Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick

is a Japanese anime series based on Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby Dick. It aired from 1997 to 1999, albeit with a suspension of new episodes from November 1997 to October 1998.

Plot
A courageous young man tries to find the only person who can save his planet from the most terrifying beast in the universe—the great white whale Moby Dick—in this futuristic adventure set in 4699. But locating the outlaw Captain Ahab and his illusory crew of whale (spaceship) hunters and persuading them to put an end to the leviathan's long reign of terror won't be easy. Will Ahab take up the challenge one more time?