| Space Pirate Captain Harlock | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Captain Harlock | |
| 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック (Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku) | |
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| Genre | Space opera[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Play Comic |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 1977 – June 1979 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Rintaro |
| Written by |
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| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| English network | |
| Original run | March 14, 1978 – February 13, 1979 |
| Episodes | 42 |
| Anime film | |
| Mystery of the Arcadia | |
| Directed by | Rintaro |
| Written by | Shozo Uehara |
| Music by | Seiji Yokoyama |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | July 22, 1978 |
| Runtime | 35 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| DNA Sights 999.9 | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Kojima |
| Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Katsuo Ono |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Released | December 18, 1998 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Sequels, prequels and remakes | |
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock (Japanese: 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック, Hepburn: Uchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku, also romanized as Space Pirate Captain Herlock) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Play Comic from January 1977 to June 1979,[2][3] with the chapters collected into five tankōbon volumes. The series follows the titular Captain, an outcast who has turned into a space pirate to rebel against Earth's government and humanity's general apathy.
Space Pirate Captain Harlock was adapted into an anime television series in 1978 directed by Rintaro and produced by Toei Animation. An animated film adaptation of the same name was released in 2013.[4]
In August 2014, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his debut, Matsumoto launched a retelling manga, Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage, illustrated by Kōichi Shimahoshi,[5] which features some significant plot differences.
Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga in North America.[6] A sequel comic book written and drawn by Jérôme Alquié, in collaboration with Matsumoto, and published by Ablaze Comics began publication in 2021.[7]
- ^ Green, Scott (May 26, 2017). "Seven Seas Licenses Original "Captain Harlock" Manga". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 25, 2014). "Play Comic Magazine Ceases Publication Next Month". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック ＶＯＬ．1 (in Japanese). Toei Video. 13 April 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
原作は1977年1月―1979年6月までプレイコミックで連載された、「銀河鉄道999」「1000年女王」などでお馴染みの松本零士作品。
- ^ "Captain Harlock Sci-Fi Anime's Remake to Open This Fall". Anime News Network. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
- ^ "Leiji Matsumoto to Launch New Captain Harlock Manga". Anime News Network. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "Seven Seas Blasts Off with the Original Space Pirate in Release of Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock: The Classic Collection Manga Hardcovers". Seven Seas Entertainment. May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ Powell, Nancy (27 May 2021). "Interview: Jerome Alquié fulfills a dream with Space Pirate Captain Harlock". Comicsbeat.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.