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Captain Harlock
宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック
(Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku)
Genre Space opera
TV anime: Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Director Rintaro
Studio Toei Animation
Network Flag of Japan TV Asahi
Original run March 14, 1978 – February 13, 1979
Episodes 42
OVA: The Endless Odyssey
Director Rintaro
Episodes 13
Released 2002

Captain Harlock (宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku?, lit. Space opera is a subgenre of Speculative fiction or Science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often Melodramatic adventure set mainly or entirely Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic (anime in Japanese, is the pseudonym of, a respected and well-known director of Anime. ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened ( also known as EX and, is a Television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be Space Pirate Captain Harlock), (known as Albator in the French version) is a fictional character created by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto. is the Japanese word for a comic artist or Cartoonist. Outside of Japan, Manga usually refers to a Japanese Comic book and mangaka is a well-known creator of several Anime and Manga series Space opera Matsumoto is famous for his Space operas such as Space Battleship

Harlock is the archetypical romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he is taciturn, rebellious, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be earthborn or alien. In his own words, he "fight[s] for no one's sake. . . only [. . . ] for something deep in [his] heart".

The character first appears in Adventures of a Honeybee. (1953) The first series featuring Harlock in the lead role is 1978's Space Pirate Captain Harlock. As with most of Matsumoto's works, continuity is not a crucial issue. An appearance of any particular version of the character does not necessarily connect to any previous or following versions, and the interconnectedness of the various series is a common subject of speculation among fans.

Contents

Plot

Though there are slight variations in each telling of Harlock's story, the essentials remain the same. Matsumoto presents a future in which the Earth has achieved a vast starfaring civilization, but is slowly and steadily succumbing to ennui or despair, often due to defeat and subjugation by a foreign invader. Rising against the general apathy, Harlock denies defeat and leads an outlaw crew aboard his starship Arcadia to undertake daring raids against Earth's oppressors. Even though they have defeated Earth and devastated its peoples, the invaders are often presented in a sympathetic light, being shown as having some justification for their actions.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock

In the original television series, Harlock's crew included the mysterious, alcohol-imbibing alien woman Miime, a robot, and a drunken doctor. The series presented a story arc in which a huge black metal sphere strikes Tokyo and ancient Mayan legends appear to be walking the Earth again. Maya mythology is part of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all those Mayan tales in which personified forces of nature deities and the heroes interacting with these play the main The invaders turn out to be the Mazone, a race of vegetable-based, Modigliani-necked women who explored Earth in the mythic past and are now back to reclaim it. Amedeo Clemente Modigliani ( July 12, 1884 &ndash January 24, 1920) was an Italian Artist of Jewish heritage Only Harlock and his mismatched crew are brave enough and capable enough to face the enemy.

Directed by Rintaro, the series features some astute directing stunts, like split screen and flashbacks, excellently served by a symphonic score executed by the Tokyo Philharmonic. is the pseudonym of, a respected and well-known director of Anime. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current For all its pulpy space opera feeling and its action, the series raises a number of issues — from the importance of challenges in the life of men to the limits of violence as a solution to both small- and large-scale problems. Space opera is a subgenre of Speculative fiction or Science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often Melodramatic adventure set mainly or entirely The outcast Harlock is well aware of the plight of the Mazone, a refugee people fleeing a dying planet, and finds neither pleasure nor vindication in his battles nor in his final, melancholic victory. Some of the mechanical design on the series is strongly reminiscent of the first Star Wars film, even if the original Harlock manga predates the American movie, prompting some controversy as to "who stole what". Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly

Arcadia of My Youth

The Arcadia of My Youth feature film was released in July 28, 1982. is an Anime film depicting the origin of Leiji Matsumoto's seminal character Captain Harlock. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The film, set in a different continuity from the original TV series, chronicles Harlock's youth in the spaceship Arcadia. In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or October of that same year, it was followed by 22 episodes of the Endless Road SSX series, which dealt with Harlock and company's continuing struggle against the Illumidas occupying force, who still retained control of Earth at the end of the theatrical feature. is an animated Television series created by Leiji Matsumoto. It's the sequel to the 1982 animated film Arcadia of My Youth. Both film and second series feature a newly designed starship and lack most of the crew from the Space Pirate series, but are noteworthy for the presence of Emeraldas, a female counterpart to Harlock originally appearing in a series of Matsumoto-penned graphic novels.

