Review by ja_kitty_71

Here is another "retro" anime series from Toei that I automatically loved after watching it on DVD. The box set just caught my eye, and as a fan of Toei Animation, I had to buy it.

This series is based on a manga that became wildly successful after the series, movies, and OVAs (original video animation) were made. The story is set in the year 2977, when, despite advances in technology and space colonialism, Earth is in a semi-dystopian state where everybody lazily goes about their entertainment, like greyhound or horse races that the planet's inept government takes part in. But there is one man who strongly disapproves of what goes on: Captain Harlock, who had become a space pirate fighting against the government along with his crew on the spaceship Arcadia. But when plant-based aliens known as the Mazone plan to invade Earth, Harlock and his crew are now the planet's only hope.

I love little Mayu Oyama. I thought she was a cute kid. For pairings, I shipped Kei Yuki and the newest member of the Arcadia, Tadashi Daiba, and I don't mean boats. I also ship Zorba the Tokargan and Lucia the Mazone nurse from episode twenty-four. So overall, I really love this series for its superb animation and sci-fi action.