Captain Harlock (キャプテン・ハーロック, Kyaputen Hārokku, also known as "Captain Herlock" in the English release of Endless Odyssey and some Japanese materials) is a fictional character and the 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.[citation needed] In his own words, he "fight[s] for no one's sake... only for something deep in [his] heart". He does not fear death, and is sometimes seen wearing clothing with the number 42 on it.[citation needed] 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").[2] He is a descendant of the Harlock clan, an ancient Germanic clan of pirate-knights based in Heiligenstadt.
The character was created by Leiji Matsumoto in 1977 and popularized in the 1978 television series Space Pirate Captain Harlock.[3] Since then, the character has appeared in numerous animated television series and films, the latest of which is 2013's Space Pirate Captain Harlock.
- ^ a b c "Harlock Voices (Leijiverse)". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
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- ^ Rooney, David (2013-09-05). "Harlock: Space Pirate: Venice Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2014-08-14.