In the distant future, the war between the human race and the Gamilon has taken its toll on the planet Earth. Constant bombardment of radioactive asteroids has rendered the planet's atmosphere uninhabitable. As a means of relief aid, Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar offers the Earth Forces a device that can completely neutalize the radiation off the planet. For this task, the space battleship Yamato is launched from the remains of its World War II ancestor on a 148,000 light-year journey. However, the crew of the Yamato has only one Earth year to travel to Iscandar and back, or the human race will come to an end.
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[26 TV episodes. The edited/domesticated version of this was known in America as Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar.
From the Leji Matsumoto the creator of the Harlock universe and Galaxy Express 999
Note : Even though Matsumoto's characters are similar or direct copies from his other series, (Ex:Harlock is here), there is no direct canon links between them.
Sequels & remakes (in the form of movies) include...
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2 (1978/79 - 26 episodes) (eng title: Star Blazers: The Comet Empire)
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato 3 (1980/81 - 25 episodes) (eng title:Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars)
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato Fukkatsu-hen
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato (movie)
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato - Kanketsuhen (movie)
- Yamato yo Eien ni (movie)
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato: The New Voyage (movie)
- Saraba Uchuu Senkan Yamato - Ai no Senshitachi.
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