History Anime / SolBianca

* ForeignLanguageTitle: It's apparently supposed to mean "white sun" in Spanish and/or Italian ("bianca" is the feminine adjective form of "white" in Italian and "sol" is Spanish for "sun"; the correct phrase would be "sol blanco" in Spanish and "sole bianco" in Italian).
** Though that ''could'' be intentional, [[FridgeBrilliance given the all-female crew]].

* KillSat: A variation -- one of the {{Signature Scene}}s of the original series is Feb using a very high-powered laser sniper rifle from orbit to save her friends from an execution.

Years later, the series was [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] in 1999 with the six-episode OVA series titled ''Taiyō no Fune Sol Bianca'' (Ship of the Sun Sol Bianca). Creator/{{Geneon}} (still Pioneer Entertainment at the time) produced the new series, and released it in Western markets starting in 2000, as ''Sol Bianca: The Legacy''. In this series, the initial team of four pirates gains a new member in Mayo Jessica, a stowaway who wants to see her parents back on Earth. The planet is said to be humanity's birthplace and is a beautiful world of lush greens and paradise. The crew decide to travel to Earth, snatching up artifacts along the way. But the Admiral of the Terran Federation wants to claim their ship in the name of Earth, and so sends the cold, calculating Captain Giunter to retrieve it and apprehend them. Thus begins a race through space to find the truth of Earth and Mayo's parents.

* DieHardOnAnX: The third episode, "Cleaner." The psychic terrorist Booster hijacks the ''Sol Bianca'' and captures all of the crew except for Janny, who has to storm the ship with only the aid of a mysterious cop, Gwen. Fortunately, she had been shopping for {{BFG}}s when the attack happened...

The original ''Sol Bianca'' is an {{OVA}} series by Creator/{{AIC}}, about the adventures of an AmazonBrigade of SpacePirates and their CoolStarship the "Sol Bianca", in a universe where [[EarthThatWas the Earth is a distant memory]]. The first two episodes were relased in 1990 and 1992 (respectively), but the series was canceled despite a blatant SequelHook for a third episode. The series was one of the first releases by the fledgling Creator/ADVFilms (still "A.D. Vision" then), and did well enough to inspire a short-lived [[{{OEL Manga}} comic adaptation]].

Years later, the series was [[ContinuityReboot rebooted]] in 1999 with the six-episode OVA series titled ''Taiyō no Fune Sol Bianca'' (Ship of the Sun Sol Bianca). Creator/{{Geneon}} (still Pioneer Entertainment at the time) produced the new series, and released it in Western markets starting in 2000, as ''Sol Bianca: The Legacy''.

* ConspicuousCG: ''Legacy'' made prominent use of cel-shaded CG for spacecraft. In fact, CGI was all over the place, to the point where the framerate would noticeably drop while panning over CG-animated backgrounds.

* DysonSphere: While it doesn't technically span the entire Solar System, in ''Anime/SolBianca: The Legacy'' the Earth is like this, surrounded by a mini-Dyson sphere known as Lotus. The Lotus is roughly the size of the Moon's orbit; in fact, the moon is clearly visible sticking halfway out of the shell of Lotus. [[spoiler:Interestingly, the government tries to hide the fact that the EarthThatWas is already dead, and thus the people who think they're on Earth live ON the sphere, not shielded by it on the planet. [[TheHeavy Gunter]] alludes to the {{Lotus Eater|Machine}} myth before TheReveal.]]

* MiniMecha: May's specialty in the original OVA was piloting one of these in combat.

* TheQuietOne: Janny in the second series.

* EarthThatWas: The original series treats the revelation that Earth had been lost as a plot twist: [[spoiler:the [[MacGuffin treasure]] in the first episode was a time capsule from Earth]]. ''Legacy'' establishes the plot point in the first episode, and the main MythArc is discovering the final fate of Earth

* SpacePirates: In both series, the crew of the Sol Bianca are hunting for treasure -- particularly lost artifacts

* StabTheScorpion: First it looks, as if Gwen wants to shoot Janny, but actually he saves her by shooting Booster's big monster minion standing behind her.

* ThemeNaming: The given names of the main characters are [[TemporalThemeNaming month names]] or variations thereof: April, Feb, Janny, June, May ([[GratuitousSpanish Mayo]] in ''Legacy''). There's also an extrasolar system with planets named Uno and Tres.

* ConspicuousCG: ''Legacy'' made prominent use of cel-shaded CG for spacecraft.

* EarthThatWas: The original series treats the revelation that Earth had been lost as a plot twist. ''Legacy'' establishes the plot point in the first episode.

