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Far, far in the future... or perhaps in the distant past...

the human race spread across the galaxy, establishing colonies on distant planets.

Their population exploded until over 500 billion humans inhabited the cosmos.

But resources were exhausted, birth rates plummeted, and the human race entered an age of decline.

A movement began calling for a return to Mother Earth.

However, the tiny planet could not possibly support such an epic repatriation.

A long and bloody conflict erupted over the right to return known as "Homecoming War".

A new governing body called "The Gaia Sanction" emerged to bring the war to a close.

The Sanction declared Earth an eternal sanctuary to which no one was granted passage.

Instead, earth was used as a symbol of order that was to be gazed upon from afar

while colonists on dying planets waited out their demise.

But there was one man who resisted, who continued to venture across the abyss of space.

An immortal space pirate who has provoked and plundered Federation warships for the last hundred years.

Gaia Sanction's most wanted: Code S-00999

Young people don't look back into the past.

They are always running toward the future.

Convinced that something is waiting for them.

I heard they finished evacuating the town of Bei Luda

This planet is done for.

It's not the planet that's done for, but us, humans.

I only ask for one thing: to have enough time to drink that bottle...

Another evacuation vessel?

No, these vibrations... feels more like a battleship!

We were like them.

We all relied on our youth and walked ahead with audacity.

It's the Arcadia.

Hurry up! Let's go before they leave!

But the universe is vast

and human civilization is but a little spark of light

that will only last a fleeting second.

Rarely will one spark meet another.

It truly doesn't occur often at all.

The Solar System, the Milky Way ...

However far away we went, there was none to be found.

We were young and arrogant. We found the way to go faster than light

And that's when we understood:

Humanity was desperately alone.

I heard that you were looking for new crewmen!

Hire us!

We just need one person.

Answer me this: Why do you want to get into this ship?

For honor!

For the money?

For freedom!

What's your Name?

Yama

Don't ever forget what you just said.

Freedom is our flag.

Ready to sail!

Go ahead!

You're taking charge of the newcomer, Kei.

Why me?

You saved him so he's your responsibility.

Humanity grew old.

Hurry up a little!

Even by going forward, there is nothing...

and nothing ever changes.

Nevertheless, that man is still looking...

And no one knows why he continues to do so.

Sir! Sensors are detecting something!

Around MX201's low orbit

The object is growing larger!

Alert, alert!

It's getting closer.

The object

has exceeded a two parsec velocity.

It will cross our trajectory in 120 seconds!

Dark Matter Energy detected!

It's a Death Shadow class ship!

The Arcadia

Captain... Harlock

Let me at the helm.

Captain at the helm!

Let's all get to work and don't disappoint him!

Hey, don't get in the way!

They have patrol ships in this hell hole?

I...

What do you know how to do?

I was in the artillery in the army.

Then go find yourself a gun turret.

Your target:

That DS class ship!

Fighters launched!

Alpha Leader to all fighters in formation

be cautious about the black smoke released by the enemy ship!

That pirate ship still hasn't launched any fighters.

Bombing targets in sequence, starting from the bow.

Now let's get some fighters to attack the stern!

What?

She's so fast...

A genuine ghost ship

Who's manning section 13?

The new guy!

He's really good.

Target vessel turned back 180 degrees and is trying to flee.

Engines No. 6 and 8 got hit. Propulsion down by 12%

Captain!

Signal confirmation

from agent F111.

Hurry up! Let's prepare for boarding!

Hurry, hurry to the hangar deck!

Pick up the pace, don't dawdle!

Gravity anchors have been locked.

Ready to board!

Party time!

Don't move.

That's a retinal embedded detection machine

It hurts!

You'll get used to it in about 5 minutes.

You finally managed to infiltrate them?

You saved me.

Take better care of yourself, newbie!

We took over the bridge. Hurry up, Kei

That's what I'm doing.

Hey! What are you doing?

You're not wearing the right kind of armor...

Gravity anchors fully retrieved.

Engaging ship's cruise speed.

Let's leave this area.

Everyone accounted for? We'll split the loot later on.

Everyone returned safely

We need to throw the military vessel off our trail.

Activate the Dark Matter generator.

Prepare to engage skip.

