"When the oceans of the Earth died, people said: 'the time has come for the end of mankind'... And, of the infinite ocean overhead, whyfore, they closed their eyes, and fervently mourned the future of mankind. Of the few men who, gritting their teeth, trusting in the bright new futures of mankind, embarked on this new infinite ocean, the universe, those people pointed their fingers and laughed, jeering, 'Outlaws, chasing a hopeless dream'... This is the story of such a time, a long time ago, in the year 2977 A.D."

"Our story occurs a long time ago, in 2977 A.D. In those remote times, Earth's inhabitants used to live in a state of prosperity. Patient and reliable robots used to exploit other planets' resources in order to derive all possible goods to be carried to Earth. The Government used to provide Earth's populace with everything necessary and no one needed to work any longer. In order to prevent rebellions and riots, the Government used to broadcast in all houses ipnotic radiations, by suitably manipulating radio-TV waves. As a consequence, almost all human beings on Earth were kept in a state of comfortable numbness, when... suddenly.... all astronomic observatories on Earth were destroyed by terrible explosions. All famous astronomers vanished, or were murdered by misterious hands. Of all this was blamed he who wandered alone as an outlaw of the spaces: Captain Harlock. And Harlock was sentenced to death."

"Everyone of us has an inside world that is closely guarded,
a world that few others are able to fathom,
and thus envelops oneself in a silence that is strength and weakness at the same time,
ending up in a war that demands everything and perhaps gives nothing."