▁in ▁a ▁brief ▁sk irm ish ▁with ▁the ▁Ke i ▁Pir ates , ▁Gene ▁and ▁Jim ▁find ▁themselves ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁X GP 1 5 A - II ▁( which ▁they ▁nick name ▁the ▁" Out law ▁Star ") ▁and ▁the ▁care t akers ▁of ▁M elf ina , ▁though ▁H ilda ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁H ilda ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁true ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁, ▁a ▁place ▁which ▁popular ▁claims ▁say ▁is ▁a ▁holder ▁of ▁immense ▁tre asure , ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁power . ▁Through out ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁crew ▁grows ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁k im ono - gar bed ▁contract ▁k iller ▁" Tw il ight " ▁Su zu ka ▁and ▁the ▁C tar l - C tar l ▁al ien ▁cat g irl ▁A ish a ▁Cl an cl an . ▁ ▁The ▁Out law ▁Star ▁m anga ▁series ▁and ▁animated ▁television ▁series ▁are ▁pac ed ▁differently . ▁The ▁an ime ▁episodes ▁often ▁involve ▁Gene ▁and ▁his ▁com r ades ▁taking ▁on ▁various ▁jobs ▁or ▁miss ions ▁to ▁fund ▁their ▁ship ' s ▁massive ▁maintenance ▁costs . ▁Through out ▁their ▁travel s , ▁the ▁crew ▁often ▁enc oun ters ▁Ron ald ▁Mac D oug all ▁and ▁Harry ▁Mac D oug all , ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁b ount y ▁hun ters ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Gene ' s ▁father . ▁Ron ald ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁rival ▁to ▁Gene , ▁while ▁Harry ▁wishes ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁bond