Captain Harlock
After the rights were obtained, Macek was informed that Harmony Gold had allocated airtime for 65 episodes. "Captain Harlock", however, was only 42 episodes long, prompting Harmony Gold to buy another Matsumoto series, "Queen Millennia," when they were unable to get another Captain Harlock series to extend the run. It then fell to Macek and his team to combine the two shows into one series.