![]() The first thing I noticed going in is that the animation would make Pixar blush. (For anyone not familiar, Matsumoto’s work basically all looks like this. This all sounds a bit like the plot of Star Wars: A New Hope, but the similarities end with the premise. Naturally, they wanted to return, but because of the now massive population, there simply wasn’t enough room, and the result was what the film calls, “The Homecoming Wars.” This gave rise to a new government, the Gaia Coalition, which declared Earth a holy sanctuary and forbid all humans from ever returning, making it into a “sanctified zone.” The main characters are space pirates lead by Captain Harlock aboard “The Arcadia,” and their sole purpose is to cause trouble for the Gaia Coalition, if not destroy it completely. Humankind has left the Earth to find new planets to colonize, and the population exploded unfortunately, after a few decades, it became clear that no planet would ever be quite as good as Earth. While it shares a similar premise with the original TV show, it is easy to enjoy one without having seen the other, so if you’d like to take a look at the series, you can find it for free at Crunchyroll: ( Captain Harlock). Toei Animation released this film in 2013 as a reboot of the classic anime franchise of the same name. ![]()
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