A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #11!

http://squallramos.deviantart.com/art/Takehiko-Ito-and-his-Crew-353915396

"Takehiko Ito and his Crew" by SquallRamos

Cutting a big close, but today's tribute to Outlaw Star Month is the man responsible for the series I love and adore: Takehiko Ito!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #10!

http://byakko.deviantart.com/art/Aisha-Collab-2380213

"Aisha Collab" by byakko

For today's tribute as part of the ongoing month of Outlaw Star, I bring to you a piece of fan art featuring the strong, fierce, proud, and quick to anger but clownish member of the Ctarl-Ctarl Empire: Aisha Clan-Clan!
Admittedly, I was trying to decide between this picture and a certain demotivational poster that I found quite ironic, but the reason why is something I've decided to save for my large wrap-up post once Outlaw Star Month ends.

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #9!

http://lebnaniya.deviantart.com/art/Outlaw-Star-446400261

"Outlaw Star" by lebnaniya

Well, we’ve reached the halfway point of Outlaw Star Month. Wow, it’s been going by pretty quickly! So to mark the occasion, I’m sharing fan art from a really awesome artist! Seriously, you rock, lebnaniya!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Tune for Tuesday for Week of 1/27/2015

For this week's Tune for Tuesday and today's tribute for Outlaw Star Month, I bring to you all the theme of one of the most feared fighters in the Toward Stars Universe: the Ultra Class A Assassin Twilight Suzuka!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Cosplay Showcase #1!

http://hikari-no-kurai.deviantart.com/art/MacDougall-Brothers-Cosplay-457359690

The third week of Outlaw Star month has now officially begun! This time around, I've decided to share a photo of a cosplay photo of two specific characters who are arguably the main antagonists of the series and definitely the most recurring ones: the MacDougall Brothers!
There was actually something more I want to say, but I've decided to save it and various other thoughts of mine for after Outlaw Star Month concludes in what will likely be quite a large, lengthy post. You better get ready!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #8!

http://driftingfeather.deviantart.com/art/And-there-are-those-that-are-dim-332685302

"And there are those that are dim." by DriftingFeather

It's the end of week two of Outlaw Star Month, so to celebrate, here's the amazing character responsible for setting into motion the events that result in my favorite show of all time: the one and only Hot Ice Hilda!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #7!

http://scribblerrigby.deviantart.com/art/Kei-Pirates-184083264

"Kei Pirates" by ScribblerRigby

For today's Outlaw Star Month tribute, I present to you fan art of the Kei Pirate foot soldiers. Now that I think about it, there sadly, isn't a whole lot of fan art for these guys. But that part of the reason I picked this piece: bringing attention to those in need of more love!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #6!

": Outlaw Star :" by ShadowSabre

http://shadowsabre.deviantart.com/art/Outlaw-Star-26060480

Let's do the math....HQ images of characters and spaceship + arguably the most famous opening narration in the entire series = one awesome tribute and a worthy showcase for Outlaw Star Month!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Tune for Tuesday for Week of 1/20/2015

Once again, this week's Tune for Tuesday is in celebration of Outlaw Star month! Yahoo! And this time around, we're going with another one of my favorite soundtracks: "Expectation" by Kow Otani!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #5!

"OS: All Through the Night" by jinglestan

http://jinglestan.deviantart.com/art/OS-All-Through-the-Night-146196070
Know what time it is? It's time to begin the second week of Outlaw Star Month! You better get ready!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #4!

http://narica.deviantart.com/art/Outlaw-Star-Dragon-Symbol-2974315

"Outlaw Star Dragon Symbol" by Narica

It's the end of the first full week of Outlaw Star month, so here's a very unique piece of fan art!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #3!

As I've mentioned multiple times, today is a very special day. 14 years (and about 4 hours) ago, when I was 7 years old, I myself and who knows how many other people first saw this wonderful show premiere on American television on what is without a doubt the most influential television programming block to date: Toonami. And having done a research assignment on Toonami and the concept of programming blocks, I feel more than qualified to make that claim. So I decided to celebrate this special occasion with a specific type of fan work that I myself have absolutely no experience with, but immense respect for: the AMV!

