Space Pirate Captain Harlock
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Episode 42
Farewell, Space Outlaw
aired: Tue, Dec 26, 1978
Harlock and his crew go for their triumphant return to Earth. All that awaits them is an order that they’ve been banished from Earth. Harlock pleads to the Prime Minister to pardon them and to disband as pirates. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 41
Duel! The Queen VS. Harlock
aired: Tue, Dec 19, 1978
Making its way past countless gunshots, the Arcadia finally arrives at Queen Lafresia’s flagship. The crew sans First mate Yattaran makes a full assault on the ship. Harlock then confronts Queen Lafresia, who is wearing a battle uniform. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 40
Then, the Angels Sang
aired: Tue, Dec 12, 1978
After a bunch of skirmishes, the true battle finally begins. The Mazone use an underhanded tactic by camouflaging a medic ship and sneaking in to attack. Harlock then rescues a pregnant woman from a civilian ship that they accidentally attack. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 39
Heroic! The Commander Dies
aired: Tue, Dec 5, 1978
The Arcadia leaves for space with Kiruta on board, after he was injured while trying to save Mayu. Before the final showdown, Kiruta confesses his true feelings to Harlock. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 38
Farewell! Mayu
aired: Tue, Nov 28, 1978
The invasion Mazone forces finally begin their attack on Earth. With no power to resist, the air space on Earth is quickly dominated. The Arcadia passes the main Mazone fleet by utilizing an electromagnetic storm. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 37
Tears on a Red Sweater
aired: Tue, Nov 21, 1978
Upon realizing that Harlock knew who Shizuka’s real identity is, she deems that she has failed in her mission. Harlock was going to banish her from his ship but he sees Shizuka help someone out and reconsiders. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 36
The Eve of the Showdown
aired: Tue, Nov 14, 1978
The beautiful, dazzling Shizuka Namino becomes a bit of a celebrity on board the Arcadia after being rescued. However, she’s really a spy sent by Queen Lafresia. Upon the Queen’s orders, she takes photos of the ship with a camera in her earring. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 35
The Beautiful Mysterious Woman
aired: Tue, Nov 7, 1978
After rescuing Mayu, all that remains is the final showdown with Lafresia. Harlock decides that she cannot remain on the ship during the battle and to return her to Earth. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 34
A Galactic Lullaby
aired: Tue, Oct 31, 1978
The Arcadia is trapped due to an artificial gravity device. However, they escape and protect Mayu from the Mazone base. However, she is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after being held captive for so long. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 33
A Lone Man’s Charge
aired: Tue, Oct 24, 1978
Commander Kiruta learns of the existence of the Mazone and tries to inform the Prime Minister of the impending doom. The Prime Minister ignores his pleas and begins to think of Kiruta as a dangerous person who may pull off a coup d’état. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 32
The Call of the Star Flute
aired: Tue, Oct 17, 1978
The Mazone plot to use Mayu to lure Harlock and the Arcadia to the Wind Planet and then attack with a powerful mine. As the Arcadia is making up its mind as to where they will go, they intercept a communication. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 31
Arcadia – The Secret Story of Its Construction
aired: Tue, Oct 10, 1978
The Arcadia is rapidly being repaired on a Pirate Island while Lafresia continues her bloodthirsty hunt for it. While this is happening, Harlock tells Tadashi the secret story behind the Arcadia’s origins. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 30
My Friend, My Youth
aired: Tue, Oct 3, 1978
While the Arcadia is being repaired at the dock of a Pirate Island, Tadashi and Tori-san come back with a pair of glasses. Harlock says they belonged to the man who built the Arcadia. Harlock met that man, Tochiro Oyama, in the Ulysses Nebula. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 29
The Life-and-Death Struggle on the Rainbow Planet
aired: Tue, Sep 26, 1978
The Mazone come attacking the Arcadia which has had too much free time lately. Tadashi, thinking he may find clues to Mayu’s whereabouts, gives chase in a fighter and is wrecked on the Rainbow Planet. A Mazone civilian saves him. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 28
The Ulysses Nebula
aired: Tue, Sep 19, 1978
In order to rescue Mayu, Harlock allows the will of the ship to choose its own course. It then sets course for the Human Planet within the seven planets of the Ulysses Nebula. Dr. Ain and thirty humans escaped to there. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 27