Roger!

Everyone get ready to activate the Dark Matter engine!

We just received a report from the MX zone patrol fleet

One of our patrol ships came into contact with the Arcadia.

Agent F111 managed to sneak aboard.

He will be able to implement his mission according to plan.

Did he manage to get the detonator?

I'm sure he will find it soon.

Without that detonator Harlock will no longer be a threat.

He's been revolting against Gaia for the last 100 years.

We must stop him for good.

The Gaia Fleet will use all its might do do so.

About the infiltrated agent.

Can we count on him?

Yes

Ezra,

His Excellence the Governor is very pleased with your loyalty.

It is my honor.

We will be waiting for good news from you.

He sent his younger brother as the agent?

He's really playing it hard.

If he wasn't playing it that way,

he wouldn't have been allowed to command the Gaia Fleet this young.

If he didn't have that accident,

he could have become the Great Chancellor one day...

They say luck can be considered as good as competence.

Nami

Tell me why, Ezra...

Why did you decide to send Yama...

You don't like it?

I didn't force him to go. He choose to go.

Admiral, it's time for the war council.

I know.

I'm not interested in joining the army.

I want to be a botanical expert like my mother.

Impressive, right?

The Arcadia is equipped with a self-repair system.

She can get out of most situations.

And that's not all.

The Dark Matter generator gives it infinite power.

This ship can go any distance without the need to be refueled

or repaired.

A Dark Matter generator?

That's it over there.

It's a relic from the Homecoming war, 100 years ago.

It was developed by a now lost alien civilization.

The Nibelungen. They developed a perpetual energy machine.

No one knows how it works.

The only one that knows how to use it is the last survivor of the Nibelungen.

She's the only survivor.

She's the only alien Humanity managed to contact.

We can't even manage to understand each other very well.

Can I ask you a question?

Is it true that Captain Harlock is more than 100 years old?

Heroes are always surrounded by legends...

Don't be too curious about it.

There are many people around here who have criminal records.

Must be the same for you.

I...

We all get very annoyed about it.

Annoyed about those idiots who only grovel in front of Gaia...

and only want to go back to Earth.

Life in this era is bleak...

We have the right to choose to live as we want!

Isn't that right?

Apparently we are hearing some vibrations around the stern.

I haven't found anything particularly unusual yet.

Well, even if you don't find anything,

I want a full report about it.

Where is it hidden?

The central computer room...

The Holy Chapel.

My old friend.

Our long journey

will soon come to an end.

It's not over there.

The time is almost here.

The decision is yours alone.

Why did you let him board the ship?

You know why.

What are you waiting for?

A miracle.

Don't laugh at me.

I'm just...

watching.

The eighth planet of the Gorham system.

Tokarga

The 99th...

will be installed on that planet.

The 99th one?

He's referring to a dimensional bomb.

Humans have abandoned trying to colonize that planet.

It will be an extremely dangerous mission.

Who wants to volunteer?

What? Nobody wants to go?

I want to go.

Not you...

He has to start somewhere. Take him with you.

Ok. Meet me in the hangar deck in 10 min.

Why did you volunteer?

To survive on this ship,

you need luck and courage.

And...

And?

I hope the Captain will see my worth.

Say, where are those dimensional bombs?

You're about to see.

An optical camouflage.

The dimensional bombs...

He said it was the 99th bomb.

Could it be possible that he's planning some sort of terrorist attack?

Don't ask unnecessary things.

Set coordinates for latitude 32 degrees 7 minutes.

Longitude 126 degrees 4 minutes.

South of the Gimleass valley, on the Weyellah highlands.

Coordinates confirmed.

Beginning atmospheric entry.

Now we start working on the settings.

Be cautious about the corrosive gases.

There are high-pressure corrosive gases blowing up over here.

Time limit for the implementation is limited to one hour.

We'll have to hurry up.

Don't worry about those,

no one knows what they are.

A well known biologist tried to study them once.

And then?

He went delirious before he could understand them.

That's what I fear will happen to me.

That's why we want to start over.

Start over?

Humans looked throughout the entire Universe.

And beside Earth,

they couldn't find one planet that was as good as our home planet.

Everyone wants to go home.

