As of July 2026, Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1 aired in 1978 with 42 episodes — streaming now on Crunchyroll. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1

1978 42 Episodes Action & Adventure · Animation ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 57 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Makio Inoue's performance is the anchor the more ambitious scenes need. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Season 1 of Space Pirate Captain Harlock includes 42 episodes. It aired from March 1978 to February 1979. This season stars Makio Inoue, Akira Kamiya and Noriko Ohara. Makio Inoue and Akira Kamiya lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1978. The rules of Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1's world are consistent enough that the big swings never feel like cheating. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Sci-fi fans who want ideas alongside the spectacle will find Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1 genuinely rewarding. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Makio Inoue grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.

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🎬 Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
The Jolly Roger of Space
1978-03-14
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 ...
E2
A Message From the Unknown
1978-03-21
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 e...
E3
A Lady Who Burns Like Paper
1978-03-28
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 th...
E4
Under the Flag of Freedom
1978-04-11
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 ...
E5
To the Shores of Distant Stars
1978-04-18
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...
E6
The Phantom Mazone
1978-04-25
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...
E7
The Pyramid on the Sea Floor
1978-05-02
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 h...
E8
The Queen's Space Fleet
1978-05-09
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-r...
E9
The Fearsome Plant Lifeform
1978-05-16
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.
E10
Approaching the Mystery Planet
1978-05-30
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.
E11
When Lola Shines Golden
1978-06-06
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. Harlock orders Tadashi to keep an eye on her. Taking one glance at her, Tadashi becomes bloodlust and...
E12
Mother, Be Eternal
1978-06-13
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 f...
E13
Witch Castle in the Sea of Death
1978-06-20
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 bo...
E14
The Sphinx's Gravestone
1978-06-27
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.
E15
Unrequited Love! The North Pole Aurora
1978-07-04
An aurora borealis of clear artificial origin disturbs the communications and electromagnetic systems of Arcadia, at the North Pole a strange being that carries out Rafflesia's commands manages to get Arcadia stuck in the middle of the eternal ice: Kirita tries to take advantage of the situation but...
E16
Kei: A Song of Farewell
1978-07-11
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...
E17
The Skeletal Hero
1978-07-18
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.
E18
The Evil Shadow Soldiers
1978-07-25
he 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 ...
E19
Queen Lafresia's Trap
1978-08-01
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.
E20
The Dead Planet Jura
1978-08-08
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.

🎭 Cast of Space Pirate Captain Harlock Season 1

Makio Inoue
Makio Inoue
Captain Harlock (voice)
Akira Kamiya
Akira Kamiya
Tadashi Daiba (voice)
Noriko Ohara
Noriko Ohara
Mime (voice)
Chiyoko Kawashima
Chiyoko Kawashima
Kay Yuki / Mayu Oyama (voice)
Rihoko Yoshida
Rihoko Yoshida
Emiralda (voice)
Haruko Kitahama
Haruko Kitahama
Lafresia (voice)
Joji Yanami
Joji Yanami
Dr. Zero / prime minister (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
Hiroshi Otake
Yattran (voice)
Kenichi Ogata
Kenichi Ogata
engr. Maji / Android (voice)
Noriko Tsukase
Noriko Tsukase
Masu (voice)

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