Harlock Saga

In the 1990s, Matsumoto released Harlock Saga, a mini-series based on Das Rheingold. is a six-part Anime Miniseries (three hours in total length by Leiji Matsumoto. Das Rheingold ("The Rhine Gold" is the first of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) by Richard Wagner The series recasts the Captain and his crew in roles with analogues in The Ring Cycle and pits them against a race of "gods" set on redesigning the universe to their liking. Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer

Gun Frontier

On March 28, 2002 Gun Frontier, a buddy comedy set in the American Old West, begins broadcasting in TV Tokyo. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. is a 1972 Manga by Leiji Matsumoto. It introduces Tochiro Oyama best friend to Matsumoto's classic hero Captain Harlock, who is turn depicted as a gunslinger A buddy film, according to The Complete Film Dictionary, is "a film that features the friendship of two males as the major relationship" is a TV station based in Tokyo, Japan. It is also known as, a Portmanteau of "terebi" and "Tokyo The series follows Franklin Harlock Jr. and Tochiro Ōyama as they search of a lost clan of Japanese immigrants. A similar old west looking planet named "Gun Frontier" appears in the "Cosmo Warrior Zero" series but it's not the same place as this story is actually set on Earth. is an anime series It's the end of the 30th century Humanity is reaching as far as Andromeda but the mechanized beings that humanity created become rogue and conquer their creators

Endless Odyssey

December of 2002 saw the release of Captain Herlock: The Endless Odyssey,[1] directed by Rintaro.

Originally meant as a TV series, delays to the production caused it to be released only on video. Matsumoto initially cancelled the Endless Odyssey series due to the use of the Star of David as the demonic aliens' symbol. The Star of David or Shield of David ( Magen David in Hebrew with nikkud or מגן דוד without academically transcribed Māḡēn Dāwīḏ by Matsumoto was reportedly horrified and made the following statement: "My blood was frozen when I found the Star of David symbol appeared. I believe you cannot debase any religion. . . I bear that in mind whenever I make stories. I cannot allow my characters to appear in any anime that tramples on my philosophy. "

The story is set after the original TV series, with Harlock on a self-imposed exile and his crew either in jail or flying under the Jolly Roger. The Jolly Roger is the name given to any of various Flags flown to identify a ship's crew as pirates The flag most usually identified as the Jolly Roger today The series details Harlock's return and his round-up the Arcadia crew for a fight against the Noo, a mysterious and ancient evil which has caused the Earth to disappear, and whom use fear to conquer their foes. Although nearly every part of this series is geared to be a sequel to the original Captain Harlock, Endless Odyssey reintroduces Tadashi Daiba to the Arcadia. The redheaded Mazone spy Shizuka Namino also reappears, now as a black-haired holographic assistant to Dr. Daiba, and the date of the series is approximately one hundred years after the events of the original series, demonstrating rather decisively the degree to which its author seems to disdain full and logical continuity.

Characters

The Captain

Harlock, as he appears in the Galaxy Express 999 movie
Harlock, as he appears in the Galaxy Express 999 movie

Captain Harlock and his world have been developed and occasionally re-developed as Matsumoto changes his conceptions about them. The original Captain Harlock television series was conceived as an independent, standalone work. Captain Harlock, the roguish space pirate, displays the full range of human emotions at one point or another during the course of the story.

When Harlock appears in Arcadia of My Youth feature film the sequel TV series Endless Road SSX, his back story was significantly changed. is an Anime film depicting the origin of Leiji Matsumoto's seminal character Captain Harlock. is an animated Television series created by Leiji Matsumoto. It's the sequel to the 1982 animated film Arcadia of My Youth. He was a military officer before he became a space pirate, the circumstances of which were related in the film. This was also the only on-screen incarnation in which Harlock was married. The tragic death of his wife Maya at the hands of Earth's alien conquerors plays a large part in turning Harlock from unconquered space captain to brooding space pirate. The backgrounds of other major characters, such as fellow pirate Emeraldas and best friend Tochrio Oyama, were also altered in accordance with Harlock's new backstory.

