UFO Ultramaiden Valkrie

[starfire]

Just received the first disk of this series from my online rental account, and the first episode seems to start in the middle of a story, yet it's clearly labeled as episode 1 in the dvd's menu. Is there a prequel or something that came before this, or is it just written wierd?

The backstory I'm missing is how the main character and valkyrie girl met and got this soul-sharing bit going, who these other characters with them are (i.e. the catgirl bodyservant), and how they became part of the story.

[omgtom]

i must have watched this a couple dozen times as a kid. it was sooo cool