Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
English title: Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Japanese title: 宇宙海賊・キャプテンハーロック
Alternative titles: Harlock TV, Albator 78
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 42
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Mar 14, 1978 to Feb 13, 1979
Broadcast: Tuesdays at 19:00 (JST)
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Toei Animation
Producers: TV Asahi, Toei Advertising
Licensors: Discotek Media, Harmony Gold
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Themes: Space
Demographics: Seinen

It is 2977 AD and mankind has become stagnant. Robots do all the work, the masses are kept tranquil by subliminal messages, and government officials are lazy, caring only about recreational activities like golf and horse racing. Captain Herlock has defied this insipid mentality, leading a group of like-minded rebels to a more adventurous life aboard the spaceship Arcadia.
 
A mysterious force known as the Mazone has invaded the Earth, taking the form of mysterious cloaked women that kill anyone who suspect their nefarious doings, such as Tadashi Daiba who is now on their hit-list. After his scientist father is ignored by the government and killed by the Mazone, he joins Captain Herlock and his ragtag group of pirates to assist them as they try to save humanity from the impending alien threat.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]