But the Gaia Sanction declared Earth to be holy and inviolable.

We lost our home.

Nothing we can do. Earth can't support that many people.

But everyone says that Humanity will soon come to an end.

Humans are scattered everywhere in the Galaxy.

They are disappearing too.

Don't tell me...

you wouldn't want to end your days on the planet that gave you life.

There is a way.

Go back to the distant past.

To the days when humans still lived on Earth.

How?

Find the junction points and unlock the shackles.

... the junction points?

Somewhere in this universe,

there are places where time and space are connected.

Untie them, and then...

We can be freed from the shackles of causality...

And the continuous flow of time in the Universe...

will be undone.

However, to do it, we need an incredible amount of energy...

to reach through the gap of the universe...

and untie them one by one.

That means...

We have now deployed 98 bombs throughout the universe.

If we install the remaining 2 in the right spot...

and detonate them all simultaneously...

we will be able to unlock the threads of time.

At least that's the Captain's theory.

So that's the purpose of those bombs.

But I don't understand.

You want to rewind time and start all over again?

That could wipe us all.

I have faith in the Captain.

Anyway, I don't want oblivion.

But it's better to die than live without hope...

What was that?

I have never heard anything like it.

Hurry up!

What's going on?

That's not made out of rock. They are on the back of an Omda!

That's not good.

Are you Okay?

Yeah, it's nothing.

Let me go, I have to go back!

Don't be silly, do you want to die?

It's my fault he fell down!

It's full of high-pressure sprays of corrosive gases.

You will die if you go back.

But if he stays down there...

He's really unlucky.

It can't be...

Captain

They all withered.

These ones too, why?

These species were not up to it, Yama

These flowers can only bloom on Earth.

It was Mother's dream to make them bloom on Mars.

Yama

Stop it, it's madness!

Brother!

Brother!

Stay away!

Don't come near me!

I did this...

So...

I'm asking you, brother...

What can I do?

Be my legs...

and take my place.

You will run into battle for me.

That will be your...

Redemption.

Captain, the steam geyser is about to erupt.

The Omda is also becoming very active.

No good. We'll have to ditch the bomb and fly away in manual mode.

Why?

Why didn't you stop me even though you knew I was sent by Gaia?

You became one of my crew the instant you set foot on the Arcadia.

That's a very stupid way of thinking.

My orders are to get the detonator...

and to kill you.

Is this really what you want to do?

The likelihood of your survival is less than one tenth of a thousand.

Even if you were to succeed, there would be no one to praise you.

Your task is foolish, especially since no one told you to do it.

It was your own choice.

Did you restore communications?

We tried every radio frequency and we didn't get any answers.

I can't confirm if they are still alive.

All of that for the newbie!

It could have happened to any of us.

The Captain will always do that.

Captain

What are we going to do if you're gone?

I'm not doing it because I like it.

I want...

I want freedom.

You said it while you first came aboard the Arcadia.

I...

If you really believe what you said...

then free yourself from the bonds that hold you down.

If you still want to kill me after you do...

Then shoot me.

Maybe you will the one that would finally kill me.

At first, we wanted to give you twenty-three whiplash.

But nevermind that.

You were able to return home safely.

Free yourself from the bonds that hold you down.

Free yourself.

The first 99 bombs are deployed.

The last one will be placed at the original point of our Galaxy.

We'll deploy it at longitude 0, latitude 0.

On our Homeworld.

Earth

Earth

Earth

Earth

The Arcadia is actually moving toward Earth?

They are finally coming.

Why did we not hear about it from your agent?

We lost contact.

Don't let them get close to the Earth's sacred area.

Please, allow me to use the Kaleido Star system.

With it, I can assure you we can get rid of the Arcadia.

The Kaleido Star system?

It enables us to instantly collapse a neutron star...

and produce a very powerful energy beam out of the collected photons.

It is under the jurisdiction of the provincial resource management office.

However, do you know what would happen if Harlock detonates his dimensional bombs first?

For him, the dimensional bombs are part of an ultimate plan to...

unlock the junction points of time and space.

He won't use them on a whim.

If we want to win, we absolutely need to use the Kaleido Star system.

Any mistake would destroy the universe.

No one knows what our agent is doing.

