A 2008-2014 light novel science fiction series by Sasamoto Yuuichi, with illustrations by Matsumoto Noriyuki, published by Asahi Shinbun's Asahi Novels imprint. Also adapted into a 2012 anime by Satelight, as Mouretsu Pirates (モーレツ宇宙海賊), a.k.a. Bodacious Space Pirates.