Product: Space Pirate Captain Herlock - The Legend Returns (Vol. 1)
Rating: 4.0
OLD PIRATES NEVER DIE
As this first volume of Captain Herlock opens, the last of the crew of his ship, the Arcadia has been captured. The authorities believe that the era of space piracy has finally ended. But they've forgotten one thing. Captain Herlock is still numbered among the missing. He's only come out of hiding because he was summoned by a scientist who has vital information about a great threat to the whole universe, the demon Noo. Arriving too late to save the professor, he is able to keep his son, Tadashi, from being taken by Noo's undead minions. Herlock must gather his crew from an unpenetrable prison in order to have any chance of fighting this great evil!The production on this title is top-rate, giving it a film-like quality. The designs try to emulate a 70s anime but the look always seems natural, not forced. All of the main characters radiate enigmas and chew up the scenery with intensity lacking in most live actors these days.