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Space Battleship Yamato [VHS]

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I first saw "Star Blazers" (the US version of "Space Battleship Yamato.") when I was in Junior High. I will never forget it. It is still present in my thoughts even now 20+ years later. This is perhaps the greatest story, legend, adventure I have ever had the pleasure of watching. Yes, I know sometimes the animation is well lame compared to modern shows. Yes, I know sometimes the English dub is well, banel at best. But, but the story here is epic. It is the deep in the best ways. It gives one hope that people will be like that in the future. In the same way "Lord of the Rings" and the Arthurian Legends give one hope for society so does the Starforce. I don't know what else I can say other than no other movie or series has ever impressed me so much. Some have come close, "Babylon 5" did anyway. I never missed an episode of "Star Blazers." If I could rate this movie more than 5 stars I would. It is in the top 5 of movies I love not because of glorious visuals nor of incredible lines, but because the story is still intriguing and beguiling even 20 years later. I have not forgotten you Yamato!

Thanks Jim

This movie is a brilliant beginning to the Yamato saga. I'm sure I have watched it at least twenty times-probably more. The storyline is as follows: the Gamilus Empire has nearly completed the conquest of Earth in the year 2199. The Earth Defense Force is running out of ships and all seems lost, but a message comes to Earth from the benevolent planet Iscandar with instructions on how to build a jet engine that can exceed light speed. The engine is built and installed in the old WWII Japanese battleship Yamato, easily accessible considering that radiation from Gamilus attacks has evaporated the oceans. The entire ship is remodelled into an ultra-modern space vessel and successfully makes the trip to Iscandar (following much agitation from Gamilus forces) to collect a device that will remove the radiation from Earth's atmosphere, making its surface habitable again. My favorite character in this movie (and the series) is Lord Desler, Supreme Ruler of Gamilus. Though he is an enemy of Earth to begin with, he reforms his ways with time and becomes an ally. (Unfortunately, the process of this transformation is not dealt with in the Yamato movies, but only in the TV series.)

This is pure gold, they dont make Anime like this anymore. This is the movie which started the animation boom in Japan. This first film is a compilation of the 26 episodes of the first Yamato TV series ( Starblazers-Quest for Iscandar ). Its better to view this film after viewing the original TV series. Without this film there would never have been a Macross (robotech), Galaxy Express etc.......This film is IT. The Star Wars of Japan comparitively speaking.