Space Battleship Yamato (1974)
Space Battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime series featuring an eponymous spacecraft. It is also known to English-speaking audiences as Space Cruiser Yamato; an English-dubbed and heavily edited version of the series was broadcast on North American and Australian television as Star Blazers. The first two seasons of this version were broadcast in Greece in 1981-82 as Διαστημόπλοιο Αργώ. An Italian-language version was also broadcast under the name Star Blazers in Italy, and a Portuguese-language version was successfully shown in Brazil under the title Patrulha Estelar and Viaje a la Ultima Galaxia or Astronave Intrepido in Spain and Latin America. It is a seminal series in the history of anime, marking a turn towards more complex serious works and influencing works such as Mobile Suit Gundam and Neon Genesis Evangelion; Hideaki Anno has ranked Yamato his favorite anime and credited it with sparking his interest in anime. Yamato was the first anime series or movie to win the Seiun Award, a feat not repeated until the 1985 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Watch now
Episodes
- 1 1. 2201: Yamato Returns!1978-10-14 · 30mThe year is 2201, one year after the Star Force returned to Earth with the CosmoDNA which removed the Gamilon radioactive pollution that was threatening all life on the planet. The
- 2 2. The Comet Appears; Remodeling the Yamato!1978-10-21 · 30mSandor and Wildstar visit the new shipyards, and discuss many of the new tech improvements going into Earth's new fleet. The Andromeda and other ships have skeleton crews, with mos
- 3 3. Earth's Endangerment Awakens Yamato!1978-10-28 · 30mWildstar and Nova visit the remains of one of the underground cities that Earth used when it had been devastated by Gamilon radiation. Wildstar fears that the new threat could make
- 4 4. Take Off to the Unknown!1978-11-04 · 30mAgainst the wishes of Earth government, the old Star Force is reassembled to answer the distress message that Sandor received. Derek Wildstar summons Dr Sane to join them, telling
- 5 5. Main Guns! Target, Yamato!1978-11-11 · 30mCaptain Gideon of the Andromeda goes after the Star Force in the Mars-Jupiter asteroid belt, but, like the EDF Commander, decides that their determination and their mission is hono
- 6 6. Heavy Fighting! The Space Marines1978-11-18 · 30mThe forces from the Comet Empire attack the 11th planet, Brumas, and the Star Force picks up the Space Marines, including their leader, the obnoxious Sgt. Knox. With the enemy thre
- 7 7. Counterattack! The Unseen Space Sub1978-11-25 · 30mThe Star Force is attacked by a fleet of Comet Empire stealth sub-space submarines. Knox begins to resent Wildstar's authority, and unrest grows among the ranks of the Space Marine
- 8 8. Space Storm! Escape is Impossible1978-12-02 · 30mIt is discovered that the encoded distress signal originated from a mysterious woman named Treleina of Telezart, a planet on the extreme edge of the galaxy, about 40,000 light year
- 9 9. Charge! Destroy the Yamato!1978-12-09 · 30mA Comet Empire pilot, Mazor, is captured and interrogated (mild torture). After getting his guard, Dr Sane, drunk on soy bean milk (not a difficult task, considering that it's real
- 10 10. Crisis Relief! The Power of the Wave Motion Gun1978-12-16 · 30mLeader Desslok has been assigned the task of defeating the Star Force. But, Princess Invidia, ever jealous of Desslok, has convinced her father to send General Torbuck to "aid Dess
- 11 11. Desslok, the Vengeful Demon!1978-12-23 · 30mStarflies are cute spaceborn organisms that glow like fireflies. To gain favour with Desslok, Gamilon General Garrot devises a plan to loose a swarm of starflies, infected with a m
- 12 12. Will Yamato Perish in the Tunnel Satellite?1978-12-30 · 30mThe Star Force spots a conspicuous-looking hollow asteroid, and decides that it would make for a natural repair dock in which they might repair the damage from the starflies. In r
