Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (Japanese: それゆけ!宇宙戦艦ヤマモト・ヨーコ, Hepburn: Soreyuke! Uchū Senkan Yamamoto Yōko) is a Japanese anime series based on a novel by Takashi Shōji. It consists of two 3-episode OVA sets and a 26-episode television series animated by J.C.Staff and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. The series was released in the United States by The Right Stuf International on DVD in 2003.

Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko
Cover art of the DVD.
それゆけ!宇宙戦艦ヤマモト・ヨーコ (Soreyuke! Uchū Senkan Yamamoto Yōko)
Light novel
Written by	Takashi Shōji
Illustrated by	Takashi Akaishizawa
Imprint	Asahi Novels Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	1993 – 2013
Volumes	12
Manga
Written by	Takashi Shōji
Illustrated by	Yōichi Kadoi
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Magazine	Dragon Comics
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 9, 1995 – September 9, 1999
Volumes	8
Original video animation
Directed by	Akiyuki Shinbo
Produced by	Hiroyuki Yonemasu Michihisa Abe Makoto Kubo Hiroshi Naitō
Written by	Danji Matsubara (#1) Mayori Sekijima (#2) Yūji Kawahara (#3)
Music by	Tomoki Hasegawa
Studio	J.C.Staff T-Up
Released	March 6, 1996 – June 5, 1996
Runtime	30 minutes
Episodes	3
Further information Original video animation Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko II Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo Produced by Hiroyuki Yonemasu Michihisa Abe Hiroshi Naitō Written by Mayori Sekijima Music by Kazuhiko Toyama Takeo Suzuki Studio J.C.Staff T-Up Released August 6, 1997 – December 22, 1997 Runtime 30 minutes Episodes 3 Anime television series Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo Produced by Kazunori Takagi Eiji Kanaoka Kōji Asano Written by Mayori Sekijima Music by Kazuhiko Toyama Takeo Suzuki Studio J.C.Staff T-Up Original network TV Tokyo Original run April 4, 1999 – September 26, 1999 Episodes 26

Synopsis

The series is set in 2999 AD, where two factions—TERRA and NESS—are engaged in a space war game to control planets. They fight with spaceships, which have been made to teleport their pilots back to the mother ship upon destruction. This results in the battles having no true casualties. Since the reflexes of people in the 30th century have greatly deteriorated, a TERRA engineer, Curtis Lawson, uses a time machine to go back 1000 years in time. There, he recruits four girls to fight for TERRA.

Characters

Yohko Yamamoto (山本 洋子, Yamamoto Yōko)

(Voiced by: Minami Takayama):

Yohko is an active, sporty but cocky girl. She is a hardcore gamer, preferring space fight simulations, and is occasionally bribed using games. She pilots the Super Strike TA-29, armed with the all-powerful Everblack Cannon. Due to her obsession with games, she is required to put in a 100-yen coin into an arcade-like coin slot to start her starship.

Momiji Kagariya (松明屋 紅葉, Kagariya Momiji)

(Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino (TV)/Shiho Niiyama (OVA)):

Momiji is the second of TERRA's pilots. A long-haired, somewhat masculine girl, she speaks in the Kansai dialect. She's strong willed and a team player. She works part-time at a mini-market. She has a crush on Lawson, and for a short period believed that Yohko was attracted to him. She is the pilot of the Super Storm TA-23, armed with MRLs and Laser Arrays.

Ayano Elizabeth Hakuhouin (白鳳院 綾乃 エリザベス, Hakuhōin Ayano Elizabeth)

(Voiced by: Yuko Miyamura):

Yohko's best friend, Yohko trusts her and believes that Ayano's abilities would outmatch her own in the right circumstances. She's generally quiet and she truly cares and admires Yohko since childhood. She lives with her grandfather, the Master of the Hakuhouin-Ryū Judo Family.

Madoka Midou (御堂 まどか, Midō Madoka)

(Voiced by: Megumi Hayashibara):

She is the main comic relief of the series. She considers herself Yohko's rival, and strives to beat Yohko in all aspects, such as in sports, studies, and even gaming. Her efforts can be observed when she aspires to become a starship pilot, and her diligence in overcoming vertigo. She is very poised but kind of spoiled and happy-go-lucky.

