Albator 78

Épisode 1 - The Jolly Roger of Space

14 mars 1978 - 3.6/5

2977 A.D. Mankind has developed the technology to head into space. They've created robots to cultivate foodstuffs on other planets and live in an age of unprecedented gluttony. Mankind receives all its food from the government and is kept in check by the government's use of hypnotic signals emitted from the television. Even high-ranking government officials have tossed their duties to the road and live a life of horse-racing and other indulgences. Captain Harlock, a space pirate known throughout Earth, is the only man who sees the impending crisis approaching. The only men who heed Harlock's words are the members of his crew on the space ship Arcadia.

Épisode 2 - Message From the Unknown

21 mars 1978 - 3.4/5

A transport ship unit is attacked by an unidentified flying object as it exits Planet No.7. Believing Harlock is behind this attack, they decide to use Mayu, a girl entrusted to Harlock by his dear friend, to lure him out. Harlock and his crew experience the first aggressive attack by a mysterious enemy known as the Mazone. Realizing they are under attack, Dr. Daiba and his son, Tadashi, go to the Prime Minister's residence to plead with the Prime Minster.

Épisode 3 - Women Who Burn Like Paper

28 mars 1978 - 3.5/5

The town is sent into panic by a sphere that landed. A man, who inspects the orb along with Dr. Daiba and his son Tadashi, named Professor Kusko suspects that the writing on the "Pennant" is laying claim to Earth. However, the Prime Minister continues to ignore their warnings. Then, the leader of the invading Mazone orders a subordinate to kill anyone who realizes the meaning of the pennant.

Épisode 4 - Under the Flag of Freedom

11 avril 1978 - 3.3/5

After being invited to be a pirate by Harlock, Tadashi exits the Arcadia. At the same time, Professor Kusko deciphers the characters written on the pennant and informs the people in the Prime Minister's cabinet that the Mazone plan to make Earth their second homeland. However, the government men do not show even the slightest bit of interest in the news.

Épisode 5 - To Reach the Shores of Distant Stars....

18 avril 1978 - 3.4/5

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.

Épisode 6 - The Phantom Mazone

25 avril 1978 - 3.3/5

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.

Épisode 7 - The Pyramid on the Sea Floor

2 mai 1978 - 3.3/5

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.

Épisode 8 - The Queen's Space Fleet

9 mai 1978 - 3.4/5

There are signals being emitted from the pennant and the pyramid. These are homing signals to guide the Mazone to Earth. Sensing the direct confrontation and feeling his duty to protect Mayu, the daughter of his best friend, Harlock heads back to Earth. As they then set off for outer space, a high-ranking official is captured and gives a warning. When Harlock lets her go, Tadashi sets out after her in a fit of vengeful rage.

Épisode 9 - The Fearsome Plant Lifeform

16 mai 1978 - 3.4/5

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.

Épisode 10 - Approaching the Mystery Planet

30 mai 1978 - 3.4/5

Believing that all the jungles of Earth are inhabited by the Mazone, Harlock decides to return to the Pirate Island again. There, after a subordinate of hers was killed in South America, Alergias wages an attack on Harlock.

Épisode 11 - When Lola Shines Golden

6 juin 1978 - 3.3/5

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.

Épisode 12 - Mother is Eternal

13 juin 1978 - 3.4/5

Tadashi is upset at himself for talking about the Arcadia to Lola. Then he begins practicing like mad so he can shoot in time next battle. Examining Venus, they spot formations on a fossilized continent that look like Nazca drawings. They follow it onwards to the base and find drawings about Earth from over 180,000,000 years ago.

Épisode 13 - The Witch's Ocean Castle of Death

20 juin 1978 - 3.3/5

The Arcadia heads back to Earth to investigate a third signal being emitted from the Sargasso Sea. There, the witch Aman, who was waiting for the Arcadia, wages an attack using a 1945 Imperial Japanese naval ship. Harlock, curious as to how this phenomenon occurred, sets off to investigate at the bottom of the sea.

Épisode 14 - The Sphinx's Gravestone

27 juin 1978 - 3.3/5

Commander Kiruta takes Mayu with him. Desperate to find her, Harlock receives a message from Commander Kiruta. "Fly to Cairo, Egypt.", "Board a Cessna.", "The Arcadia is to wait in the Valley of the Dead."

