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Captain Harlock Sci-Fi Anime's Remake to Open This Fall
posted on by Egan Loo
Toei announced on Thursday that its film Space Pirate Captain Harlock anime will open this fall. Toei made the announcement during its Tokyo unveiling of its film lineup.
In Matsumoto's original 1977-79 manga, the title character fights for humanity with his 40 crew aboard the invincible space battleship Arcadia. The manga inspired a 1978-1979 television anime series, a few features, and the sequel Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX.
preview at 's Annecy, the world's largest animation film festival, in 2011.
Writer Appleseed) is directing with the latest filmmaking technology. According to the news source Oricon, this film has Toei Animation's highest production budget ever at the equivalent of over 30 million U.S. dollars.
Toei Animation had initially planned to Daikuu Maryuu Gaiking in 2012.
Source: Oricon
Image © Leiji Matsumoto/Captain Harlock Film Partners
