The BEST episodes directed by 榎本明廣
#1 - Memories of the Blue Planet
Star Blazers 2199 - Season 1 - Episode 26
The Yamato is on the last leg of its journey back to Earth. However, Kodai has little to celebrate as Yuki did not survive the wounds she suffered in the last battle. However, witnessing the suffering of his brother, Mamoru's spirit appears next to him to create a miracle.
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#2 - The Trap on All Sides
Star Blazers 2199 - Season 1 - Episode 5
Before leaving the Solar System, the Yamato launches an attack to destroy the Gamilan facilities on Pluto to stop their bombardment of Earth with planet bombs. However, the ship ends up falling for a surprise attack from the enemy's secret weapon, and the crew of Yamato sends their pilot squadron to shut down the Gamilan base.
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#3 - Toward a Sea of Stars
Star Blazers 2199 - Season 1 - Episode 2
Susumu brings the Wave Motion Activation Core to Earth which allows mankind to complete its first interstellar spaceship, the "BBY-01 Yamato". With Okita as the captain, Shima as the navigator, and Susumu as its battle chief, the Yamato is assigned to travel to planet Iscandar, in the Great Magellanic Cloud, with orders to retrieve a device able to restore Earth's environment. Before the Yamato can start its journey, it must counter a Gamilan interplanetary ballistic missle aimed at them.
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#4 - A Choice for the Future
Star Blazers 2199 - Season 1 - Episode 16
Badly damaged and in need of provisions, the Yamato lands on a lush, fertile planet named Beemela. As a ground team makes a startling discovery, there are doubts if the ship still has a chance to complete its journey in time and the security force attempts a mutiny.
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#5 - Messenger of Iscandar
Star Blazers 2199 - Season 1 - Episode 1
In the year 2199, Earth is ravaged by attacks from alien beings of the the planet, Gamilus, which have devastated the surface of the Earth and forced what remains of mankind to take shelter underground. To save the Earth, the last of the Earth's space forces must distract the Gamilan forces while a non-Gamilan ship, the Amaterasu, lands on Mars to deliver the Wave Motion Activation Core to the Earthlings. While Captain Mamoru Kodai contains the enemy attack to allow fellow captain Juzo Okita to escape with his forces, Mamoru's brother Susumu and his friend Daisuke Shima investigate the Amaterasu that crashed on Mars. Inside the ship there is the corpse of an alien female, the messenger sent to Earth to make the important delivery to the Earthlings. Susumu and Daisuke return to Earth on the Kirishima, the only ship to return from the battle at Pluto. On the Kirishima, Susumu learns of his brother's death. When the Kirishima reaches Earth, Susumu Kodai looks for Captain Okita to know whether his brother was a decoy or not and meets Yuki Mori, who directs him to the hospital wing. Kodai confronts Okita, who says that it was he who led Mamoru to his death.
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