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Jan 22, 2009 10:39 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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This episode the sphere shaped objected crashed and in one of the most unlikely situations ever, saved Mayu from falling to her death.

This was of course after Mayu endured the torture of a really evil headmistress and her crony.
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Jul 19, 2011 11:25 PM
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Those people basically torturing a child... pretty low...
Sep 23, 2011 4:39 PM
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These first two episodes....have not been very good. It's been very generic and cheesy so far. Not liking it, but I'll keep watching.
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Jan 2, 2012 4:50 AM
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Poor Mayu. Adults abusing a child is pretty damn low I bet they wouldn't like it if they had to clean the church floor all day. >_>
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Jan 7, 2012 4:03 AM
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For a moment I thought they were going to kill her off, which would have been amazing, but alas...
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Mar 24, 2013 12:27 PM
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Looks like it's true that Harlock gets good after ~20 episodes. Not that it's bad, but it is a bit slow. Poor Mayu. I hope that fat headmistress died after that crash, but I doubt it. She'll probably be around for a while, torturing poor Mayu again.

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Jul 24, 2015 5:59 PM
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Poor Mauy but atleast she survived, hoping the other bastards that made her go through that died...
Nov 29, 2015 4:34 PM
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It's indeed a miracle Mayu is still alive! But it's good she's still alive, she's super cute :3

Pretty interesting episode in general, I do wonder to where this development will lead the story!
Jan 17, 2017 4:31 PM
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So, our hero leaves a little girl with her tormentors, although he could have saved her easily, and says it's all for her own good. Yeah…
Jun 16, 2017 10:54 AM

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I'm not sure whether to nominate Harlock for the 1978 Gendo Ikari Memorial Trophy for Parenting (a bust of Eva Unit 01's head, possibly with a hand holding a tiny Gendo) or the headmistress of the school for the Miss Trunchbull Memorial Trophy for Excellence in Education.
Jul 27, 2017 10:06 AM
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The black sphere is pretty interesting and I'm surprised to see the plot moving forward as fast as it is. I was expecting more generic episodes of earth police chasing Harlock before any other third element (in this case evil aliens) reared their head. Totally enjoying this series and especially like Mayu's strength and endurance in the face of adversity, she's great!
Jun 24, 2019 1:22 AM

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Aliens have wack technology it seems their bombs arent that strong.
The weird thing about this anime is the "totalitarian regime" on earth doesn't seem very serious. If it was, Harlock would be a total idiot for leaving Mayu on earth. It's honestly surprising that they just dont take her hostage with a gun to her head telling Harlock to come since he's a criminal with death penalty over his name.
Jul 14, 2020 8:35 PM
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Okay, whew, still a lot of jumping around in the plot, but not as bad as the first episode. Still not entirely invested in the characters yet, but I'm in for the long haul now.
Mar 27, 2021 2:02 AM

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Most of the episode was too similar to the first one.

The music was good, like in most classics from the 70s. I guess it was more difficult to cut corners then, since you either had to hire a real orchestra / band or rely on the synths that were more rudimentary than today. And once you are forced to hire a bunch of people instead of just a guy and his Korg, there's bound to be more focus on details instead of creating just a few loops to convey the mood.

Some of the synth sound effects are funny though, one of the space ship sounds is like what is nowadays used as a rumbling stomach.
Jul 25, 2022 7:32 PM

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Meh. Still not bad, and that soundtrack still worked really well, but there still isn't much to keep me watching. I'll try to stick around until at least episode 5.
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Nov 3, 2022 6:12 AM
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"No little Mayu, you can't come aboard the ship and head out into space with me. Your father wanted you to find happiness here on earth. That's why I'm leaving you in an orphanage where you face constant torturous abuse in an attempt to summon me to earth, which by the way is about to be invaded by aliens and the point of impact is right near the orphanage where I'm leaving you." Captain Harlock, Foster-Dad of the Year.
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Dec 15, 2022 2:05 AM

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I do not get it why can't Harlock just take her with him to space.
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Feb 19, 2023 9:56 PM

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Mayu's father doesn't want her in space, but is Earth, in its current form, a good place for her?

That sphere seems to have caused some major damage, but Mayu survived it. Harlock hates the fact that he could not stop the sphere.

Feb 23, 2023 8:13 PM

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Mayu is very cute, I love her already.
I liked this episode more than the first one. It was also cool to show that Harlock can't save everything and everyone all the time.

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