Uchû senkan Yamato
In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.
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"Space Battleship Yamato, or Starblazers as it was known in the U.S and most of Europe, is in many ways the precursor for a number of Japanese Animation Series that followed space adventure themes. Gundam, Macross, Evangelion all owe this late 70's series homage in terms of theme and design. In the year 2199, the Earth has been under a devastating attack from an ancient and distant race of humanoids known as the Gamilas. They have bombarded earth with radioactive meteorites that has devastated the surface of our planet, and the only remaining people left live in underground cities. Soon, ..."
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This series is considered a groundbreaker for NOT being based on a manga, but instead making its debut as a manga (comic) and a television series simultaneously. Beforehand, every animated series in Japan had been based on a comic; the manga would have to prove itself before its television adaptations (known as "terebi manga" - television comics) followed. However, the success of this series generated a new term - anime.
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In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.