Captain Harlock

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It looks like Hot Toys has crafted something of a treasure for toy collectors who dug this year's CG animated Space Pirate Captain Harlock feature. The toymaker has released new images of not only its 1/6 scale Captain Harlock packed with multiple hands, a sword, a blaster and Mr. Bird -- but also a deluxe version of the figure sitting atop the huge Throne of Arcadia.

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Fans have been treated to a number of images and trailers since news first broke that Toei would be rebooting Captain Harlock with a CG animated feature film back in 2010, but the latest promo footage finally cements that the antihero and his crew will be sailing onto the silver screen (and deep into our hearts) by later this year...

Webcomics: Ryan Pequin captures the full Akira experience in just four panels... well, an approximation of the full Akira experience. You should still read the full manga by Katsuhiro Otomo if you haven't already. Food: Sanji, star chef of the Straw Hat Pirates on One Piece, is getting his own restaurant in Universal Studios Japan this summer...

Fans of swashbuckling Japanese space drama are in for a pretty solid set of big screen releases over the next two years. Yesterday we got a look at "Space Battleship Yamato's" live action trailer, while today brings anime fans their first look at the CG animated "Space Pirate Captain Harlock" trailer...

Earlier this week we relayed the relatively amorphous news that Toei Animation has plans to complete new "Space Pirate Captain Harlock" and "Daikuu Maryu Gaiking" CG animated features for international audiences. According to Anime News Network things are moving right along at Toei, however, which has released new promotional images teasing the look of the film and has reported

Two of Toei Animation's biggest animated franchises from the late '70s could be making a worldwide comeback with "Space Captain Harlock" and "Daikuu Maryu Gaiking" set for CG animated cinematic releases set for 2012. According to Anime News Network, Toei has plans to produce and distribute computer generated animated features based on both the space drama and the super robot fi