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I'm going to edit this article to offer a more inclusive picture of the original Japanese series, which is variously named either "Space Cruiser Yamato" or "Space Battleship Yamato". I'm going to move this article to "Space Cruiser Yamato", since that's the name I've heard more often. "Star Blazers" is only a very small and heavily-edited subset of the Space Cruiser Yamato anime. Brian Kendig 01:36, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I used the phrases "yet another evil enemy" and "melodrama abounds" to describe the fifth movie. I know that's POV, but the movie is REALLY HEAVY-HANDED, and I could use some help figuring out how to get that across without being so POV about it. (It seems, in most of the Yamato movies, like the first 1/3 of the time is spent with everyone mourning lost comrades and the last 1/3 of the time is spent endlessly watching someone die in a noble sacrifice.) Brian Kendig 14:46, 22 Mar 2004 (UTC)
I removed this article from the Fictional spacecraft category, but someone obviously disagree with me. I really don't think this article belong in that category though. There is next to nothing about fictional spacecrafts here. I suggest either writing a separate article about the ship the show is named after and put that in the appropriate category. Or at least add a section with some details about the ship somewhere in this article (like in the Red Dwarf article for example. Fictional spacecraft was littered with links to TV shows and movies that contained no more than the name of a fictional spacecraft (while the rest where usually plot details), so I removed most of them (including this one). I feel that an article should include at the very least a section detailing one or more actual fictional spacecraft before it qualifies to be listed on Fictional spacecraft. Even if it is about a movie, show or book centered around a fictional spacecraft it should contain some actual info about said spacecraft before it has any business in Fictional spacecraft. That's my humble opinion anyway. Is that just me?
I'm gonna start work on a list of characters, with both Yamato and Star Blazers versions of their names... unless one already exists and was deleted? Should it be under "Space Battleship Yamato characters" or "Characters in Space Battleship Yamato"? Is it even worth asking? :-$ Dave-ros 17:45, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
Why was the entry about the Gamilons changing skin color removed? I seem to remember that Ganz, Bane and all the Gamilons under their command were caucasian. But all Gamilons seen after that were blue. In fact, Desslock in his early appearances, along with Krypt both had a more mauve skin tone before becoming blue. That part especially mirrors Kor, Kang, and Koloth from TOS appearing as ridge forehead Klingons inexplicably (at that time)in DS9 Mr. ATOZ 19:42, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
I suggest the Star Trek Parallels section be trimmed of extraneous fanboish stuff, e.g. "having to take an inexperienced cadet crew into combat during training", "scene where the Yamato must outrun ... the explosive shockwave", and "Star Trek II featured the death of Spock and Arrivederci Yamato featured the death of everyone save one or two supporting characters". These are basic plot manoeuvres that don't suggest any deliberate or unconscious imitation.-- Eyeresist 06:14, 30 March 2006 (UTC)
I don't know the specifics, or which category this should go in, but I definitely just watched an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that featured a ship called the U.S.S. Yamato.
Just thought I should mention this; seems like either a trivia thing or Star Trek parallel thing... I don't know. I am not good at with the internets.
-A person
True, but I added it anyway simply because (a) it is debatable whether this is an inadvertent reference anyway, and perhaps most importantly (b) the USS Yamato was definitely named after the WWII ship that finally became the Yamato in Star Blazers. In any case, it certainly bares mentioning if nothing else then to not have to re-visit the subject time and again. I included the Wikipedia reference to USS Yamato so that the reader can make his own determination. -- Lancewes 14:37, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
The Cosmo Cleaner could not "be used to create/replenish life on dead worlds." It would remove poisoning from dead worlds. There are no parallells between the Genesis device, which was a half terraforming/half WMD device and the Cosmo Cleaner, which is a super HEPA filter. ROM 00:30, 03 March 2007 {UTC)
Some guy tagged this article for sources, yet neglected to mark or explain. Remove the tag? Evan1975 06:45, 12 April 2006 (UTC)
If no-one minds (famous last words!), I'd like to edit the synopses of the seasons and movies into something more descriptive (under sub-headings), especially since the movies have no pages of their own. Might also separate out all the Star Blazers attributes into a separate section -- especially since Star Blazers was created after the first two seasons were already made and broadcast in Japan. Then maybe we'll make Featured Article status, eh? (I'm damn well gonna achieve at least one in my time here!) Dave-ros 17:54, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
This text was recently added to Parallels with Star Wars:
When the series was first shown on American television in 1979 many TV critics and first time viewers saw the show as a Japanese animated rip-off of STAR WARS, but many TV critics later recanted after learing the show predated STAR WARS by three years. George Lucas had not even begun writing a script his creation yet.
