Long story short: Was listening to music, heard something vaguely sea-shanty-esque, and am now in a piratical* mood.
So, yeah, what's everyone's favorite (visual) pirate media?
Actually, although right now I'm in the mood for visual media, feel free to throw out any written/audio recommendations as well!
Cheers, and hope everyone is still having a good one!
* Good fucking word, by the way. Piratical is a Hall of Fame contender.
It's fine but they're not quite real piracy.
Ignoring the 1,100 episode behemoth in the room:
Captain Harlock - Your quintessential, classic, trope-defining space pirate.
Outlaw Star - Space outlaws, not pirates but the antagonists are all pirates. Close enough.
Mars Daybreak - Actual water pirates. But it's submarines. On Mars. With mechs.
Honorable mention: Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet. Not really pirates, but anime waterworld so there's a pirate-adjacent style.
Technicality: Black Lagoon. In the modern "criminals with a boat and guns who will rob and/or kill you" sense of the term.
Edit: Not anime, and I don't even remember how it ended or if it was actually good, but I'd be remiss for not bringing up Pirates of Dark Water.