When Matsumoto's works again became popular in the 1990s and he began to pen the Harlock Saga manga, he changed the backdrop of Harlock and his universe. is a six-part Anime Miniseries (three hours in total length by Leiji Matsumoto. This time it was based in part on Wagner's Ring cycle and required significant reworking of almost every one of Matsumoto's stock stable of characters in order to make the story fit. He is only a teenager when the Earth is conquered and his father Great Harlock is the first to take up the "fight for freedom" touched upon in Arcadia of My Youth. is an Anime film depicting the origin of Leiji Matsumoto's seminal character Captain Harlock. As of 2007, this is the version of Harlock that Matsumoto considers in continuity. Harlock's appearance in Space Symphony Maetel tries to consolidate previous adaptations of the character. is a 2000 Anime OVA based on characters created by Leiji Matsumoto, about how the planet La Maetelle becomes the planet Andromeda or "Planet Maetel"

Other appearances

Captain Harlock, or characters indistinguishable from him, have made frequent "unbilled cameo" appearances in many other works of Leiji Matsumoto, including Galaxy Express 999, Queen Emeraldas, and Galaxy Railways as the joker in a deck of playing cards. is a Manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various Anime films and TV series based on it is a four-episode Japanese Anime OVA that continues the Harlock franchise created by Leiji Matsumoto. is a 26 episode Science fiction Anime series about flying Trains set in the far reaches of space.

Captain Harlock was originally intended to appear in Space Battleship Yamato during their return voyage from Iscandar. is a Japanese Science fiction Anime series and the name of its eponymous space craft. The idea was dropped for a number of reasons which probably included the fact that the rights to Yamato were at the time owned by executive producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki. This idea evolved into simply finding Mamoru Kodai (Alex Wildstar) alive on Iscandar. The idea was still used later in a Yamato manga by Matsumoto where Yamato later encounters Mamoru who assumed the false identity of Captain Harlock (as revealed when hero Susumu Kodai finds a copy of a Captain Harlock manga among his supposedly dead brother's belongings).

In 2001, Cosmo Warrior Zero presented a version of the story in which Captain Zero, a human veteran of the Earth-Mechanized war, is commanded by the Machine Men, who won the war and now rule Earth, to hunt down the Space Pirate who is still resisting the invaders. is an anime series It's the end of the 30th century Humanity is reaching as far as Andromeda but the mechanized beings that humanity created become rogue and conquer their creators This series focuses on Zero and his misfit crew as they take on the hopeless mission, fighting a more skilled enemy who also may be more justified in his actions than they are. Harlock, Tochiro and Emeraldas put in mostly supporting guest appearances, and are shown as being slightly younger than their previous incarnations; Harlock doesn't even have his trademark eyepatch yet.

Most notable is the return of Harlock's ship to the original Blue Arcadia Design (not seen since the original TV series), though now green and named "Deathshadow", the name of Harlock's first battleship which appeared in the Arcadia feature and the 999 films, where it had an altogether different design. As usual, the continuity is essentially nonexistent, even though the series does feature story points appearing in previous Matsumoto films and television shows.

Crew of the Arcadia

The crew of the Arcadia, as they appear in the original 1979 series.
The crew of the Arcadia, as they appear in the original 1979 series.

Tadashi Daiba. Daiba is the audience surrogate, the viewer's gateway to Harlock's world. In the study of Literature, an audience surrogate is a character with whom the audience can identify or who expresses the questions and confusion of the audience The 14-year-old son of a scientist who was killed by the Mazone, he joined the Arcadia crew following the death of his father. He lost his mother in a disaster on the Neptunian moon Triton when her pleas for help were ignored by the indifferent government. Neptune ( English|AmE] ] is the eighth and farthest Planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Tadashi is sometimes in conflict with Harlock early in the series, but he would become a trusted part of Harlock's senior staff as the series progressed.