It doesn't belong under parallels with Star Warsbecause it is not discussing any specific similarity, where it belongs I am not sure. Secondarily, this may need an external reference, I am not sure it is a verifiable addition.
Thoughts?
Fjbfour 00:19, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
This was in an article in Starlog Magazine about Starblazers when it first aired in a 1980 issue I believe.
It was parodied in the first Project A-Ko movie, with its commander being a Captain Harlock parody.
I think I've seen this version once, I've mostly seen the second arabic version but you're right, it isn't really good effort by the dubbing team. Godaiger
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BetacommandBot ( talk) 05:28, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
" Star Blazers" had a large impact in being one of the first translated Japanese anime series in the U.S. (after Kimba the White Lion, Astro Boy, Speed Racer, and Battle of the Planets/Gatchaman). Most importantly, it was the first that had an over-arching plot and storyline that required the episodes to be shown in order. It paved the way for further popular translations such as Robotech much more than the previous translated anime. (As much as Robotech may be maligned, the means of its development were a necessary evil at the time in order to make it acceptable for broadcast in the U.S. then.) The number of references to Star Blazers in the Space Battleship Yamato articles actually reinforces its significance as an important stand-alone entity, rather than a simply a mere dub or direct translation. Lun Esex ( talk) 21:34, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
I think it should be separate as the article will be bloated Dwanyewest ( talk) 03:54, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
Does anybody have a listing of the intro and outro music and would like to add it to the article? I can start: Isao Sasaki sings the opening song Uchuu Senkan Yamato. 219.117.195.84 ( talk) 12:10, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
There have been several Space Battleship Yamato themed Pachinko and slot machines, the newest featuring video screens displaying animated CGI videos and clips from the TV series and movies. Here's what Yamasa has, if you can read Japanese. http://www1.yamasa.co.jp/ymt/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bizzybody ( talk • contribs) 01:21, 1 July 2010 (UTC)
The AfDs argued about the viability of a number of sources, but none were really ever shown to have anything significant on the ship itself. Without anything like that, there is no need for an paragraph upon paragraph of minute in-universe details. Summarizing it in a setting section would be best, and any information relevant would likely fit well within the article anyway. TTN ( talk) 22:54, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
I did not edit it because I am not sure what the source says, but "Hado-ho" or as you put it, "Hadouho" is not the missile system, but the Wave Motion Gun, as Hadouken is Wave Motion fist...Feel free to edit it if it isn't a part of the source. 198.53.255.5 ( talk) 00:04, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
Anyone notice we have 2 sequels section? Merging them. Also I don't think season 3 gets mentioned, adding. Ranze ( talk) 02:59, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
A few years back, Voyager Entertainment changed the focus of the starblazers.com web site, wiping all previous content. Tim Eldred, former webmaster of starblazers.com, moved all content to the fan page ourstarblazers.com, which means most of the references on this Wiki page are now dead links. Is there any way to change those references, or at least put up a warning that any links to starblazers.com no longer work? Prince Zordar ( talk) 01:16, 27 May 2014 (UTC)
Does anyone have any current information regarding distribution rights for any/all incarnations of SBY in North America? The wiki article for Star Blazers currently lists Voyager Entertainment's website as the official one, however, their site suspended all sales in August of 2014 without explanation. Before the suspension, they were selling the Star Blazers versions of the first three seasons, subtitled versions of the SBY movies and subtitled versions of the first two volumes of SBY 2199 on DVD and Bluray. Volume three was supposed to be released on August 28th, the same day Voyager Entertainment suspended all online sales. Wyldstaar ( talk) 04:45, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
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