1 She needed a space license in order to do that?  Well, I suppose she could be considered a hazard to navigation.  That other ship was passing awfully close to the windows in order to get a better look at her...

2 "Manzoku no jikan da!"

-j

3 That's for sure...

4 Rolling Stones lyric?

5

manzoku == "satisfaction"

More or less, "It's time to feel satisfied".

6 Well, I was close... considering you're too old for her (by your own admission), I figured it was "I can't get no satisfaction..."

7 Or "time for some satisfaction", given the usual translation of her old catchphrase.

I'm really going to miss this show when it ends. Season 2 and an OVA, please! (and if the OVA somehow involves Ririka fighting off unlicensed pirates in that outfit, I'll take two)

-j

8 She had a good long run as a Pirate, retired to raise a daughter who is approaching legal age.  Steven, I don't think she's THAT much younger than us, just MUCH better preserved.

9 I figure she's 40-45. I'm 58.

10

That's in range.  I had relatives 16 years apart who had a long and happy marriage.  (Until the husband passed at 97.  I attribute his longevity to waking up every morning next to someone almost young enough to be his daughter.)

And I have it on good authority that "half your age plus 7" is how young you can go and not be creepy.

11

By the way, there's every reason to believe that their medical technology is as advanced as their other technologies by comparison to our own. There's ample evidence of that.

For instance, Oyaji-san was a kid at the first pirate council, which took place more than a hundred years ago. He ain't any spring chicken any more, but he's healthy and still working, and to my eye is "middle aged".

So it's not massively surprising that a 40 year old mother could look as spectacular as Ririka does.

12 Actually, she looks a little old for your top rotation...

13 I used to have Neige in my top rotation, and she's something like 2300 years old.

14 I figure she started Piracy at legal age: 18
Ten years for a career in piracy good enough to be known as awesome: 28
Retires when she gets knocked up with Marika, raises her to legal age: 46 minimum.

Depends on how long she was Blaster Rerika.  She could be pushing 50, and still looking damned fine.

15 Is there an age limit for space pirates?  I haven't seen any cops going after Marika or the  yacht club.  Then again, considering the yacht club's reputation, the local police might figure it's safer to look the other way...

16 Well, child labor laws seem to apply!