Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
On an archaeological mission to the end of the known universe, Professor Daiba unwitting unleashes an ancient horror from its confines. Five years later the malevolent alien force sets in motion a plan which reunites the various crewmembers of the Arcadia to sail the stars once more as well as bring Tadashi Daiba to meet Harlock for the first time (again).
Episodes
Blues of the Rubbish Heap
Tadashi is a young man living on a junk heap of a planet. He lives his life by his fists, fighting the neighborhood gangs and going out with his girlfriend. His live changes when he returns home to find his father dead and zombie like creatures hanging over his father’s corpse. He is saved from the creatures by the notorious captain Harlock who invites him onto his ship to become a man.
For Whom the Friend Sleeps
As Harlock has returned to the junk planet its local police force is on the edge. Meanwhile Tadashi discovers the nature of the work his dead father Daiba did on the notorious space ship.
The Voice calling for Noo from Afar
Earth has vanished following the mysterious attack from the Fata Morgana, now a ghost ship which was once used by Professor Daiba for a scientific expedition. Tadashi decides to accept the proposal of Captain Sherlock and to board the Arcadia.
Yattaran's 30-Second Bet
Yattaran, Kei Yuki and the other former ship mates of Harlock are being held on the prison planet and are condemned to capital punishment. While the Arcadia strives to set them free, the commander Ilita takes the head of the space armada which should fight the Fata Morgana.
Battlefield-The Tombstone Planet
The Arcadia investigates the disappearance of the Earth. During this time, army commander Ilita prepares to engage in combat, but will they last long against the most frightening weapon of the ghost ship: fear!
A Gentle Smile on the Skull of Memory
The armada is decimated, and Ilita is the only survivor. While the Arcadia approaches the battlefield, Tadashi burns to revenge his father's death. But will the brave crew of the Arcadia resist the servants of evil?
The Moon Waits in the Promised Land
On a mining planet, an evil roar resonates in the heart of a mountain. A minor has disappeared. Maji, a former companion of Herlock, goes looking for him. Meanwhile, the crew of the Arcadia discovers a mysterious pyramid buried in a crater of the Moon.
Somewhere within the Decimated Planet lies the Castle Ruins
Yuki is brought aboard the Arcadia. Meanwhile, Maji witnesses Tadashi being kidnapped, resulting in him being captured, too. It is a sad fate that is reserved for them by Noo: they have no choice than to kill each other!
In the Depths of the Shadows of the Soul
Come to save his friends, Herlock manages to find enough strength in himself to defeat an evil entity of Noo. But while the crew of the Arcadia is working to unravel the mysteries of Earth by decrypting Tadashi's medallion, an insidious threat sneaks aboard the ship...
Kei-Illusion
Captured by the Noo, the body of Kei Yuki surveys the corridors of the Arcadia with an aim of destroying the computer of the vessel. During this time, Kei, captive of her dreams, meets the spirits of the missing scientists, who tell her the tragic story of the crew of the Fata Morgana.
Trembling Universe
After Noo took on Herlock in a duel, the Arcadia flies to the planet Neoterra to help them in their combat against the Fata Morgana. The Noo then shows all its destructive power by causing an earthquake which shakes the entire universe. Will the Arcadia manage to escape from it?
The Soul Drifts to the Far Ends, with No Words at Parting
The crew must find a way to save the Arcadia unassisted by the on-board computer. Meanwhile, Irita engages in a fight against the Fata Morgana. In a final act of heroism, he sacrifices himself to embed a tracker into the vessel which will allow Herlock to trace Noo...
... the end
Harlock is left alone on the ship save Mimeh. He follows the Noo into the realm the earth is hidden in. Meanwhile Tadashi is visited by his father’s ghost who tells him of a promise Harlock made him.
Top Cast
Koichi Yamadera
Captain Herlock (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Tochiro (voice)
Yuko Minaguchi
Rei Sakuma
Tomokazu Seki
Tadashi Daiba (voice)
Naoki Tatsuta
Mika Kanai
Katsunosuke Hori
Norio Wakamoto
Irita (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