The Will of the Arcadia
aired: Tue, Sep 12, 1978
Having a hunch as to the reason why Harlock so staunchly opposes them, Queen Lafresia sends someone on a mission to Earth to find out why. They threaten Commander Kiruta and find out about Mayu. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 26
A Long Way Away Voyage
aired: Tue, Sep 5, 1978
Due to Harlock’s unrelenting resistance, there is a growing resentment between the Mazone military and its civilians. There is a faction in the military saying the civilians are just a nuisance and should be cut off. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 25
Dr. Zero and Mii
aired: Tue, Aug 29, 1978
Doctor Zero becomes extremely resentful over Zorba and Lucia’s murder. So, he sets off to do battle in the midst of a magnetic storm and leaves his pet cat to the ship’s cook, Masu-san. He leaves alone in a fighter. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 24
The Shooting Star of Pure Love
aired: Tue, Aug 22, 1978
A surprising couple, Zorba, the son of the warrior Zol, and a Mazone medic named Lucia, escaped from the Mazone fleet. There are members in the crew who doubt Lucia and think she may be a spy. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 23
Yattaran, Song of a Plastic Model Fanatic
aired: Tue, Aug 15, 1978
Upon victory, Harlock orders First mate Yattaran to secure the hostages. But, Yattaran ends up being the one who is captured! Dr. Zero, who has known Yattaran since elementary school, proceeds to tell the crew about his rarely seen genius. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 22
The Space Graveyard - Deathshadow
aired: Tue, Aug 8, 1978
Upon returning to Deathshadow Island with the memory device left behind by Zol, Harlock and his crew learn something huge about Queen Lafresia’s flagship. They infer that they sent another pennant onto Mars and they head there at once. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 21
Gohrum! The Tragic Soldier
aired: Tue, Aug 1, 1978
An asteroid belt hits the Arcadia. Mazone soldiers who were hiding in there come invade the ship. However, they don’t wish to destroy the Arcadia. Rather, they are men from another planet that was taken over by the Mazone. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 20
The Extinct Planet Jura
aired: Tue, Jul 25, 1978
Miime’s old planet is named Jura, and it was once devastated by a nuclear attack. Making one of her occasional visits to her hometown, Miime and Harlock are once against ensnared in a Mazone trap. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 19
Queen Lafresia’s Trap
aired: Tue, Jul 18, 1978
There are supposed to be forty-two crewman aboard the Arcadia. Searching their true colors, they try to read the minds of all at the Horsehead Nebula. After reading them all, they decide to take the next measures. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 18
The Evil Shadow Soldiers
aired: Tue, Jul 11, 1978
A group of Mazone suddenly appear in the ship. They carelessly assume they’ll just be holographs, but soon real Mazone appear and they begin fighting. During the battle, the Chief engineer realizes that one of the enemies is his daughter. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 17
The Skeleton Hero
aired: Tue, Jul 4, 1978
Upon finding a message in a bottle floating in space that contains an SOS message from Captain Yamanaka of the Braves ship, the Arcadia sets off for the Horsehead Nebula. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 16
Kei – A Farewell Song
aired: Tue, Jun 27, 1978
The operator, Kei Yuki, goes to visit her parents’ grave. There, her father’s ex-pupil, Kazuya, shows up. They had attempted to make a space colony not out of machines, but with nature exactly akin to Earth’s. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 15
Tragic Love! The Northern Pole Aurora
aired: Tue, Jun 20, 1978
The Arcadia is at the north pole after spotting an aurora that closely resembles a runway. While landing, Harlock and Miime spots a person. Then, they encounter a Mazone soldier named Aurora, who has been waiting for over ten years to kill Harlock. Original Release Year: 1978
Episode 14
The Mausoleum of the Sphinx
aired: Tue, Jun 13, 1978
"I can hear it coming from over there. Mayu is over there!"Commander Kiruta takes Mayu with him. Desperate to find her, Harlock receives a message from Commander Kiruta. "Fly to Cairo, Egypt.", "Board a Cessna.", "The Arcadia is to wait in the Valley of the Dead." Harlock finally makes it to the Sphinx. We learn that Commander Kiruta's family had to make deadly sacrifices for their father's discovery. That discovery was an ancient super-weapon left behind by the Mazone. Commander Kiruta thinks that he will kill the Arcadia and Harlock with that weapon, but the Arcadia acts on its own and stops his plan.
