What order to watch “Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey” in
The “Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey” franchise has 11 seasons, 11 movies and 7 OVAs/specials. Below is the recommended watch order by release date — the story unfolds in sequence, without spoilers.
Recommended watch order
29 entries by release date
Start hereUchu kaizoku kyaputen Harokku
Season 1
Series19787.7

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Riddle of the Arcadia Episode
Movie
Movie19787.0

Ginga tetsudou 999
Season 2
Series19787.8

Ginga tetsudou 999
Movie
Movie19797.6

Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Kimi wa senshi no yô ni ikirareru ka!?
Season 3
Series19796.4

Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Garasu no Kurea
Movie
Movie19806.5

Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Eien no tabibito Emeraldas
Season 4
Series19806.9

Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Kimi wa haha no yô ni aiseru ka!!
Season 5
Series19806.7
SequelSayônara, ginga tetsudô Surî-Nain: Andromeda shûchakueki
Movie
Movie19817.3

Shin taketori monogatari: 1000-nen joô
Season 6
Series19817.3

Sen-nen joô
Movie
Movie19826.9
PrequelWaga seishun no Arcadia
Movie
Movie19827.5

Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my Youth - Endless Orbit SSX
Season 7
Series19827.4

Ginga tetsudo Three-Nine: Eternal Fantasy
Movie
Movie19986.6

Queen Emeraldas
OVA
OVA19986.9
PrequelKasei ryodan Danasight Four-Nine
OVA
OVA19985.9
SequelHerlock Saga: Nibelung no Yubiwa
OVA
OVA19996.7

Torajima no Miime
Special
Special19996.0
PrequelMaetel Legend
OVA
OVA20006.6
Side storyCosmo Warrior Zero
Series20016.6

Gun Frontier
Season 8
Series20026.6
You are hereSide storySpace Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
OVA
OVA200213 ep.7.3

The Galaxy Railways
Season 9
Series20037.1
PrequelUchû kôkyôshi Mater: Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine gaiden
Season 10
Series20046.8
SequelGinga Tetsudou Monogatari: Wasurerareta Toki no Wakusei
OVA
OVA20066.8

Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Movie
Movie20137.3
PrequelZero Seiki Movie 1: Emeraldas
Movie
Movie
SequelZero Seiki Movie 2: Herlock
Movie
Movie
SequelZero Seiki Movie 3: Maetel
Movie
Movie
Main storyline only
TV seasons without movies, OVAs and specials
- 1Uchu kaizoku kyaputen HarokkuSeason 11978
- 3Ginga tetsudou 999Season 21978
- 5Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Kimi wa senshi no yô ni ikirareru ka!?Season 31979
- 7Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Eien no tabibito EmeraldasSeason 41980
- 8Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Kimi wa haha no yô ni aiseru ka!!Season 51980
- 10Shin taketori monogatari: 1000-nen joôSeason 61981
- 13Captain Harlock: Arcadia of my Youth - Endless Orbit SSXSeason 71982
- 20Cosmo Warrior ZeroSeries2001
- 21Gun FrontierSeason 82002
- 23The Galaxy RailwaysSeason 92003
- 24Uchû kôkyôshi Mater: Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine gaidenSeason 102004
Movies and specials
Watch after the matching season, or at the end
- 2Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Riddle of the Arcadia EpisodeMovie1978
- 4Ginga tetsudou 999Movie1979
- 6Ginga tetsudô Three-Nine: Garasu no KureaMovie1980
- 9Sayônara, ginga tetsudô Surî-Nain: Andromeda shûchakuekiMovie1981
- 11Sen-nen joôMovie1982
- 12Waga seishun no ArcadiaMovie1982
- 14Ginga tetsudo Three-Nine: Eternal FantasyMovie1998
- 15Queen EmeraldasOVA1998
- 16Kasei ryodan Danasight Four-NineOVA1998
- 17Herlock Saga: Nibelung no YubiwaOVA1999
- 18Torajima no MiimeSpecial1999
- 19Maetel LegendOVA2000
- 22Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless OdysseyOVA2002
- 25Ginga Tetsudou Monogatari: Wasurerareta Toki no WakuseiOVA2006
- 26Space Pirate Captain HarlockMovie2013
- 27Zero Seiki Movie 1: EmeraldasMovie
- 28Zero Seiki Movie 2: HerlockMovie
- 29Zero Seiki Movie 3: MaetelMovie
