The Irresponsible Captain Tylor | |
Tylor (front), Yamamoto (right), Yuriko (left).
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無責任艦長タイラー (Musekinin Kanchō Tairā) |
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Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Military, Science Fiction, Space Opera |
Light novel | |
The Most Irresponsible Man in Space (Uchū Ichi no Musekinin Otoko) |
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Written by | Hitoshi Yoshioka |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Original run | January 1989 – January 1996 |
Volumes | 9, 6 (side stories) |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kōichi Mashimo |
Written by |
Kōichi Mashimo Hiroyuki Kawasaki |
Music by | Kenji Kawai |
Studio | Tatsunoko Production |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | January 25, 1993 – July 19, 1993 |
Episodes | 26 |
Light novel | |
The Irresponsible Kids (Musekinin Kids) |
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Written by | Hitoshi Yoshioka |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Original run | December 1993 – August 1995 |
Volumes | 5 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by |
Kōichi Mashimo (1-2) Naoyuki Yoshinaga (3-10) |
Produced by | Koji Sawai |
Written by | Kōichi Mashimo Hiroyuki Kawasaki |
Music by | Kenji Kawai (1-2) Toshiyuki Watanabe (3-10) |
Studio | Yume Studio Deen |
Licensed by | |
Released | October 1, 1994 – August 1, 1996 |
Episodes | 10 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Hitoshi Yoshioka |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Original run | November 2000 – February 2002 |
Volumes | 6, 2 (side stories) |
Manga | |
Love & War | |
Written by | Hitoshi Yoshioka |
Illustrated by | Kotaro Mori |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Published | 2001 |
Volumes | 3 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Hitoshi Yoshioka |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Original run | August 2002 – June 2003 |
Volumes | 4 |
Light novel | |
Remix | |
Written by | Hitoshi Yoshioka |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Published | February 28, 2009 |
Volumes | 1 |
Light novel | |
Super Deluxe Edition | |
Written by | Hitoshi Yoshioka |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Original run | January 20, 2012 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (無責任艦長タイラー Musekinin Kanchō Tairā?) is an anime series based on The Most Irresponsible Man in Space (宇宙一の無責任男 Uchū Ichi no Musekinin Otoko?) light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP.
Tylor consists of a 26-episodes TV series directed by Kōichi Mashimo, and a sequel OVA series of 10 episodes directed by Mashimo and Naoyuki Yoshinaga. The TV show premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo between January 25, 1993 and July 19, 1993, and was broadcast across Latin America by the television network, Magic Kids. Both series were broadcast across the United States by AZN Television. Tylor is distributed across North America by The Right Stuf International.
It is usually classified as humorous space opera.