Product Description
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The original Sci-Fi adventure series that created a generation
of anime fans-and still stands at the head of the pack-is finally
available on DVD! The star blazers series 1 DVD collection
contains the entire 26-episode series on 6 DVDs, each in its own
package and loaded with bonuses, from deleted scenes to music
tracks to brand new image galleries. Relive all the drama and
excitement as the star force launches for the first time in the
space battleship Argo on their epic 148,000 light year quest for
Iscandar! Standing against them is Desslock and the might of the
Gamilon Empire... and the e of Earth hangs in the balance!
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The first animated work from Leiji Matsumoto, who would create
the popular Captain Harlock saga, Star Blazers (Uchu Senkan
Yamato or Space Cruiser Yamato, 1974) was a landmark program in
Japan and America. When it aired in syndication in the U.S. in
1979, the character names were anglicized (Susumu Kodai became
Derek Wildstar; Admiral Okita, Captain Avatar, etc.), the
violence and drinking were heavily censored, and the World War II
connections of the Yamato were tactfully downplayed. The Quest
for Iscandar comprises the first 26-episode continuity; two
additional TV series and several features would follow. In the
year 2199, the war with the planet Gamilon has turned the Earth's
surface into a radioactive desert. The radiation will penetrate
the bedrock protecting humanity's underground cities in another
year, destroying all remaining life. A message arrives from Queen
Starsha of the planet Iscandar, offering a way to eliminate the
deadly radiation and providing plans for an engine that can power
a ship across the 148,000 light-year gap. Scientists convert the
ruined shell of the battleship Yamato into a starship in a
desperate attempt to save the planet, and the perilous voyage
begins. The animation and character designs look very dated, but
Gen-Xers who grew up watching it remember Star Blazers vividly.
The bonus materials include a virtual tour of the Argo, an
interactive of the journey to Iscandar, and some footage
deleted from the American broadcast version. Unrated; suitable
for ages 8 and up: Violence largely restricted to spaceship and
robot attacks. --Charles Solomon
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Additional Features
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The 26 episodes included: 1. "SOS Earth! Revive Battleship
Yamato!" 2. "The Opening ! Space Battleship Argo Starts!" 3.
"Argo, Take Off! The Challenge of 296,000 Light-Years!" 4. "World
of Wonder! Argo Leaps Past Light!" 5. "Escape the Floating
Continent! Crisis Calls the Wave Motion !" 6. "Space Destroyer
Yukikaze s in the Icefield!" 7. "Argo Sinks! eful Battle
to Stronghold!" 8. "Argo Braves Death! Destroy
the Reflection Satellite !" 9. "Revolving Defense! Asteroid
Belt!" 10. "Farewell, Solar System! From the Galaxy with Love!"
11. "Resolution! Break Through the Gamilons' Absolute Defense
Line!" 12. "Certain Death! The Wishing Star of Orion, Hell-Star!"
13. "Hurry, Argo! Earth Is Suffering!" 14. "The Galaxy's Ordeal!
The Year 2200 Advances!" 15. "Desperate Escape! The Galaxy's
Different Dimension!" 16. "Planet Beeland, Underground Prison of
Condemned Criminals!" 17. "Charge! Balanosaurus Special Attack
Group!" 18. "Floating Fortress Island! Two Men Brave Death!" 19.
"Homeness of Space! My Mother's Tears Are My Tears!" 20. "The
Day Planet Balan's Sun Dropped!" 21. "Desperate Challenge from
Lysis' Fleet!" 22. "Decisive Battle! Fight for Honor at the
Rainbow Star Group!" 23. "Finally Arrived! Crest of the
Magellanic Cloud's Wave!" 24. "Death Struggle! God, Weep for the
Gamilons!" 25. "Iscandar! A Dying Planet of Love!" 26. "Earth!
Argo Returns!"
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