Space Pirate Captain Harlock

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S01E03: A Lady Who Burns Like Paper

The town is sent into panic by a sphere that landed. 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.

Overview

When a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia have the will to stand against them.

Episodes

The Jolly Roger of Space

S01E01 The Jolly Roger of Space

March 14, 1978 7.0 25 min

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...

A Message From the Unknown

S01E02 A Message From the Unknown

March 21, 1978 6.5 25 min

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...

A Lady Who Burns Like Paper

S01E03 A Lady Who Burns Like Paper

March 28, 1978 7.0 25 min

The town is sent into panic by a sphere that landed. A man, who inspects the orb along with Dr. Daiba and his son Tadashi, named Professor Kusko suspects that the writing on the "Pennant"...

Under the Flag of Freedom

S01E04 Under the Flag of Freedom

April 11, 1978 7.0 25 min

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...

To the Shores of Distant Stars

S01E05 To the Shores of Distant Stars

April 18, 1978 25 min

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...

The Phantom Mazone

S01E06 The Phantom Mazone

April 25, 1978 25 min

The Mazone soldier mentioned the name Queen Lafresia. 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...

The Pyramid on the Sea Floor

S01E07 The Pyramid on the Sea Floor

May 2, 1978 25 min

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...

The Queen's Space Fleet

S01E08 The Queen's Space Fleet

May 9, 1978 25 min

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...

The Fearsome Plant Lifeform

S01E09 The Fearsome Plant Lifeform

May 16, 1978 25 min

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...

Approaching the Mystery Planet

S01E10 Approaching the Mystery Planet

May 30, 1978 25 min

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...

When Lola Shines Golden

S01E11 When Lola Shines Golden

June 6, 1978 25 min

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...

Mother, Be Eternal

S01E12 Mother, Be Eternal

June 13, 1978 25 min

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...

Witch Castle in the Sea of Death

S01E13 Witch Castle in the Sea of Death

June 20, 1978 25 min

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...

The Sphinx's Gravestone

S01E14 The Sphinx's Gravestone

June 27, 1978 25 min

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.

Unrequited Love! The North Pole Aurora

S01E15 Unrequited Love! The North Pole Aurora

July 4, 1978 25 min

An aurora borealis of clear artificial origin disturbs the communications and electromagnetic systems of Arcadia, at the North Pole a strange being that carries out Rafflesia's commands manages to get Arcadia stuck in the middle...

Kei: A Song of Farewell

S01E16 Kei: A Song of Farewell

July 11, 1978 25 min

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...

The Skeletal Hero

S01E17 The Skeletal Hero

July 18, 1978 25 min

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.

The Evil Shadow Soldiers

S01E18 The Evil Shadow Soldiers

July 25, 1978 25 min

he 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...

Queen Lafresia's Trap

S01E19 Queen Lafresia's Trap

August 1, 1978 25 min

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...

The Dead Planet Jura

S01E20 The Dead Planet Jura

August 8, 1978 25 min

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 again ensnared in a Mazone trap.

Gohrum! The Tragic Soldier

S01E21 Gohrum! The Tragic Soldier

August 15, 1978 25 min

Arcadia, having returned to the interior of the solar system, is now located near Jupiter (astronomy); strange beings, who however immediately reveal themselves not to be Mazonians, attack her. Tadashi manages to capture alive Captain...

Space Graveyard Deathshadow

S01E22 Space Graveyard Deathshadow

August 22, 1978 25 min

Harlock is studying the precious news left to him by Goram regarding the composition of the Mazonian fleet. Rafflesia has caused a pennant to fall onto the surface of Mars coming from the Andromeda Nebula:...

Yattaran: Song of the Model Lover

S01E23 Yattaran: Song of the Model Lover

August 29, 1978 25 min

A little leak will sink a great ship."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...

The Shooting Star of Virgin Love

S01E24 The Shooting Star of Virgin Love

September 5, 1978 25 min

Zol issued the attack order! Your father!"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...

Doctor Zero and Mi

S01E25 Doctor Zero and Mi

September 12, 1978 25 min

This is a gamble. But it's a gamble we will win."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...

