▁script ▁was ▁chief ly ▁written ▁by ▁, ▁who ▁wrote ▁about ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁the ▁episodes . ▁Character ▁designs ▁were ▁handled ▁by ▁H iro y uki ▁H ata ike ▁( Det on ator ▁Or gun , ▁Arm ored ▁Tro oper ▁V ot oms ) ▁and ▁Tak u ya ▁S ait o . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁vehicles ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁ ▁and ▁Mac ross ▁and ▁G und am ▁me cha ▁artist ▁Sh ō ji ▁K aw am ori , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁whom ▁designed ▁the ▁Out law ▁Star ▁ship ▁itself . ▁Koh ▁Ot ani ▁composed ▁the ▁musical ▁score ▁for ▁the ▁Out law ▁Star ▁an ime . ▁The ▁series ▁features ▁the ▁opening ▁theme ▁" T hr ough ▁the ▁Night " ▁written ▁and ▁performed ▁Mas ah iko ▁Ar im achi , ▁and ▁two ▁closing ▁them es , ▁ ▁and ▁, ▁both ▁written ▁and ▁performed ▁by ▁Ak ino ▁A rai . ▁" T hr ough ▁the ▁Night " ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁among ▁several ▁candidate ▁songs . ▁It ō ▁and ▁Sun r ise ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁theme ▁should ▁be ▁one ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁recent ▁animation ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁should ▁feature ▁male ▁vocals . ▁Ar im achi ▁wrote ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁res emble ▁a ▁story , ▁took ▁into ▁account ▁its ▁long - term ▁impact , ▁and ▁felt ▁it ▁fit ▁Out law ▁Star ▁perfectly . ▁ ▁Media ▁ ▁M anga ▁ ▁Out law ▁Star ▁was ▁serial ized ▁in ▁Japan ' s ▁month ly ▁Sh ue ish a ▁magazine ▁Ult ra ▁J ump ▁between