Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years is an animated science fiction television series produced by Harmony Gold USA.

Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years takes place in an undisclosed point in the future (the only reference to its date being a single reference to "the eruption of Krakatoa 700 years ago", placing its approximate date at 2583), after mankind has colonized the distant stars, but prosperity has corrupted the people of Earth, who have become corrupt and decadent.

[2] After the success of Robotech, Harmony Gold sought to expand their syndicated television production in other animation series originating in Japan.

[3] Unlike Robotech, it was decided to combine the two series simultaneously instead of simply running them one after the other with some "connecting" episodes.

Unlike with Robotech, Harmony Gold was unable to secure a national syndication deal for the series.