MISC. MANGA, *Captain Harlock: Space Captain-Dimensional Voyage

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the OG anime man's man, Dimensional Voyage is a manga reboot of Space Pirate Captain Harlock. Leiji Matsumoto returns to write the new take, but with artwork being supplied by Koichi Shimahoshi. It is still set in the wonky timeline of the Leijiverse, which also includes titles like Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999.

Set in the very distant future, Earth has been invaded by various aliens, decimated in human wars, and run by dystopian governments. The current Prime Minister of Earth is a self-absorbed oaf more interested in his golf game than how humanity is suffering. The alien empire of Mazon ruled by Queen Raflesia is planning yet another takeover of Earth as they see it as their prophesized holy land. Outlaw pirate Harlock leads the crew of the starship Arcadia plan on confronting the Mazon forces and their double agent Paphio posing as the Prime Minister's assistant. The Mazons assassinate the scientist Dr. Daiba who threatens to expose their invasion, leaving Daiba's son Tadashi to join Harlock in his new crusade.

Dimensional Voyage is a new look at the Captain Harlock franchise, although trying to figure where in the Leijiverse's history is slightly hard to put a pin in. Shimahoshi's artwork does provide the character a fresh boost for new millennial otaku, although the original series does still hold its own separate charm to it despite the updated look.