The BEST episodes of Space Pirate Captain Harlock

#1 - Call of the Star Flute

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 11/7/1978

#2 - My Friend, My Youth

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/24/1978

#3 - Farewell, Cosmic Corsair

Season 1 - Episode 42 - Aired 2/13/1979

#4 - The Arcadia's Secret History

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/31/1978

#5 - The Lone Man's Charge

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/14/1978

#6 - The Galactic Lullaby

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 11/21/1978

#7 - Courage: The Death of the Commander

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/16/1979

#8 - The Eve of the Showdown

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/5/1978

#9 - The Beautiful Mystery Woman

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 11/28/1978

#10 - The Will of the Arcadia

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 10/3/1978

#11 - The Long Journey From Afar

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/26/1978

#12 - Doctor Zero and Mi

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/12/1978

#13 - The Dead Planet Jura

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/8/1978

Miime's old planet is named Jura, and it was once devastated by a nuclear attack. Making one of her occasional visits to her hometown, Miime and Harlock are once again ensnared in a Mazone trap.

#14 - Tears on a Red Sweater

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/19/1978

#15 - Farewell, Mayu

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 1/9/1979

#16 - The Evil Shadow Soldiers

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 7/25/1978

A group of Mazone suddenly appear in the ship. They carelessly assume they must be holographs, but soon real Mazone appear and they begin fighting.

#17 - The Fearsome Plant Lifeform

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/16/1978

Dr. Zero analyzes the hair from the captured Mazone and sees their make-up is identical to sap found in plant life surrounding ancient ruins. Feeling the need to investigate this association, Harlock sends out Tadashi and First mate Yattaran to retrieve the Flame Vessel.

#18 - When Lola Shines Golden

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/6/1978

The Arcadia successfully makes its way to Venus. Along the way, they capture a Mazone pilot from a wrecked ship, Lola. Instead of detonating herself like the others, she just gives an ominous smile.

#19 - Queen Rafflesia's Trap

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 8/1/1978

There are supposed to be forty-two crewman aboard the Arcadia. Searching their true colors, they try to read the minds of all at the Horsehead Nebula. After reading them all, they decide to take the next measures.

#20 - Duel! The Queen Versus Harlock

Season 1 - Episode 41 - Aired 1/30/1979

#21 - Gohrum! The Tragic Soldier

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 8/15/1978

#22 - To Reach the Shores of Distant Stars....

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/18/1978

Harlock tells Tadashi, upon joining his crew, to "just loiter around and enjoy it," leaving Tadashi confused. Also seeing all the crewmen merely doing as they fit and slacking off goes completely against the image he had of the Arcadia. Being stuck in such a confined space causes some mental effects on Tadashi. In that state, he sees visions of his mother who died on Neptune's satellite, Triton.

#23 - The Phantom Mazone

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/25/1978

The Mazone soldier mentioned the name Queen Lafresia. Sensing the need to gather more information and wanting to test Tadashi's skills, Harlock sends the crew out to gather pieces of the wreckage from the attacked Mazone battleship. From the analysis of the wreckage, they see the Mazone may have had interactions with ancient Earth. Taking a moment's respite, Harlock sends a letter to Mayu, who is under federal governmental care.

#24 - Kei - The Farewell Song

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/11/1978

The operator, Kei Yuki, goes to visit her parents' grave. There, her father's ex-pupil, Kazuya, shows up. They had attempted to make a space colony not out of machines, but with nature exactly akin to Earth's. However, the experiment failed and Kazuya, the lone survivor, returned to blame her father.

#25 - The Pyramid on the Sea Floor

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/2/1978

Upon seeing an odd looking formation from space, Harlock's crew heads to the Bermuda area. Upon investigating a pyramid built by the Mazone on the ocean floor, they learn that the Mazone are actually a form of plant life. Learning that the Mazone are hidden across the globe and that the government has not heeded their warnings, the crew sets off on a search and destroy mission.