urb ing ▁t endency ▁to ▁all ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁sil ic one ▁st iff ened ▁ch ests " ▁and ▁that ▁characters ▁typically ▁wear ▁mad ▁gr ins . ▁Up at ko on ▁found ▁the ▁art work ▁of ▁the ▁an ime ▁version ▁to ▁be ▁good , ▁and ▁he ▁particularly ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁opening ▁sequence , ▁but ▁took ▁issue ▁with ▁the ▁occasionally ▁incons istent ▁character ▁designs . ▁He ▁also ▁appreciated ▁the ▁show ' s ▁dich ot omy ▁between ▁serious ▁and ▁hum orous ▁subject ▁matter , ▁shown ▁by ▁the ▁tit ular ▁ship ▁in ▁its ▁gra pp ler ▁mode ▁and ▁how ▁it ▁communic ates ▁with ▁the ▁crew . ▁Po i rier ▁found ▁the ▁main ▁protagon ist ▁Gene ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁an ime ' s ▁best ▁character ization : ▁" G ene ▁Star wind ▁is ▁a ▁s ly , ▁sharp - sh oot ing ▁hero ▁whose ▁success ▁with ▁his ▁gun ▁( and ▁with ▁the ▁ladies ) ▁is ▁matched ▁only ▁by ▁his ▁prop ens ity ▁to ▁get ▁space - s ick . ▁Im agine ▁that : ▁the ▁star ▁of ▁a ▁space - f aring ▁series ▁has ▁to ▁contin ually ▁worry ▁about ▁vom iting ▁onto ▁his ▁control ▁panel . ▁This ▁sort ▁of ▁ir onic ▁comedy ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁throughout ▁Out law ▁Star , ▁creating ▁excellent ▁seg ues ▁between ▁the ▁fant astic ▁action ▁sequences ▁and ▁the ▁delight ful ▁characters ." ▁Po i rier ▁was ▁intr igu ed ▁by ▁its ▁other ▁characters ▁as ▁well , ▁and ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁" sharp ▁but ▁fluid " ▁animation ▁style ▁and ▁the ▁spaces hip ▁designs .