Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
Seen it?2013 | 2 seasons | 25 min | Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, War & Politics
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 22 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The year is 2199. The human race has been crushed in their war with the Gamilos, driven into underground cities by the invader's assault. Scientists estimate they have only a year left. The young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima receive a mysterious capsule from a ship that made an emergency landing on Mars and return with it to Earth. It contains humanity's last hope: the planet Iscandar on the other side of the Magellan Galaxy has the technology to defeat the Gamilos and restore the planet. The space battleship Yamato is entrusted with this task, but they have only one year before humanity ends.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 57K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 is the high point.
- Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 21992013 · 26 episodes · 6.7 out of 10Weeknight
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 22022018 · 26 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
- Rie TanakaAkira Yamamoto (voice)
- Kenichi SuzumuraDaisuke Shima (voice)
- Takayuki SugoJuuzou Okita (voice)
- Aya HisakawaKaoru Niimi (voice)
- Minori ChiharaMiezela Celestella (voice)
- Eriko NakamuraMikage Kiryuu (voice)
- Hochu OtsukaShirou Sanada (voice)
- Daisuke OnoSusumu Kodai (voice)
- Shigeru ChibaSakezou Sado (voice)
- Yosuke AkimotoRedof Hiss (voice)