Episode 13
The Castle of Evil in the Sea of Death
aired: Tue, Jun 6, 1978
"This is the pirate way."The Arcadia heads back to Earth to investigate a third signal being emitted from the Sargasso Sea. There, the witch Aman, who was waiting for the Arcadia, wages an attack using a 1945 Imperial Japanese naval ship. Harlock, curious as to how this phenomenon occurred, sets off to investigate at the bottom of the sea. But, she was setting a trap for them, and inside her sphere, time passes at the rate of one Earth year per day. The entire crew soon falls asleep. At this rate, when they wake up, Earth will already have been invaded. However, the Arcadia acts on its own and rescues the crew as they make their escape.
Episode 12
Mother, Be Eternal
aired: Tue, May 30, 1978
"Man have things they must over come with external help, just by themselves."Tadashi is upset at himself for talking about the Arcadia to Lola. Then he begins practicing like mad so he can shoot in time next battle. Examining Venus, they spot formations on a fossilized continent that look like Nazca drawings. They follow it onwards to the base and find drawings about Earth from over 180,000,000 years ago. Then, Alergias's forces come in a surprised attack. Tadashi sets off as he vows to kill Lola, and both sides begin a violent battle. There, he overcomes the visions of his mother and does a good job shooting down Lola's aircraft. Alergias's forces are defeated.
Episode 11
When Lola Shines Golden
aired: Tue, May 23, 1978
"He cannot take his eyes off reality. Daiba must learn that the beautiful one who tempts him is his enemy."The Arcadia successfully makes its way to Venus. Along the way, they capture a Mazone pilot from a wrecked ship, Lola. Instead of detonating herself like the others, she just gives an ominous smile. Harlock orders Tadashi to keep an eye on her. Taking one glance at her, Tadashi becomes bloodlust and wants to kill her. However, shy hypnotizes Tadashi with visions of his late mother. Asides for foolishly divulging information on the Arcadia to her, he lets her escape to Venus.
Episode 10
Advance on the Mystery Planet
aired: Tue, May 16, 1978
"This is a lawless, pirate-style battle technique."Believing that all the jungles of Earth are inhabited by the Mazone, Harlock decides to return to the Pirate Island again. There, after a subordinate of hers was killed in South America, Alergias wages an attack on Harlock. There, when seeing his opponent, Lola's face, Tadashi hesitates for a moment on firing a missile. He is rescued by the Arcadia which wins with a ram attack, but Tadashi remains confused. Harlock has the soil attached to bits of the Mazone mothership and seeing that it came from Venus, they head there. However, Alergias is waiting there for them.
Episode 9
The Fearsome Plant Life Form
aired: Tue, May 9, 1978
"Keep shooting until the very end! Even if you're all alone, kill as many Mazone as you can!"Dr. Zero analyzes the hair from the captured Mazone and sees their make-up is identical to sap found in plant life surrounding ancient ruins. Feeling the need to investigate this association, Harlock sends out Tadashi and First mate Yattaran to retrieve the Flame Vessel. Then, they did find a memory device hidden within the Flame Vessel as expected. But, as it requires a massive amount of energy to complete the analysis, they put it on hold and head to South America to investigate there. There, Harlock and Tadashi are attacked by the Mazone who took on the form of plants. Thanks to First mate Yattaran's quick thinking, they narrowly avoid danger.
Episode 8
The Queen’s Space Fleet
aired: Tue, May 2, 1978
"Then please tell the Queen this- I, Captain Harlock, intend to proceed to the very heart of the Mazone!"There are signals being emitted from the pennant and the pyramid. These are homing signals to guide the Mazone to Earth. Sensing the direct confrontation and feeling his duty to protect Mayu, the daughter of his best friend, Harlock heads back to Earth. As they then set off for outer space, a high-ranking official is captured and gives a warning. When Harlock lets her go, Tadashi sets out after her in a fit of vengeful rage. But when his ship is hit, he begins to hallucinate again. This begins the battle of the Arcadia and the Mazone scouts
Episode 7
The Pyramid on the Ocean Floor
aired: Tue, Apr 25, 1978
"Even if it is unforgivable enemy of mine, I pay the utmost respect to those who died in the line of duty."Upon seeing an odd looking formation from space, Harlock's crew heads to the Bermuda area. Upon investigating a pyramid built by the Mazone on the ocean floor, they learn that the Mazone are actually a form of plant life. Learning that the Mazone are hidden across the globe and that the government has not heeded their warnings, the crew sets off on a search and destroy mission. Learning that there are the Mazone near Mayu as well, they set out to kill them.
