

I haven't seen the original series of _Captain Harlock_ , however I recently
watched the [movie](http://myanimelist.net/anime/17269/Captain_Harlock) during
our most recent [Weekend Anime
Extra](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/q/2767/17758).

I feel like I followed along with the plot pretty well, and understood where
the story was the whole time... That is until we got to the last few minutes
and everything I knew just went out the window. So, it seems everyone just
came back to life and the legend of Captain Harlock is going to continue, but
why?

Basically, I'm looking for an explanation of what happened at the end. Why did
everyone come back to life?


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What happened at the end of the movie?


Basically, Harlock activates the detonators each time and he dies, and logan
is replacing him. At this point if you didn't understood, logan is harlock.
Although this time, he did not activate the detonators by seeing logan (his
younger self) eager for life and merelly having the same dream harlock once
had for earth and humanity. At this point, he's steping back in command
allowing logan to lead arcadia and the crew. That's why you see 2 of them in
the end, and that's why the crew revived and the dark matter came back.

The movie gave you a big hint at the start by saying: "Far, far in the
future... Or perhaps, the distant past..."

Hope it solved the trouble you had with the ending.


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At the end, after the Arcadia has crash-landed on earth, a fleet arrives and
signals "This is the Solar Federation, ...". The Solar Federation has been
non-existent for 100 years in the main plot. This already tells you all you
need to know.


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