Space Battleship Yamato

Name: Space Battleship Yamato
Genre: Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure
Released: 1974-10-06
Rating: 7.8

宇宙戦艦ヤマト

1974–1981 30 min 3 Seasons 77 Episodes

★ 7.8 / 10 17 ratings

AnimationDramaAction & Adventure

Status

Ended

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Synopsis

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.

About

Space Battleship Yamato premiered on October 6, 1974. It falls under the Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure genres. The series has aired across 3 seasons and 77 episodes. with each episode running approximately 30 minutes. It airs on YTV. and concluded its run on April 4, 1981.

Why viewers enjoy Space Battleship Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato targets fans of Animation anime, especially viewers who appreciate stories that blend Drama, Action & Adventure elements. This combination of Animation, Drama, Action & Adventure sets the show's pacing and tone, and explains why it resonates with that specific audience over more general animated programming.

Production

and broadcast on YTV.

Critical reception

Space Battleship Yamato holds a rating of 7.8 out of 10 based on 17 user reviews on TMDB, a strong score that reflects broad satisfaction from its audience.

Themes & motifs

Recurring motifs and themes throughout Space Battleship Yamato include: starship, space battle, yamato, anime. These threads anchor the show's narrative direction and offer a reliable indicator of the kind of viewing experience it delivers.

Voice cast

Kei Tomiyama
Gorō Naya
Shūsei Nakamura
Yoko Asagami
Takeshi Aono
Ichiro Nagai
Kenichi Ogata
Yoshito Yasuhara
Taichiro Hirokawa
Sachiko Chijimatsu

Production credits

Direction: Leiji Matsumoto
Writing: Yoshinobu Nishizaki · Keisuke Fujikawa · Eiichi Yamamoto

Release dates

Premiered

October 6, 1974

Last aired

April 4, 1981

Seasons & episodes

Season1

Star Blazers: The Quest For Iscandar

October 6, 1974·26episodes

In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.

Season2

Star Blazers: The Comet Empire

October 14, 1978·26episodes

Space Battleship Yamato II is a 1978 sequel to the original Space Battleship Yamato science fiction anime series. The story is set in the year 2201. The White Comet Empire, a new and even greater threat than the Gamilas, attacks Earth after crew of the Yamato investigates an SOS signal from the mysterious Teresa of planet Telezart. At the same time Desler, leader of the Gamilas Empire, also seeks revenge for his defeat at the hands of the Yamato.

Season3

Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars

October 11, 1980·25episodes

Space Battleship Yamato III is the third TV season of the Space Battleship Yamato franchise, produced in Japan in 1980. The story begins at an undisclosed date, but was traditionally believed to have taken place in the year 2205 due to statements made in several of the publications devoted to Yamato III. However, the sequel film, Final Yamato, explicitly took place in late 2203, so after the film was released, the date of Yamato III was assumed to be early 2203.