The BEST Episodes of Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Feb 1, 2021
Network: Tokyo Broadcasting System
At the end of Arcadia of My Youth Capitain Harlock and the crew of the space ship Arcadia had been banished from Earth. The Earth, as well as many other planets in the universe had been taken over by the Illumidus, a race of destructive humanoids who ruin, enslave or destroy almost any inhabitable planet they come across. In "Endless Orbit SSX" Harlock battles the Illumidus while searching for a mythical "Planet of Peace" where all the peoples of the universe can live freely and without war.

#1 - Lady Captain Leotard
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 20, 1982
The Arcadia needs repairs, but a complicated part is needed. Tochiro knows of one man who make it, but that man lives on a planet ruled by the Illumidus.

#2 - The Cosmic Treasure Island Legend
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Nov 3, 1982
Searching for answers, the Arcadia visits a space station devoted to transmitting information.

#3 - Lullaby of the Battlezone
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 27, 1982
The Arcadia answers a distress call sent by a ship under attack by bandits.

#4 - It Appears! The Great Space Fortress
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Nov 17, 1982
The Arcadia is badly damaged and Tochiro is ill. But could his mad rantings be the ship's salvation?

#5 - Girl of the Ghost Ship
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Nov 10, 1982
A cyborg found on a derelict ship is taken aboard the Arcadia, but crew's pity on the girl could be their undoing.

#6 - Eighty Minutes in the Sea of Death
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired Feb 2, 1983
The Arcadia, again badly damaged, is forced to hide in the waters of an ocean planet where the pressure is so great it will implode the ship if they don't repair it in time.

#7 - Arcadia, Blast Off!
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Oct 13, 1982
A young bounty hunter is after Captain Harlock, but when they finally meet, things don't go as planned.

#8 - X=Emeraldas
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired Dec 1, 1982
Emeraldas has an unpleasant reminder of how she got her scar

#9 - The Cat Taken Aboard in Space
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired Feb 9, 1983
Rebi sneaks a cat on board, an act which threatens to doom the whole ship.

#10 - The Deliverance of Emeraldas
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired Feb 23, 1983
Emeraldas has been surrounded by the Illumidus, and the only way to get the Arcadia there in time is though a dangerously radioactive part of space.

#11 - Return to the Mother World Earth: Be Eternal, Cosmic Hero
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired Mar 30, 1983
Both Harlock and Mr. Zone have been given the Fire of St. Aqule, which one will triumph?

#12 - Riddle of the Glowing UFO
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired Jan 26, 1983
The glowing golden ball continues to be a mystery, and Mr. Zone gains an armada.

#13 - The Great Sandstorm: Communication Impossible
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired Feb 16, 1983
Rebi's cat breaks Tochiro's radio, sending him storming off the ship. Rebi, Tadashi and Dr. Ban go after him, and soon all four of them are stranded on a dangerous planet.

#14 - The Gate of Arcadia: Will it Open?
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired Mar 9, 1983
Tochiro is ill, but Dr. Ban doesn't have the right chemical to test how ill the little man is. Kei risks travelling to an Illumidus-controlled station to get it.

#15 - Fight on, Tochiro, Until Life's End
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired Mar 16, 1983
Captain Harlock is finally in site of his goal, but will Tochiro be there when he reaches it?

#16 - Mother and Son of the Steel Plane
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired Dec 8, 1982
After a trip to a planet covered in water, an explosion causes the full water tanks of the Arcadia to empty, forcing them to make an emergency landing on a planet made of metal.

#17 - Who's the Spy?
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired Dec 15, 1982
An act of sabotage has damaged the Arcadia, and Kei has gone missing.

#18 - Snowfall in the Sea of Stars
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 22, 1982
It's Christmas and all little Rebi wishes is to see her father again.

#19 - The Heart's Control, the Heart's Vessel
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired Jan 12, 1983
Mr. Zone has built a ship that he is sure will destroy the Arcadia once and for all.

#20 - Riddle of the Golden Goddess
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired Jan 19, 1983
The Arcadia encounters a strange golden ball of light that leaves La Mime terrified.

#21 - The Sound of Freedom's Bell Rings Out
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired Jan 5, 1983
The crew of the Arcadia try to take much needed shore leave on a neutral planet. They are forced to leave because of the Illumidus' treacherous and destructive ways.

#22 - The Mystery of Planet Maicon
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired Mar 2, 1983
Mr. Zone tricks Captain Herlock into the deadly grasp of a mad and murderous computer.