Admiral Zena Leon (Voiced by: Masako Katsuki)

The highest-ranking officer on board the Estanatreich. She was once a TERRA pilot, but was promoted to command. She once fought in a battle with Fluger known as Little Big Horn. She pilots the Super Twister TA-21 in the Zenga tournament, partnered with Fluger.

Curtis Lawson (Voiced by: Yasunori Matsumoto)

A genius engineer. He worked on the time travel machine that is used as the gateway between 1999 AD and 2999 AD.

General Fluger von Meo-Toroll

The commander of Meo's 2nd Fleet, in charge of the Red Snappers—the aces of NESS. He is often represented riding on a white horse, which gives him the image of a knight. He is a capable leader, admired by Rouge and Yohko. Like Admiral Leon, he was also a former starship pilot who had been elevated in rank.

Yohsuke Yamamoto (山本 洋介, Yamamoto Yōsuke)

A clone of Yohko, created by Zenga using the Old Timer's Inheritance. Although biologically a girl, Zenga seems to have brought Yohsuke up to be a man. She first appears in the series as a young child, to observe Yohko's life. Later Yohsuke appears in the series in the guise of a man, and joins Madoka's class on the last day of school.

TV episodes

Episode	English Title	Japanese Title		Original Airdate
		Kanji	Romaji
01	The Girl with Blue Eyes	青い瞳の少女	Aoi Hitomi no Shōjo	4 April 1999
02	Let's Fly! A New Pair of Wings	はばたせ!新しい翼	Habatase! Atarashii Tsubasa	11 April 1999
03	Shining! Madoka's Youth	光れ!まどかの青春	Hikare! Madoka no Seishun	18 April 1999
04	Quartet Formation! The First Battle	四重奏結成!はじめての戦い	Karutetto Kessei! Hajimari no Tatakai	25 April 1999
05	Threat! Challenge of the Red Snappers	脅威!レッドスナッパーズの挑戦	Kyoui! REDDO SUNAPPOZU no chousen	2 May 1999
06	Goodbye Future	さよなら未来	Sayonara Mirai	9 May 1999
07	Phoenix Rising	不死蝶起つ	Fushichoutatsu	16 May 1999
08	Like a Child without a Mother	時には母のない子のように	Toki ni ha Haha no Nai Ko no Youni	23 May 1999
09	Huge Labyrinth	大迷宮	Dai Meikyuu	30 May 1999
10	I Want to Fly Higher!	高く翔びたい!	Takaku Tobitai!	6 June 1999
11	The Great Sea Space Battle	宇宙大海戦	Uchū Daikaisen	13 June 1999
12	Udon of Separation	別れのうどん	Wakare no Udon	20 June 1999
13	Beautiful Demon	美しき鬼	Utsukushiki Oni	27 June 1999
14	Love after Death	死後の恋	Shigo no Koi	4 July 1999
15	The Sleeping Bride	眠れる花嫁	Nemuru Hanayome	4 April 1999
16	The Transfer Student with Blue Eyes	碧い瞳の転校生	Aoi hitomi no tenkousei	18 July 1999
17	The Dual-Faced Dancing Princess	双面の舞姫	Soumen no Mai Hime	25 July 1999
18	Masquerade Ball	仮面舞踏会	Kamen Butoukai	1 August 1999
19	Rival Leaders	群雄割拠	Gunyuu Kakkyo	8 August 1999
20	Blue and Red	青と赤	Ao to Aka	15 August 1999
21	The Four Sisters of Crimson	紅四姉妹	Kurenai Yonshimai	22 August 1999
22	Black Angel	黒の天使	Kuro no Tenshi	29 August 1999
23	After-image	残像	Zanzou	5 September 1999
24	Farewell, Planet	さよならの惑星	Sayonara no Wakusei	12 September 1999
25	Red Murderous Intent	赤い殺意	Akai Satsui	19 September 1999
26	Confession of the Mask	仮面の告白	Kamen no Kokuhaku	26 September 1999

External links

• Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Animerica review