This is a list of various recurring pieces of trivia featured in the Miniskirt Pirates/Mouretsu Pirates series, such as running jokes and other similar things.
Running Jokes[]
Eh?![]
Often when Marika Kato is surprised, she expresses her surprise with a distinctive 'Eh?!' (sometimes longer depending on the surprises).
- Sailing 01:
- After learning of her father's identity and being offered the chance to captain the Bentenmaru.
- Sailing 06:
- On having to begin pirate training straight away.
- Sailing 13:
- On hearing from Mami that a lot of the new students coming to Hakuoh Academy have said that she is their reason for applying there.
- Sailing 14:
- On learning that her entire crew has been quarantined after being infected with a virus from a cargo of cat-monkeys that got loose while she was away from the ship.
- Sailing 25
- Abyss of Hyperspace:
- On hearing that another client has suddenly cancelled [1][2].
- On learning that there is a ship moored on the comet Hrbek Oda.
- On learning that the Barbaroosa and Odette II have linked up.
Chiaki-chan[]
Chiaki Kurihara often has a problem when people call her 'Chiaki-chan', and usually tells them not to refer to her with '-chan'.
- Sailing 03: Chiaki is surprised when Marika refers to her as 'Chiaki-chan' for the first time on the Odette II and after being greeted in the same way at Lamp House tells her there's no '-chan'.
- Sailing 09: Chiaki angrily tells Marika not to use '-chan' after she comments on her greeting to Princess Gruier Serenity. Moments later, the rest of the yacht club enter and all greet her in the same way, to her irritation.
- Abyss of Hyperspace:
- When she greeted at Lamp House after a harrowing journey through countryside and city, Chiaki begins to tell them no '-chan', however the others finish her sentence for her.
- Chiaki tells the yacht club not to use '-chan' twice while speaking with them after Marika and Kanata leave, the first in irritation, the second less so.
- When contacting Marika while captaining the Odette II, Chiaki urges Marika to hurry up and go after Kanata.
- Abyss of Hyperspace Drama CD:
- Just after she arrives at the club room and joins in crying with the rest of the yacht club, following Grunhilde's reading of Kanata's letter.
Minor Jokes[]
Catchphrases[]
It's time for piracy[]
Now, it's time for some piracy! (さあ、海賊の時間だ！！, Sā, Kaizoku no Jikanda!!) is Captain Marika's catchphrase when she's carrying out piracy.
- Sailing 01: Used by Blaster Ririka in a flashback.
- Sailing 07:
- When touching down for the attack on the Symphony Angel.
- When the main raid on the ship begins.
- Sailing 10: Used by Chiaki while posing as Marika.
- Sailing 19: Used by the yacht club having brought Marika's lost ID ring and booted up the Bentenmaru's bridge.
- Sailing 26:
- Spoken as the boarding party board the Grand Cross.
- Final line of the series, spoken by Marika as she and the crew prepare to get to work
- Abyss of Hyperspace:
- Final line of the movie, spoken by the Bentenmaru crew in unison as they head off for another job.