Overall Rating 7.3 out of 10 - Near great show, that could have been much better.
I recommend watching.
Best thing about this anime is Herlock himself. He is awesome and for the most part very relatable to me. I am the same kind of strong silent and willful type with Nordic temper/character.
This show loves and worships Herlock so much that it even makes most other characters about twice as short compared to him. Miime and Key are the only crew members of roughly the same size.
So, if you like Herlock you will enjoy this show overall. If not, then you probably won't.
Herlock is independent and unconventional hero who does what he wants and rejects all duty and obligations. He achieves great things despite that.
This time around story is actually rather psychological and philosophical even. This installment of Herlock saga tries to be as deep and profound as Revolutionary Girl Utena, SEL or Umineko. It even has some of the SEL vibe to it.
Being deep and profound kind of works half of the time. Some good ideas are often mixed with some cliches of living like 'real men' and such. It is somewhat intellectually stimulating, nevertheless. I would say it begins and ends rather poorly, but middle part is rather good.
Art quality overall is rather good for 2002. However, the show deliberately imitates old style art of the original Herlock of 1978, so many characters are in that deliberately retro style.
Overall, I can recommend this for everyone. It is probably more accessible for a modern anime fan than old original Herlock and also much shorter than it. It can nevertheless introduce you to this legendary Space Captain, one of the best anime characters of all time.
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