▁ 2 5 th ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Band ai ' s ▁North ▁American ▁division , ▁Band ai ▁Entertainment , ▁listed ▁Out law ▁Star ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁top ▁five ▁most ▁successful ▁an ime ▁properties . ▁Josh ▁Pool ▁of ▁I GN ▁listed ▁Out law ▁Star ▁at ▁number ▁six ▁on ▁its ▁" Top ▁Ten ▁An ime ▁Th emes ▁and ▁Sound tra cks ▁of ▁All - Time ", ▁not ing ▁a ▁stark ▁polar ity ▁between ▁the ▁opening ▁and ▁ending ▁them es . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Sun r ise ▁produced ▁a ▁spin - off ▁television ▁series ▁titled ▁. ▁Out law ▁Star ▁and ▁Angel ▁Link s ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁universe ; ▁characters ▁from ▁both ▁series ▁appeared ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Out law ▁Star , ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁have ▁little ▁else ▁in ▁relation . ▁Mor ning ▁Star ▁Studio ▁also ▁draft ed ▁a ▁proposed ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Out law ▁Star ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁single - ep is ode ▁O VA ▁special ▁titled ▁Out law ▁Star ▁ 2 : ▁S word ▁of ▁Wind ▁on ▁its ▁official ▁website ▁with ▁character ▁designs ▁and ▁a ▁plot ▁outline . ▁Set ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Out law ▁Star , ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁Gene ▁Star wind ▁in ▁his ▁new ▁star ship ▁named ▁" S word ▁of ▁Wind ". ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁popular ity ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁the ▁busy ▁schedule ▁of ▁animation