Your Lordship, what is your final decision?

Use of the Kaleido Star system has been allowed.

Do all you can to stop him.

You don't seem disturbed that we lost communications with Yama...

One must always prepare more than one battle plan.

Did you intend to abandon him from the start?

Do you really hate Yama that much?

Orders from Gaia Sanction Command.

To all ships of the Gaia fleet, set sail.

Repeat: All ships of the Gaia fleet, set sail.

To all ships of the Gaia fleet

To all moored warships, prepare to lift beams.

All ships get ready to set sail.

After reaching with the rest of the fleet,

prepare for the next phase.

After 45 minutes of solar recharge...

power up your skip engine.

Once your engine is fully charged, prepare to engage skip.

This is the Oceanus. Coordinates for the fleet acknowledged.

Fleet commander Lu Wali speaking.

Under order of his excellency Ezra,

every ship in the fleet must engage their skip engines...

and get ready for battle.

Your orders, Admiral.

We will now engage the Arcadia at the very limit of the Solar system.

Prepare for battle!

Understood!

All ships link jump coordinates and prepare to skip!

Prepare to set up a defensive line

in the area near Pluto.

All ships in the fleet, engage skip!

My old friend...

This will be our final voyage.

Am I weary?

I can't be.

Red alert! Enemy fleet approaching!

A 36,000 strong enemy fleet located in front of us.

They're making a defensive line in front of the Solar system.

There are other ships appearing behind us.

They are approaching at 0.24 the speed of light.

They have us cornered!

What are your orders?

Full speed ahead.

We'll take them upfront.

Roger!

Dark Matter engine to full power!

Get the main cannons ready

and deploy all of the defensive turrets!

What a grand welcome.

Arcadia detected in front of us.

They're heading straight at us.

They are trying to penetrate our defenses.

They activated their Dark Matter shield.

All battleships. Lock guns on the Arcadia.

Awaiting orders, Admiral.

Wait...

Just a little more...

Brother

Now!

Battle Fleet, fire at will!

The battleships are mistakenly shooting each other...

Hold your fire! Hold your fire!

Stop shooting each other!

We have an emergency situation.

A hologram?

He planned this.

The Arcadia has been located heading towards Saturn.

Admiral?

2nd Fleet, skip drive to their location.

136 enemy units just materialized within a 7400m radius.

They were waiting for us.

We've been detected.

They're not as stupid as they look.

Yama

The Arcadia is trying to contact us. They are using the Gaia Fleet's network.

Accept the connection.

Brother

So, you are still alive.

Please back off your fleet.

Harlock's goal isn't to destroy the universe.

The Elder Council is still open to reason.

Try to negotiate with them.

Is that all you had to say?

You disappoint me.

Terminate the connection.

Brother!

Ready the Kaleido Star system!

The Kaleido Star system collapses neutron stars...

and converts them into a powerful light source.

If we manage to concentrate that energy into a single point...

even the Arcadia won't stand a chance.

Deploy battleships 84 and 93 of the second fleet. Flank the Arcadia on both sides.

I'll use light to dispel the darkness that has followed you for the last hundred years.

Four powerful gravitational fields just appeared around the fleet.

What is it?

It's huge...

The estimated area of destruction is quite large.

Energy beam...

Irradiate!

Debris are approaching...

Increasing shield to full strength.

The Kaleido Star System is entering its cool down state.

Alert! Incoming debris!

Sensors registering electromagnetic interference.

2 minutes before they can be effective again.

Quickly, visually confirm their location!

Scan the area with a telescopic lens.

The Arcadia is nowhere to be found!

She disappeared?

No sign of her.

Was it still a hologram?

Why?

We were so close.

Arcadia detected at aft starboard!

What?

The battleships are too slow to turn around.

Battleship "Nei Lede" completely destroyed.

The "Ares" also suffered heavy damages.

Regroup all intact battleships and close all the existing gaps.

The Arcadia is changing course...

They are coming back...

The Arcadia is here!

Yama...

97% of the fleet received major damage.

Including the Oceanus, there's only 17 combat worthy ships left.

Try to hold on!

Brother, resisting is useless.

The Gaia Fleet's flagship is in very bad shape.

You should abandon it.

