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Thanks to creative storylines, cool anime captains, and fearless bounty hunters, these visually beautiful anime series provided hours of unforgettable entertainment to its viewers and introduced some of the most iconic fictional spaceships ever created. Anime fans can explore shows with epic space battleships, futuristic alien spaceships, and even cozy western-style spaceships that created fantastic atmospheres.
8 The Sidonia - Knights of Sidonia
The Sidonia is one of the biggest seed ships in the world of anime that’s capable of interstellar travel. This massive spaceship is one of the few that carries the remaining humans who stayed alive after Earth was destroyed. The ship is not fully self-sustainable, but its colony can easily sustain itself for extended periods of time.
Knights of Sidonia is not only a great show because of its unique and brilliant spaceship but also thanks to its epic battles and a great story filled with emotional storylines and great characters who have to protect their spaceship against the Gauna, an aggressive alien species.
7 The Soyokaze - The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
The Soyokaze might be old, but it’s still a capable and one of the coolest space destroyers in anime. It’s also where the UPSF’s troublemakers got sent to make sure they’ll do as little damage as possible. The Soyokaze is one of the anime ships that got damaged the most during the show either by enemy forces or because of its own crew’s mistakes.
However, Soyokaze still wins many battles thanks to Tylor, the most irresponsible and luckiest captain ever created. While it’s a retro show, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is still enjoyable thanks to its funny characters and inspirational story.
6 The Astra - Astra Lost In Space
The Astra is one of the smaller but coolest-looking anime spaceships that was designed for deep space exploration. Thanks to the ship’s unique capabilities it provided both a safe home for the series’ protagonists and a way to finally get back home.
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Astra Lost In Space is one of the best mystery anime series set in space that’s filled with adventures and beautiful visuals. The story follows a group of students who mysteriously get flung into outer space thousands of light years away from their civilization. Once on board the Astra, the kids go on an epic journey through space while trying to evade assassinations and the other dangers of outer space.
5 The Aloha Oe - Space Dandy
The Aloha Oe is one of the most colorful anime spaceships with a stunning and unique look. Both the ship’s name and its design are Hawaiian-themed, and its name was inspired by one of the most famous and culturally important Hawaiian folk songs. One of the coolest parts of the ship is the ‘Little Aloha’ which serves as a tiny escape pod.
This beautiful spaceship helps Dandy and its small crew explore space while looking for unique alien species to make money. Space Dandy is a hilarious and visually great series with stand-alone episodes and is a great anime for Cowboy Bebop fans who appreciate beautiful art style and unique storytelling.
4 The Outlaw Star - Outlaw Star
The Outlaw Star is another considerably small ship, however, it’s comfy enough for its small crew led by Gene. It’s a powerful spaceship with the most creative grappler arms of all time. While the ship helps its crew win many battles it also eats up the money they earn because it costs a lot to maintain and refill the ship’s supplies.
Outlaw Star is one of the most underappreciated space western anime about a group of outlaws searching for the Galactic Leyline. The series is entertaining and is filled with fast-paced action thanks to pirates, fun battles, and its exhilarating space race.
3 The Yamato - Space Battleship Yamato
The Yamato is one of the most iconic anime spaceships thanks to its enormous size and mighty capabilities. This impressive battle spaceship is one of the biggest not only in the series but in the world of anime and is capable of easily destroying larger enemy fleets and even entire continents.
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Despite its powerful capabilities the ship ended up being re-purposed to make an important voyage to Iscandar where the crew hopes to get the technology they need to save Earth. Space Battleship Yamato’s story follows captain Yamanami and his crew as they make their adventure-filled journey.
2 The SCV-70 White Base - Mobile Suit Gundam
SCV-70 The White Base thanks to its iconic look the ship earned the nickname ‘Trojan Horse’ and it even inspired other show’s spaceship designs including Fortress Maximus from the Transformers. This beautiful assault carrier served well its captains and crew through many hardships but unfortunately, it was destroyed during a battle when she had to self-destruct.
Just like its most-known ship the Mobile Suit Gundam series is now iconic and is one of the most well-known space animes. It’s also one of the first few animes that were created to sell toys. However, the anime has a creative story, great characters, and an immensely imaginative world that made anime fans fall in love with the series all over the world.
1 The Bebop - Cowboy Bebop
The Bebop is not only the most iconic and well-known anime spaceship but also the most beloved one. The Bebop is home to Jet and his bounty hunter crew and was originally a fishing ship before Jet upgraded it and turned it into a capable interplanetary transporter.
Cowboy Bebop is a perfect show in every sense and has one of the most iconic anime bounty hunters as a protagonist. The show follows the crew as they travel through the Solar System in a post-apocalyptic world while trying to make a living by capturing wanted fugitives.
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