Hakugei Densetsu

Hakugei Densetsu

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick
Legend of the White Whale

Japanese

白鯨伝説

English

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

Information

Type

TV

Aired

Apr 9, 1997 to May 12, 1999

Episodes

26

Duration

23 min per ep

Broadcast

Wednesdays at 18:30 (JST)

Studios

Studio Junio
Annapuru

Licensors

ADV Films

Status

Finished Airing

Source

Original

Rating

PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Themes

Space

Demographics

Statistics

Rank

6491

Score

6.59

Scored by

1459

Popularity

8510

Members

5563

Favorites

33

External Links

Synopsis

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 illusory 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?

Background

The series was temporarily cancelled after episode 18 due to issues with production quality and the production company's bankruptcy. The series production was transferred to Tezuka Productions and began reairing in October 1998.

Characters

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