This glossary contains a list of terms and the like used in the Miniskirt Pirates/Mouretsu Pirates series, a brief description and links to articles concerning them.
A[]
- Abramov
- Ursula Abramov: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Advaseele: Professor Mugen's final subspace submersible and his legacy.
- Aerobraking: A technique involving the use of atmospheric drag to slow a craft down.
- Agurigato-class: Cruiser class.
- Alcyon: Pleiades-class Colony Federation battleship lost 120 years ago.
- Ai no Joou: Brothel ship operated by Mira Grant.
- Alhanko
- Asta Alhanko: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Android: A robot designed to look and act like a human.
- Anne
- Lady Anne: First mate of the Karyoubinga.
- Arcura: Military company.
- Asahi
- Asahi Novels: Imprint under which the Miniskirt Pirates novels are published.
- Asahi Shimbun: A publishing company which publishes the Miniskirt Pirates novels.
- Assault ship: Warship class meant for boarding other vessels.
B[]
- Back Slash: Frontier pirate ship.
- Barbaroosa: Pirate ship captained by Kenjo Kurihara.
- Battleship: Warship class.
- Begin The Begin: Cruise liner operated by Fairy Jane.
- Bell
- Lilly Bell: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Bentenmaru: A space pirate ship, currently captained by Marika Kato. One of the Original Seven.
- Bentenmaru Captain's ID Ring: A ring meant for the Bentenmaru's captain, which allows them complete access and control of the Bentenmaru's systems.
- Besumosu-class: Cruiser class.
- Big Catch: Frontier pirate ship captained by Stone.
- Bisque Company: A criminal group who targetted Marika during the Nebula Cup.
- Blue
- Borgs: Sensor operator aboard the Barbaroosa.
- Bow: The forward-most part of a ship's hull.
- Bridge: The area on a ship from which it is commanded.
C[]
- Calmwind: Home planet of the Nebula Cup.
- Captain: The commander of a ship and its crew.
- Cat-Monkey: Animal species resembling a cross between a cat and a monkey.
- Catherine: Bodyguard Commander in the service of the Serenity Royal Family.
- Celsius
- Jackie Celsius: Scammer and wanted criminal with a number of aliases.
- Central Line: A cruise line.
- Certon
- Mylene Certon: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Chapie
- Flora Chapie: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Chimaera of Skylla: Frontier pirate ship captained by Müller Grant.
- Christie
- Quartz Christie: Galactic Empire pirate, pirate hunter and captain of the Grand Cross.
- Class-I: Designation for FTL ships.
- Class-II: Designation for non-FTL ships.
- Clone
- Colony Federation: The colony planets that fought against their overseers in the War of Independence.
- Coolph
- Junigh Coolph: Jenny Dolittle's arranged fiance.
- Theodore Coolph
- Coorie: The Bentenmaru's electronic warfare specialist.
- Corback-class: A mass-produced escort ship class.
- Crew: Group responsible for flying a spaceship.
- Cruiser: Warship class.
- Cyborg: Short for "cybernetic organism", a living being consisting of both organic and mechanical parts.
- Cypher
- Scarlett Cypher: Character involved in the events surrounding Kanata Mugen.
D[]
- Dark Star: Frontier pirate ship (the 9th ship to receive a Letter of Marque during the War of Independence).
- Derrflinger-class: Mobile cruiser class.
- Dinghy: Small single-seat sailing vessel.
- Docking: The action of a spaceship physically connecting to another.
- Dolittle
- Jenny Dolittle: President of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club during Marika's first year at Hakuoh Academy.
- Robert Dolittle: Head of Hugh & Dolittle Interstellar Transportation (in the anime) and Jenny's uncle.
- Dragon
- Master Dragon: Captain of the Shangri-La.
E[]
- Eight: Captain of the Low of War.
- El Santo: Frontier pirate ship.
- Electronic Warfare: Combat involving attempting to take control of an enemy's computer system while protecting one's own systems.
- Elements Garden: Group of composers which composed music for the Mouretsu Pirates anime.
- End of the North Star: The frozen eighth and outermost planet of the Tau Ceti system.
- Endo
- Eradication War: A war fought by the Galactic Empire to eliminate all pirates in their territory.
- Escort ship: Warship class meant for escorting other vessels.
- Extra-vehicular activity: EVA for short and also referred to as 'Spacewalk', an activity involving going outside of a spacecraft into space.
F[]
- Fahrenheit
- Jackie Fahrenheit: Scammer and wanted criminal with a number of aliases.
- Fairy Jane: Fast-growing interstellar travel company started by Jenny Dolittle.
- Faster-than-light: Self-explanatory form of travel and communication
- Fei: Chef in charge of the Pirate's Nest. One of the Legendary Chef's five sons.
