Status
Available
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Publication
Seven Seas (2019), Edition: Translation, 644 pages
Description
Leiji Matsumoto's original science fiction masterpiece, first introduced to Western audiences asStar Blazers! It is the year 2199. The Gamilans, a hostile alien race, have bombarded the Earth, rendering it virtually uninhabitable and edging humanity to the verge of extinction. Mankind's last, best hope for survival is the Space BattleshipYamato,a legendary spaceship newly equipped with a faster-than-light drive and advanced weaponry. Its mission: to travel to the distant planet of Iscandar and obtain a mysterious device that could heal our planet. CanYamato's ragtag crew traverse the galaxy, defeat an overwhelming alien force, and return home in time to save the Earth from certain destruction?
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LibraryThing member rakerman
This is the black and white graphic novel of the 1974 Space Battleship Yamato animated TV series, called Star Blazers in Canada. It's basically a straightforward version of the TV series although without the edits that were made for Canada. Dr. Sakezo Sado for example is a veterinarian, and drunk a
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lot of the time. Kodai Susumu (Derek Wildstar) and Shima Daisuke (Mark Venture) look very young (much younger than in the TV series). Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
644 p.; 8.46 inches
ISBN
1626929122 / 9781626929128