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Captain Harlock
is a fictional character and protagonist of the '' Space Pirate Captain Harlock'' manga series created by Leiji Matsumoto. Harlock is the archetypical Romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he is taciturn, rebellious, stoically fighting against totalitarian regimes, whether they be Earth-born or alien. In his own words, he "fight for no one's sake... only for something deep in isheart." He does not fear death, and is sometimes seen wearing clothing with the number 42 on it. In Japanese culture, the number 42 is associated with death (the numbers, pronounced separately as "four two," sound like the word "shini"—meaning "dying/death"). The character was created by Leiji Matsumoto in 1977 and popularized in the 1978 television series '' Space Pirate Captain Harlock''. Since then, the character has appeared in numerous animated television series and films, the latest of which is 2013's '' Space Pirate Captain Harlock''. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain Harlock And The Queen Of A Thousand Years
''Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years'' is an animated science fiction television series produced by Harmony Gold USA. The series was created by Carl Macek by combining footage from Leiji Matsumoto’s ''Captain Harlock'' and ''Queen Millennia'' anime series. This is the second time the 1978 ''Captain Harlock'' series was treated for English language distribution. The first attempt was in 1981 with the lesser known ZIV International, who only released two volumes of two episodes each, the first (episodes 1 and 9) a relatively faithful adaptation, the second (episodes 2 and 3) retooling the approach to a more farcical one. This attempt is often confused with the Harmony Gold production, but the two productions are not related. The plot of Macek’s creation is extremely different to the plots of Matsumoto’s original works. Plot ''Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years'' takes place in an undisclosed point in the future (the only reference to its date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |