Space Pirate Captain Harlock(宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロックUchū Kaizoku Kyaputen Hārokku) is a manga series written and illustrated by Leiji Matsumoto, serialized Akita Shoten's Play Comic from 1977 to 1979. The series was adapted into an animated television series in 1978 directed by Rintaro and produced by Toei Animation. The series follows the titular Captain, an outcast turned space pirate after he rebelled against Earth's Government and mankind's general apathy.