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26-398: 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. 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

52-455: A foreign invader. Rising against the general apathy, Harlock denies defeat and leads an outlaw crew aboard his starship Arcadia to undertake daring raids against Earth's oppressors. Even though they have defeated Earth and devastated its peoples, the invaders are often presented in a sympathetic light, being shown as having some justification for their actions. In Space Pirate Captain Harlock ,

78-604: A newly designed starship and lack most of the crew from the Space Pirate series, but are noteworthy for the presence of Emeraldas , a female counterpart to Harlock who originally appeared in a series of Matsumoto-penned graphic novels. In the 1990s, Matsumoto released Harlock Saga , a mini-series based on Das Rheingold . The series recasts the Captain and his crew in roles with analogues in The Ring Cycle and pits them against

104-480: A nomination for Best Film ( Metropolis ) at the 2001 Festival de Cine de Sitges . Rintaro is a fan of science fiction, and has been influenced by American westerns , gangster films, film noir , and French films. Additionally, he was influenced by Osamu Tezuka , and worked with him on Kimba the White Lion and Astro Boy . He said that when he was making Metropolis , which was based on Tezuka's manga of

130-729: A race of "gods" set on redesigning the universe to their liking. Gun Frontier , a buddy comedy set in the American Old West , began broadcasting in TV Tokyo on March 28, 2002. The series follows Franklin Harlock Jr. and Tochiro Ōyama as they search for a lost clan of Japanese immigrants. In contrast to other works, Harlock appears here as Tochiro's sidekick. December 2002 saw the release of Space Pirate Captain Harlock: The Endless Odyssey , directed by Rintaro . The story

156-636: A rural, solitary life, the Romantic hero may nevertheless have a long-suffering love interest, him or herself victimised by the hero's rebellious tendencies, with their fates intertwined for decades, sometimes from their youths to their deaths. (See Tatyana Larina , Elizabeth Bennet , Eugenie Grandet , et al.) Romantic heroes and similar characters were popularly used in Gothic fiction in Britain and elsewhere. The Romantic hero first began appearing in literature during

182-673: A sequel to the original Captain Harlock TV series, Endless Odyssey reintroduces Tadashi Daiba to the Arcadia . Toei Animation produced a film adaptation of the manga in 2013, titled Space Pirate Captain Harlock . Toei developed the pilot for its planned computer-graphics remake of Space Pirate Captain Harlock manga and anime franchise in 2010. Mobile Suit Gundam UC author Harutoshi Fukui, Appleseed director Shinji Aramaki , Appleseed mechanical designer Atsushi Takeuchi, and Ninja Scroll character designer Yutaka Minowa worked on

208-554: Is a founding member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) labor group. Rintaro was born in Tokyo . His first job in the animation industry was as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden , which he worked on while working at Toei Animation . After working on two additional films there, he began working for Mushi Productions , the studio run by Osamu Tezuka . His first directing job

234-871: Is a retelling of the original 1978 Space Pirate Captain Harlock manga. Harlock has achieved notable popularity. In 1979, the character won the first annual Anime Grand Prix for favorite character. In 2006, Harlock and the characters of Galaxy Express 999 were recognized in the third set of "Anime Heroes and Heroines" stamps. Harlock was ranked fourth in Mania Entertainment's 10 Most Iconic Anime Heroes written by Thomas Zoth who commented that "as befitting his archetype status, Harlock has inspired many other manga and anime characters with his strong, stoic appearance and manner". Several anime and manga characters have been, in some way, inspired by Matsumoto's creation. Naoko Takeuchi drew inspiration from Harlock's stoic qualities ("strong, silent, unshakeable") when designing

260-550: Is set after the original TV series, with Harlock on a self-imposed exile and his crew either in jail or flying under the Jolly Roger . The series details Harlock's return and his round-up of the Arcadia crew for a fight against the Noo, a mysterious and ancient evil which has caused the Earth to disappear, and who use fear to conquer their foes. As nearly every part of this series is geared to be

286-629: Is simply Albator , although it early became popular among French speakers as Albator 84 since it was first aired in France as of 1984 and the 1978 series had been formerly named in French exactly the same: Albator . The series dealt with Harlock and company's continuing struggle against the Illumidas occupying force, who still retained control of Earth at the end of the theatrical feature. Both film ( Arcadia of My Youth ) and second series ( Endless Orbit SSX ) feature

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312-457: Is the pseudonym of Shigeyuki Hayashi ( 林 重行 , Hayashi Shigeyuki ) , a well-known director of anime . He works frequently with the animation studio Madhouse (which he co-founded), though he is a freelance director not employed directly by any one studio. He began working in the animation industry—at age 17—as an in-between animator on the 1958 film Hakujaden . His works have won and been nominated for multiple awards, including

338-603: The Romantic period , in works by such authors as Byron , Keats , Goethe , and Pushkin , and is seen in part as a response to the French Revolution . As Napoleon , the "living model of a hero", became a disappointment to many, the typical notion of the hero as upholding social order began to be challenged. Classic literary examples of the Romantic hero include: [REDACTED] Category Rintaro Nominations Rintaro ( りんたろう , Rintarō , born January 22, 1941)