The Long Journey From Afar

S01E26 The Long Journey From Afar

September 26, 1978 25 min

You have awakened the lion that sleeps within me."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...

The Will of the Arcadia

S01E27 The Will of the Arcadia

October 3, 1978 25 min

Queen Lafresia is a Mazone with a heart."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...

The Ulysses Nebula

S01E28 The Ulysses Nebula

October 10, 1978 25 min

The human race started with two."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...

Life-and-Death Struggle on the Rainbow Planet

S01E29 Life-and-Death Struggle on the Rainbow Planet

October 17, 1978 25 min

A man learns little by little while in battle."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...

My Friend, My Youth

S01E30 My Friend, My Youth

October 24, 1978 25 min

If you can imagine, I drank whiskey that time..."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...

The Arcadia's Secret History

S01E31 The Arcadia's Secret History

October 31, 1978 25 min

We're all as one, together on the Arcadia."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...

Call of the Star Flute

S01E32 Call of the Star Flute

November 7, 1978 25 min

Earth is meaningless to me without Mayu."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...

The Lone Man's Charge

S01E33 The Lone Man's Charge

November 14, 1978 25 min

When a man is searching for his final resting ground, don't go running your mouth."Commander Kiruta learns of the existence of the Mazone and persistently tries to inform the Prime Minister of the impending doom....

The Galactic Lullaby

S01E34 The Galactic Lullaby

November 21, 1978 25 min

It's time for our showdown, Lafresia."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...

The Beautiful Mystery Woman

S01E35 The Beautiful Mystery Woman

November 28, 1978 25 min

Mayu, come here. The Earth is beautiful."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...

The Eve of the Showdown

S01E36 The Eve of the Showdown

December 5, 1978 25 min

Even within all this silence, a flame is toiling."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....

Tears on a Red Sweater

S01E37 Tears on a Red Sweater

December 19, 1978 25 min

It's cold in space."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...

Farewell, Mayu

S01E38 Farewell, Mayu

January 9, 1979 25 min

Commander Kiruta gave me his word. I have trust in a man's promise."The invasion Mazone forces finally begin their attack on Earth. With no power to resist, the air space on Earth is quickly dominated....

Courage: The Death of the Commander

S01E39 Courage: The Death of the Commander

January 16, 1979 25 min

Have a drink and talk to me. Sometimes people need to clear the air between them."The Arcadia leaves for space with Kiruta on board, after he was injured while trying to save Mayu. Before the...

And Then the Angels Sang

S01E40 And Then the Angels Sang

January 23, 1979 25 min

I want to have a drink with you. Once the battle is ended."After a bunch of skirmishes, the true battle finally begins. The Mazone use an underhanded tactic by camouflaging a medic ship and sneaking...

Duel! The Queen Versus Harlock

S01E41 Duel! The Queen Versus Harlock

January 30, 1979 25 min

I want to make a flower bloom. A flower of the future."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...

Farewell, Cosmic Corsair

S01E42 Farewell, Cosmic Corsair

February 13, 1979 24 min

Mayu, plant flowers on this burnt field. Then call the butterflies and birds back here. Daiba, make history."Harlock and his crew go for their triumphant return to Earth, but, all that awaits them is an...

Cast

Makio Inoue

Makio Inoue

Captain Harlock (voice)

Akira Kamiya

Akira Kamiya

Tadashi Daiba (voice)

Noriko Ohara

Noriko Ohara

Mime (voice)

Chiyoko Kawashima

Chiyoko Kawashima

Kay Yuki / Mayu Oyama (voice)

Haruko Kitahama

Haruko Kitahama

Lafresia (voice)

Joji Yanami

Joji Yanami

Dr. Zero / prime minister (voice)

Hiroshi Ôtake

Hiroshi Ôtake

Yattran (voice)

Kenichi Ogata

Kenichi Ogata

engr. Maji / Android (voice)

Noriko Tsukase

Noriko Tsukase

Masu (voice)

Akiko Tsuboi

Akiko Tsuboi

Cleo (voice)

Yumi Nakatani

Yumi Nakatani

Dines (voice)

Hidekatsu Shibata

Hidekatsu Shibata

Mitsuru Kiruta (voice)

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