Arcadia Of My Youth
Set against the conquest of Earth by an alien empire and drawing parallels to the post WWII occupation of Japan, Captain Harlock, together with those who will become his lifelong friends, battle against tyranny no matter what the cost.
As they fight the evil Illumidus Empire, the message of the film shines through: that one must stand up for one's beliefs, even when everyone else believes that slavery and suffering are preferable to the sharper pains endured by those who fight for freedom.
AnimEigo's digital presentation of Arcadia of My Youth is proudly depicted in its original, uncut and unedited form.
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Unwatchable - brashley46
The animation is so primitive in this effort that we found it unwatchable. The plot might have rescued it if we'd been able to get past that, but we found a lot of the characterisation heavy-handed as well. I'm sorry, but we are used to higher standards from even the likes of the Dirty Pair and more so the good stuff like Last Exile and Twelve Kingdoms.Not bad - Geekeagle
This anime is the prequel of Captain Harlock series. It introduced Captain Harlock and how he met his crew, Tachiro and Mime, and how his friend Esmeralda came to have a scar on her face. The anime started out very slow and had a lot of idle moments. Only about 30 to 40 minutes into the anime that the action finally began. Although the anime then progressively getting more exciting, there were still a lot of idle moments that I presume to create emotional moments, but to me it was rather badly done. I don't think it measured up to Harlock Saga but it is still worth watching to understand how Captain Harlock became a space pirate, why he dressed the way that became known, and how he acquired the space ship Arcadia.
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Unwatchable - brashley46
The animation is so primitive in this effort that we found it unwatchable. The plot might have rescued it if we'd been able to get past that, but we found a lot of the characterisation heavy-handed as well. I'm sorry, but we are used to higher standards from ...Not bad - Geekeagle
This anime is the prequel of Captain Harlock series. It introduced Captain Harlock and how he met his crew, Tachiro and Mime, and how his friend Esmeralda came to have a scar on her face. The anime started out very slow and had a lot of idle moments. Only ...