Anime like Hakugei Densetsu

also known as Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

Genres: Adventure Sci-Fi

What is Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick about?

Studio: Studio Junio , Annapuru
Status: Finished

A courageous young man tries to find the only person who can save his planet from the most terrifying beast in the universe -- the great white whale Moby Dick -- in this futuristic anime adventure set in 4699. But locating the outlaw Captain Ahab and his elusory crew of whale hunters and persuading them to put an end to the leviathan's long reign of terror won't be easy. Will Ahab take up the challenge one more time?

Tags: Space Opera , Classic Literature , Space , Robots , Primarily Male Cast , Amnesia

Here is a list of Anime similar to Hakugei Densetsu

Treasure Island

Takarajima

Also known as Treasure Island.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Mystery

Jim Hawkins is a young boy that is led by progressive events to embark on a journey searching for the legendary treasure of the once dreaded pirate, Captain Flint.



Tags: Pirates , Ships , Classic Literature , Travel , Foreign , Historical , Survival , Coming of Age , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , War , Time Skip , Ghost
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Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

Also known as Cowboy Bebop.

Studio: Sunrise , Bandai Visual , Bandai Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

Enter a world in the distant future, where Bounty Hunters roam the solar system. Spike and Jet, bounty hunting partners, set out on journeys in an ever struggling effort to win bounty rewards to survive.

While traveling, they meet up with other very interesting people. Could Faye, the beautiful and ridiculously poor gambler, Edward, the computer genius, and Ein, the engineered dog be a good addition to the group?

Tags: Space , Crime , Episodic , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Noir , Travel , Guns , Cyberpunk , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Philosophy , Terrorism , Tomboy , Heterosexual , Cowboys , Martial Arts , Cyborg , Amnesia , Anti-Hero , Gambling , Yakuza , Drugs , Female Protagonist , Police , Cult , Nudity , Tanned Skin , Circus
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

Fushigi no Umi no Nadia

Also known as Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water.

Studio: Gainax , NHK , Sogo Vision , Sei Young Animation , Sentai Filmworks , Animatsu Entertainment , KORAD , Group TAC
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Romance , Sci-Fi

In 1889, the world is on the pinnacle of great discoveries in technology. In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Raltique, and the mysterious captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis. Based on the Novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne.



Tags: Historical , Ships , Coming of Age , Steampunk , Foreign , Heterosexual , Robots , Lost Civilization , Tanned Skin , Circus , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Tragedy , Love Triangle , Space , Religion , Royal Affairs , Mythology , Cyborg
Outlaw Star

Seihou Bukyou Outlaw Star

Also known as Outlaw Star.

Studio: Sunrise , Sotsu , Victor Entertainment , Bandai Entertainment , Selecta Visión
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Sci-Fi

Gene Starwind is a jack-of-all-trades responsible for odd jobs and bounty hunting with his partner, Jim Hawking. Stuck on a rundown planet, he’s going nowhere fast. But when a bodyguard job goes sideways, he finds himself the proud owner of the Outlaw Star and on an adventure to find the mysterious Galactic Leyline. Facing pirates and dangers galore, can he survive the journey through space?



Tags: Space , Artificial Intelligence , Assassins , Primarily Adult Cast , Aliens , Male Protagonist , Pirates , Seinen , Guns , Lost Civilization , Nekomimi , Tomboy , Space Opera , Magic
Captain Harlock Space Pirate

Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock

Also known as Captain Harlock Space Pirate.

Studio: Toei Animation , Studio Nue , Discotek
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

The year is 2977. Mankind has become complacent and stagnant. All work is done by machines, while humans spend all their time on entertainment. But when a mysterious invader from the stars catches Earth unawares, only the legendary space pirate Captain Harlock and the crew of the Arcadia have the will to stand against them.



Tags: Space Opera , Pirates , Aliens , Space , Seinen , Fugitive , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Nudity
Space Symphonic Poem Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Side Story~

Uchuu Koukyoushi Maetel: Ginga Tetsudou 999 Gaiden

Also known as Space Symphonic Poem Maetel ~Galaxy Express 999 Side Story~.

Studio: Azeta Pictures
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sci-Fi

Maetel abandoned her mother and her home planet, the doomed and frozen La Metal, where people must become cyborgs to survive. When she is beckoned to return, her options seem slim: follow her mother's path (and with it a robot mind and the contempt of all humans), or run away and fight with humans against the machines. Yet, she is not without comrades and defenders. If she can accept the friendship of beings of metal who desire peace, and oppose those who think being made of flesh and blood is enough to make one human, she may still have a chance to find her own path.



Tags: Space , Cyberpunk , Military , Trains
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