The BEST episodes of Star Blazers 2199
Every episode of Star Blazers 2199 ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Star Blazers 2199!
The year is 2199. The human race has been crushed in their war with the Gamilos, driven into underground cities by the invader's assault. Scientists estimate they have only a year left. The young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima receive a mysterious capsule from a ship that made an emergency landing on Mars and return with it to Earth. It contains humanity's last hope: the planet Iscandar on the other side of the Magellan Galaxy has the technology to defeat the Gamilos and restore the planet. The space battleship Yamato is entrusted with this task, but they have only one year before humanity ends.
#1 - Clockwork Prisoner
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/2012
One of the Gamilan androids retrieved by the Yamato on Enceladus is reassembled and activated in an attempt to learn more about their enemies. Analyzer, the Yamato's own robot, makes contact with the android and manages to befriend it. However, when the android escapes its confinement, the rest of the crew enters a state of alert and searches for it.
#2 - What Lies Beyond
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/22/2013
General Domel of the Gamilans is called back from the front lines by Dessler and reassigned to the Milky Way with orders to stop the Yamato. As the Yamato approaches the edge of the galaxy, the crew becomes under attack by an extra-dimensional submarine.
#4 - The Whisper of the Witch
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2013
Returning from a reconnaissance mission, Kodai and Yuki find a derelict Yamato with the rest of the crew missing. As the pair look for clues about what happened, they must face an enemy that can use their own memories against them, assisted by an unexpected ally.
#5 - Out of the Forest of Memory
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/28/2013
With the aid of an alien device, Kodai, Yuki, and Sanada explore the control center of an abandoned warp gateway created by an ancient civilization and controlled by the Gamilas. In the midst of a deadly undertaking, Sanada unveils a surprise about the Yamato's navigational functions and his close friendship with Kodai's late brother, Mamoru.
#6 - Over the Black Light
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/28/2013
Using the newly reactivated warp gateway, fighter pilot Shinohara scouts the intended shortcut to the halfway point at planet Balun. Once there, however, he discovers a vast fleet of over 10,000 Gamilas ships. However, Okita declares that the Yamato must fight its way through the enemy's massive armada if they want to reach the Large Magellanic Cloud in time.
#7 - Shock - Legacy of the Cosmo Reverse
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/24/2017
While Kodai has difficulty coming to terms with the knowledge of what truly happened to Earth after the restoration and the possible meaning of the vision he received, Mori struggles with her own identity, her relationship, and the fact that she wasn't called to the Yamato.
#8 - Departure to the Unknown!
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2017
With unease, Kodai takes the position of acting captain of the Yamato and its crew as they prepare to launch the ship, thus rebelling against the Earth Federal Government.
#9 - The Shocking White Comet Empire - The Yamato Rams Through!
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/2018
Zworder brings the force of the White Comet directly to Yamato. Just as Katsuragi is revealed as an infiltrator and attempts to make her escape, she discovers a disturbing secret about her true nature.
#10 - The Fated Showdown!
Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/2/2018
With Ginga’s assistance, Yamato is rebuilt. But can Yamato survive when one of their own is a potential spy?
#11 - Farewell, Space Battleship Yamato
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/1/2019
By Zordar’s will, the Ark of Destruction awakens, revealing its true form, dwarfing Earth. The crippled Yamato can no longer fight. As captain, Kodai issues the final command.
#12 - Earth, Yamato Is...
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/1/2019
It is the year 2203, six months later. Hero's Hill is now lined with additional monuments. The true trial is about to begin.
#13 - Farewell to the Solar System
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/22/2012
With the Gamilan attacks on Earth stopped, the Yamato prepares to leave the Solar System after giving to the crew members a last chance to contact their relatives that they left behind before resuming their journey to Iscandar.
#14 - Under a Rainbow Sun
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/26/2013
Domel's task force engages the Yamato in a nebula dubbed the Rainbow Star Cluster. During a fierce battle in which the Yamato is heavily damaged and its Wave Motion Gun disabled, it is infiltrated by Gamilas operatives tasked to kidnap Yurisha of Iscandar.
#16 - Prison Planet 17
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/26/2013
Yuki is taken to a Gamilas prison colony called Leptopoda. The Yamato is not far behind, its crew unknowingly seeking to resupply and repair. During a recon mission, Kodai and several others are also taken prisoner just before an old acquaintance foments a riot.
#17 - The Planet That We Head For
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/26/2013
Okita's condition takes a turn for the worse as the rest of the crew learns an unpleasant secret about their quest for Iscandar. Meanwhile, Dessler's grudge against the Yamato becomes more personal than ever, and he prepares to welcome the humans to the heart of Gamilas territory with a weapon of instant destruction.
#19 - Memories of the Blue Planet
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 9/29/2013
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.
#20 - One Man's War
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/8/2013
After being almost destroyed by Dessler's own Wave Motion Cannon, Okita orders the Yamato to launch an offensive at the Gamilas capital. However. Dessler escapes to his space fortress, the "Second Baleras" in a ship with Yuri on board. Dessler then drops a part of the fortress on the capital in an attempt to vanquish the Yamato while sacrificing his own people. While the rest of the crew engages it, Kodai departs to rescue Yuki by himself.
#21 - The Distant Promised Land
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/15/2013
With Dessler gone and the Gamilas ceasing their hostilities, the Yamato, at last, reaches Iscandar. However. Queen Starsha is in doubt about providing the assistance she promised upon seeing that the Earthlings used the technology that she entrusted to them as a weapon of mass destruction. After coming up with a decision, Starsha reveals to Kodai the ultimate fate of his brother as the crew of the Yamato prepares for the long journey back to Earth.
#22 - Wish Upon a Star
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2012
An operation staged by the Gamilan Leader, Abelt Dessler, forces the Yamato to navigate too close to a star in a desperate attempt to escape, maneuvering around solar flares that can instantly destroy the ship while being pursued by the enemy forces left from the Gamilan base on Pluto.
#23 - Yamato, Attack the Comet Empire!
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/2019
The Yamato, with support from the Garmillas fleet, infiltrates the White Comet in a bloody bid to reach the inner sanctum of Zordar: his throne room.
#24 - Escape from the Nightmare!
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/2/2018
A device that could stop the Gatlanteans, once and for all, is uncovered, and prompts a counterattack from Zordar along with the mobilization of Earth’s new AI-controlled fleet.
#25 - Heir to the Yamato, Her Name is Ginga
Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/2/2018
With Yamato paralyzed by an act of sabotage, most of the crew evacuate as the ship plummets toward the White Comet, and comes to rest on a mysterious and deserted planet. Sanada and other officers are introduced to a new space battleship, and learn about Earth's increasingly drastic plans for victory. The Gatlantis share a cure for a tragic disease affecting Kato's son. Mori's memories return, but at a cost.