Starship Operators
Starship Operators is a science fiction light novel series written by Ryo Mizuno. Six volumes were published by MediaWorks between 2001 and 2005. A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by J.C.Staff was aired on TV Tokyo in Japan. Starship Operators is licensed in English in the United States by Geneon.
Takashi Watanabe
Casts & Crew
Satomi Arai
Ayako Kawasumi
Masumi Asano
Mamiko Noto
Akeno Watanabe
Tomohiro Tsuboi
Shizuka Itou
Yukimasa Obi
Yuko Kaida
Masayuki Katou
Atsuko Enomoto
Miyu Irino
Yu Kobayashi
Kaori Shimizu
Shinji Kawada
Dai Matsumoto
Hitomi Nabatame
Tomoyuki Shimura
Hiroshi Ito
Yuu Asakawa
Also Directed by Takashi Watanabe
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