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Space Battleship Yamato
is a Japanese science fiction anime series written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, and produced by Academy Productions. The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, totaling up to 26 episodes. It revolves around the character Susumu Kodai (Derek Wildstar in the English version) and an international crew from Earth, tasked during an interstellar war to go into space aboard the space warship '' Yamato,'' derived from the World War II battleship of the same name, in response to a message of aid from the planet Iscandar in order to retrieve a device which is able to reverse the radiation infecting Earth after being bombed by the Gamilas (Gamilons). ''Space Battleship Yamato'' is one of the most influential anime series in Japan. Its turn toward serious themes and complex storylines influenced later works in the medium, including '' Gundam'', '' Macross'', and '' Evangelion'', in addition to influencing the style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Battleship Yamato 2202
''Star Blazers 2202'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese military science fiction animated film series produced by Xebec, the remake of ''Space Battleship Yamato II'' and the sequel to '' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199'', originally based on the ''Space Battleship Yamato'' television series created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. It is directed by Nobuyoshi Habara (''Fafner in the Azure'') and written by Harutoshi Fukui (''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'') with official character designs by Nobuteru Yuki. The first film of the series was released simultaneously in Japanese theaters and streaming services starting February 25, 2017. Similar to the first film series, the second loosely adapts both the animated series ''Space Battleship Yamato II'' and the movie '' Arrivederci Yamato''. Story In 2202, three years after the Gamillas invasion of the Solar system, the people in the Solar System are finally at peace. The Earth's biosphere has been restored wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Battleship Yamato 2205
, also known as ''Star Blazers 2205'', is a Japanese military science fiction animated film duology produced by Satelight and Staple Entertainment. It is the sequel to '' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202'' and a remake to the 1979 film '' Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage'', originally based on the ''Space Battleship Yamato'' television series created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. It is directed by Kenji Yasuda (''Macross Delta'') and written by Harutoshi Fukui (''Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn'') with official character designs by Nobuteru Yuki. The first film, with the subtitle was released in Japanese theaters on October 8, 2021. The second film with the subtitle was released in Japanese theaters on February 4, 2022. Story Almost two years after the conclusion of the war with Gatlantis, Desler has discovered the world of Galman, whose conditions are an exact match with Gamilas and its natives are identical to Gamilans, suggesting Galman is their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odyssey Of The Celestial Ark
''Star Blazers: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark'', known in Japan as , is a 2014 film based on the ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199'' anime series. The movie is set during the events of the series, primarily as the eponymous spaceship ''Yamato'' makes its way back to Earth after a long voyage to the planet Iscandar. Marketing Prior to advertising of the home video release of the movie, writers had used the English translations ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Star-Voyaging Ark'' and ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Ark of the Stars''. Home video packaging announced in April 2015 revealed Xebec's choice of ''Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark'' as the official English title. Reception The film grossed ¥68.8 million at the Japanese box office in its first week of release, and ¥269 million in total. Writing for the ''Kotaku ''Kotaku'' is a video game website and blog that was originally launched in 2004 as part of the Gawker Media network. Notable former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Battleship Yamato III
, also known as ''Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars'', is a Japanese military science fiction anime series produced by Academy Productions. It is the sequel to '' Be Forever Yamato'' created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. It aired on Yomiuri TV in Japan from October 11, 1980 to April 4, 1981. Elements of the series later got remade in 2024 as '' Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199''. Plot The plot centers about the drama which ensues when a stray proton missile, from a battle between the Galman Empire and the Bolar Federation, crashes into the Sun. It causes nuclear fusion to accelerate to unsafe levels. The Yamato and crew must then set out on a mission to look for a new world for the human race. They must do so in less than one year. Over the course of the story, the Yamato and crew must complete their mission of finding a new home for Earthlings amidst the strife caused by the Galman-Bolar conflict. The Galmans, we learn, are the ancestral race from which the Gamila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiji Matsumoto
