Crest of the Stars: Birth - Recommendations

• OVA (1 ep x 25 min)
• 2002

Nagamine is a young high school student who lives a fairly typical teenage life: hanging out with friends, attending class, and falling in love with a wonderful boy. But when she enlists in the galactic army, who is desperate for candidates to fight an alien war, she finds herself drifting farther away from her first love, Noboru. In the depths of space, where a simple email takes eight years to be delivered, will their love truly flourish, or simply fade away?

• OVA (3 eps x 38 min)
• 1995

This set of 3 fantastic stories will take you from the haunting delusions of a space explorer, to a bio-chemical threat with the power to wipe out all of Tokyo, and finally to a day in the life of a young boy who lives in a world ruled by cannons. These stores will capture you with their intriguing storylines and awe inspiring artwork.

• OVA (1 ep x 15 min)
• 2002

It is the year 2124, and the crew of a medical transport ship are carrying dangerous cargo to its destination. The contents, though mostly unknown, are rumored to be viral in nature, and must not be let out under any circumstances. But when a leak occurs, the ship, as well as the crew, is at risk of being destroyed. With only two robotic space suits and limited ammo, can they escape in time, or are their fates sealed?

• TV (26 eps)
• 1999

For the athletic and outgoing Yohko Yamamoto, life is all about grabbing her quarters and putting her skills to the test; which is why for her, piloting a space ship is as easy as playing in the arcade! Using a supply closet in their school as a portal through time, Yohko and her friends travel between the years 2000 and 3000, having fun adventures, battling in space, and becoming closer as friends.

• OVA (3 eps)
• 1996

In the future, solving economic negotiations is as simple as pie. Selected representatives battle it out in agile spaceships while innocent civilians are out of the picture, and the pilots themselves are also protected via a teleportation system. Terra’s team, with only three of four members needed, is struggling to win against the infamous Red Snappers – but they have a plan. The gifted engineer Curtis Lawson has developed a prototype ship, and he knows just who should pilot it: Yohko Yamamoto, a video game ace from the past! After recruiting her to the future to join their cause, Terra’s team suddenly has a much higher chance of success. Along the way, the girls also have plenty of time to explore cities, and even put a stop to a derelict ship that threatens not only Earth, but the entire galaxy!

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2014

It's not easy being the captain of a space pirate ship. Especially when you're still in high school and aren't allowed to do normal pirate-stuff like rob and plunder. However, despite those restrictions, Marika Kato has proven herself worthy of commanding the Bentenmaru. And if staging performances such as pretending to board and pillage space cruise ships doesn't pay as well as actually stealing stuff… well, at least no one gets hurt, right? But things take a sinister turn when Marika and her crew are hired to raid the luxury liner Begin The Beguine. Because one of the passengers has a hidden secret and agenda of his own. And it begins with being kidnapped! Suddenly the Bentenmaru and their new "hostage" are being pursued by other warships and the race is on for what could be the biggest prize of all!

• OVA (1 ep)
• 1990

Universal flight 005 has exploded mid-flight, killing three hundred passengers; but when no one steps forward to file an insurance claim, the 3WA is called upon to investigate - and Kei and Yuri get assigned to the case! Oddly enough, they are also assigned a second case, this one involving a missing scientist. Why did the central computer assign them both of these cases? Could they possibly be connected? The Dirty Pair don't know, but they are sure going to find out - if they can avoid everyone that is trying to kill them!

• TV (12 eps)
• 2017

A long time in the future from an already distant future, the United Planets has waned in significance, and the Empire has also collapsed due to internal strife. People all across the universe now lead idyllic, peaceful lives. Banjo is one of them, a boy collecting debris on the outskirts of the planetary walls, when he ends up salvaging a broken-down spaceship and finds a frozen girl inside. He soon finds the hands of evil targeting her, and the entire galaxy being whipped into a furore. And no wonder, because she is Goza the 168th, a girl who holds the key to the entire universe's fate. Overcoming many twists and turns, the two set out into space in a bid to resurrect the United Planets... but it doesn't go too well. 

• TV (13 eps)
• 1999

Sixteen-year-old Meifon Li runs the security company Angel Links – an organization hired to protect cargo ships from space pirates. However, Angel Links is no ordinary security company: it provides its services for free! With the help of Taffei, a cat-like creature who transforms into Meifon’s sword; second-in-command Kosei; top strategist Valeria; the mighty Dragonite warrior Duuz; and the Links Cannon, a weapon capable of destroying any ship in sight; Meifon proves that defeating bothersome pirates is child’s play. Defending the galaxy from pirates isn’t the only thing on Meifon’s mind, however; she must also uncover a dark secret from her family’s past and discover the truth behind her strange memories...

• OVA (2 eps)
• 1989

In the 22nd century, mankind has expanded into outer space. However, it was the Crushers who paved the way, performing jobs that ranged from terraforming to asteroid busting, warp lane plotting to transportation. These days, the Crushers still accept jobs of all kinds, so long as they're legal and ethical, and Crusher Joe's team is the best in the business! Joe, Alfin, Ricky, and Talos, along with the robot Dongo, take on jobs that require all the tools, tricks, and knowledge that the Crushers are known for. Of course, no job ever goes as expected. Whether it's rescuing prisoners trapped on an icy asteroid in a decaying orbit, or extracting a military officer charged with the safe keeping of a weapon of mass destruction from the clutches of insurrectionists, it's all part of the job to a Crusher, and that's before the mission goes sideways!