On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Mike Simmons wrote:

Just a quick question to anyone who has seen the MAPS
four part anime.  The Calion guy who created Lipumira and
was killed by her-- did he create all six ghost ships, or
just Lipumira?  I'd like to write a fic about Rain.

Calion actually didn't create any of the Lipu-class ships; the six ships
were built by the Mystic Ones, as far as I can tell. They were placed
under his command by the Mystic Ones; I believe it was in order to track
down the Star Maps but my memory might not be perfect on that score.

Note that I didn't use the term 'ghost ships' - I remember one of the
ship-avatars used that term in Part 3, but I hesitate to refer to them
that way. I used 'Lipu-class' because all six of their names started that
way:
	Lipumira
	Lipulaine/Lipurain
	Lipudain
	Lipulim
and so forth. The other name that came to mind, "Galaxy Angel," seems
appropriate as well - all six ships looked somewhat like giant angels
resembling their 'human' avatars/control centers.
	However, I wish you the best of luck on your story, and I
encourage everyone else to see MAPS. It's very good, and surprisingly
obscure to date.

				Tim Miller
					trmiller@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us