Story Background
Angel Links takes place in the Oracion system, where peace is disrupted by
hordes of space pirates.
Enter Li Meifon, a 16-year-old who inherited a fortune left by her
late grandfather, Li Chenhou.
Fulfilling his dying wish, Meifon takes over the Links Group,
and heads
Angel Links, a private security company which provides free protection
services for escorts & convoys against space pirates.
Episode 1: "Angel Through the Heavens"
The episode begins with some space pirates attacking a carrier. Angel Links
shows up at the scene and drives the pirates away, finishing them off with
the almighty Links Cannon..
Afterwards, Meifon & company attends a social party, but it turns out that
one of its guests, the wealthy transport tycoon & philanthropist, Leon Lau, and his adopted child,
Yayoi, have been held hostage by Acid-B pirates. Their boss, Rigo demands a
ransom of precious Dragonite stones in exchange for their safety.
It is up to Angel Links to make the drop-off and get the
hostages back safely.
*Comments:
I really enjoyed the first episode. The Angel Links made a
grand & dramatic (though slightly exaggerated) entrance and introductions to
all its members were carried out in a light-hearted & subtle manner.
A good share of action & fight scenes, as well as some
cliff-hangers (like Meifon's flashback) nicely round up the first episode.
Episode 2: "A Dump's Fairy Tale"
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It is another day in the business for Angel Links. Meifon goes through the
list of customers, but feels that none of
them are worth helping out. She ends
up helping Marcot, a man whom she happened to meet in the streets. He
transports goods as a living to support his wife & child, and this was his
last job.
However, things are not what it seems when space pirates began
hitting on Marco's ship, which supposedly only contain grains.
*Comments:
I felt that this episode was kind of dry; the
villains looked dumb and the story had nothing to do with the main plot of
the series.
On the other hand, it did show Valeria's expertise in
handling ship-to-ship battle situations and there was mention of her
previous ties with the Einhorn Empire.
Episode 3: "The Proud Dragon"
The Angel Links crew receives a job from the museum to assist in
the transportation of the statue of a humanoid dinosaur, supposed to be
60-million-years old. However, the man-in-charge, Warren does not seem to
welcome them and treats them with contempt, especially Duuz.
Moments after take-off, the convoy was attacked and infiltrated by
a group of pirates. Meifon & Duuz decides to board the transport ship to take out the pirates
themselves.
*Comments:
An entire episode revolving around Duuz himself! I enjoyed his episode very
much. I have always found Duuz's speech interesting & amusing. Plus, we get
treated to some nice fight scenes.
One may wonder why Duuz spends so much time polishing his sword
when he doesn't draw any blood with it in battle...
Episode 4: "LiEF - Living Ether Flier"
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The LiEF is a huge creature that wanders through space. Having lived for
centuries, it is rumored to hold the secret to immortality.
Angel Links is employed to protect the LiEf & its child as they make their
way through the sector.
*Comments:
Another strange filler episode with a ridiculous-looking villain. Again, it has
nothing to do with the main plot. Nevertheless, we are introduced to the
Angel Links' fighter squadron, headed by the ace pilot Yaeger.
We also learn that aside from being a good fighter, Meifon can
also pilot a ship pretty well herself (hers is even custom-painted).
Episode 5: "The Rain Falling on the Stars"
The Angel Links has recently been pursued by a pirate ship which showers
them with gun fire, but doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. It turns out that the one behind
all this is Jessia Garland, a tomboyish pirate girl who have grown attracted
to Kosei at first sight when she first saw him at a bar.
Meifon insists that Kosei settle the matter himself by taking Jessia out on
a date.
*Comments::
It's Kosei's turn for his own personal story! We get to see the
'playboy' side of Kosei while he is off-duty; he is constantly being
approached
by one of his many girlfriends while walking in the streets.
Strangely enough, this episode 'spoiled' itself by showing that
brief scene at the beginning...
Episode 6: "Crossroad"
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This episode is essentially a flashback which describes the initial formation of Angel Links, up to the present time.
After Chenhou's death, Meifon was assisted by a resourceful
young man, Kosei, who was hand-picked by her own grandfather. They ran
selections for the initial batch of crew members, but stress, conflicts &
disagreements were abound, resulting in their first sortie to be a huge
disaster.
Meifon begins work on assembling a new crew. With Kosei's help,
she hires Valeria & Duuz and ran even more selections, making up the
remaining members of the current Angel Links crew whom we know & love.
*Comments:
This episode lets loose with the details on the background story of Angel
Links. I found it very interesting to learn about the development of the
Angel Links crew. The Valeria & Duuz sections were especially nice & fun
to watch.