Kei Yuki. A sixteen year-old human woman with blonde hair who was already part of Harlock's crew at the time Tadashi came aboard, Kei was rescued by Harlock when he raided a ship that was transporting her as a prisoner back to Earth following an assault by her upon a military officer who had belittled her father's death. There is the slightest intimation that she harbors a crush on Harlock (though this would be made more definite in the later SSX series), and initially seems inclined romantically towards Tadashi Daiba, though the two eventually settle into a platonic friendship. She is the Arcadia's chief navigator and science officer, and she is the second-youngest crew member after Tadashi.

Miime. A mysterious alien woman with long blue hair who thrives on alcohol and possesses psychic and psionic powers, she is the last survivor of her home planet Jura, from which Harlock saved her following its devastation in a nuclear attack and the subsequent slaughter of its surviving inhabitants by carnivorous plants created and brought to the planet by the Mazone, several years before the events of the original animated series. Psionics is the study and/or practice of using the mind to induce paranormal phenomena After her rescue, Miime became part of the crew of the Arcadia and pledged her life to Harlock in gratitude for saving her. She is Harlock's closest companion and confidante and is willing to protect him at any cost when needed. She does not appear to have a mouth (apparently a common feature in Juran physiology), but she is able to absorb liquids through the general mouth area. She has a quiet, sensitive personality and, although she does not have an official position aboard the Arcadia, she will help Doctor Zero tend to injured crew members in times of need, and her empathic nature makes her valuable in a counseling capacity (for example, when she consoles Miss Masu following the loss of the latter's estranged fiancé). She is musically skilled with the harp. The harp is a Stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicular to the soundboard. In the 1999 Harlock Saga OVA, she is refashioned to appear as a human-looking woman (as well as given a different back story, making her a member of the Nibelung clan in the story and changing her musical instrument from the harp to a pipe organ with the ability to control time, but otherwise having the same abilities as in her previous incarnation), but she returns to her original appearance and origins in the 2002 Endless Odyssey OVA. is a six-part Anime Miniseries (three hours in total length by Leiji Matsumoto.

Yattaran. Harlock's first mate on the Arcadia, he is usually portrayed as comic relief in the series, but when a battle against alien threats become imminent, he will be at the captain's side. He is also a brilliant mathematician and has a major interest in building plastic model kits of ships (he was even seen building a scale model of the Arcadia in one episode). Yattaran is based on manga artist Kaoru Shintani (best known for Area 88) who, in his early career worked for Matsumoto building models for reference. (born April 26, 1951 in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese Mangaka ( Writer and Artist of is a Japanese Manga series by Kaoru Shintani serialized between 1979 and 1986.

Doctor Zero. Chief Medical Officer. Like Yattaran, he serves as comic relief when he argues with the ship's cook, Miss Masu, over his raids of Masu's kitchen to get his beverage of choice, sake. He has a pet cat called Mi-kun (named Miaou in the French version), which he adopted after the then-kitten's mother, which was injured and apparently dying, brought him to Zero's office, and was later brought with Zero on board the Arcadia. Doctor Zero's cat, Mi-kun also appears in Space Battleship Yamato as Doctor Sado's cat. is a Japanese Science fiction Anime series and the name of its eponymous space craft. Mi-kun also makes on-off appearances in several other anime such as Queen Millennia and Galaxy Express 999. is a Manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various Anime films and TV series based on it Mi-kun is based on Matsumoto's own pet cat, the latest of which is named Mi-kun III.

Maji. Chief Engineer.

Miss Masu. The ship's cook. Masu Tsunajima is a cantankerous spinster who is intolerant of her kitchen being raided by Doctor Zero or his cat. She is also a comic relief character in the series, although her back story had her intended to marry her fiancé, Gozo Otowara, before circumstances prevented the wedding from taking place. Masu believed she had been stood up, until she learned the truth years later and reconciled with Gozo in a brief communication before Gozo was killed by the Mazone.

Characters related to Harlock

Tochirō Ōyama. An old friend of Harlock's, he was the architect and chief builder of the Arcadia. He died of illness prior to the events of the series, but his consciousness survives within the ship's computer.

