In the original 1978 TV series , Earth's population has become listless and lazy, kept tranquil by subliminal messages while robots do all the work. Harlock and his crew on the Arcadia represent the last of the "free men" who choose a life of hardship and adventure over comfortable servitude.
Harlock exists in a shared universe with other Matsumoto creations like Galaxy Express 999 , where he was designed as the "ideal self-made man" in contrast to the feminine ideal of the character Maetel. Evolution across Media
The "deep content" of the series explores themes of stagnation and individual will:
In the original 1978 TV series , Earth's population has become listless and lazy, kept tranquil by subliminal messages while robots do all the work. Harlock and his crew on the Arcadia represent the last of the "free men" who choose a life of hardship and adventure over comfortable servitude.
Harlock exists in a shared universe with other Matsumoto creations like Galaxy Express 999 , where he was designed as the "ideal self-made man" in contrast to the feminine ideal of the character Maetel. Evolution across Media
The "deep content" of the series explores themes of stagnation and individual will: