Japan Synopsis
わが青春のアルカディア
After a drawn-out, viciously-fought war, the earth has been conquered by the alien Illumidus Empire. Harlock, a captain in earth's fleet, crashes his ship to prevent the Illumidus from using it, and flat-out refuses to join them. With the help of his allies, Tochiro and the space pirate Emereldas, and his lover Miya, he wages a private and bitter war against the Illumidus.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Animation + Action in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Action genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth itself).
The 1981–1983 Japan Window
Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth holds position #33 of 68 Japan films in the 1981–1983 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1980s in Japan, 280 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth premiered alongside 20 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Japan films in 1982.
The 583rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
58 audience reviews — more than 67% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (67th percentile) outruns trending popularity (49th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Arcadia of My Youth, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- witch · 22
- pirate · 20
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- world war ii · 55
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,748 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,797 of 2,532 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation |
| Runtime | 2h 10m |
| Release Date | July 28, 1982 |
| IMDb | tt0084881 |