Épisode 15 - Unrequited Love! The Northern Aurora

4 juillet 1978 - 3.3/5

The Arcadia is at the north pole after spotting an aurora that closely resembles a runway. While landing, Harlock and Miime spots a person. They encounter a Mazone soldier named Aurora, who has been waiting for over ten years to kill Harlock.

Épisode 16 - Kei - The Farewell Song

11 juillet 1978 - 3.3/5

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.

Épisode 17 - The Skeletal Hero

18 juillet 1978 - 3.4/5

Upon finding a message in a bottle floating in space that contains an SOS message from Captain Yamanaka of the Braves ship, the Arcadia sets off for the Horsehead Nebula.

Épisode 18 - The Evil Shadow Soldiers

25 juillet 1978 - 3.3/5

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.

Épisode 19 - Queen Rafflesia's Trap

1 août 1978 - 3.2/5

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.

Épisode 20 - The Dead Planet Jura

8 août 1978 - 3.4/5

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.

Épisode 21 - Gohrum! The Tragic Soldier

15 août 1978 - 3.2/5

Épisode 22 - Space Graveyard Deathshadow

22 août 1978 - 3.2/5

Épisode 23 - Yattaran: Song of the Model Lover

29 août 1978 - 3.3/5

Épisode 24 - The Shooting Star of Virgin Love

5 septembre 1978 - 3.2/5

Épisode 25 - Doctor Zero and Mi

12 septembre 1978 - 3.4/5

Épisode 26 - The Long Journey From Afar

26 septembre 1978 - 3.4/5

Épisode 27 - The Will of the Arcadia

3 octobre 1978 - 3.3/5

Épisode 28 - The Ulysses Nebula

10 octobre 1978 - 3.4/5

Épisode 29 - Life-and-Death Struggle on the Rainbow Planet

17 octobre 1978 - 3.4/5

Épisode 30 - My Friend, My Youth

24 octobre 1978 - 3.5/5

Épisode 31 - The Arcadia's Secret History

31 octobre 1978 - 3.3/5

Épisode 32 - Call of the Star Flute

7 novembre 1978 - 3.4/5

Épisode 33 - The Lone Man's Charge

14 novembre 1978 - 3.2/5

Épisode 34 - The Galactic Lullaby

21 novembre 1978 - 3.6/5

Épisode 35 - The Beautiful Mystery Woman

28 novembre 1978 - 3.4/5

Épisode 36 - The Eve of the Showdown

5 décembre 1978 - 3.4/5

Épisode 37 - Tears on a Red Sweater

19 décembre 1978 - 3.3/5

Épisode 38 - Farewell, Mayu

9 janvier 1979 - 3.4/5

Épisode 39 - Courage: The Death of the Commander

16 janvier 1979 - 3.5/5

Épisode 40 - And Then the Angels Sang

23 janvier 1979 - 3.3/5

Épisode 41 - Duel! The Queen Versus Harlock

30 janvier 1979 - 3.4/5

Épisode 42 - Farewell, Cosmic Corsair

13 février 1979 - 3.5/5

Épisode 43 - Arcadia of My Youth - Part 1

28 juillet 1982 - 3.4/5

The Earth has been conquered by the evil Illumidus Empire with parallels drawn to the post World War Two occupation of Japan. Captain Harlock with a group that will become his life long friends begin their fight against this tyranny visited upon the planet earth with no regard to the costs the struggle will have on them, caring only for the ideal of restoring freedom to the people of earth.

Épisode 44 - Arcadia of My Youth - Part 2

28 juillet 1982 - 3.1/5

The Earth has been conquered by the evil Illumidus Empire with parallels drawn to the post World War Two occupation of Japan. Captain Harlock with a group that will become his life long friends begin their fight against this tyranny visited upon the planet earth with no regard to the costs the struggle will have on them, caring only for the ideal of restoring freedom to the people of earth.

Épisode 45 - Captain Harlock: Mystery of the Arcadia

22 juillet 1978 - 3.2/5

The story of Arcadia's mystery, on which the 13th television episode was based. A little masterpiece by Kazuo Komatsubara, with memorable, never before seen scenes.