| Queen Emeraldas | |
|---|---|
| クィーン・エメラルダス | |
| Genre | Space opera |
| OVA | |
| Director | Yuji Asada |
| Studio |  Bandai Visual |
| Licensor |  ADV Films |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Released | 1998 |
Queen Emeraldas (クィーン・エメラルダス?) is a four-episode Japanese anime OVA that continues the Harlock franchise created by Leiji Matsumoto. Space opera is a subgenre of Speculative fiction or Science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often Melodramatic adventure set mainly or entirely abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be is a Japanese Anime, film production and distribution enterprise established by Bandai Co AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (anime in Japanese, abbreviated (and sometimes as OAV) is a term originating from Japanese animation ( Anime) for animated films and series which are made specially to be (known as Albator in the French version is a fictional character created by Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto. is a well-known creator of several Anime and Manga series Space opera Matsumoto is famous for his Space operas such as Space Battleship The anime was adapted from Matsumoto's 1978 manga of the same name. 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 Queen Emeraldas is the story of the pirate spaceship, Queen Emeraldas, which is captained by the mysterious and beautiful Emeraldas, a strong and powerful privateer. In practice, the character is also referred to as Queen Emeraldas or Pirate Queen Emeraldas, thus the title refers to both ship and captain.
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Plot
The storyline follows a young boy named Hiroshi Umino who sneaks aboard a freighter in order to leave Earth. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 As the freighter is flying through space they are attacked by an Afressian ship. However, the train is saved by a mysterious ship and is able to make it to their destination, a desert planet with a Western atmosphere, complete with saloons and bar fights. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. The boy meets up with another stowaway, an old man, and becomes friends with him. He tells the old man that he came to the planet in order to become a stronger individual. He gets himself a job in a bar with the roughest reputation on the planet to prove himself. When the attacking ship, led by Captain Eldomain, lands on the planet to search for whoever attacked him, Emeraldas appears to save the people of the town.
While the story can stand on its own, independent of Matsumoto's other works, it mostly assumes that the viewer has seen the other Harlock titles, especially Galaxy Express 999 (the TV series and the movies), which featured Maetel, Emeraldas' sister, but had the occasional appearance of Emeraldas (Note: Maetel, for some reason in the English dub is referred to as Mataire, possibly as a translation error). is a Manga written and drawn by Leiji Matsumoto, as well as various Anime films and TV series based on it 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" The story of Queen Emeraldas is set five years after the events of the final Galaxy Express 999 movie and was designed to give Matsumoto's fans a further glimpse into what became of Emeraldas. However, of the other characters, most are only mentioned in passing, except for Captain Harlock who has a brief cameo appearance.
Queen Emeraldas' first two episodes were produced by Studio OLM and licensed for American distribution by ADV Films, being one of their earlier releases on the DVD format. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the AD Vision (commonly referred to as ADV) is an American international Multimedia entertainment company based in Houston Texas, active DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Those two episodes also have regular runs on the Action Channel. In Japan, the remaining two episodes were produced by Multi Access Company and were released the following year after the initial two, indicating that a separate contract (that is not yet forthcoming) would be required for anyone to license the concluding episodes of the story outside of Japan.
Other appearances
Emeraldas appeared in the 1978 Space Pirate Captain Harlock television series during flashbacks. She also had a memorable guest appearance in the 1978 Galaxy Express 999 series. This episode, Eternal Traveller Emeraldas, was later turned into an hour long television special expanding on that story. She subsequently appeared as a supporting character in the film Arcadia of My Youth where it is shown how she obtained her facial scar. She also makes brief appearances in Harlock Saga and Cosmo Warrior Zero. is a six-part Anime Miniseries (three hours in total length by Leiji Matsumoto. 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 Her origin and youth is depicted in Maetel Legend. 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"
As with Harlock and most other characters of the Leijiverse, Emeraldas' appearances in various stories cannot be applied to one consistent timeline. In the 1978 Galaxy Express 999 story, for example, one notable difference from her other depictions is that Emeraldas is suffering from an unknown illness. Her place as captain was taken over by a robot imposter while she was mostly confined to bed. The story suggests that she does not have much longer to live. This illness is alluded to in the recent manga where Emeraldas does not engage in much physical action due to her weakened condition.
Episodes
- "Departure" (May 6, 1998)
- "Eternal Emblem" (October 7, 1998)
- "Friendship" (August 6, 1999)
- "Siren" (December 18, 1999)
External links
- Queen Emeraldas (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Queen Emeraldas at the Internet Movie Database
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