- 13 13. Fierce Attack! Landing on Telezart1979-01-06 · 30mThe Star Force finally arrives at its destination - the devastated planet Telezart, and are greeted by an apparition of Treleina. They descend to the surface of the planet and figh
- 14 14. Counterattack! The Meeting of Teresa1979-01-13 · 30mThe ground war is won and Wildstar, Sandor, Knox, and IQ-9 finally go to meet Treleina, under the ruins of her hollow planet. In the Star Force's herbatarium, Nova picks flowers f
- 15 15. Teresa -- The Beginnings of Love1979-01-20 · 30mMark Venture flies down to the surface to meet Trelaina. She explains the danger of the Comet Empire and reveals her god-like power which had once destroyed all other life on her p
- 16 16. Teresa -- Farewell to Love1979-01-27 · 30mThe Star Force prepares to leave Telezart. Mark Venture tries to stay behind. To get him back to the Argo, Treleina agrees to come with the Star Force. But, once Mark is safe onbo
- 17 17. Telezart -- Fade into the Cosmos!1979-02-03 · 30mThe Star Force is nearly out of Telezart's system when the Comet Empire reaches it. Treleina finally makes contact with Prince Zordar, challenging his philosophy of subjugation. I
- 18 18. The Decisive Battle. All Ships Ready!1979-02-10 · 30mDespite its setback, the Comet Empire orders its fleets, under the combined command of General Bleak, to gather for full and immediate attack. Captain Gideon, realizing the urgency
- 19 19. Yamato -- Warp Collision1979-02-17 · 30mNearing the edge of our solar system, the Star Force completes a space warp from which re-materializes right on top of a Comet Empire recon plane (no apparent damage to the Argo).
- 20 20. Yamato -- Leading a Surprise Attack!1979-02-24 · 30mThis is perhaps one of the most favoured episodes amongst Star Blazers fans. Star Force reaches Earth's solar system and joins the EDF fleet. Captain Gideon commissions the Star F
- 21 21. Courage -- Death of Hijikata!1979-03-03 · 30mThe Comet Empire main fleet makes their final stand at Saturn. General Bleak's Magna Flame gun manages to destroy a sizeable chunk of the Earth fleet. Earth's remaining forces retr
- 22 22. Yamato, Fight to the End!1979-03-10 · 30mThe Star Force retreats to Ganymede for repairs, and the Comet Empire rejects Earth's attempt at negotiation by blasting the moon into a molten state. Note: Just how much of the mo
- 23 23. The Fated Showdown!1979-03-17 · 30mThe Star Force leaves Ganymede to defend Earth, but is again attacked by Desslok. Almost regretfully, Derek Wildstar gives the order to fire the Wave Motion Gun at Desslok's fleet.
- 24 24. Death Struggle; Two Brave Men!1979-03-24 · 30mWildstar, badly injured, reaches Desslok's command bridge. At the moment of the inevitable pistol duel, Derek faints and Nova rushes in to catch him. Seeing Derek and Nova's devoti
- 25 25. Yamato: Invasion of the Imperial City1979-03-31 · 30mJust as Earth officials are leaving to sign the surrender agreement, the Star Force begins its surprise undersea torpedo attack. They roust the fortress aloft. After a frantic fig
- 26 26. Be Forever, Yamato1979-04-07 · 30mZordar's dreadnaught blasts the Argo, then begins to incinerate Earth with its giant plasma cannon. Many of the Star Force crew are killed in this attack (including Orion and Royst
Cast
Kei TomiyamaSusumu Kodai
Gorō NayaJuzo Okita
Shūsei NakamuraDaisuke Shima
Yoko AsagamiYuki Mori
Takeshi AonoShiro Sanada
Ichiro NagaiHikozaemon Tokugawa
Kenichi OgataAnalyzer
Yoshito YasuharaKenjiro Ota
Taichiro HirokawaMamoru Kodai
Sachiko ChijimatsuShima's MotherMichiko HiraiStarsha (voice)
Masatô IbuHeikuro Todo
Michihiro IkemizuSukeharu Yabu
Akira KamiyaSaburo KatoImages
You might also like
★ 7.4
★ 7.3
★ 7.5
★ 7.7
★ 8.6
★ 7.8
★ 7.0
★ 8.5
★ 7.8
★ 7.2
★ 8.0
★ 7.9
★ 7.2
★ 7.8
★ 8.9
★ 8.2
★ 7.8
★ 6.5