesian estimate: 7.955 (Very good), rank: #420 (of 7268)
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 26
Episode titles: We have 26
Vintage: 1993-01-25 to 1993-07-19
Opening Theme:
"Just Think Of Tomorrow" by Mari Sasaki
Ending Theme:
"Downtown Dance" by Mari Sasaki
Insert song:
"Passing Days" by Yuri Amano (ep 25)
"Strange Lover" by Hiroko Kasahara (ep 16)
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 2
DVD Easter Eggs: We have 2
News: Show:
Tylor Site Update (Jun 11, 2005)
Anime Central Guest List (Feb 16, 2001)
Captain Tylor DVD (Oct 31, 2000)
Anime Newsbriefs: (Aug 30, 2000)
News Briefs (Feb 6, 2000)
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Artbook
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (Artbook) 2021-00-00
Blu-ray (Region A)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Collector's Ultra Edition [Autrographed] (Blu-ray) 2021-06-18
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Collector's Ultra Edition (Blu-ray) 2021-07-31
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Complete TV Series (Blu-ray) 2021-10-05 (from $35.40)
DVD (Region 1)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Complete TV Series [Remastered Collection] (DVD) 2009-05-26 (from $21.00)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Complete TV Series [Litebox] (DVD) 2013-07-09 (from $49.99)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Leave this to me! (DVD 1) 2001-02-20 (from $40.99)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - ...Did someone say "luck"? (DVD 2) 2001-02-20 (from $9.99)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Little Azalyn, eh? (DVD 3) 2001-02-20 (from $23.99)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Let's Go! (DVD 4) 2001-02-20 (from $11.99)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Box Set (DVD 1-4) 2001-02-20 (from $100.00)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Ultra Edition TV Series (DVD 1-4) 2005-07-05 (from $49.98)
Soundtrack
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Sentehishyo (OST) 2001-06-05 (from $10.00)
VHS
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - The Most Irresponsible Man in Space (Dub.VHS 1) 1999-06-29
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - A Farewell to Responsibility (Dub.VHS 8) 2000-03-15 (from $14.99)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - The Most Irresponsible Man in Space (Sub.VHS 1) 1999-06-29 (from $14.99)
    The Irresponsible Captain Tylor - A Farewell to Responsibility (Sub.VHS 8) 1998-07-21 (from $24.97)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Kōichi Mashimo
Screenplay:
Hiroyuki Kawasaki (14 episodes
eps 3-4, 6, 9-10, 12-13, 15, 18, 20, 22-24, 26
)

Kenichi Kanemaki (eps 16, 21)
Mami Watanabe (8 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 19, 25
)

Naoto Kimura (eps 1, 7)
Storyboard:
Akira Takamura (4 episodes
eps 3, 9, 13, 17
)

Daisuke Chiba (ep 2)
Kōichi Mashimo (4 episodes
eps 1, 12, 16, 26
)

Kōji Sawai (7 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 21, 23, 25
)

Shigeru Fujikawa (ep 20)
Takeshi Mori (eps 5, 8)
Tetsuya Kobayashi (7 episodes
eps 4, 7, 11, 15, 19, 22, 24
)

Episode Director:
Akira Takamura (5 episodes
eps 3, 9, 13, 17, 22
)

Kōichi Mashimo (eps 12, 26)
Kōji Sawai (7 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 21, 25
)

Shigeru Fujikawa (4 episodes
eps 8, 16, 20, 23
)

Takeshi Mori (ep 5)
Tetsuya Kobayashi (7 episodes
eps 1, 4, 7, 11, 15, 19, 24
)

Music:
Erina Shima (Lyrics - OP)
Hiroaki Nakamura (Composition - OP)
Kaoru Ishijima (Lyrics - ED)
Kenji Kawai
Megumi Maruo (Arrangement - OP/ED)
Mitsuko Kasahara (Vocals)
Yoshiki Yamaura (Composition - ED)
Character Design: Tomohiro Hirata
Art Director: Masaru Satō
Animation Director:
Akitoshi Yokoyama (eps 13, 19)
Chūichi Iguchi (ep 22)
Hiroki Takagi (ep 2)
Kazuchika Kise (ep 4)
Satoru Isono
Satoshi Isono (4 episodes
eps 11, 15, 20, 24
)

Shunji Suzuki (eps 3, 8)
Tomohiro Hirata (7 episodes
eps 1, 5, 7, 9, 16, 23, 26
)

Tomonori Kogawa (ep 17)
Toshiharu Murata (6 episodes
eps 6, 10, 14, 18, 21, 25
)

Toshikazu Suzuki (eps 3, 8)
Tsukasa Dokite (ep 12)
Sound Director: Riku Matsukawa
Director of Photography: Motoaki Ikegami
Color design: Sayuri Ike
Ending Animation: Norio Matsumoto (ED 2)
Key Animation:
Kou Yoshinari (eps 2, 6)
Norio Matsumoto (9 episodes
eps 1, 4-5, 8, 11, 14, 16, 23, 26
)

