Space Opera Anime

[rbstewart7263]

Scifi is so rarely done well in anime (trending towards rom-com and dramedies).

Still, some good generic scifi: Armitage, Birdy, Pychopass, Redline, Parasite Dolls, Bubblegum Crisis, Kiddy Grade, Soul Link, Code Geass, Jyu Oh Sei

Spacier fare (dunno about "opera"): Tenchi GXP, Banner of the Stars, Captain Tylor, Glass Fleet, Heroic Age, Nadesico, Vandread, Gundam (I like Wing, 0083, 8th MS Team, X, and Seed), and Macross (some of the newer fare, although Plus is also good).

You mileage may vary, I liked most of these.

EDIT: http://www.anime-planet.com/tags/outer-space/anime

I second banner of the stars. loved that anime and the relationship between the two main characters. thought that was pretty great.

 

[hermes]

Most of Matsumoto's work fits the bill, with Space Captain Harlock being the prime example.

His job is really seminal to the genre, and some series like Spaceship Yamato and Gun Frontier have aged quite well...