The Oceanus will be used as a bargaining chip.

To signal the Gaia Sanction that we have hostages.

Good job.

All thanks to you, brother.

I told you I would use the fleet as a lure.

However, who told you about the rest of the plan?

Was it Nami?

Leave her out of this.

I want to take a bet on Harlock's mission.

So that Humankind can start over again.

And then we would...

Start over?

You don't understand anything.

We are about to reach the Earth's Sanctuary zone.

After waiting for a hundred years, we will finally be able to use the Earth's junction point.

Here we can start over.

Yeah but what will happen if we install the dimensional bomb on Earth?

Won't Earth be destroyed?

The Captain knows what he's doing.

Have a little faith.

Harlock is not telling you everything.

We are getting close to the secured zone. You will be able to see for yourself.

What's happening?

A hologram? It was only a fake? That's not Earth!

What does this mean?

It means...

that Harlock is the one that committed a great sin.

That blue surface was just an holographic projection?

Captain!

100 years ago, humans were scattered throughout the universe...

everyone fought to be allowed to come back to Earth.

The Homecoming war

Tired of that endless conflict,

humans tried to end the war by following The Gaia Sanction's teachings.

Declaring Earth as a "Sacred Place".

No one must set foot on it.

It was at that time that the Gaia Fleet was tasked to defend Earth.

Harlock was in command of a Death Shadow fleet.

Harlock?

The fleet was made of 4 Death Shadow battleships, all equipped with Dark Matter engines.

An invincible armada.

One man managed to resurrect a lost civilization.

His name was Toshiro, a former Gaia Fleet Officer.

He and Harlock became best friends.

Our race was facing impending doom. He saved us all.

As our thanks, we agreed to give him all of our technology.

Harlock continued to defend Earth

But...

the Gaia Sanction began giving special treatment to politicians.

That was the price for peace.

Beautiful words can't end a war.

But,

that man decided to revolt.

Earth was a holy shrine.

That convinced Harlock to start fighting for what he believed.

He hated the Gaia Sanction's betrayal.

Toshiro!

And the Gaia Sanction felt the same about him.

Toshiro...

Harlock was cornered.

He told me to release the Dark Matter Energy.

He thought that covering Earth with Dark Matter,

would really protect her...

But he didn't know how dangerous it was.

And the worst happened.

Harlock's expectation wasn't met.

The Dark Matter Energy covered Earth.

Devouring everything that came in contact with it.

It was too late, everything was gone.

But...

that man survived.

Harlock was no longer the same person he had been.

He was transformed into a cursed pirate surrounded by Dark Matter Energy.

5 years after the end of the of war,

Harlock stole the 100 dimensional bombs from The Gaia Sanction headquarters.

And then, he disappeared.

His purpose...

To use the bombs throughout the universe according to the junction point theory of the Nibelung.

The Gaia Sanction came to that conclusion.

He couldn't bear the burden of his crime and wanted to end it all.

Yama,

You must stop this.

If we untie the junctions, what will become of the universe?

The universe is a little like an incredibly large bubble.

The junctions act like corks.

If you pull them all simultaneously,

everything will return to nothingness,

and then will be reborn again.

Reborn again...

What do you mean?

It's the only way.

After all,

Humanity is only a brief moment in the entire history of the universe.

The fact that we exist,

or that we even came into existence to begin with,

won't matter anymore once we become extinct.

When people began understanding that, they tried to return to Earth.

Our mother world.

But our birthplace is dead.

The Earth is telling us to go back to the beginning.

By giving me a cursed ship

and an immortal body that isn't even allowed to die...

The only way to repent would be...

to end it all.

Don't blame yourself!

As our Captain, you saved us from our old lives.

That's who you are.

Kei, start activating the Dimensional bombs...

What is it?

Harlock

Let me take care of that...

You need to survive.

Miime

What's happening?

We are moving away from Earth

Who's doing this?

My old friend...

Are you betraying me now?

The Oceanus traction cables have been disconnected!

This is the mechanical room!

The prisoners have escaped!

How?

Quickly, report.

Close all the emergency exits!

The captives are armed with weapons!

Don't allow them to get to the bridge!

You!

Kei, you said to me once...

it's better to die than live without hope...

