Angel Links: The Complete Series

This 1999 anime series—a spin-off of the popular manga Outlaw Star—features central heroine Meifon Li, a 16-year-old who runs a service called Angel Links that fights intergalactic pirates on behalf of corporate cargo shippers. Atypical teenager Meifon (whose breasts are among the largest in anime history) is haunted by memories of her grandfather, who helped set her on the career path of a pirate-fighter, but she also possesses a kooky personality that bubbles up at unexpected moments. Angel Links is obviously not meant to be taken seriously, but even parodies require some energy to keep the fun going. Unfortunately, Meifon is surrounded by secondary characters who fail to come anywhere near her sheer outrageousness, and the Angel Links’ adventures are strangely quotidian despite the promise of outer space intrigue. Compiling all 13 episodes in a dual-language DVD set, rated TV-14, this is an optional purchase. (P. Hall)