STAR BLAZERS 2199 Part One
http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Z00caN68w[/video]
aka Space Battleship Yamato 2199
I do not consider myself an anime fan, but I did grow up on a cartoon diet that included Battle of the Planets, Robotech, Space Pirate Harlock, and of course, the legendary Star Blazers. So I eagerly picked up this
long over due Region One release of the rebooted Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
This blu-ray includes the first 13 episodes and they are glorious. The animation is stunningly beautiful. The story has been smartly updated and refined while remaining true to its original fun 1970s concepts. Good characterizations with classic anime pathos. Truly epic space battles. And a rich rewarding storyline. Lots of fun to be had. Though, not being well versed in modern anime, I was quite surprise at how hyper sexualized all the female characters were designed and shot. The english dub is very enjoyable, though part of me wished they had used the old cartoon American character names since they were marketing it as Star Blazers. It might be a fun fan edit experiment to try to sync up the old original audio with the new animation???
Let's hope it is not another 5 years before they release the remaining episodes.