While admittedly not the most well made AMV out there, it has several points in its favor. The clips are in decent quality, there is use of more than the utmost basic editing techniques, it features an actual song that is used in the series and even a scene from the original pilot , and above it, upon watching this video, I felt the same sort of excitement as when I first Outlaw World, the very first episode, all those years ago.

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #2!

"-Melfina-" by ainokiseki
http://ainokiseki.deviantart.com/art/Melfina-92187851

Next up on Outlaw Star Month is some rather awesome fan art of my favorite girl in all of anime, the one and only Melfina!

On another note, tomorrow's a big day for Outlaw Star. I'm going to have to think of something really special for that!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Tune for Tuesday for Week of 1/13/2015

Another Outlaw Star themed Tune for Tuesday! This time, it's one of my favorite tracks in the entire series: "Desire" by Kow Otani! It's hard to explain why exactly, but...I just love this song! Always have, and always will!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Fan Work Spotlight #1!

http://inuyatta.deviantart.com/art/Outlaw-Star-Jim-and-Hanmyo-2657618

Last week, I mentioned I had an Outlaw Star related surprise in store for everyone starting today. Well, time to reveal and explain. For 5 weeks, I plan on spending, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays sharing some of my favorite Outlaw Star based fan produced works, primarily fan art, with everyone. Why not Tuesdays? Well, as I said in my last post, that's because I'll be sharing Outlaw Star based Tune for Tuesdays, so that day of the week is already covered. As for why I won't be doing weekends, and why I'm starting this week and not last week, well, Outlaw Star first premiered on American televisions on January 15, 2001, which is a week from this Thursday. And while it's true that it first aired in Japan on January 8, 1998 (which was last Thursday), I figured I'd go with start on the week that was the anniversary of when I first discovered Outlaw Star. And lastly, the 5 week thing is because each week, Toonami would air 5 episodes of Outlaw Star, and after 5 weeks, they'd start again from the top. So I keeping up with that pattern. And who knows? Maybe by the end of this "month" of Outlaw Star, I'll have at least one post ready and posted at the exact same time it aired on TV (thank you Toonami wikia for keeping track of those details along with many other things), but no promises. Speaking of which, looks like I'll have to pick out something REALLY special for Thursday, huh?

As for today's Fan Work Spotlight, I've picked a piece of art of what is my favorite pairing of all time by Inuyatta, who can be found on deviantART and fanfiction.net. Not only do I like her fan art, but her stories, especially one in particular, have been a major source of inspiration for me. But I digress. Also, before I go, I have two last pieces of business to address. First, because this is a pairing that holds a dear place in my heart, it's admittedly going to be very hard to limit the number of times I pay tribute to this pairing ain't going to be easy, and for those who aren't crazy about it, I apologize in advance. I completely understand not being crazy about particular pairings, but everyone's got their own opinions, and not everyone's going to see eye to eye on who belongs with who. So at the very least, I can promise I won't just upload shipping fan art the whole month. Second, with regards to the works themselves, while I don't have every piece of fan work picked out ahead of time, like with most of my Tunes for Tuesdays, I'll be trying to avoid picking works made by the same person, and I'm afraid I won't be taking requests or suggestions. I apologize, but that is how it's going to be, I'm afraid.

Anyway, I'll see you all again next time! You better get ready!

A Month of Outlaw Star: Tune for Tuesday for Week of 1/6/2015

For the past year or so of with Tune for Tuesday, I made a little challenge for myself: to avoid doing two or more songs by the same artist/group, or that were used as part of the same movie, show, or game. But I'm making an exception for this month, for it is the fourteenth anniversary of when I first saw what would become my favorite show of all time, back when I was seven years old, and the seventeenth anniversary of when it first debuted on Japanese television. That's right, folks. In January of 2001, three years after it first aired in Japan, Outlaw Star first premiered on Toonami in the United States. So not only am I planning on dedicating this whole month to that marvelous anime, starting next week, I have another Outlaw Star related surprise in mind.

Seeing as how this how I'm starting off Outlaw Star Month (or OS Month), I figure what better place to start then the very first soundtrack to be used in the entire show! So come on, everyone! You better get ready!