“In 2977, Captain Herlock and rebels battle alien Mazone to save stagnant, robot-dependent humanity.”
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
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Synopsis
In 2977, Captain Herlock and rebels battle alien Mazone to save stagnant, robot-dependent humanity.
It is 2977 AD and mankind has become stagnant. Robots do all the work, the masses are kept tranquil by subliminal messages, and government officials are lazy, caring only about recreational activities like golf and horse racing. Captain Herlock has defied this insipid mentality, leading a group of like-minded rebels to a more adventurous life aboard the spaceship Arcadia. A mysterious force known as the Mazone has invaded the Earth, taking the form of mysterious cloaked women that kill anyone who suspect their nefarious doings, such as Tadashi Daiba who is now on their hit-list. After his scientist father is ignored by the government and killed by the Mazone, he joins Captain Herlock and his ragtag group of pirates to assist them as they try to save humanity from the impending alien threat.
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Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 viewers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.57 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.11
Running avg · Jul 2012 → Dec 2024
- 8 “Captain Harlock, to simply put it, is a hidden but not so hidden masterpiece. If you know anime or are into anime culture a lot then you have seen him before. Uchuu Kaichou Captain Harlock is a...”
- 9 “"UNDER THIS FLAG WE SHALL LIVE IN ULTIMATE FREEDOM!" "Only real men can understand stuff like this." Ah yes, the reason why I tend to watch ANYTHING with the name Leiji Matsumoto attached. Let me...”
- 7 “To me, 1978 is a special year in anime. We got so many good anime; I just have to watch them all. Of course, when someone says there is an anime about space pirates and by Leiji Matsumoto (Yamato...”
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- Format 42 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 17h 30m all episodes
- Aired Mar 1978 – Feb 1979 Spring 1978
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-0906 catalog
Produced by
- TV Asahi Producer
- Toei Advertising Producer
Licensed by
- Discotek Media Licensor
- Harmony Gold Licensor