Pirate Anime Of All Time. Oceans, water, space, planets, and blue are what attracted us at some point. And when we’re talking about these things in visual entertainment, nothing beats a perfectly computer-animated version of all this. And if there are waters and seas, we must not forget who rules all this – pirates. So, to bring you all the computer-animated pirates and the best pirate anime, pick and check out some of the top titles.
Top 30 Of Pirate Anime Of All Time
Since there are enough people who are interested in Pirate Anime, here are the 30 best pirate anime waiting for you:
30. Cobra The Animation: The Psycho Gun
When Utopia More discovers an ancient document that holds the key to unlocking the secrets of the universe, he becomes the target of the pirate guild’s ruthless Gypsy Doc. Utopia finds herself rescued by the easygoing but legendary space pirate, Cobra, whose custom-made Psychogun makes him a force to be reckoned with. Together, the two attempt to stop Gypsy Doc (along with Cobra’s nemesis Crystal Boy) and his efforts to steal the record and use its secrets to rule the universe.
29. Queen Emeraldas
Queen Emeraldas tells the story of Emeraldas, an immortal woman who sails through the cosmos aboard her ship the “Queen Emeraldas”. Navigating like a ghost, feared and admired at the same time, she is a solitary, melancholic and ruthless woman, who is ready to do anything to defend her dreams.
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The story begins on the planet of Argyre, when the young Hiroshi Umino crashes there with his ship accidentally. His ship was the only way to lead him to his dreams, he loses hope after its destruction. He then meets Emeraldas, who saves his life. She reminds him of the reason he launched himself into space: to conquer freedom.
28. Harlock Saga
A mysterious man wearing a white mask steals the Rhine gold from the 3 women who had the mission to protect him from intruders. Previously, he had coerced the governor of the artificial planet Alucion into giving him the rulership of the planet Rhine. He had threatened to eliminate all the inhabitants of the planet if the latter did not reveal the secret to him. The man who wants to seize the Rhine gold nevertheless executes everyone! The man has now taken the direction of the Earth, where he wishes to have the ring forged by Doctor Daiba. It is his son who replaces him and the latter, despite Maetel’s requests, will forge the ring.
27. Arcadia Of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX
Pirate Anime Of All Time. At the end of Arcadia of My Youth, Captain Harlock and the crew of the spaceship Arcadia had been banished from Earth. Earth, as well as many other planets in the universe, had been taken over by the Illumidas, a race of destructive humanoids, who ruin, enslave, and/or destroy almost any inhabitable planet they come across. In Endless Orbit SSX, Harlock battles the Illumidas while searching for a mythical “Planet of Peace,” where all the peoples of the universe can live freely and without war.
26. One Piece: Episode Of Nami
It begins shortly after the end of the Baratie Arc with Nami having stolen the Going Merry and headed back to Arlong Park. Zoro, Usopp and Johnny had already gone after her earlier, and Luffy, Sanji, and Yosaku follow suit. In the meantime, it is revealed that Nami is a member of the Arlong Pirates as she reports back to Arlong, who soon celebrates her return with a rowdy party. At the same time, Zoro’s group arrives on the island at the destroyed Gosa Village. Zoro roams off by himself, and Usopp and Johnny are quickly spotted by a Fish-Man patrol. Johnny abandons Usopp, and Usopp runs for cover and attempts to attack one of the Fish-Men from behind, but he is knocked unconscious by a woman before he can do anything; she remarks that it is a bad idea to attack the Fish-Men.
25. Fena: Pirate Princess
Fena: Pirate Princess tells the tale of a young orphan girl, Fena Houtman, living in a fantastic alternate history version of the 18th century. Has been raised on an island where there is no hope of escaping the dark destiny forced upon her by her captors, to be used and discarded by the soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless orphan. When her mysterious past comes knocking, Fena will break the chains of her oppressors. Her goal: escape her captors, forge a new identity. And search for a place where she can truly belong and find out the true mystery behind the keyword: “Eden.” It’s the story of the adventure of a lifetime she and her crew of misfits and unlikely allies will have, in pursuit of her goals!
24. One Piece 3D! Trap Coaster
The short begins with the Straw Hat Pirates fleeing cannon fire from an attacking Marine fleet. They discuss what to do, and Robin comments that they seem to miss them on purpose. The officer in charge of the attack orders to finish the deal and a Navy ship emerges from behind a rock and intercepts the crew, hitting the Thousand Sunny. Franky is knocked down but gets up quickly after realizing their cola supplies have been destroyed. He climbs onto the deck of the ship to fight them, but he stops when he notices Nami staring at him in bewilderment, as the Marine ship is empty.
23. Angel Links
Pirate Anime Of All Time. In a world where pirates are ruthless, and where the weak have no place, a group of space vigilantes called Angel Links is here to restore peace. But it turns out that the leader of this company is none other than a 16-year-old girl named Li Meifon! She set up this organization following the death of her grandfather.
