The world of Space Pirate feels predominantly that it has "arrived," and consequently has settled into contentedness and lost its spirit. Matsumoto's own feelings about the Japanese government of the day also figured prominently in the story, with the mindlessness of political bureaucracy paraded about in a social satire bordering on-and sometimes stepping right over into-parody. The year 1984 had yet to arrive, and the Orwellian themes of Big Brother and dystopian societies looming just over the horizon found their way into the world structure of Space Pirate, as did the then-trendy (and now somewhat hokey) "ancient astronaut" theories about the pyramids being designed and built by aliens, how the Mayans invented television, and so forth. Space Pirate Captain Harlock was a product of its time, to be sure. It does not, and could not, cross over with any subsequent Harlock anime series. ![]() This, the first and arguably greatest Harlock anime, is its own self-contained continuity.
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