Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey

Introduction

On an archaelogical 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). (Source: ANN)

Audience ratings

MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.34/10 · 3144

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Audience reviews

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EmperorThor

Best thing about this anime is Herlock himself. He is awesome and for the most part very relatable to me. I am the same kind of strong silent and willful type with Nordic temper/character. This show loves and worships Herlock so much that it even makes most other characters about twice as short compare to him. Miime and Key are the only crew members of roughly the same size. So if you like Herlock you will enjoy this show overall. If not then you probably won't. Herlock is independent and unconventional hero who does what he wants and rejects all duty and obligations. He achieves great things despite that. This time around story is actually rather psychological and philosophical even. This installment of Herlock saga tries to be as deep and profound as Revolutionary Girl Utena, SEL o…

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AugmentedTurnip

First of all. This is not an entry point into the series. If you want to get started on Captain Harlock then look elsewhere. Oh yeah. There was one other thing. Endless Odyssey is also shockingly bad. Most of the pieces are there. But they've all been assembled incorrectly. Here's how I think the pitch meeting went down. In 2002 Madhouse presumably thought that anime fans wouldn't be interested in going back to watch a series that was over 20 years old at the time, if such a thing was even available to find at the time that is. I'd say that was a correct assumption. Especially considering the negative attitude most current anime fans has against pre-2000's shows. Instead this series is squarely aimed at people who had seen the original 1978 Captain Harlock series. Not a bad idea I suppose…