Shinsaku Kōzuma (OP; 4 episodes
eps 12, 19, 22, 25
)

Music Director: Atsushi Matsukawa
Production:
Akira Takamura (eps 3, 9, 22)
Kōichi Mashimo (ep 26)
Kōji Sawai (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 21, 25
)

Shigeru Fujikawa (eps 8, 23)
Takeshi Mori (ep 5)
Tetsuya Kobayashi (eps 1, 4, 7, 24)
Production Assistant: Kazuhisa Ōno
Production Desk: Norikazu Horikawa
Recording: Toshinori Nagai
Sound Effects: Tōru Noguchi
Theme Song Performance: Mari Sasaki (OP/ED)
Kouji Tsujitani as Justy Ueki Tylor

Hiroko Kasahara as Azalyn d'el Kran Rykun (Goza XVI)
Hiroyuki Shibamoto as Karl Björn Andrésen
Ikuo Nishikawa as Robert J. Hanner
Jouji Yanami as Dr. Hidesaburo Kitaguchi
Kazuhiro Nakata as Mickey Cliburn
Ken Narita as Harold Katori
Kotono Mitsuishi as Kim Kyung Hwa
Masaaki Tsukada as Nack la Wang
Maya Okamoto as Harumi Nakagawa
Mika Kanai as
Emi Hanner
Yumi Hanner
Mitsuo Iwata as Kojiro Sakai
Mugihito as Vice Admiral Sesshu Mifune
Shō Hayami as Makoto Yamamoto
Tomomichi Nishimura as Vice Admiral Susumu Fuji
Toshihiko Seki as Ru Baraba Dom
Yuri Amano as Yuriko Star

Akio Nojima as Correspondence Soldier
Atsushi Ii as Sergeant Naoto Kim
Fumihiko Tsuburaya as Adm. Rakırum de Donan (eps 6, 13)
Ikuo Nishikawa as Robert Junichi Hannah
Kazue Komiya as Betty
Kazuhiro Nakata as Aragon (ep 2)
Kazumi Tanaka as
Interviewer (ep 1)
Jacob Ranker (ep 1)
Ken Narita as La Duke (ep 2)
Kōsuke Okano as Jason
Maria Kawamura as Noriko Bach
Mitsuo Senda as Killer (ep 8)
Tamio Ohki as Ghost (ep 12)
Toku Nishio as Yutta Do Lonawer
Tomomichi Nishimura as Vice Admiral Fuji
Toshiharu Sakurai as
Charly
Snake
Wataru Takagi as Renadi (eps 25-26)
Yūko Mita as Shia Has
Yutaka Nakano as Tanaru

Japanese companies
English staff
English cast
Dubbing Director:
Anthony Salerno
Jim Malone
Translation:
David Olsen (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Feng Xiong (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Judy Albert (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extras)
Judy DeFrieze (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Neil Nadelman
Shoko Oono (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Executive producer: Shawne Kleckner
Producer:
David Olsen (Blu-ray)
Judy Albert (Blu-ray)

ADR Engineer: Dan Rich
Assistant producer: Matt Luhn (Blu-ray)
Booklet Design: Kris Gero (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Booklet Editing:
David Olsen (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Judy Albert (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Kris Gero (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Shawne Kleckner (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Booklet Layout: Kris Gero (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Booklet Translation:
Dan Kanemitsu (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Judy Albert (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Neil Nadelman (Collector's Ultra Edition)
Design: Kris Gero (Blu-ray)
Dubbing Producer:
Larry Juris
Michael Haigney
DVD Animation: Ted McDonald
DVD Art Director: Darlene Hamilton
DVD Authoring: Matt Campbell
DVD Compression: Larry X. Zhang
DVD Producer: Shawne Kleckner
DVD Production Coordinator: Paolo Rubino
Interview:
Crispin Freeman (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extra)
David Brimmer (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extra)
Hitoshi Yoshioka (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extra)
Kenji Kawai (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extra)
Lisa Ortiz (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extra)
Online Editor: Adam Payne
Packaging Design: Jeff Thompson
Production Coordination: Jeff Thompson
Senior Producer: Kris Gero (Blu-ray)
Subtitle Timing:
David Olsen (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Feng Xiong (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Judy DeFrieze (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Shoko Oono (Ultra Edition DVD extras)
Subtitling: Judy Albert (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extras)
Translation Assistance: Judy Albert (Blu-ray)
Video Editing: David Olsen (Collector's Ultra Edition Blu-ray extras)
Video Formatting Supervisor: Jason Bergenfeld
Crispin Freeman as Justy Ueki Tylor