Queen Emeraldas. A space pirate much like Harlock, she bears a scar under her left eye. She makes her first animated appearance in the 1978 Galaxy Express 999 film. is a Manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various Anime films and TV series based on it

Mayu Ōyama. The daughter of Tochiro Oyama and Queen Emeraldas. Harlock takes her under his wing following Tochiro's death and Emeraldas' departure, but she is unable to remain with Harlock due to Tochiro's wish that she remain on Earth.

Professor Tsuyoshi Daiba. Tadashi Daiba's father, an astronomer and scientist. He was one of the few scientists who saw the aliens' threat and attempted to warn Earth's government before he was killed by the Mazone. Tadashi, affected by his father's murder, joined the Arcadia crew to seek his revenge.

Commander Mitsuru Kiruta. The leader of Earth's defense forces, he is Harlock's sworn enemy and will stop at nothing to try to eliminate him. Earlier in his life, Kiruta suffered the loss of his father, a government secret agent, during an ill-fated mission, followed by his mother and his younger sister Tami. Blaming the government for his family's death, he rose through the military ranks in order to effect change for the better and, like Professor Daiba before him, tried in vain to warn the Earth government of the Mazone invasion. Kiruta eventually puts his grudge with Harlock aside and sacrifices himself defending the Arcadia's main computer against Mazone troopers.

The Mazone

Queen Lafresia (Rafflesia) of the Mazone
Queen Lafresia (Rafflesia) of the Mazone

The Mazone, the major villains of the original 1978 series, are a race of intelligent plant-based beings in female humanoid form, with a few taking male form. As the race is asexual, their apparent gender is superficial rather than functional. Curiously, when a Mazone dies, its corpse spontaneously burns up until nothing is left but ashes.

Queen Lafresia (Rafflesia). The reigning monarch of the Mazone, she is determined to lead her people to make Earth their new home following the destruction of their home planet. As cruel as she is beautiful, Lafresia was once a wise and kind ruler, but the situation of her people leads her to change for the worse as the series progresses. She initially did not see Harlock as a major threat and even saved his life early on, but would later come to regret it. Faced with a plot to kidnap Mayu Oyama as a means to draw out Harlock, Lafresia resists at first, considering such a tactic as unethical at best, but she later gives in when faced with the threat of the Arcadia to the Mazone, which later causes discord among the alien invaders. During a final showdown against Harlock, it is eventually discovered that Lafresia is not Mazone, but human. After defeating her in their duel, Harlock allows Lafresia to leave Earth with her people and settle elsewhere.

Commander Cleo. The commanding officer of the Mazone Royal Armada and Queen Lafresia's chief confidant, she would come up with the plot to have Mayu kidnapped to get Harlock's attention and draw him into battle with the Mazone ruler. Cleo is later killed by Tadashi Daiba.

Commander Cassandra. The ruthless commander of the Mazone Royal Armada's Third Quadrant, she is willing to use dishonorable tactics to attempt to win battles, including using the Mazone civilian fleet as shields against attacks by the Arcadia, a tactic devised following the destruction of a civilian ship she tried to protect, which Harlock erroneously believed was a Mazone command vessel. She is killed when Harlock lures the main force of her fleet away with his mobile repair dock, leaving Cassandra's ship open to undefended attack.

Shizuka Namino
Shizuka Namino

Shizuka Namino. A Mazone spy posing as the Earth Prime Minister's secretary. She attempts to assassinate the Prime Minister and set Kiruta up to take the blame for the deed, then springs Kiruta from prison and attempts to seek sanctuary on the Arcadia, with the intent of sabotaging the ship from the inside. Harlock discovers Shizuka's origins and subsequently grants her asylum on his ship after Queen Lafresia deserts her and later orders her killed. Unable to return to the Mazone caravan, Shizuka, showing admiration for Harlock's noble actions in taking her aboard, forces him to kill her rather than face certain death at the Mazones' hands. Harlock later tells Kiruta, who had feelings for Shizuka, that she had died a hero battling the Mazone, never revealing to him that she was a Mazone herself. Shizuka would later return in the 2002 Endless Odyssey OVA series as the holographic assistant of Professor Daiba (aside from having dark hair in that series instead of the red hair she had in the Space Pirate series, she looked the same in both shows, but she is intended to be different characters in the two series).

