Directed by:
Shinji AramakiCast:
Shun Oguri, Haruma Miura, Arata Furuta, Yū Aoi, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyuki Sawashiro, 福田彩乃, Chikao Ohtsuka, Hiroshi Naka, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Eiji Takeuchi (more)VOD (1)
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2977: For many years a mighty battle has been raging across the galaxies as 500 billion humans, whose forebears were exiled from Earth, plan to return to what is still called home. Forced to flee a ravaged Earth, humans have now depleted the corners of the galaxy to which they fled. Earth has now become the most valued and precious resource of all, controlled by the corrupt Gaia Coalition which governs the human race across the different galaxies. Having been exiled and vilified during the battle of the Homecoming War, Captain Harlock and his trusted crew of the Arcadia battle cruiser are the only hope mankind has of discovering the secrets that the Gaia have kept hidden. The Coalition has demanded Harlock's death and the Gaia Fleet's new leader, Ezra, calls on his younger brother, Logan, to infiltrate the Arcadia and then assassinate Harlock, thus forever eradicating the one man standing between the Coalition and their complete control of the Universe. Logan must make a very personal sacrifice and discover that things are not always as they seem. All the while Captain Harlock and his crew will continue his mission, seeking revenge against the Coalition and establishing the return to Earth. (iTunes)
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Mad Max in space with amazing CGI Animation. It is a very enjoyable movie, it has an interesting story, beautiful locations, solid action, interesting characters, and decent pace. More or less everything that should work in such a movie works here. Perhaps it lacks humor, and I would definitely add more action scenes, but still a very decent achievement. 8/10.
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So this is what you call a feast for your eyes? Okay. Yes, the animation was beautiful – I admired his ship in every scene. I was also surprised by Oguri Shun, I didn't expect him to be that good. Miura did pull my ears a bit in the beginning, but after that I got used to him. The music was fitting, likable, except that the ED made me feel a bit like being thrown into another world. But otherwise fine. What was weaker, though, was the story. It felt a bit like a hodgepodge, until it made me want to watch the original series, because I trust that it will make more sense there and won't make some scenes feel explicitly violent next to the others. Overall, though, I enjoyed it. A simple movie with great animation (just the way Harlock's appearance changed...).
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The animation is excellent, the soundtrack is great, the narrative is rather average, the characters are also average. On the whole, I liked it quite a lot, although there were a few moments that are better not to think about, and the whole romantic subplot of the two brothers and the one girl left me with a lot of questions, and somehow I could not get into it. Still, I am really quite satisfied, and the animation in particular really impressed me. 8/10.
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The visuals are absolutely stunning. It must have been quite an experience to see this in the movie theater. However, it lasts for two hours, which is a bit too much considering the story isn't that interesting. It's quite nice how a 2D animated series from the 70s can visually transform into a beautiful 3D film that still retains its light-hearted space opera essence.
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