Space Pirate Captain Harlock (キャプテンハーロック)

In the distant future, Mankind set out to conquer the universe

Humanity's population increased massively. Now over 500 billion humans have colonized space.

This staggering growth eventually depleted the colonised planets...

and the birth rate began to collapse. Mankind entered a period of inexorable decline.

In despair, billions of settlers wanted to return to Earth

but that small planet could not accommodate them all and conflict soon broke out.

War returned, long and bloody war.

A new power, the Gaia Coalition, emerged and put an end to these wars.

Earth became an eternal sanctuary, to which there was no access

A symbol of peace

The dying human colonies could only look on.

One man refused to submit

to this new order...

A space pirate.

Legend said that man was immortal,

looting and destroying without hindrance

hunted by Gaia Coalition vessels,

the most wanted man in the universe

codenamed S-OO999

When young

we do not look back on the past

we run constantly to the Future

convinced something awaits us

I heard they had completed evacuating the city of Bei Luda

This planet is finished

It's not the planet that's finished, but us humans

I ask only one thing, to have enough time to finish this bottle

What's that?

Another evacuation ship?

That vibration, isn't it...?

A battleship!

There it is!

We were all like them All filled with youth

and we walked boldly.

This is it, this is the "Arcadia"!

Quick! It'll leave without us!

But the universe is immense...

and across the cosmos, human civilization is a fleeting flash of light

which lasts only a moment

It is really rare for one spark to meet another

Very rare indeed!

The solar system, the Milky Way

no matter how far you travelled, you would find nothing

We were young and reckless, we had found how to exceed the speed of light "C",

and it was at that moment we realised

that each and every one of us was desperately alone

We were told you're recruiting!

Hire us!

We need just one!

Answer this question: why would you come aboard?

For the honour!

For money!

For freedom!

What's your name?

Yama

Just don't forget that word

'Freedom' is the emblem of our ship

Prepare to sail!

- Ready to sail! - Done!

Let Kei take care of the newcomer.

Why me?

You took responsibility for him...

Humanity was dying

Go! Speed it up!

Going forward was useless, there was nothing there.

Nothing changed

and despite this, Humanity continued its quest

and nobody really knew why they did so

Sir! Radar contact!

Contact's mass increasing

on LEO MX201

General Alert!

Incoming object...

speed increasing

120 seconds before collision

Dark Matter emissions detected!

Vessel class "Death Shadow"

It's the "Arcadia"!

"Arcadia"

Captain Harlock...!

I will take the helm

Captain is in command!

All hands to battle stations! Get to your stations now!

Hey! Don't get in my way!

They send out patrols in this backwater?

Excuse me...

What can you do?

I was a gunner in the navy

Then follow them to the guns!

Preparing!

The target is a DS class ship

deploying fighters

Alpha leader to all pilots. Prepare for combat, engage enemy fighters

All pilots, target is armed with scattered gas

Pirates are using these kinds of weapons?

Approach the target's bow and commence dive bombing!

- Concentrate the attack on the target's bow! - Destroy it!

What?

There's no damage...

This is a ghost ship!

Who is in charge of Section 13?

The newcomer, sir.

Well, what do you know.

Target retreating, turned 180 degrees!

Engines 6 and 8 damaged! Down to 12% thrust.

Captain!

Signal received.

Agent F-111!

Come on guys! We're about to come alongside!

Get to the Hangar Deck!

Hand to hand combat! Move it!

Ready the gravity grapples, aim them well. Get on board!

Go!

Party time...

Don't move.

It's a retinal scanner.

It hurts.

After 4-5 minutes it'll wear off.

so, you managed to infiltrate

You saved me!

Don't wander around on your own.

We've taken control of the bridge. Kei, hurry up!

I know what I'm doing.

Hey, wait, what are you doing?

You're not wearing armour...

Gravity grapples now disconnected

Returning to normal navigation, leaving the area

Everyone is there?

It's like we're on a harvest.

Attention, the Captain's here!

We're going to shake free of the Coalition's pursuit.

Activate the Dark Matter generator.

Make ready to Jump

Roger that!

You heard the Captain! Start the Dark Matter Generator!

We have received a report that the MX Area patrol

was in contact with the pirate ship "Arcadia"

Our undercover agent F-111

will be able to continue his mission as planned

That ship

will soon be under our control

Once our agent has control Harlock will no longer be a threat to us

After 100 years the Gaia Colation is still hunting that betrayer.

we must finish him off for good!

Gaia Fleet will employ all its resources

About your undercover agent...

can we really trust him?

Yes!

Ezra

His Excellency, the Governor. appreciates your dedication.

It's my honour sir.

We'll be waiting for your good news.

He sent his own brother to infiltrate the enemy?

He uses strange methods.

But it demonstrates his loyalty to the Coaltion

If he didn't then he wouldn't command the Gaia Fleet

at such a young age. He will go far...

Without his accident, he could have become Chancellor.

You know what they say: luck is as important as skill!

Nami

Tell me why Ezra?

Why did you give the task to Yama?

Is that a reproach?

I didn't force him to go. He made the decision on his own

Admiral, War Council meeting will start shortly

Understood.

I don't want to join the military

I want to be a botanical researcher like Mom!

This is impressive, huh?

"Arcadia" is equipped with a self-repair system

It can recover from almost any damage

and that's not all.

Thanks to our Dark Matter generator, it can sustain itself indefinitely!

It can travel any distance without the need for

refuelling or repairs,

Dark Matter generator?

Yes... just in front of you!

It's a relic from the Homecoming War a hundred years ago.

An infinite energy engine developed by a civilization that's now gone

The Nibelungen...

Yeah, we don't know how it works

Only the Nibelung can operate that thing

She's the last survivor

The only extraterrestrial known to date

but I still can't understand her

- Can I ask you something, Mr. Yataran? - Sure.

Captain Harlock? Is he really over a hundred years old?

Heroes are always surrounded by legends, you know?

But don't examine them too closely.. understand?

Here, there are a lot of guys who have no conscience

surely it's the same for you?

How's that?

Everyone is tired, you know?

Tired of all these people who prostrate themselves before the Gaia Coalition...

and think only of going back to live on Earth.

Our lives are so bleak

we have a right to live as we wish, don't we?

You can't make people do what you want them to

Right?

Apparently we heard vibration at the stern. You've checked?