22. One Piece Episode Of Luffy: Hand Island No Broken
During some spare time on the Thousand Sunny, the Straw Hats have a mock introductory show with Usopp hosting. Once Luffy’s turn was done, they are interrupted by an attack from several Marine battleships. Defending themselves against the assault, a distant whistling sound alerts them to an incoming cannonball of immense size that threatens to crush them. Using the ship’s Coup de Burst to escape the impending impact, the crew are sent flying across the ocean while the unknown assailant looks on, revealing himself to be the commanding officer of the local Marine base.
21. Sol Bianca: The Legacy
Pirate Anime Of All Time. Thousands of years into the future, mankind has colonized other planets across the galaxy and completely forgotten about Earth. In one part of the galaxy, the female space pirates and their colossal starship Sol Bianca get a surprise when a young girl named May stows away on board the ship. The crew then embarks on a journey to Earth to find the whereabouts of May’s parents and discover the secrets of the lost planet.
20. Mars Daybreak
Life on Mars is hard for those who live there. As the economy worsens, work becomes scarce and food becomes expensive and highly prized. Gram and his friends try to do the best they can but, he finds himself on the run with the most notorious pirates on Mars. The only problem is he soon starts to enjoy the adventure.
19. Coyote Ragtime Show
The legendary Pirate King Bruce has been killed by Madame Marciano, the boss of the galactic criminal guild. His bequest to his young daughter Franca is ten billion space dollars hidden in a complex custom vault somewhere on the planet Graceland. However, Graceland is now in such a state of civil war that the president of the Milky Way Federation threatens to blow up the planet in a week. Mister, a notorious space pirate, his sidekicks Bishop and Katana, and his longtime rival Swamp must help Franca get to her inheritance before either Madame Marciano and her twelve android Assassins or detective Angelica Burns get to them.
18. Cosmo Warrior Zero
The long war between the planet Earth and the machine men is finally over, resulting in a peace that is more a victory for the machine men than the Earth. Warius Zero lost his family in the war to the machinemen but despite this he still is a member of the Earth fleet that is now working in concert with the machine men. His ship, made up of both humans and machine men, has been given a near impossible task: capture the space pirate Captain Harlock. While Zero struggles to accomplish this task, evidence begins to surface that the peace between machine men and Earth may not be as it seems.
17. Space Pirate Mito
Aoi Mitsukuni, a 15-year-old middle school boy who lives on his own, is eager to find his mother, whom he hasn’t seen for a long time. Indeed, she is pursuing a modeling career in the United States. The reality is quite different because Mito, Aoi’s mother, turns out to be an alien with a very juvenile appearance. She turns out to be, moreover, a dangerous space pirate living from illicit activities with Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin, her two lieutenants. But Ranban, the commander of the Galactic Patrol, wants to put her under arrest and especially to get her hands on a special bracelet that she holds.
16. The Enemy’s The Pirate
Pirate Anime Of All Time. The action anime centers around Apulo, a cat-type alien detective from the Pirate Division, and his colleague Raul Latell Satoru, along with the AI-equipped frigate Lagendra, who pursue the largest pirate in the solar system, Youmei Shalom Tsuzakki.
15. Bodacious Space Pirates
We follow the daily life of an energetic high school student, Marika. This young girl stays most of her time in a club, “Le Yacht de l’Espace”, and works part-time in a café. However, this life that could be described as normal is going to be turned upside down.
14. Black Lagoon
Okajima Rokuro, nicknamed Rock, is a young employee of a Japanese firm: Asahi Industrial. He leads a monotonous life there. However, his life as an employee will suddenly change when he is taken hostage by the crew of the Black Lagoon, who are there to take the floppy disk he was responsible for. Rock will be abandoned by his bosses, he will decide to join the crew as a sailor. This is how Rock joins Revy, Dutch and Benny.
13. Outlaw Star
Pirate Anime Of All Time. Outlaw Star is a space opera/space Western set in the fictional “Towards Stars Era” universe. During its past, an asteroid containing a material known as “dragonite” crashed in the fictional Arashon desert of northern China. Scientists found that the dragonite contained properties related to “ether”, an energy source that would allow spacecraft to travel faster than the speed of light, and thus traverse large distances of the universe in a short time.
12. Tenchi Muyo
Tenchi Muyo! is a Japanese anime, light novel and manga franchise. The original series began with a six-episode OVA called Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki created by Masaki Kajishima and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and released in Japan on September 25, 1992. The series was released by Pioneer LDC in the United Kingdom in 1994. As its popularity grew, it spurred a seventh episode titled Tenchi Muyo! Special: The Night Before the Carnival and a stand-alone Tenchi Muyo! Mihoshi Special.
