Outlaw Star

Here's something a little more "old-school."  Outlaw Star is a manga and anime series created by Takehito Ito about Gene Starwind, a guy who leads a crew of space pirates after getting a hold of an advanced spaceship.  It's probably best remembered in the U.S. as airing on Cartoon Network's Toonami in an edited version.

All the images in this post are from the anime.  In the U.S., the anime is available from Bandai Entertainment.