Captain Harlock: Mystery of the Arcadia - Recommendations

• OVA (3 eps x 38 min)
• 1995

This set of 3 fantastic stories will take you from the haunting delusions of a space explorer, to a bio-chemical threat with the power to wipe out all of Tokyo, and finally to a day in the life of a young boy who lives in a world ruled by cannons. These stores will capture you with their intriguing storylines and awe inspiring artwork.

• TV (25 eps)
• 1980 - 1981

The year is 2203. A planet destroyer missile, crashing into the sun, has caused a dangerous increase in nuclear fusion that threatens to destroy the entire solar system in one year. A new mission calls the Star Force back into action, and the legendary Space Battleship Argo will launch once again to find a new home for the human race. Alongside the original crew is a group of new recruits, hungry for adventure and they'll get more than they ever dreamed! Beyond the edge of the solar system, two fearsome empires have arisen, and in their struggle for territory, they have turned the galaxy into a cosmic battlefield. Unaware of this, the Star Force is about to enter the fray.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2009

A crisis is approaching Earth with the expansion of a moving black hole, in the year 2220. A plan is devised to move over 300-million people from Earth. When the latest transportation fleet is attacked, Space Battleship Yamato comes to its defense, the ship is now commanded by Susumu Kodai, also aboard is daughter Miyuki, child of Susumu and Yuki.

• OVA (4 eps)
• 1998 - 1999

In order to become a stronger person, a young boy named Hiroshi stows away on a freighter bound for planet Daibaran. The freighter comes under fire from an Afressian fleet, but is saved by the appearance of a mysterious spaceship. Upon reaching his destination, Hiroshi finds a job in one of the roughest saloons on the planet in order to toughen up, but ends up in an unfair fight when the Afressians begin to search for the one who attacked them. He is eventually rescued by a cloaked woman, who reveals herself to be Emeraldas, captain of the mysterious ship that saved him before. Stung by two defeats, the Afressian leader Bararuda decides that there is only room for one queen in space... but can a single ship piloted by one woman stand against the fury of a whole empire?

• Other
• 2024

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2014

A new super weapon has emerged and Gamilas ships vanish from the seas. In the meantime, the Yamato has left the Large Magellanic Cloud and is on its way back to the Milky Way Galaxy. During the voyage, the crew is hit by a gatlantean warrior fleet under command of Goran Dagam, who claims the "Yamatee" as his prey. After Susumu Kodai in command refuses to give up the ship, the Yamato makes a run and accidentally ends up inside a strange world that defies logic and the law of physics. An expedition team is sent to the surface and makes a truly mind-boggling experience that they cannot escape. Next to that the team doesn't seem to be alone after they encounter their old foes. Time runs out and the Gamilas and Terrons walk a thin line in a world that's not their own, having the Gatlanteans sitting in their necks.

• TV (26 eps)
• 1978 - 1979

A year has passed since the Star Force returned to save the Earth but another danger now approaches from deep space. A gigantic White Comet hurtles toward our galaxy, obliterating everything in its path. But it is no ordinary comet - it is the deadly Comet Empire, conqueror of worlds... and Earth is the next target! Against orders, the Star Force blasts off to investigate, but even if they can get past the flagship Andromeda, they don't yet know the true nature of their new enemy!

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2022

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2021

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1983

The arrival of Aquarius, a watery world that will flood all of the Earth, threatens humanity. The Yamato must attempt to stop this travesty that has been arranged by the Dinguil, another race that has lost their homeworld to the same planet.