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Galaxy Angel is a very light SF comedy series, starring the members of the "Angel Brigade", a group of five girls who theoretically have the mission of recovering lost technology. The core cast consists of the newest member, Milfuelle, who likes cooking and has the power of good luck; Cosplaying cat-girl Mint; quiet cat-girl Vanilla H; wannabe-psychic martial artist Ranpha; and the gunslinging weapons expert leader Forte. Other interesting characters are their commander (A guy whose name I forget) and Nomad, a former missile AI transplanted into the body of a stuffed animal.

When I say that the theoretically have the mission of recovering lost technology, I want to point out that they spend very few episodes actually trying to accomplish that task. Each of the 13 minute episodes is devoted to some short comic plot, like them trying to save the local pizza place, dealing with "comic assassins" whose mission it is to make the stoic Vanilla smile, or learning to cook something new. Besides, with Milfuelle's luck, they're more likely to find a pile of gold bars then the lost technology they seek.

GA is a pure comedy that worked out fairly well. Don't look for deep meaning here in the first season however. I'll rate it pretty good, and point out that I plan to watch the second season. (I believe they're currently showing a fourth season of GA in Japan.)