- Flawen: A type of subspace submersible, used by the Yggdrasil Group.
- Flint: Robotic parrot owned by Kanata Mugen.
- Frigard Line: A cruise line.
G[]
- Galactic Empire: An expansionist state, the most powerful faction in the galaxy.
- Galaxy Pass: A special VIP pass which allows the user unlimited access across stellar routes.
- Garnet A: Red giant star, about 30 light years from the Tau system.
- Gear
- Cayenne Gear: Combat personnel commander of the Barbaroosa.
- Glamorous Ridis: Frontier pirate ship.
- Glassius-class: Battle cruiser class.
- Glenn Smith-class: An old mass-produced battleship class.
- Glorious Coolph: Junigh Coolph's personal ship.
- Golden Ghost Ship: Ghost ship from Serenity legend. Its true identity is the Queen Serendipity - the colony ship that carried the ancestors of Serenity's inhabitants.
- Gorgeous Magi: Cruise liner.
- Grand Cross: Experimental mobile battleship.
- Grandwood
- Misa Grandwood: The Bentenmaru's medical/deputy officer.
- Grant
- Mira Grant: Müller's elder sister.
- Müller Grant: Pirate guild executive and captain of the Chimaera of Skylla.
- Great Depth XIII: Professor Mugen's self-constructed subspace submersible.
- Grennorth
- Natalia Grennorth: A new member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
H[]
- Hakugin Go: Frontier pirate ship.
- Hakuoh Academy: Educational establishment on the Sea of the Morning Star.
- Hakuoh Academy Space Yacht Club: Club at Hakuoh Academy whose activities involve sailing spacecraft, such as yachts and solar sailing craft.
- Harada
- Maki Harada: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Harley
- Ronald Harley: Captain of the liner Princess Apricot.
- Harold Lloyd Insurance Union: The Bentenmaru's insurance company - the largest one in the Orion Arm.
- Helmsman: The member of a ship's crew responsible for manning the helm and flying a ship.
- HH-class: Escort ship class.
- Hologram: Projected three-dimensional image.
- Hoshimiya
- Ai Hoshimiya: A new member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club. Talented pilot.
- Hugh and Dolittle Interstellar Transportation: Major family-run transport company.
- Hughroque: Rhincodon-class battleship.
- Human Torch: A Galactic Empire cooperation. One of its known products is a realistic android.
- Hyakume: The Bentenmaru's radar and sensor specialist.
I[]
- Ironbeard: Masked Galactic Empire pirate and captain of the Parabellum.
J[]
- Jabberwocky: Battleship in the Hugh and Dolittle escort fleet.
- Jibako: The Barbaroosa's medical officer.
- John: Captain of the Southern Island.
- Jormungand: A ship-to-ship missile.
- Jump: The action of entering subspace for FTL travel.
K[]
- Kachua: Captain of the Viracocha.
- Karyoubinga: Frontier pirate ship.
- Kato
- Bunzaemon Kato: Marika great-grandfather and the Bentenmaru's captain during the War of Independence.
- Gonzaemon Kato: Marika's father and the Bentenmaru's previous captain.
- Marika Kato: Main protagonist of the series. Captain of the pirate ship Bentenmaru and a high school student at Hakuoh Academy.
- Ririka Kato: Marika's mother. Former space pirate, known as "Blaster Ririka".
- Kelvin
- Jackie Kelvin: Scammer and wanted criminal with a number of aliases.
- Khan
- Earl Khan: Captain of the Karyoubinga.
- Hammer Khan: Captain of the Back Slash.
- Kid
- Genesis Kid: Captain of the Hakugin Go.
- King Records: Company running the StarChild imprint, under which Mouretsu Pirates was produced.
- Kipling: Hakuoh Academy teacher. Marika's homeroom teacher and Yacht Club advisor before being involved in an accident just before the start of the series.
- Kobayashimaru
- Syoko Kobayashimaru: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Koja: Captain of the Lucky Star.
- Kokuchou: Pirate ship lost during the battle over Garnet A in the final days of the War of Independence.
- Kuki
- Sumi Kuki: Captain of the Murakamimaru.
- Kurihara
- Chiaki Kurihara: Marika's friend and ally. The heir to the pirate ship Barbaroosa.
- Kenjo Kurihara: Chiaki's father and captain of the Barbaroosa.
L[]
- Lagrangian point: A point in space where the gravitational pull between two large masses provides the amount of centripetal force required to orbit with them.
- Lambert
- April Lambert: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Lambretta
- Lynn Lambretta: Vice-president then president of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club and a skilled hacker.
- Lamp House: Retro cafe where Marika has a part-time job as a waitress.
- Launo
- Talvikki Launo: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- LCF: A coolant [1].
