Captain Harlock
He was involved in "Space Battleship Yamato" (1974) and created the highly popular series "Space Pirate Captain Harlock" and "Galaxy Express 999" (both 1977). In 1978, he was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen for "Galaxy Express 999" and "Senjo Manga Series". Animated versions of "Captain Harlock" and "Galaxy Express 999" are set in the same universe, which spanned several spin offs and related series, most notably "Queen Emeraldas" and "Queen Millennia".