The Irresponsible Captain Tylor

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor
Tylor (front), Yamamoto (right), Yuriko (left).
無責任艦長タイラー (Musekinin Kanchō Tairā)
Genre	Comedy, parody, space opera[1][2]
Created by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Light novel
The Most Irresponsible Man in Space (Uchū Ichi no Musekinin Otoko)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Kazuhiko Tsuzuki Tomohiro Hirata (last two volumes)
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	January 25, 1989 – January 25, 1996
Volumes	9 + 6 side story volumes (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Kōichi Mashimo
Written by	Kōichi Mashimo Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Studio	Tatsunoko Production
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited
Original network	TXN (TSC, TV Tokyo)
Original run	January 25, 1993 – July 19, 1993
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Light novel
The Irresponsible Kids (Musekinin Kids)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Tomohiro Hirata
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	December 25, 1993 – August 25, 1995
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Directed by	Kōichi Mashimo (1–2) Naoyuki Yoshinaga (3–10)
Produced by	Koji Sawai
Written by	Kōichi Mashimo Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Music by	Kenji Kawai (1–2) Toshiyuki Watanabe (3–10)
Studio	Daume (#1–2) Studio Deen (#3–10)
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll UK: Anime Limited
Released	October 1, 1994 – August 1, 1996
Episodes	10 (List of episodes)
Light novel
The Irresponsible Quartet (Musekinin Quartet)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Tomohiro Hirata
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	December 25, 1995 – December 25, 1996
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Light novel
The Irresponsible Three Kingdoms (Musekinin Sangokushi)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Tomohiro Hirata
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	May 25, 1997 – October 25, 1998
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Light novel
The Irresponsible Apocalypse (Musekinin Mokushiroku)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Yoshizaki Kannon
Published by	Enterbrain
Imprint	Famitsu Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 3, 1999 – April 1, 2000
Volumes	5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Love & War
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Kotaro Mori
Published by	Enterbrain
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 6, 2001 – November 30, 2002
Volumes	3
Light novel
The Irresponsible Three Musketeers (Musekinin Sanjūshi)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Yoshizaki Kannon
Published by	Enterbrain
Imprint	Famitsu Bunko
Demographic	Male
Published	July 3, 2000
Volumes	2
Light novel
The True Irresponsible Captain Tyler (Shin Musekinin Kanchō Taira)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Yoshizaki Kannon, Fujimoto Hideaki, Kotaro Mori
Published by	Enterbrain
Imprint	Famitsu Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	November 1, 2000 – February 28, 2009
Volumes	6 + 3 side story volumes (List of volumes)
Light novel
The Irresponsible Admiral Tylor (Musekinin Teitoku Taira)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Yoshizaki Kannon
Published by	Enterbrain
Imprint	Famitsu Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	September 5, 2002 – June 20, 2003
Volumes	4 (List of volumes)
Light novel
Super Deluxe Edition
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Kazuhiko Tsuzuki
Published by	The Asahi Shimbun Publishing
Imprint	The Asahi Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	January 20, 2012 – May 18, 2012
Volumes	2
Anime television series
The Irresponsible Galaxy☆Tylor
Directed by	Hiroshi Kimura
Written by	Kaoru Asakusa
Music by	Kenji Katoh
Studio	Seven
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	AT-X, TV Saitama, tvk, Sun TV, KBS
Original run	July 11, 2017 – September 26, 2017
Episodes	12
Light novel
The Irresponsible Galaxy☆Tylor (Musekinin Gyarakushī ☆ Taira)
Written by	Hitoshi Yoshioka
Illustrated by	Kita Natsuki
Published by	Kadokawa
Demographic	Male
Published	October 20, 2017

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (無責任艦長タイラー, Musekinin Kanchō Tairā) is an anime series based on The Most Irresponsible Man in Space (宇宙一の無責任男, Uchū Ichi no Musekinin Otoko) light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka, taking the title from its first volume. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP.

Tylor consists of a 26-episodes TV series directed by Kōichi Mashimo, and a sequel OVA series of 10 episodes directed by Mashimo and Naoyuki Yoshinaga. The TV show premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo between January 25, 1993 and July 19, 1993, and was broadcast across Latin America by the television network Magic Kids. Both series were broadcast across the United States by AZN Television. Tylor is distributed across North America by The Right Stuf International.

Enterbrain published a 3-volume sequel manga miniseries in 2001 and 2002. The light novels and manga haven't been translated.

A short anime series, titled The Irresponsible Galaxy☆Tylor (無責任ギャラクシー☆タイラー, Musekinin Gyarakushī☆Tairā) and produced by Seven, aired from July 11 to September 26, 2017.