Listen everyone,

I know your are looking for someone who can fix this.

But...

So, this is your answer?

Probably...

You're immortal, right?

No, that thing will go through my body and kill me.

Space Criminal Code S-OO999

Harlock

Has violated Article 62 of the law, terrorizing and bringing terror to the universe.

You're under arrest.

We just received breaking news.

The Gaia Sanction has just announced that

the 100 year old fugitive that went against the peace agreements,

the Space Pirate Captain Harlock, and his crew of 40 people,

has been arrested by the Gaia Fleet.

You are now in charge of central command.

Brother, where's Nami?

She's none of your concern.

Why did you betray me?

Ah, forget it.

Of course, your heart always belonged to Yama.

You're really oblivious.

I wanted to thank you for your kindness.

I wanted to eliminate your hatred.

Don't try to lecture me!

Look...

Who do you think is responsible for leaving you like that?

Nevertheless,

why did you chose him?

I think I understand now...

The person that makes you suffer isn't Yama.

It's me.

You're right, I loved Yama since the beginning.

Shut up!

I never fell in love with you.

That's enough! Don't say it!

Never!

Stop it!

I lied to you.

I'm sorry, Ezra

Nami...

I liked you very much.

Besides,

I'll always be with you.

Fool...

Fool!

Fool! Fool!

Fool!

Take this.

Nami recorded that video...

She used a compromised network.

Because of it, her life support system malfunctioned.

It's a pity.

That's a lie...

Ezra, you put her into that!

Look, Yama

These flowers grow on this planet.

Those are your mother's flowers.

They turned out to be strong and bloomed beautifully.

Ezra persuaded me to manage the greenhouse.

I hope you will look at these flowers someday.

Even though you hate them now.

No matter how much hate you are carrying,

you need to let it go.

If you do, all your pain will go away.

You know,

Ezra has always been at my side.

His gentleness made me feel at ease.

That's why I chose Ezra.

So, don't blame yourself.

Someday if you meet someone that's important to you,

please remember me.

We are family.

You look very weak.

As expected.

You will be executed this afternoon.

The source of your immortality,

the Dark Matter, is about to fail you this time.

The curse that you were given will be removed.

It's futile.

What was your goal?

Could it be that you wanted to re-do it all over again?

Sometimes people hold on to a dream...

knowing something wonderful could happen...

to other people...

no matter who they are...

Good luck with your...

Freedom

Today,

the time has come for the famous space pirate Captain Harlock and his crew

to accept the merciful gift of death offered by Gaia.

The execution will be broadcasted live, directly from the Gaia Sanction network.

As of now, most of the Elders have officially taken their seats.

High Supreme Court of Gaia.

Order and peace!

Order and peace!

Our Homeworld,

Mother Earth,

Gaia,

who scattered her children throughout the universe

May you shine forever

until the day

all of your children fall asleep.

Even if...

It's only a dream...

Stop saying such nonsense!

It hurts to say this but,

we're going to die.

What did you say?

Stop acting like children.

What was that?

Isn't this fine? We were never welcome anywhere else,

except on this ship.

But the problem is...

What is it?

The Captain doesn't care if we die.

You're just like Yama.

You're the worst!

You don't have the right to complain!

Just like you, and me...

everyone gathered around the Captain to feed off of his despair.

The execution will commence in 10 min!

All guards are to exit the ship.

I repeat.

All guards are to exit the ship.

Hey, they told us to evacuate.

What's up with that guy?

Collapsing field beginning to take shape.

Maintaining singularity barriers.

Monitoring the osmotic quantum gravity dispersion state.

Space collapse rate reaching optimal level.

Space collapse rate going over the critical point.

Releasing some pressure.

Optimal breakthrough level reached.

Incineration will start in 10 seconds.

9...

8...

7...

6...

5...

4...

3...

The incinerator unit has exploded!

Gauges are badly damaged!

The Dark Matter Energy is overflowing!

Get out now!

What are you doing?

I was wrong...

It's too late!

The Gaia Sanction is wrong too.

Even Harlock. Everyone is wrong.

Let's go to Earth, you'll see what I mean.

There's something you need to see.

Why should we trust this guy?

We'll talk about that later.

The guards will be here soon.