Buddy Woodward as Ensign Kojiro Sakai
Carol Jacobanis as Petty Officer Harumi Nakagawa
Eddie Paul as Lt. Harold Katori
J. David Brimmer as Lt. Makato Yamamoto
Jill Seifers as Lt. Kyon Hwa Kim
Joe Dopico as Lt. Karl Byorn Andressen
Josh Mosby as Capt. Ru Baraba Dom
Lisa Ortiz as
Azalyn
Pilot Trainee Emi Hanner
Pilot Trainee Yumi Hanner
Michael Alston Baley as Lt. Makoto Yamamoto
Nathan Price as Mstr. Sgt. Mickey Cryburn
Rachael Lillis as Yuriko Star
Stan Hart as Dr. Hidezaburo Kitaguchi

Henry Tenney as Admiral Rakuram Do Donan
Robert O'Gorman as Adm. Sesshu Mifuni
Ross Charap as Adm. Susumu Fuji
Steven Hickox as UPSF Recruiter
Veronica Taylor as Capt. Shia Has

Bill Rogers (uncredited)
English companies
Broadcaster: International Channel (Sub)
Distributor: Madman Entertainment (Australia & New Zealand)
Dubbing: Taj Studios Inc.
Internet Streaming: Tubi TV (USA)
Recording Studio: Sonomat, Inc.
Soundtrack: AnimeTrax
French staff
French companies
(none)
Distributor: Déclic Images
French cast
(none)
Spanish cast
Spanish staff
Translation:
Bárbara Pesquer (Spain dub)
Brenda Nava (Latin American dub)
Executive producer: José Luis Puertas (Jonu Media)
Carlos Iñigo as Justy Ueki Tylor (2 episodes)
Gabriel Gama as Justy Ueki Tylor
Juan Martín Goirizelaia as Justy Ueki Tylor (Spain dub)

Alvaro María Sánchez as Harold Katori (Spain dub)
Ana Begoña Eguileor as Emi Hanner (Spain dub)
Ana Teresa Bengoetxea as Yuriko Star (Spain dub)
Antonio Rupérez as Hidezaburo Kitaguchi (Spain dub)
Estívaliz Lizárraga as
Azalyn Goza (Spain dub; eps 9, 14-26)
Yumi Hanner (Spain dub; first voice)
Jaione Insausti as
Azalyn Goza (Spain dub; eps 1, 4, 13)
Yumi Hanner (Spain dub; second voice)
Kepa Cueto as Vice Admiral Mifune (Spain dub)
Manu Heras as Makoto Yamamoto (Spain dub)
Martin Soto as Makoto Kawamoto
Mayra Arellano as Yumi Hanner
Mónica Erdozia as Shia Has (Spain dub)
Pedro Arrieta as Ru Baraba Dom (Spain dub)
Rocio Prado as Kim Kyung Hwa
Rossy Aguirre as Azalyn
Txemi del Olmo as Susumu Fuji (Spain dub)

Alvaro María Sánchez as Yutta Do Lonawer (Spain dub; eps 16-23)
Ana Begoña Eguileor as Noriko (Spain dub; eps 1, 24)
Antón Palomar as Karl Andressen (Spain dub)
Carlos Hugo Hidalgo as Harold Katori
Christine Byrd as Emi Hanner
Eduardo Garza as Kojiro Sasaki
Eduardo Gorriño as Naku Ra Wang (Spain dub)
Iker Díaz as Kojiro Sakai (Spain dub)
Isabel Romo as Captain Shia Has
Josu Varela as Renandi (Spain dub)
Juan Carlos Loriz as Mickey Cryburn (Spain dub)
Laura Ayala as Yuriko Star
Manu Heras as Yutta Do Lonawer (Spain dub; ep 1)
Mónica Erdozia as Betty (Spain dub; ep 1)
Txema Moscoso as
Aragon (Spain dub; ep 2)
Naku Ra Wang (Spain dub; ep 13)

Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Chilevision (Chile)
ETC...TV (Chile)
Magic Kids (Latin-america)
Distributor: Nozomi Entertainment (North America; Blu Ray - Latin Spanish Dub)
Licensed by: Jonu Media (Spain)
Translation: Traducciones Imposibles (Spain dub)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Guido Rutta
Translation: Silvia Rebez

Nicola Bartolini Carrassi as Justy Ueki Tylor

Alessandra Karpoff as Umi Hanner
Giovanna Papandrea as Azalyn
Lorenzo Scattorin as Ru Baruba Dom
Marco Balzarotti as Yamamoto Makoto
Marina Thovez as Yuriko Star
Mario Zucca as Vice Ammiraglio Mifune Mugihito
Riccardo Rovatti as Dott. Kitaguchi
Sonia Mazza as Emi Hanner

Elda Olivieri as Shi'a - Haas
Elisabetta Spinelli as Kim Kyung Hwa
Francesco Orlando as Katori
Giorgio Bonino as Andresen
Guido Rutta as Conawer
Marco Balbi as Vice Ammiraglio Fuji
Patrizio Prata as Kojiro Sakei
Vittorio Bestoso as Cryburn
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Man-Ga
Distributor: Yamato Video
Dubbing: Merak Film
Internet Streaming: YouTube (Yamato Animation)
German staff
German companies
(none)
Distributor: ACOG
German cast
(none)

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