Outlaw Star

I just finished watching my favorite anime series, Outlaw Star.  It explores the adventures of Gene Starwind and his motley crew of outlaws on board the spaceship Outlaw Star.  There are a bunch of reasons why I love this series.  I really enjoy the characters and there are so many parts I just laugh at. But I think the reason I love it the most, is that I've always wanted to be Gene Starwind. No other leading character in any fictional series has ever grabbed my imagination as much as Captain Starwind.  So tough on the outside, never backing down from any challenge, and always having the confidence to know he can get through any situation, no matter how dire. He's just a plain badass.  But I think I want to be Gene because inwardly his compassion knows no bounds, he is always down to help out anyone with anything, that's even the slogan of there sort of inside joke company.  "Starwind & Hawking enterprises where we can help you with any problem, from your love life to nuclear disasters"(It's always a different tagline but the first part is always the same). His character yearns for a better life, he believes in hope, his spirit is indomitable because he knows that one day they will make it big. His belief in himself and his friends, the love they share, it catches me every time.  If only I could believe in myself 1/10th of how much Gene Starwind believes in himself.  What a feeling that would be.