364-476: The 1st Niigata International Animation Film Festival. Rintaro's brother, Masayuki Hayashi, is himself an anime director and animator with credits including Wandering Sun , Kimba the White Lion , Combattler V and several Tatsunoko productions including Kerokko Demetan , Dash Kappei , The Littl' Bits , and Okawari Boy Starzan S . Some sources, including The Anime Encyclopedia , erroneously claim that "Masayuki Hayashi" and "Rintaro" are one and

390-519: The Captain's crew included the mysterious, alcohol-imbibing alien woman Miime, a robot, and a drunken doctor. The series presented a story arc in which a huge black metal sphere strikes Tokyo and ancient Mayan legends appear to be walking the Earth again. The invaders turn out to be the Mazone, a race of plant-based women who explored Earth in the mythic past and are now back to reclaim it. Only Harlock and his mismatched crew are brave and capable enough to face

416-477: The Romantic hero include introspection , the triumph of the individual over the "restraints of theological and social conventions", wanderlust , melancholy , misanthropy , alienation, and isolation. However, another common trait of the Romantic hero is regret for their actions, and self-criticism , often leading to philanthropy , which stops the character from ending romantically . Usually estranged from his more grounded, realist biological family and leading

442-500: The center of their own existence. The Romantic hero is often the protagonist in a literary work, and the primary focus is on the character's thoughts rather than their actions. Literary critic Northrop Frye noted that the Romantic hero is often "placed outside the structure of civilization and therefore represents the force of physical nature, amoral or ruthless, yet with a sense of power, and often leadership, that society has impoverished itself by rejecting". Other characteristics of

468-445: The character has appeared in numerous animated television series and films, the latest of which is 2013's Space Pirate Captain Harlock . Though there are slight variations in each telling of Harlock's story, the essentials remain the same. Matsumoto presents a future (2977 AD) in which the Earth has achieved a vast starfaring civilization, but is slowly and steadily succumbing to ennui or despair, often due to defeat and subjugation by

494-530: The character of Tuxedo Mask , while Last Exile ' s Alex Row was modeled after the Captain. His basic character design is even thought to be a source of inspiration for Osamu Tezuka 's manga character Black Jack . A parody of Harlock also appears in Project A-ko . Romantic hero The Romantic hero is a literary archetype referring to a character that rejects established norms and conventions, has been rejected by society, and has themselves at

520-402: The enemy. This 1978 short film is ostensibly a retelling of episode 13 of the 1978 series, "The Witch's Ocean Castle of Death". It consists primarily of recycled footage taken from this same episode, but presented in widescreen format. Some new alternate footage is added at the beginning of the story, and some soundtrack adjustments were made throughout. The Arcadia of My Youth feature film

546-652: The new Space Pirate Captain Harlock pilot with Marza Animation Planet (formerly known as Sega Sammy Visual Entertainment). The official trailer/pilot was aired at the Kawaii-Kon Anime festival in Hawaii on April 17 of the same year, as a special presentation courtesy of director Shinji Aramaki. The film has the highest production budget ever at the equivalent of over 30 million U.S. dollars. The film premiered in Japan on September 7, 2013. The film also premiered on Netflix under

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572-494: The number 42 on it. 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"). 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 . Since then,

598-511: The same name, he "wanted to communicate Tezuka's spirit". Rintaro personally introduced the film at the Big Apple Anime Fest in 2001, where it was screened before its theatrical release by TriStar Pictures . Rintaro has also worked under the name Kuruma Hino , in addition to his best known pseudonym and his birth name. His pseudonym is sometimes miswritten as Rin Taro or Taro Rin . He

624-490: The title Harlock: Space Pirate with Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish audio and with English, Portuguese and Spanish subtitles, with some scenes cut from some versions. In August 2014, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his debut, Matsumoto launched the manga Captain Harlock: Dimensional Voyage , illustrated by Kōichi Shimahoshi, in the pages of Akita Shoten 's Champion Red magazine. Dimensional Voyage

650-527: Was released on July 28, 1982. The film, set in a different continuity from the original TV series, chronicles Harlock's beginnings as a space pirate and his acquisition of the spaceship Arcadia . The film also includes flashback material dealing with two of his 20th-century ancestors. Arcadia of My Youth was followed by 22 episodes of the TV series Endless Orbit SSX starting in October 1982. Its official French title

676-441: Was the fourth episode of the 1963 series Astro Boy . After leaving Mushi in 1971 to become a freelancer, he worked on many TV series and films, and established himself as one of the most respected and well-known anime directors in Japan. In recent years, Rintaro has lectured at Kyoto Seika University . In 2023, a short film directed by Rintaro, Yamanaka Sadao ni Sasageru Manga Eiga 'Nezumikozō Jirokichi ' , premiered at

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