Legacy

Studio Nue's take on the Arcadia makes a brief cameo at the end of the original The Super Dimension Century Orguss television series during middle of the show's climatic battle sequence (episode 34); and also in a couple of shots during the battle in episode 27 of The Super Dimension Fortress Macross. is an Anime science fiction series It inspired an OVA sequel series called Super Dimension Century Orguss 02. is an Anime Television series According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a small love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" The cameos were an homage to Matsumoto, who was then in the heyday of his "movie" period (the 1980s).

In Kia Asamiya's Space Battleship Nadesico manga, there is a comic one of the main characters reads called Space Vagrant, in which a character called Captain Government features (who pilots the Death Skull mech). (often shortened to Nadesico) is a Science fiction Comedy Anime TV series and a later Manga series created by Kia Asamiya The Captain and his ship (The Space Vagrant) resemble Harlock and the Arcadia closely, which is most likely intended as a homage by Asamiya.

In the episode "Space Booty" in the cartoon series Megas XLR, Captain Harlock was parodied as a villain named Captain Warlock who bore a great resemblance to Harlock himself. Megas XLR (short for e' X' tra L arge R obot is an American Anime-influenced Animated television series that aired on The legendary establishing shot of Harlock's ship, the Arcadia, is directly ripped in every detail in the Megas episode. Although the Harlock rip-off and the parody of the Arcadia are named differently, and the Harlock parody is considerably different in personality to the real Harlock.

In a storyline in Marvel Comics Star Wars series, the character Lando Calrissian adopted the alias of "Captain Drebble" for a mission, with his disguised appearance strongly resembling that of Harlock, prompting many surprised letters from anime-loving readers. Lando Calrissian is a character in the Star Wars universe. He is portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in Star Wars Episode V

In the anime Lost Universe, Kain Blueriver makes several references to Captain Harlock. is a series of Science fiction Light novels running from 1992 to 2000 by Japanese author Hajime Kanzaka.

In the parody anime Excel Saga, some members of the Puuchuu race parody Harlock and Yuuki in the later episodes. is a comedy Manga series by Koushi Rikudou, and a TV Anime series directed by Shinichi Watanabe

In the anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, the opening sequence of the first episode pays homage to the intro sequence of Arcadia of My Youth.

Tuxedo Mask of Sailor Moon was inspired by Captain Harlock's stoic qualities. is a Fictional character and the primary male Protagonist of the Sailor Moon Metaseries. is the title of a Japanese Media franchise created by Naoko Takeuchi. [2]

In the early days of horrorpunk band the Misfits frontman Glenn Danzig often wore a costumized shirt with Captain Harlock's version of the Jolly Roger logo. Horror punk is a Music genre that was defined by the bands The Misfits, The Cramps and seminally influential group The Damned, blending The Misfits are an American Glenn Danzig (born Glenn Anzalone on June 23, 1955) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician, Entrepreneur

