Starship Operators


Starship Operators is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Mizuno. Six volumes were published by MediaWorks between 2001 and 2005. An anime television series adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired on TV Tokyo from January to March 2005. Starship Operators is licensed in North America by Geneon.

Plot

Starship Operators is about the 73rd class of the Defense University of the Planet Kibi. As they are returning home after the maiden voyage of the Amaterasu, they find that their home planet, Kibi, has been taken over by one of the Henrietta region's super powers, Henrietta Alliance of Planetary Nations.
The original command crew all abandon ship, as per the conquerors' demands. Left alone on the ship, the cadets decide to keep their command and fight on. To this end, they have decided to ask Galaxy Network to fund the operation of Amaterasu as a fleeing self-governed nation in exchange for letting them broadcast the ship's adventures live - as a reality TV program.
The novel's storyline also features Amaterasu finding its way through space to reach the control zone of another super power, the Henrietta Independent Federation, for protection.

Characters

The Amaterasu command structure is divided into three bridges. If the first bridge is inoperable or unavailable, any of the other two may assume command. The Operators' uniform color signifies their station.

Primary (Command) Bridge

Operator uniform color: blue
Sinon Kouzuki
Alley Hisaka
Miyuri Akisato
Cisca Kanzaki

Secondary (Fire Control) Bridge

Operator uniform color: orange
Sanri Wakana
Imari Kamiya
Yukino Nanase
Takai Kiryu

Tertiary (Navigation) Bridge

Operator uniform color: red
Akiho Maya
Renna Satomi
Rio Mamiya
Shinto Mikami

Other ''Amaterasu'' Crew Members

Operator uniform color: purple
Shimei Yuuki
Minase Shinohara
Sei Ogino
Kouki Sakakibara

Henrietta Planetary Alliance

Admiral Dul Elroy
Hans Georg Hermann

Civilians

Dita Mirkov
Peter Spikes
President Rau

Episodes

Ships

Additional info - First names of ship captains from

Organizations

;Henrietta Alliance of Planetary Nations
;Planetary Nation of Kibi
;Planetary Nation of Shu
;Galaxy Network
;Arima General Industrial Corp.
;Henrietta Independent Federation
;Earth Federation

Places

;Kibi
;Phoenicia
;Shu
;Gordova
;Palmia

Theme songs

Opening theme
Ending theme