<p>It is very much the case that the pirates are <em>associated</em> with the Chinese Guild.  This much is said in the intro <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/outlaw-star/creeping-evil" rel="nofollow noreferrer">of episode 7</a>.</p>

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  <p>This particular group of pirates are from the Hoppo system.  They are called the 108 Suns, the most brutal member of the Chinese Guild.</p>
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<p>The chant <em>itself</em> is not Chinese.  It sounds more like faux Chinese, or at least something to sound as close to foreign as possible.  The sub doesn't make any attempt to transliterate the chant at all, and any announced <em>senjutsu</em> attacks are nonsensical phrases in both Japanese and Chinese.</p>

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<p>Whenever the pirate guilds make any use of magic, they chant something repetitively (example: on episode 2, about 3 minutes in, as shown <a href="https://www.funimation.com/shows/outlaw-star/world-of-desires/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">on Funimation</a>. It's not subtitled, and kind of hard to make out.</p>

<p>I'd imagine it's something in Chinese; their powers are referred to as "Tao magic", with one character in particular called a "Tao master".</p>

<p>What is this chant, and its significance if any? Note that this is on the English dub, if it matters.</p>

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What are the pirates in Outlaw Star chanting when they use magic?
# What are the pirates in Outlaw Star chanting when they use magic?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-04-02
Whenever the pirate guilds make any use of magic, they chant something repetitively (example: on episode 2, about 3 minutes in, as shown [on Funimation](https://www.funimation.com/shows/outlaw-star/world-of-desires/). It's not subtitled, and kind of hard to make out.

I'd imagine it's something in Chinese; their powers are referred to as "Tao magic", with one character in particular called a "Tao master".

What is this chant, and its significance if any? Note that this is on the English dub, if it matters.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-04-15. Score: 2
It is very much the case that the pirates are *associated* with the Chinese Guild. This much is said in the intro [of episode 7](https://www.funimation.com/shows/outlaw-star/creeping-evil).

> This particular group of pirates are from the Hoppo system. They are called the 108 Suns, the most brutal member of the Chinese Guild.

The chant *itself* is not Chinese. It sounds more like faux Chinese, or at least something to sound as close to foreign as possible. The sub doesn't make any attempt to transliterate the chant at all, and any announced *senjutsu* attacks are nonsensical phrases in both Japanese and Chinese.
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