Media

List of Space Pirate Captain Harlock episodes

  1. The Jolly Roger of Space
  2. A Message From the Unknown
  3. A Lady Who Burns Like Paper
  4. Under the Flag of Freedom
  5. To the Shores of Distant Stars
  6. The Phantom Mazone
  7. The Pyramid on the Sea Floor
  8. The Queen's Space Fleet
  9. The Fearsome Plant Lifeform
  10. Approaching the Mystery Planet
  11. When Lola Shines Golden
  12. Mother, Be Eternal
  13. Witch Castle in the Sea of Death
  14. The Sphinx's Gravestone
  15. Unrequited Love! The North Pole Aurora
  16. Kei: A Song of Farewell
  17. The Skeletal Hero
  18. The Evil Shadow Soldiers
  19. Queen Lafresia's Trap
  20. The Dead Planet Jura
  21. Gohrum! The Tragic Soldier
  22. Space Graveyard Deathshadow
  23. Yattaran: Song of the Model Lover
  24. The Shooting Star of Virgin Love
  25. Doctor Zero and Mi
  26. The Long Journey From Afar
  27. The Will of the Arcadia
  28. The Ulysses Nebula
  29. Life-and-Death Struggle on the Rainbow Planet
  30. My Friend, My Youth
  31. The Arcadia's Secret History
  32. Call of the Star Flute
  33. The Lone Man's Charge
  34. The Galactic Lullaby
  35. The Beautiful Mystery Woman
  36. The Eve of the Showdown
  37. Tears on a Red Sweater
  38. Farewell, Mayu
  39. Courage: The Death of the Commander
  40. And Then the Angels Sang
  41. Duel! The Queen Versus Harlock
  42. Farewell, Cosmic Corsair

Releases

An English dubbed version of a handful of the 1978 Captain Harlock TV episodes saw limited release in the U. S. (1981), mostly on cable and produced by Ziv international. In all, four episodes of the series were dubbed, with the initial two episodes produced (episodes 1 and 9) appearing faithful to the original story. Several names were changed, such as the Mazones becoming Zetons and Yattaran becoming Youngblood. Two further episodes (2 & 3) were given a far less serious dub by Ziv, and one of the most highly joked elements in this adaptation was the change of Tadashi Daiba's name to Tommy Hairball. These episodes were subsequently acquired and redistributed in the early 1990s by Malibu Graphics, who advertised the episodes as "never-before-seen," and "completely unedited," neither of which were the case. The tapes were also mastered badly, with music often drowning out dialogue and the audio and video out of sync by as much as five seconds at times.

The 1978 series was dubbed again in 1985, this time by Harmony Gold USA (of Robotech fame) and known as Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years. Robotech is a Science fiction franchise that was launched by an 85-episode adaptation of three different Anime Television series. Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years is an Animated Science fiction Television series produced by Harmony Gold USA Using the same style as Robotech to meet TV syndication's 65+ episode requirement, the Harlock series was connected with another Matsumoto series, Queen Millennia, to tell an intertwining story (Harmony Gold had originally planned to combine the original series with the 1982 Harlock series, Endless Orbit SSX, but they had to change their plans upon learning of the cost of obtaining the American rights to the second show [1]). Unlike Robotech, however, episodes were made by inter-cutting whole scenes from each of the component series in each episode, with the Queen Millennia story not actually reaching its original conclusion. The story as it unfolded was very confused and difficult to follow, and plot points would often change from one episode to the next with no apparent explanation. Despite the title, the two titular characters never appear onscreen together. This version never saw wide release in North America.

In 1979, a subtitled version of the original series appeared on Japanese language UHF broadcast channels in Hawaii, New York City and San Francisco. This version was shown once and the tapes apparently destroyed.

International releases
Comics

Malibu Graphics also produced an American comic book series based on Captain Harlock. It was written by Robert W. Gibson and illustrated by Ben Dunn and Tim Eldred. Ben Dunn is an American Comic book artist In 1984 he founded Antarctic Press, an American comic book company specializing in Manga The storyline allegedly started two years after the events in Arcadia of My Youth but ignores the events in Endless Road SSX while still borrowing elements from them. The comics discontinued in 1992 after it was discovered that Malibu did not have the rights to use Captain Harlock. Reportedly, the alleged representative for the rights to Harlock with whom Malibu exchanged money turned out to be fraudulent and was in no way connected to the rights holders.

References

  1. ^ The word "harlock" is derived from the Anglo-Saxon "hoarlocke," meaning "one with gray hair. " Both "Harlock" and "Herlock" are common translations of the Japanese name into Roman script and both have been used in both Japan and America. "Harlock" has been used more often, but some recent American releases have used the "Herlock" spelling.
  2. ^ Holzer, Stefanie; Mrs. Okishita from Kodansha (translator) (July / August 1999). is the largest Japanese publisher headquartered in ( Bunkyo) Tokyo. "Interview mit Naoko Takeuchi" (in German). AnimaniA (30).  

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