- Legendary Chef: Unnamed chef who cooked for the Pirate's Council during the War of Independence.
- Letter of Marque: A license given to space pirates during the War of Independence that allows them to operate as privateers.
- Liberty-class: Transport ship class in service during War of Independence.
- Lightning 11: Armed transport ship which targetted the Odette II and Marika onboard.
- Liner: Large passenger ship.
- Lloyd
- Harold Lloyd: Former head and agent of the Harold Lloyd Insurance Union.
- Locutus-class: Electronic battleship class.
- Love Machine: Frontier pirate ship (the 10th ship to receive a Letter of Marque during the War of Independence).
- Low of War: Frontier pirate ship (the 8th ship to receive a Letter of Marque during the War of Independence).
- Luca: The Bentenmaru's navigator and seer.
- Lucky Star: Frontier pirate ship.
- Luna Lion: Customised vessel owned by Jackie Kelvin. Registered at West Kilia.
M[]
- Maracot-class: Large battleship class.
- Maria Forte 85: Transport ship. Registered at West Kilia.
- Marinera Valley: A valley on the Sea of the Morning Star, home to a military training ground.
- Marx & Marx Insurance
- McDougal
- Kane McDougal: The Bentenmaru's helmsman.
- Shane McDougal: Kane's younger twin brother and the Parabellum's helmsman.
- Meiya: Free city located in the Mesaiya system.
- Mesaiya: Star system located in the Scalar Route.
- Methuselah: Long-life humanoid species.
- Milky Way: A spiral galaxy in which Earth and the Tau Ceti system are located.
- Morgan: The Barbaroosa's helmsman.
- Mugen
- Kanata Mugen: A boy with a VIP Galaxy Pass, pursued by suspicious people.
- Professor Mugen: Kanata's father.
- Murakamimaru: Frontier pirate ship.
- MVM Entertainment: British company which distributes the Mouretsu Pirates anime.
N[]
- Nashfall
- Nat Nashfall: Imperial intelligence officer and Coorie's childhood friend.
- Navigator: A member of a ship's crew responsible for navigating and plotting a ship's course.
- Nebula Cup: Annual dinghy race for high school girls held on Calmwind.
- Neguresu: Glenn Smith-class battleship.
- Neuschwanstein: Galactic Empire ship.
- New Okuhama
- New Okuhama Airport: Primary airport of New Okuhama City.
- New Okuhama City: City on Sea of the Morning Star.
- Nine: Captain of the Dark Star.
- Nora: Barbaroosa deputy officer.
O[]
- Odette II: Solar sailing ship. Training vessel of the Hakuoh Academy Space Yacht Club. Formerly the pirate ship Hakuchou, one of the Original Seven.
- Original Seven: The first seven pirate ships to receive Letters of Marque during the War of Independence.
- Orion Arm: A spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. The Tau Ceti system is within this area.
- Oyaji-san: Chef who operates under New Okuhama Airport. One of the Legendary Chef's five sons.
P[]
- Parabellum: Imperial pirate ship captained by Ironbeard.
- Percy
- Berinda Percy: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Perseus Arm: A spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy, next to the Orion Arm.
- Phaser Arrow: Military weapon.
- Pirate: An individual who carries out acts of piracy.
- Pirate Guild: Pirate organisation active in the frontier regions.
- Pirate's Nest: A pirate hideout located in an asteroid field.
- Pirate's Song: A song used to summon pirates to the Pirate's Nest.
- Pleiades-class: Old battleship class.
- Port: Nautical term referring to the left side of a ship when facing forward to the bow.
- Princess Apricot: Cruise liner.
Q[]
- Quarantine: Procedure involving the isolation of goods or personnel, usually to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
- Queen Emeraldas: Cruise liner.
- Queen Serendipity
- Queen Serendipity (battleship): Maracot-class battleship. Flagship of the Serenity Defence Forces.
- Queen Serendipity (colony ship): Ancient colony ship which carried the colonists who became the ancestors of the inhabitants of Serenity.
R[]
- Radar: System for scanning surroundings and detecting nearby objects.
- Rakion: A union of several relatively new arms manufacturing companies.
- Rhincodon-class: Battleship class.
- Rock: Hakuchou's communication officer during the last days of the War of Independence.
- Roubaix Mass: Company manufacturing warships.
S[]
- San-Daime: The Bentenmaru's engineer.
- Sand of the Red Star: First planet of the Tau Ceti system.
- Sasamoto
- Yūichi Sasamoto: Miniskirt Pirates author.
- Satelight: Mouretsu Pirates animation studio.
- Satō
- Tatsuo Satō: Mouretsu Pirates director.
- Scalar Route: Interstellar frontier route.