11. Vandread
Pirate Anime Of All Time. Set in a universe where humans have colonized the galaxy, and in one star system, men and women are completely segregated (on completely different planets: Mejere by the women, Taraak by the men) causing the gender war to be more than just a metaphor. Male protagonist Hibiki Tokai, a third-class laborer, takes up a bet to steal a high-tech humanoid robot, known as a Vanguard, from a male attack force battleship about to fight the “evil females”. Still on board when the battleship takes off, Hibiki is caught in a battle with female pirates that causes all of the ship’s crew to evacuate, except for Hibiki, Duelo McFile, and Bart Garsus.
10. Gargantia On The Verdurous Planet
In the distant future and on the edge of the galaxy, the Human Galactic Alliance struggles to survive against a race called “Hideous”. During a battle, Lieutenant Ledo and his humanoid weapon Chamber are engulfed in a time warp. Once awakened, Ledo realizes that he has arrived on Earth, a planet submerged by the sea after an ice age, where people live humbly in large ships and search for old relics. Ledo finds himself on a fleet named Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet and its culture, Ledo finds himself forced to live alongside Amy, a fifteen-year-old messenger.
9. Queen’s Blade
Pirate Anime Of All Time. After the events, Gainos and the entire continent fell under a tyrannical regime led by Claudette, The Cloud Queen and Leina renounce the title of queen.
8. Elemental Gelade
Coud Van Giruet is a young sky pirate, member of the Red Lynx group. One day, during a collision, he discovers a young girl sealed and locked in a box. Curious, he breaks the seal and wakes her up. At first very suspicious, she will finally admit to him that she is called Reverie Metherlance and that she is an Edil Raid, that is to say a being capable of making a contract with a human and of transforming herself into a weapon.
7. One Piece
The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body acquired the properties of rubber after he inadvertently ate a Devil Fruit. Along with his pirate crew, called the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the ultimate treasure known as “One Piece” in order to become the next Pirate King.
6. Gintama
In a half-medieval, half-futuristic Japan, aliens, the Amanto land on Earth. Armed with their technological superiority, they will impose their law: all samurai will have to get rid of their sword. That’s not counting Gintoki Sakata! Armed with his training sword, he will be the last defender of Bushido.
5. Gensou Jotan Ellcia (Ellcia)
The Sacred Book of the land of Eija has been rediscovered and with it the legends of a mysterious and all powerful ship. Now Princess Crystal of Megaronia has set forth on a quest to recover the ship and its ultimate weaponry. All that stands between her and total domination of the world is a small group of piratical misfits. Swords, sorcery and technology blend to form a mesmerizing tale of Good vs. Evil in Ellcia
4. Castle in the Sky
An airship carrying Sheeta, an orphan kidnapped by government agent Muska, is attacked by Captain Dola and his hijacker sons, searching for Sheeta’s blue crystal pendant. Trying to escape, Sheeta falls from the airship but, thanks to the amulet, she floats to earth, unconscious. An orphan boy named Pazu catches him and takes him to his home in a mining town. Pazu shows him a photo of a legendary floating city, Laputa, taken by his late father. When Dola’s pirates and Muska’s men appear and pursue them, Pazu and Sheeta, aided by the amulet, fall into an abandoned mine, where she recounts how she was taken from her mountain home because of her necklace. Old miner Uncle Pom shows them the glowing deposits of Aetherium around them.
3. Space Pirate Captain Harlock
In the future, in 2977 AD, humanity has achieved a vast starfaring civilization. But is slowly and steadily succumbing to ennui or despair, often due to defeat and subjugation by a foreign invader. Rising against the general apathy. Harlock denies defeat and leads an outlaw crew aboard his starship Arcadia to undertake daring raids against Earth’s oppressors. Their primary oppressors are the Mazone, a race of organic plant-based alien women who explored Earth in the mythic past and are now back to reclaim it.
2. Edens Zero
The story of Eden’s Zero takes place in a fictional yet futuristic world where adventurers and explorers navigate the cosmos on various missions. Shiki Grandbell is a strange young man who met Rebecca and her cat Happy on his home planet, Grandbell. Together, they travel through the cosmos to meet Mother and thus become the first adventurers to accomplish this feat.
1. FLCL
The first season of FLCL is a coming-of-age story and revolves around Naota Nandaba, a 12-year-old working-class boy living with his widowed father and grandfather. His life in the city of Mabase is interrupted by the arrival of a Vespa maniac named Haruko Haruhara. She crushes Naota then revives him with CPR before hitting him in the head with her left-handed electric bass guitar and continues to stalk him. Finding Haruko making her way through her life as a maid, Naota discovers that the head injury she caused created a “N.O.” portal, from which periodically emerge giant robots produced by a company known as Medical Mechanica.