I have recently (ok, well, not so recently, really) become interested in finding out more about the the Captain Harlock animes. As far as I am able to gather, there are numerous conflicting timelines and several other series set in the same universe (but not necessarily at the same time).
I know that I saw some of this stuff as a kid. It looks too familiar for me not to have. So far, my checklist of things to investigate is: Arcadia of my Youth, Galaxy Express 999, Maetel Legend, Queen Emeraldas, Queen Millenia, Harlock Saga, Galaxy Railways, Spaceship Yamato, Gun Frontier, etc…
It’s times like this when I sincerely wish I were more fluent than I am. I figure a few quick pokes at some Japanese fan sites or something would answer all of my questions. As it is, the best I can do is dig through outdated English information compiled by people who didn’t know Japanese either 