* SpaceIsAnOcean: When the eponymous ship enters / leaves hyperspace, it resembles a submarine diving / resurfacing.

''Sol Bianca'' is a two-episode {{OVA}} series by Creator/{{AIC}}, from 1990 (first episode) and 1992 (second episode). Also, a six-episode OVA series titled ''Taiyō no Fune Sol Bianca'' (Ship of the Sun Sol Bianca/''Sol Bianca: The Legacy''), was made in 1999-2000.

The series follows the adventures of the spaceship Sol Bianca and its crew.

* AmazonBrigade
* ConspicuousCG: In the second series.

* [[spoiler:EarthThatWas]]

* PirateGirl

* SpacePirates
* SpaceshipGirl: June seems to be something like a robotic terminal of the ship's computer.

* ThemeNaming: The given names of the main characters are [[TemporalThemeNaming month names]] or variations thereof: April, Feb, Janny, June, May. There's also an extrasolar system with planets named Uno and Tres.

* ConspicuousCG -- In the second series.
* CoolShip -- The eponymous vessel.

* ForeignLanguageTitle -- It's apparently supposed to mean "white sun" in Spanish and/or Italian ("bianca" is the feminine adjective form of "white" in Italian and "sol" is Spanish for "sun"; the correct phrase would be "sol blanco" in Spanish and "sole bianco" in Italian).

* LaserBlade -- The ship's weapon is some kind of glowing yellow string (it forms curve shapes when in use) that cuts anything it touches.
* LeftHanging -- The second episode of the original series ends with an antagonist character bringing someone out of [[HumanPopsicle suspended animation]]. We never find out more about this, though, because the series ends there, and the second series seems to be either a {{Prequel}} or an AlternateContinuity.

* TheQuietOne -- Janny in the second series.
* SpaceIsAnOcean -- When the eponymous ship enters / leaves hyperspace, it resembles a submarine diving / resurfacing.

* SpaceshipGirl -- June seems to be something like a robotic terminal of the ship's computer.

* StarshipLuxurious -- The Sol Bianca has an onboard garden.
* ThemeNaming -- The given names of the main characters are [[TemporalThemeNaming month names]] or variations thereof: April, Feb, Janny, June, May. There's also an extrasolar system with planets named Uno and Tres.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle -- When [[Creator/{{Geneon}} Pioneer]] released the second series, they called it ''Sol Bianca: The Legacy''.

''Sol Bianca'' is two-episode {{OVA}} series by {{AIC}}, from 1990 (first episode) and 1992 (second episode). Also, a six-episode OVA series titled ''Taiyō no Fune Sol Bianca'' (Ship of the Sun Sol Bianca/''Sol Bianca: The Legacy''), was made in 1999-2000.

* StabTheScorpion: First it looks, as if the bald detective ants to shoot Janny, but actually he saves her by shooting the big monster Booster minion standing behind her.

''Sol Bianca'' is two-episode {{OVA}} series by {{AIC}}, from 1990 (first episode) and 1992 (second episode). Also, a six-episode OVA series titled ''Taiyō no Fune Sol Bianca'' (Ship of the Sun Sol Bianca), was made in 1999-2000.

* ViewerGenderConfusion -- In the second series, Janny is very masculine in behavior and appearance, and has a relatively low-pitched voice. (The seiyuu has also voiced some younger male characters, including Sasshi Imamiya from ''Anime/AbenobashiMahouShoutengai''.)

''Sol Bianca'' is two-episode {{OVA}} series by AIC, from 1990 (first episode) and 1992 (second episode). Also, a six-episode OVA series titled ''Taiyō no Fune Sol Bianca'' (Ship of the Sun Sol Bianca), was made in 1999-2000.

* CompletelyDifferentTitle -- When [[{{Geneon}} Pioneer]] released the second series, they called it ''Sol Bianca: The Legacy''.

* ThemeNaming -- The given names of the main characters are [[TemporalThemeNaming month names]] or variations thereof: April, Feb, Janny, June, May. There's also a solar system with planets named Uno and Tres.

* SpaceIsAnOcean -- When the titular ship enters / leaves hyperspace, it resembles a submarine diving / resurfacing.

* CoolShip -- The Titular Vessel.

* ViewerGenderConfusion -- In the second series, Janny is very masculine in behavior and appearance, and has a relatively low-pitched voice. (The seiyuu has also voiced some younger male characters, including Sasshi Imamiya from ''AbenobashiMahouShoutengai''.)