was a Japanese manga artist, and creator of several anime and manga series. His widow Miyako Maki is also a manga artist. Matsumoto was famous for his works such as ''Space Battleship Yamato'' and ''Galaxy Express 999''. His style was characterized by mythological and often tragic storylines with strong moral themes, noble heroes, feminine heroines, and a love of strange worlds and melancholic atmosphere. Early life Leiji Matsumoto was born on January 25, 1938, in Kurume, Fukuoka. He was the middle child of a family of seven brothers, and, in his early childhood, Matsumoto was given a 35mm film projector by his father, and watched American cartoons during the Pacific War. During this time, he gained an interest in science fiction novels by authors Unno Juza and H. G. Wells. Matsumoto started drawing at the age of six, and began drawing manga three years later after seeing the works of Osamu Tezuka. At 18, he moved to Tokyo to become a manga artist. Career In 1954, Matsum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Voyage
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Blazers
''Star Blazers'' is an American adaptation of the Japanese anime television series . ''Star Blazers'' was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plot and storyline that required the episodes to be viewed in order, which paved the way for future arc-based, plot-driven anime translations. It also dealt with somewhat more mature themes than other productions aimed at the same target audience at the time. Plot ''Star Blazers'' consists of three television seasons. Each is an English-language adaption of its Japanese counterpart '' Space Battleship Yamato''. However, the Japanese saga entails more than just these three television seasons, and part of this missing portion of the saga occurs between Seasons Two and Three, in the movies '' Yamato: The New Voyage'' and '' Be Forever Yamato''. In the first season, Earth is attacked by Gamilon, a distant planet. The radiation from Gamilon's planet bombs forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebel 3199
A rebel is a participant in a rebellion. Rebel or rebels may also refer to: People * Rebel (given name) * Rebel (surname) * Patriot (American Revolution), during the American Revolution * American Southerners, as a form of self-identification; see Southern United States * DJ Rebel (born 1984), or simply Rebel, Belgian DJ * Johnny Reb, or Johnny Rebel, the national personification of the Southern states of the United States * In professional wrestling: **Rebel (wrestler), American professional wrestler ** Rockin' Rebel, American professional wrestler ** The Rebel, a nickname for American professional wrestler Dick Slater Organizations and brands * Rebel (company), a sport equipment retailer in Australia and New Zealand * Rebel (entertainment complex), an entertainment complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Rebel (Denmark), a Danish youth organization * Murphy Rebel, an airplane model by Murphy Aircraft * REBEL (chess), a chess program * Rebel (train), a type of train * Reaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Battleship Yamato 2199
''Star Blazers 2199'', known in Japan as , is a 2012–2013 Japanese military science fiction anime television series that is a remake of the first ''Space Battleship Yamato'' television series created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto in 1974, known in the United States as ''Star Blazers''. The series is a space opera, and was originally screened back-to-back in theaters across Japan, a few episodes at a time prior to release on home video, and aired on television from April 7, 2013, to September 29, 2013. Voyager Entertainment currently licensed the series outside Japan, with Funimation streaming their English dub of the series starting on November 8, 2017. Two movies based on the series were released in 2014: ''A Voyage to Remember'' and '' Odyssey of the Celestial Ark''. A sequel series, '' Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202'', was released in theaters from 2017 to 2019. Plot In 2191, Earth made first contact with aliens called ''Gamilas''. The first at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Battleship Yamato (2010 Film)
is a 2010 Japanese science fiction film based on the ''Space Battleship Yamato'' anime series by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. The film was released in Japan on December 1, 2010. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on June 24, 2011, and in the United States by Funimation's live-action client, Giant Ape Media, on April 29, 2014. Plot In 2199, after years of attacks by alien Gamilas which rendered the surface of Earth uninhabitable and forcing humanity underground, the people of the Earth Defense Force launch a counter-offensive near Mars. The fleet's weapons are no match for the Gamilas, who easily wipe out much of the force. During the battle, EDF captain Mamoru Kodai volunteers to use his damaged ship, the destroyer ''Yukikaze'', as a shield to cover Captain Jyuzo Okita's battleship, allowing his escape. Mamoru's ship is destroyed. On Earth, Mamoru's brother Susumu is scavenging on the irradiated surface near the half-buried wreck of the Japanese battleship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Yamato No
Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" * Artel Great (born 1981), American actor * Great Osobor (born 2002), Spanish-born British basketball player Other uses * ''Great'' (1975 film), a British animated short about Isambard Kingdom Brunel * ''Great'' (2013 film), a German short film * Great (supermarket), a supermarket in Hong Kong * GReAT, Graph Rewriting and Transformation, a Model Transformation Language * Gang Resistance Education and Training Gang Resistance Education And Training, abbreviated G.R.E.A.T., provides a school-based, police officer-instructed program in America that includes classroom instruction and a variety of learning activities. The program was originally adminis ..., or GREAT, a school-based and police officer-instructed program * Global Research and Analysis Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