Let's take off.

Hey, do you trust him?

If you want to die, stay here.

Let's go.

I hate this.

Switch to the inboard views.

Yes!

What's going on?

It's a rebellion...

They are trying to delay the execution.

Quickly, terminate the broadcast!

Dispose of them at once!

Understood!

Attention! All space soldiers!

Find them quickly and don't let them escape the Arcadia!

I'm not going to run anymore!

We need you for the ship.

Let's fight them, Captain!

You're the only one who can control it.

Hurry!

Stand up, Captain!

You may have taken away mankind's Homeworld,

but you gave us shelter.

This battleship.

There is no other place we would rather be.

Harlock

Take a look...

This flower came from Earth.

Hey, what's happening...

It's a sign of the Earth's rebirth. There is still hope.

Nothing has completely ended, everything can start anew.

Even if we were to vanish, this flower...

will continue to be fertile on Earth.

Life always finds a way... and who knows, maybe humans will too.

Humanity can be reborn.

This flower is proof...

This is...

Freedom

My old friend...

The Dark Matter energy is continuing to amplify.

We're unable to contain it.

They just skipped. Where did they go?

They are heading toward the Sanctuary zone.

Toward Earth?

Mobilize all our forces in the Solar system!

We must prevent the Arcadia from reaching Earth!

What's the status of the Oceanus?

Repairs are not yet complete.

Get her ready to launch anyway.

Yes, sir!

Amazing, the ship is moving by herself...

She's heading toward Earth.

Could she be aiming for the junction point?

Yattaran,

infiltrate the Gaia Sanction's galaxy network.

The Hyperspace Communications should allow us to communicate with everyone simultaneously.

We're going to get rid of Earth's hologram satellites.

In order to reveal the truth to the whole universe.

Yama,

are you ready to show them the true face of Earth?

Their ship just reappeared from skip exactly as we expected.

They will not go any further...

Prepare the ship for combat!

They have a lot of ships.

Our goal is the hologram satellites.

Don't get distracted.

Yattaran, are you ready yet?

It's not that easy.

They're targeting the hologram satellites.

Don't let them succeed!

Hull armor in critical condition!

Yattaran!

Alright then,

come, come, come, come!!!

Linking into the Gaia Sanction's network right now...

Success!

Yama...

We can't avoid her!

This is the Arcadia...

To all the people around the universe,

don't look away,

see with your own eyes.

The Gaia Sanction wants to hide

the true face of Earth from you.

Because of past wars...

that beautiful planet has been turned into this.

Stop the broadcast!

But...

don't despair, there is hope.

Earth is still alive.

That dead world is living again.

It's an extremely fragile life.

It's not too late to nurture it,

and to preserve it.

Don't just rely on dreams.

Don't be afraid to face the truth.

We can take our first step toward recovery.

We are not alone in the universe.

Even if our race were to vanish...

Life will continue to grow.

Look in front of you,

until your last breath.

This life proves one thing.

We still have hope.

That's really stupid!

What they are doing will destroy all order in the universe!

Stop the Arcadia as soon as possible!

Don't panic.

The Jovian Blaster will take care of this.

The Jovian Blaster?

It's a weapon from the Homecoming war.

Complete your mission by using that ultimate weapon.

But...

The Arcadia is orbiting Earth.

Earth...

That sacred place is no longer...

the beautiful blue planet it once was.

We must consider some sacrifices.

Please wait! Your Lordship!

Retreat the fleet, Ezra.

Enemy ships are retreating.

What are they doing?

The Gaia Fleet...

You think they are giving up that easily?

Something's approaching...

The Oceanus!

Ezra

Approaching ramming speed!

Why is he pushing us like that?

The enemy is anchoring the ship!

They are boarding us!

They'll pay for this!

Kei, are you alright?

This is not like you...

Yattaran!

I'm not going to run away anymore!

Ezra, where are you?

Get out of my way!

Circular electromagnetic guiding rails aligned.

Jupiter's rotation speed increasing.

Getting ready to fire.

Atmospheric plasma reaching excitation state.

Jovian Blaster charged at 60%

Rotation rate is still rising.

Jupiter is gradually deforming...

180 seconds remaining until critical output.

