The BEST episodes of Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX

Every episode of Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX!

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.

Last Updated: 6/4/2025Network: TBS (JP)Status: Ended

9.72

32 votes

#1 - The Great Space Fortress Appears!!

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/1982

The Arcadia is badly damaged and Tochiro is ill. But could his mad rantings be the ship's salvation?

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9.70

33 votes

#2 - The Space Treasure Island Legend?!

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/1982

Searching for answers, the Arcadia visits a space station devoted to transmitting information.

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9.69

32 votes

#3 - A Lullaby in Combat Space

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/27/1982

The Arcadia answers a distress call sent by a ship under attack by bandits.

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9.66

32 votes

#4 - The Girl on the Ghost Ship Sell

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/1982

A cyborg found on a derelict ship is taken aboard the Arcadia, but crew's pity on the girl could be their undoing.

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9.58

33 votes

#5 - Female Ship Captain Leotard

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/20/1982

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.

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8.33

3 votes

#6 - Snow Falls in the Sea of Stars

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/22/1982

It's Christmas and all little Rebi wishes is to see her father again.

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8.25

4 votes

#7 - X is Emeraldas

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/1982

Emeraldas has an unpleasant reminder of how she got her scar

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8.25

4 votes

#8 - The Cat Picked Up In Space

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/9/1983

Rebi sneaks a cat on board, an act which threatens to doom the whole ship.

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8.17

6 votes

#9 - 80 Minutes in the Sea of Death!!

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/2/1983

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.

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8.11

64 votes

#10 - Arcadia, Take Off!

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/1982

A young bounty hunter is after Captain Harlock, but when they finally meet, things don't go as planned.

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To Our Mother Planet, Earth!! Be Eternal, Space Heroes

8.00

5 votes

#11 - To Our Mother Planet, Earth!! Be Eternal, Space Heroes

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/30/1983

Both Harlock and Mr. Zone have been given the Fire of St. Aqule, which one will triumph?

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8.00

3 votes

#12 - Let the Bell of Freedom Ring

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/1983

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.

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7.75

4 votes

#13 - The Microprocessor Planet Mystery

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/2/1983

Mr. Zone tricks Captain Herlock into the deadly grasp of a mad and murderous computer.

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7.71

7 votes

#14 - Is the Mysterious Light a UFO?

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/1983

The glowing golden ball continues to be a mystery, and Mr. Zone gains an armada.

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The Boy and his Mother on the Planet of Steel

7.67

3 votes

#15 - The Boy and his Mother on the Planet of Steel

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/1982

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.

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Fight, Tochiro! Until Your Life Reaches Its End...

7.67

6 votes

#16 - Fight, Tochiro! Until Your Life Reaches Its End...

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/16/1983

Captain Harlock is finally in site of his goal, but will Tochiro be there when he reaches it?

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7.50

4 votes

#17 - Who is the Spy?

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/15/1982

An act of sabotage has damaged the Arcadia, and Kei has gone missing.

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7.50

4 votes

#18 - Save Emeraldas

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/23/1983

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.

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7.50

6 votes

#19 - Will it Open?! The Door to Arcadia...

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/9/1983

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.

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7.40

5 votes

#20 - The Ship of the Heart

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/1983

Mr. Zone has built a ship that he is sure will destroy the Arcadia once and for all.

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7.40

5 votes

#21 - The Mysterious Golden Goddess?!

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/1983

The Arcadia encounters a strange golden ball of light that leaves La Mime terrified.

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Monster Tornado!! Communications are Down

7.33

6 votes

#22 - Monster Tornado!! Communications are Down

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/16/1983

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.

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