15 Dark And Crazy Differences Between Star Blazer (1979) And Japanese Battleship Yamato  - Explained

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• PH

  @philjones3824 · 3 months ago

  I watched Starblazers as a kid in 1981.  It wasn't until decades later that I finally got to watch the episodes I missed.

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• LU

  @lucyfuir6386 · 3 months ago

  I used to run to &amp; home from school to see it. It was on at 3 o&apos;clock in the afternoon. I had 15 minutes to get home if I wanted to see all of it. School was out at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKbZtx7faYY&amp;t=165">2:45</a>. And you had to deal with crossing guards. Man I&apos;d always make it but it felt like I wouldn&apos;t. Lol

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• YO

  @YODAddyLIVE · 3 months ago

  As a Marine brat I was blessed to be able to watch all of the original Japanese versions It was confusing to see them later in the US and I felt bad for my friends as all the shows felt like they were dumbed down &quot;for children&quot; and it clearly showed the difference in maturity of my friends in Japan versus those in the US. Even the sukebe robot was used to teach children a lesson in Japan. They don&apos;t shelter children there from what is and isn&apos;t acceptable socially. They throw it all out there and you knew there were consequences for every action.

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• MA

  @maikutsukino4743 · 3 months ago

  I was 8 when Star Blazers first aired and I couldn&apos;t wait to see each and every episode. But even at 8yrs old, I was a history buff that was deeply into WWII. And as I looked at the &quot;Argo&quot; I could swear I saw the superstructure of the IJN Yamato. Anime wasn&apos;t a word for anyone I knew back then. I had no idea this was actually a heavily edited SBY. I had no idea the political reasons for that. But it was more adult and meaningful than the other cartoons I was watching. Now, as I write this, I look behind me at my &quot;Wall of Anime and Manga&quot; and can look at the entire original SBY series. On top of my figure cases sits a 1/200 scale Space Battleship Yamato. On a lower shelf, in front of the original SBY anime series, sits a 1/1000 scale SBY. Speed Racer (Mach Go Go Go) and Star Blazers (Space Battleship Yamato) introduced me to anime long before I even knew what anime was.

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• TR

  @transitengineer · 3 months ago

  As a teenager in the 1970&apos;s, glad I got to watch the American version. &nbsp;However, now as a male in my 60&apos;s, I would prefer to only watch the Japanese version (with the robot, pulling up the dress of the nurse).

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• HD

  @hdvsmith · 2 months ago

  I can honestly say as a kid, regardless of what they called Dr Sane&apos;s drink, I always knew it was alcohol😂😂😂😂😂

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• JO

  @JonathanMcGee-i4o · 3 months ago

  I watched this back in the early 80&apos;s. Managed to meet and get the autograph and my picture taken with Amy Howard Wilson back in 2001. She did the voice of Nova for the first 2 seasons. This series and franchise are my favorite anime series followed by Bubble Gum Crisis.<br>I just love the ships designs. It&apos;s the reason why I got into the history og naval warfare.

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• GL

  @Glenn_Iverson · 2 months ago

  I was enthralled by this series as a kid, and I think ALL the choices regarding the changes to the American version improved and streamlined it dramatically. &nbsp;That being said, I feel it&apos;s important for adults to watch the Japanese version as well, because it contains powerful messages that could have gone over children&apos;s heads.

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• JT

  @JT-gq8wv · 2 months ago

  So many versions of the opening scene theme music on YouTube from Marine orchestra&apos;s to fans and artists.<br>Hearing all these versions still gives me the warm fuzzies !

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• PA

  @PastorKensCurveballs · 3 months ago

  We would Race home from School to watch it

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• IR

  @IrvinReedTemplarUp · 3 months ago

  Love Star Blazers! It&apos;s underrated how it opened the door to anime for many of us before even Akira or Dragonball. Capt Gloval from Macross/Robotech pays homage to this series.

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• TE

  @tedlasalvia9668 · 2 months ago (edited)

  I agree with almost everything in this video, but with one exception. &nbsp;This anime actually wasn&apos;t for kids, although I was in high school when it first came out. I understand that the timeslot for the anime was in the mornings before school, so when I first came across Starblazers I realized that this anime was Japanese as I have lived overseas in the early 70&apos;s and grew up there watching Japanese movies and anime. &nbsp;I was extremely happy seeing those shows come to the USA! &nbsp;The story line was way too advanced for kids who grew up watching Scooby-do and bugs bunny. &nbsp;In addition, we had grown up with GI-Joe with non-stop military action and explosions, but no one was killed onscreen. &nbsp;Enter the imported Japanese anime and it&apos;s clear that people die in war, and it was clear that they died. &nbsp;The interestingly edited Robotech series actually showed Zentradi warriors getting vaporized.

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