Star Blazers
Star Blazers is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series, Space Battleship Yamato I, II, and III. Star Blazers was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. Significantly, it was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plot and storyline that required the episodes to be shown in order. It dealt with somewhat more mature themes than other productions aimed at the same target audience at the time. As a result, it paved the way for future arc-based, plot-driven anime translations.
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Star Blazers Season 1 Opening and Closing Credits
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Seasons
In the year 2199, a starship must make a dangerous voyage to the distant planet Iscandar and back to save Earth from an alien invasion.
- Ep 1
1.The Sleeping Giant
06-10-197430mThe first episode of Star Blazers ("Space Battleship Yamato") is born. The earth is being decimitaed by meteor bombs from outer space which is slowly poisoning the earth. Captain...
- Ep 2
2.The Giant Awakens
13-10-197430mThe hope of the Earth lies within an old battleship found at the bottom of what used to be the Great Eastern Sea.
- Ep 3
3.Launch of the Argo
20-10-197430mThe Star Force is created, and their mission is clear - take the newly rebuilt Argo 148,000 light years to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a machine called the Cosmo DNA which wil...
- Ep 4
4.Space Warp
27-10-197430mThe Star Force tests out the Wave Motion Engine's warp capabilities, which will allow them to travel 148,000 light years to Iscandar and back in one year. But will the Gamilons sto...
- Ep 5
5.The Floating Continent
03-11-197430mThe Argo is trapped by Jupiter's gravity.
- Ep 6
6.The Ghost of Recent Past
10-11-197430mThe Argo searches Saturn's moon, Titan, for a rare mineral.
- Ep 7
7.The Battle of Pluto (1)
17-11-197430mThe Argo faces disaster on the planet Pluto.
- Ep 8
8.The Battle of Pluto (2)
24-11-197430mThe Star Force sets out to destroy the Reflex Gun.
- Ep 9
9.Gantz's Last Stand
01-12-197430mLimping along, the Argo comes up with a new defensive strategy.
- Ep 10
10.We Will Return
08-12-197430mThe Star Force says goodbye to their families before leaving the solar syste
- Ep 11
11.The Desslok Mines
15-12-197430mGamilon Supreme Commander Desslok unveils a trap that will destroy the Star Force: space mines. But these mines have a sinister function...
- Ep 12
12.The Sea of Fire
22-12-197430mDesslok, getting some satisfaction out of seeing his inferior officers fail at their attempt to stop the Star Force with space mines, now offers his own solution: a matter-eating E...
- Ep 13
13.Know Thine Enemy
29-12-197430mA Gamilon pilot is captured and the Star Force interrogates him, as Wildstar's personal tragedy comes into play.
- Ep 14
14.The Worst of Times
05-01-197530mTensions mount on the Argo as she is trapped in a space storm.
- Ep 15
15.The Galactic Whirlpool
12-12-197530mDesslok commissions Gamilon General and war hero Lysis to defeat the Star Force. The Argo travels near a galactic whirlpool, but as assist from afar saves their mission.
- Ep 16
16.Tin Wit's Tale
19-01-197530mIQ-9 and Nova fly down to a planet looking for food for the crew, but are captured by the inhabitants. IQ-9 reveals a secret to Nova that will change both of them.
- Ep 17
17.The Burdens of Command
29-01-197530mVulgar, the general Lysis replaced on Balan, devises a plan to destroy the Star Force. Captain Avatar is critically ill, and Wildstar steps into action.
- Ep 18
18.The Magnetron Wave
02-02-197530mThe Star Force comes across a Gamilon fortress that emits Magnetron waves, which set vibrations into metals and rips them apart. Wildstar and Sandor board the fortress using a new...
- Ep 19
19.Little Boy Lost
09-02-197530mChief Communcations Officer Homer is worried about conditions on Earth. But what does he know that the crew doesn't?
- Ep 20
20.The Battle of Balun
16-02-197530mThe Argo reaches planet Balan, the halfway point in their mission to Iscandar. But Lysis is waiting on his base there, and springs a trap that might destroy both the Argo AND the b...
- Ep 21
21.The Battle of the Rainbow Cluster (1)
23-02-197530mGamilon General Lysis, pardoned for his failure at Balan, challenges the Star Force to one final battle.
- Ep 22
22.The Battle of the Rainbow Cluster (2)
02-03-197530mThe Star Force battles Lysis for the last time.
- Ep 23
23.A Shocking Surprise
09-03-197530mThe Star Force finally arrives at the Magellanic Cloud and "Iscandar"... but have they found their hope for survival, or their enemy's haven?
- Ep 24
24.No Quarter
16-03-197530mThe Argo fights on Gamilon, as the Star Force's survival depends on wiping out an entire civilization.
- Ep 25
25.Welcome to Iscandar
23-03-197530mThe Star Force finally arrives at Iscandar.
- Ep 26
26.Journey's End
30-03-197530mThe Star Force Returns Home! With the Cosmo DNA, they are ready to save Earth. But one final battle may cost them a crew member closest to Wildstar...
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