SWM seeks Space Opera for fun, walks on the beach.

[Amethyst]

Crest of the Stars is pretty good, I enjoyed the characters developments far more than the space battles, those seemed to get monotonous quite quickly but then I'm really not into battles much... it was a rather long series as well... and didn't really have a definitive ending.

Have you looked at Outlaw Star or Cowboy Bebop? Both of those are set in space, so is Galaxy Express 999 (although the artwork isn't as up to date as the newer stuff) Nadesico was set in space, it is sort of a comedy type, my daughter enjoyed it a lot... shrug... any of the Gundams would qualify for being set in space as well...