This was a pleasant surprise, in that it kind of hits (or slaps) like 'Outlaw Star' The world building here perhaps takes a back seat in favor of the dynamics of the crew and how they handle various situations. This type of angle can be highly effective. Other loose parallels could be made with things like 'Black Lagoon' or the most obvious 'Cowboy Bebop' The characters are reasonably well defined, and if this was in a longer format, I would expect some interesting back stories/character development. Some people may take issue with the all female crew, but I would suggest that these people have '_other' issues. The artworkon the spacecraft(s) is really quite impressive.

The story is far from perfect - the interplanetary conflict needed some love, and the emperor was not interesting at all. I found that these shortfalls did not significantly impact my overall enjoyment of the OVA.