Episode 6
The Phantom Mazone
aired: Tue, Apr 18, 1978
"Lafresia... A phantom enemy, but a fearsome opponent."The Mazone soldier mentioned the name Queen Lafresia as she blew herself up. Sensing the need to gather more information and wanting to test Tadashi's skills, Harlock sends the crew out to gather pieces of the wreckage from the attacked Mazone battleship. From the analysis of the wreckage, they see the Mazone may have had interactions with ancient Earth. Taking a moment's respite, Harlock sends a letter to Mayu, who is under federal governmental care. He also sent a threat demanding they bring her response to the Pirate Island No.1 directly. But as soon as the response arrives, the Mazone attack the island and blow it to pieces.
Episode 5
To the Shores of Distant Stars…
aired: Tue, Apr 11, 1978
"He can live, seeing the same cosmos that I do. He'll come to see them sparkling one day... Those stars in the darkness."Harlock tells Tadashi, upon joining his crew, to "just loiter around and enjoy it," leaving Tadashi confused. Also seeing all the crewmen merely doing as they fit and slacking off goes completely against the image he had of the Arcadia. Being stuck in such a confined space causes some mental effects on Tadashi. In that state, he sees visions of his mother who died on Neptune's satellite, Triton. It was then the Mazone come attacking. They capture a Mazone soldier but she detonates herself inside of the ship without hesitation.
Episode 4
Under the Flag of Freedom!
aired: Tue, Apr 4, 1978
"I fight for no one. I just fight for something within my heart."After being invited to be a pirate by Harlock, Tadashi exits the Arcadia. At the same time, Professor Kusko deciphers the characters written on the pennant and informs the people in the Prime Minister's cabinet that the Mazone plan to make Earth their second homeland. However, the government men do not show even the slightest bit of interest in the news. Downtrodden and in a state of despair, Professor Kusko is assassinated by a Mazone. The government refused to step in, believing he's associated with Harlock and Tadashi. Narrowly avoiding disaster, Tadashi decides once again to fight alongside Harlock.
Episode 3
A Woman who Burns like Paper
aired: Tue, Mar 28, 1978
"If you're a man, you'll do what you have to before you grieve."The town is sent into panic by the sphere that landed. Then, a man, who inspects the orb along with Dr. Daiba and his son Tadashi, named Professor Kusko suspects that the writing on the "Pennant" is laying claim to Earth. However, the Prime Minister continues to ignore their warnings. Then, the leader of the invading Mazone orders a subordinate to kill anyone who realizes the meaning of the pennant. Dr. Daiba is the first to die. Tadashi, rescued by Harlock, vows to make the Mazone, who look like women that burn like paper, his enemy.
Episode 2
A Message from the Unknown
aired: Tue, Mar 21, 1978
"You're a young girl with the heart of an angel. That's why you should befriend the flowers and birds and live!"A transport ship unit is attacked by an unidentified flying object as it exits Planet No.7. Believing Harlock is behind this attack, they decide to use Mayu, a girl entrusted to Harlock by his dear friend, to lure him out. But we Harlock and crew experience the first aggressive attack by a mysterious enemy known as the Mazone. Realizing they are under attack. Dr. Daiba and his son, Tadashi, go to the Prime Minister's residence to plead with the Prime Minster. However, the foolish Prime Minister doesn't see the impending danger and the invading object touches down on Earth.
Episode 1
The Jolly Roger that Flutters Through Space
aired: Tue, Mar 14, 1978
"Don't worry."2977 A.D. Mankind has developed the technology to head into space. They've created robots to cultivate foodstuffs on other planets and live in an age of unprecedented gluttony. Mankind receives all its food from the government and is kept in check by the government's use of hypnotic signals emitted from the television. So even high-ranking government officials have tossed their duties to the road and live a life of horse-racing and other indulgences.Captain Harlock, a space pirate known throughout Earth, is the only man who sees the impending crisis approaching Earth. The only men who heed Harlock's words are the members of his crew on the space ship Arcadia. And Commander Kiruta of the Earth Federation's Self Defense Force (SDF) views Harlock as a dangerous rebel. At that same time, many astronomers are assassinated. The Earth Federation blames Harlock which is a completely fabricated charge. Harlock wonders who it is that is attacking Earth...