- Schnitzer: The Bentenmaru's tactical officer and a cyborg.
- Sea of the Forest Star: Chiaki's homeworld, a planet in the Uzumasa system.
- Sea of the Morning Star: Third planet of the Tau Ceti system. Marika's homeworld.
- Sea of the Morning Star Relay Station: Space station and port in orbit around the Sea of the Morning Star.
- Self-Destruct: System which destroys the ship it is installed on.
- Sentai Filmworks: American company which dubs and distributes the Mouretsu Pirates anime.
- Serenity
- Serenity Royal Family
- Gruier Serenity: The 7th Princess of the Serenity Royal Family.
- Grunhilde Serenity: The 8th Princess of the Serenity Royal Family.
- Simsiel Serenity: Archduke of the Serenity Royal Family. Gruier and Grunhilde's grandfather.
- Seven Star Federal Republic: Frontier nation.
- Shangri-La: Frontier pirate ship captained by Master Dragon.
- Sherwood
- Christie Sherwood: Commander in the Tau Stellar Navy during the War of Independence.
- Shiratori
- Suzuka Shiratori: The captain of the Hakuchou during the last days of the War of Independence.
- Kent Shiratori: Suzuka's father, the previous captain of the Hakuchou.
- Short-timer: Short-lived humanoid species.
- Shout Blue: Military weapon.
- Show: Agent of the Harold Lloyd Insurance Union.
- Sideux
- Yotof Sif Sideux: Grand Chamberlain of the Serenity Privy Council.
- Shuttle: Small transport craft.
- Silent Whisper: Recently deployed space fighter.
- Silver Fox: Frontier pirate ship destroyed by the Grand Cross.
- Sinbad: Frontier pirate ship.
- Sinclair: Star system in the constellation Eridanus.
- Skull Star: Ancient space fortress, home to the Pirate Guild.
- Southern Island: Frontier pirate ship. Destroyed en route to the Pirate's Nest.
- Space: The void between celestial bodies which comprises most of the universe.
- Spaceship: Vessel designed for space.
- Spacesuit: A suit worn to allow a person to survive in space.
- Spacewalk: Also called "Extra-vehicular activity" (or EVA for short), an activity involving going outside of a spacecraft, into space.
- Space University: Renowned academic institution, spanning a whole system.
- Staple
- Sasha Staple: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Starboard: Nautical term referring to the right side of a ship when facing forward to the bow.
- StarChild: Imprint under which the Mouretsu Pirates anime is produced.
- Stellar Alliance: The overseers of the colonised planets before the War of Independence.
- Stellar Slayer: Star-powered weapon developed during the last days of the War of Independence.
- Stern: The rear-most part of a ship's hull.
- Stone: Captain of the Big Catch.
- Stone of the White Star: Second planet of the Tau Ceti system.
- Stowaway: An individual who stows away or hides on a vessel, not boarding it openly.
- Submersible: A type of spacecraft used to dive into deep regions of subspace which are inaccessible or unsafe for other craft.
- Subspace: Space that spacecraft move to while travelling FTL.
- Symphony Angel: Angel-class liner.
T[]
- Tactical Officer: A member of a ship's crew who is in charge of the ship's tactical systems (e.g. weaponry).
- Talbot-class: A medium battleship class.
- Tau Ceti: Star in the constellation Cetus, just under 12 light-years from the Sun and spectrally similar.
- Tau Ceti system: The planetary system around the star Tau Ceti.
- Ten: Captain of the Love Machine.
- Touchdown: The moment an aircraft/spacecraft makes contact with the ground during landing. Also, when a spacecraft returns to normal space from subspace, usually after FTL travel.
- Transponder: A device that broadcasts information on a ship's registration, location and heading.
U[]
- Ultimate Fairy: Cruise liner which Jenny Dolittle escaped from.
- Uzumasa: A frontier star system.
V[]
- Viracocha: Frontier pirate ship captained by Kachua.
W[]
- War of Independence: War fought between the Colony Federation worlds and their overseers, the Stellar Alliance, 120 years before the series.
- West Kilia: A location where the Lightning 11 and Luna Lion were registered.
- White Wind Star: A gas giant and the largest planet of the Tau Ceti system.
- Witherspoon: Captain of the El Santo.
X[]
Y[]
- Yasuda
- Akira Yasuda: AKA Akiman, Character designer for the Mouretsu Pirates anime.
- Yggdrasil Group: Corporate conglomerate consisting of over 300 sub-companies.
- Yoshitomi
- Yayoi Yoshitomi: A new member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
- Yunomoto
- Izumi Yunomoto: A member of the Hakuoh Academy Yacht Club.
References[]
- ↑ Miniskirt Pirates Volume 5, Pg.63