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Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997)

Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi

Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick is an animated Japanese television series, based on Herman Melville's original novel Moby-Dick. However, this adaptation used futuristic outer space as the setting, with "whales" being large abandoned spaceships instead. It aired from 1997 to 1999, albeit with a suspension of new episodes from November 1997 to October 1998. The series ran for 26 episodes, which have been released on DVD in the USA by ADV Films, spread across six discs.

IMDb rating
7.3 (85 votes)
Episode average
8.2 +0.9 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
JA
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1997)

8.16 avg 26 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 23 min avg

Ep 1: 7.5 · 12 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 8 votesEp 3: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 5 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 7: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 11: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 6 votesEp 14: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 5 votesEp 16: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 17: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 18: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 19: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 6 votesEp 21: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 22: 8.0 · 5 votesEp 23: 8.0 · 6 votesEp 24: 8.4 · 5 votesEp 25: 8.2 · 5 votesEp 26: 8.0 · 6 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Drifting Place7.512
2Whale Hunters7.58
3From a Cold Planet...8.45
4The White Demon8.65
5Super Battleship Moby Dick8.25
6Farewell! King Kuron8.45
7Nice to Meet You, Haunted Ship!8.45
8My Dear Cape God8.25
9Birth of a Fan Club8.25
10Planet Moad7.85
11Farewell, Lady Whisker8.25
12Lovers8.25
13Easy Rider8.26
14The Lasala Express8.45
15Songstress7.85
16Detonator8.25
17Declaration of Independence8.25
18Legend of a Savage Beast8.25
19Ahab's Retaliation8.45
20Descendent of the Tattoo Clan8.46
21Comeback8.25
22The Unforgivable Ones8.05
23The Moad War Begins8.06
24The Beginning of a Legend... Wandering8.45
25The Beginning of a Legend... Countdown8.25
26The Legend of the Whale Hunters8.06

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