Starship Operators (スターシップ・オペレーターズ, Sutāshippu Operētāzu) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryo Mizuno.

As they are returning home after the maiden voyage of the Amaterasu (アマテラス), they find that their home planet, Kibi, has been taken over by one of the Henrietta region's super powers, Henrietta Alliance of Planetary Nations.

To this end, they have decided to ask Galaxy Network to fund the operation of Amaterasu as a fleeing self-governed nation in exchange for letting them broadcast the ship's adventures live - as a reality TV program.

The novel's storyline also features Amaterasu finding its way through space to reach the control zone of another super power, the Henrietta Independent Federation, for protection.

Operator uniform color: blue Sinon Kouzuki (香月シノン, Kōzuki Shinon) Alley Hisaka (氷坂アレイ, Hisaka Arei) Miyuri Akisato (秋里ミユリ, Akisato Miyuri) Cisca Kanzaki (神崎キスカ, Kanzaki Kisuka) Operator uniform color: orange Sanri Wakana (若菜サンリ, Wakana Sanri) Imari Kamiya (神谷イマリ, Kamiya Imari) Yukino Nanase (七瀬ユキノ, Nanase Yukino) Takai Kiryu (桐生タカイ, Kiryū Takai) Operator uniform color: red Akiho Maya (摩耶アキホ, Maya Akiho) Renna Satomi (里見レンナ, Satomi Renna) Rio Mamiya (間宮リオ, Mamiya Rio) Shinto Mikami (三上シント, Mikami Shinto) Operator uniform color: purple Shimei Yuuki Minase Shinohara Sei Ogino Kouki Sakakibara Admiral Dul Elroy Hans Georg Hermann Dita Mirkov Peter Spikes President Rau Additional info - First names of ship captains from [1] (name origin: Kingdom of Kibi, 4th century western Japanese kingdom that acted as cultural bridge between Korea and Yamato, conquered by Yamato) (name origin: ancient Phoenicia, located north of the Canaan, enterprising maritime culture, conquered by Persia) (name origin: Shu (state), one of major states during China's warring states era, conquered by Qin) (name origin: Cordoba, Spain, Spanish city conquered by Moors) (name origin: Palmyra, Ancient Syrian city, conquered by Romans) Opening theme Ending theme