The Oceanus rammed into the Arcadia during the fight.

They are still fighting...

Never mind that.

We can sacrifice them.

Do not despair.

So you've become the Savior, Yama?

Where are you Ezra?

You couldn't even save the woman you loved.

And you want to save mankind? What a joke.

I got you now.

You are too naive.

You put all your hopes...

into our mother's flower.

But the flower...

Bloomed!

It's too late!

Nami would still be alive if not for you!

That beam was only a test...

The next beam coming from Jupiter will destroy the Arcadia and Earth with it.

You...

Captain, please go.

Miime, I have a last task for you.

Protect Earth.

You are the only one that always remained faithful.

They were not able to fully control the canon.

It's OK, that beam was a good test.

It hasn't been fired since the end of the Homecoming war.

It was to be expected.

Correct aim and fire again!

Second plasma energy extraction at 95%

Target values reached.

Auxiliary plasma level sustained.

Aligning the magnetic rings.

Preparing to open the force field!

Firing mechanism is locked on the target.

Targeting the Arcadia.

Automatic tracking system enabled.

This will be our last sight of Her.

The memory will be more than enough.

After all, mankind can't go on living forever.

Harlock, are you fine with this?

I'm sorry Miime.

If only I...

It's alright.

I'm not sad.

Even in death...

I know that life is an eternal loop.

Release all the Dark Matter.

This can't be.

What happened?

The Arcadia moved away.

Preventing Earth from getting hit.

The Oceanus.

Damn you, Ezra.

You allowed us to save Earth...

by ramming the Arcadia into us.

Why?

I wanted to see...

Nami's flowers.

They're really beautiful.

Brother...

Brother!

Earth is starting to recover.

Mankind will try to come back once again.

The Homecoming war will repeat itself.

Using this will prevent it from happening.

All the Dark Matter Energy has been released.

Maybe now is the time to kill me.

You want to shoot?

Another time, maybe. Let's enjoy the world that Nami and Ezra gave us.

Is that so?

If one day you find that mankind is making the same mistakes again,

I hope you won't hesitate to use it...

Curses and terror...

Are always repeating in a cycle.

As long as mankind exists,

we must make sure that the Captain Harlock's myth...

continues to exist

forever...

This is the Planetary Joint Army

We have the area surrounded.

Please relinquish your ship

If there are survivors left on the ship,

throw away your weapons now.

If you refuse to surrender,

we'll start attacking again.

From the day Harlock saved me, I pledged myself to him.

I won't die as long as the Arcadia lives...

Arcadia

Take off!

Humanity grew older...

No matter how far away we may go, there is nothing to be found.

Everything stays the same.

Nevertheless, that man is still looking...

And no one knows why he continues to do so.

Just the thought of another day

How did we end up this way

What did we do wrong?

God

Even though the days go on

So far so far away from

It seems so close

Always weighing on my shoulder

A time like no other

It all changed on that day

Sadness and so much pain

You can touch the sorrow here

I don't know what to blame

I just watch and watch again

Even though the days go on

So far so far away from

It seems so close

Even though the days go on

So far so far away from

It seems so close

What did it leave behind?

What did it take from us and wash away?

It may be long

But with our hearts start a new

And keep it up and not give up

With our heads held high

You have seen hell and made it back again

How to forget? We can't forget

The lives that were lost along the way

And then you realize that wherever you go

There you are

Time won't stop

So we keep moving on

Yesterday's night turns to light

Tomorrow's night returns to light

Be the light

Always weighing on my shoulder

A time like no other

It all changed on that day

Sadness and so much pain

Anyone can close their eyes

Pretend that nothing is wrong

Open your eyes

And look for light

What did it leave behind?

What did it take from us and wash away?

It may be long

But with our hearts start a new

And keep it up and not give up

With our heads held high

You have seen hell and made it back again

How to forget? We can't forget

The lives that were lost along the way

And then you realize that wherever you go

There you are

Time won't stop

So we keep moving on

Yesterday's night turns to light

Tomorrow's night returns to light

Be the light

Some days just pass by

And some days are unforgettable

We can't choose the reason why

But we can choose what to do from the day after

So with that hope, with that determination

Let's make tomorrow a brighter and better day