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.

Last Updated: 11/15/2024Network: TV TokyoStatus: Continuing
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Over the Black Light
star
9.02
82 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: 加戶譽夫
Writer: 武半慎吾
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Under a Rainbow Sun
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8.96
84 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: 別所誠人
Writer: 森田繁
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The Planet That We Head For
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8.85
78 votes

#3 - 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.

Directors: 江上潔
Writer: 大野木寬
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Prison Planet 17
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8.70
77 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: 中山勝一
Writer: 村井貞之
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They're Coming!
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8.68
81 votes

#5 - They're Coming!

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/26/2013

As the Yamato penetrates the Large Magellanic Cloud, Domel, his name now cleared, engages in a battle of wits with Okita as he prepares a special attack force to stop the Earth vessel once and for all.

Directors: 羽原信義
Writer: 森田繁
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One Man's War
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8.65
80 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: 別所誠人
Writer: 森田繁
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Farewell, Space Battleship Yamato
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8.55
20 votes

#7 - 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.

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The Forever War
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8.44
79 votes

#8 - The Forever War

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/22/2013

Dessler, who is revealed to be still alive, ambushes the Yamato on its way back to Earth and the time comes for their final showdown.

Writer: 村井貞之
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Yamato, Attack the Comet Empire!
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8.43
21 votes

#9 - 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.

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Yamato in Crisis - The Devil's Alternative Once More
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8.39
23 votes

#10 - Yamato in Crisis - The Devil's Alternative Once More

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/15/2018

Zworder learns of the secret behind the Earth fleet that is defeating his own and moves to stop it. Yamato prepares to use a new weapon against the White Comet.

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Escape from the Nightmare!
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8.38
21 votes

#11 - 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.

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The Fated Showdown!
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8.38
21 votes

#12 - 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?

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Memories of the Blue Planet
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8.38
79 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: 榎本明廣
Writer: 出渕裕
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The Shocking White Comet Empire - The Yamato Rams Through!
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8.38
24 votes

#14 - 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.

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Earth, Yamato Is…
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8.30
20 votes

#15 - 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.

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Zurvival's Fierce Assault - Find Teresa
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8.30
20 votes

#16 - Zurvival's Fierce Assault - Find Teresa

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/27/2018

Yamato works under fire to break up the rocky crust imprisoning the planet Terezart, while Cosmo Marines and fighter pilots fight against Gatlantis' massively armed ground forces. Kodai, Sanada, and Saito venture under the surface of Terezart to meet the goddess Teresa.

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Clash! Yamato vs. Andromeda
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8.29
24 votes

#17 - Clash! Yamato vs. Andromeda

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/24/2017

The Yamato reaches the asteroid belt beyond Mars but must soon face a powerful deterrent to their rebellion in the form of the Andromeda, one of the newly launched flagships of the Earth Federation Fleet.

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Departure to the Unknown!
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8.25
28 votes

#18 - 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.

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The Distant Promised Land
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8.24
78 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: 蛭川幸太郎
Writer: 大野木寬
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Battle off the Coast of Saturn - Gather the Wave Motion Gun Fleet!
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8.21
19 votes

#20 - Battle off the Coast of Saturn - Gather the Wave Motion Gun Fleet!

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/15/2018

Earth assembles its new fleet of warships to stop the Gatlantis invasion, and Yamato makes its way home to join the battle. Kato's desperation over his son's illness pushes him to consider an unthinkable offer.

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Shock - Legacy of the Cosmo Reverse
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8.21
24 votes

#21 - 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.

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Out of the Forest of Memory
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8.20
54 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: 江上潔
Writer: 大野木寬
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Heir to the Yamato, Her Name is Ginga
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8.20
20 votes

#23 - 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.

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Graveyard of the Universe
star
8.18
49 votes

#24 - Graveyard of the Universe

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/2012

The Yamato falls into a dimensional rift and finds itself unable to escape. A Gamilan ship that is also trapped there approaches the Yamato and both crews come to a temporary ceasefire while they work together to escape. After the Yamato escapes the dimensional rift, General Goer meets it with a Gamilan fleet. Instead of fighting the fleet, the Yamato runs away, and the dimensional rift temporarily widens, swallowing the fleet.

Directors: 金子秀一
Writer: 大野木寬
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The Terezart Landing Operation - Crush the Enemy Missile Fleet!
star
8.17
23 votes

#25 - The Terezart Landing Operation - Crush the Enemy Missile Fleet!

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2018

The crew of Yamato plans and launches an assault on Gatlantis-occupied Terezart. At the head of the fleet defending the planet, a Gatlantean boy struggles to come of age.

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