Uchuu Senkan Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato
宇宙戦艦ヤマト
Cosmoship Yamato

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Synopsis

The human race has one year left to live. Aliens known as the Gamilas have attacked Earth, poisoning it with radioactivity and driving humans underground. As humankind grows sicker by the day, their final hope is the Space Battleship Yamato–constructed from secret plans and equipped with advanced technology. Its mission: to reach a distant planet and bring back a cure to save humanity. Will the ship and its crew rescue the Earth in time? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Publication notes

Uchuu Senkan Yamato was published in English as Space Battleship Yamato by Seven Seas Entertainment as a 3-in-1 omnibus volume on April 9, 2019. It was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by NewPOP Editora as a 3-in-1 omnibus volume on April 9, 2021.

Published

Oct 1974 to Dec 1979

Authors

Matsumoto, Leiji

External links

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Juuzou Okita298 fan favorites
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Birthday: December 8 The stern captain of the Yamato, utterly devoted to his mission to save Earth from the Gamilus threat, even at the cost of his own life. He is in fact dying, and becomes increasingly ill during the course of the first season, but remains convinced that he will live to see his homeworld again. He regards Susumu Kodai almost as a replacement for the son he lost in battle, and sorely regrets his son's death in battle at Pluto, along with the apparent death of Kodai's older brother, Mamoru. Even when his illness leaves him bedridden, he remains a source of advice to the crew, and to Kodai in particular. In the movie Final Yamato, it is revealed that he was kept in cryogenic suspension for some time until the Earth physicians could revive him and cure his sickness. He then went on to lead the EDF again in its fight against the Dingirians. He is based on Leiji Matsumoto's father, who was a Major in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force and flew a Nakajima Ki-84 in Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Susumu Kodai113 fan favorites
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Birthday: July 7 A young orphan, it was the death of his parents during a Gamilus planet bomb attack on the Miura Peninsula that drove him to follow in his older brother Mamoru's footsteps and join the Earth Defence Force. He is initially hot-headed and prone to bursts of anger, and at first blames Captain Okita for the death of his brother in battle. However, he matures during the first season thanks to his responsibility as the Yamato 's battle chief, and ultimately Okita nominates him acting captain when he is unable to continue. Though apparently never formally promoted to captain, Kodai continues commanding the Yamato and its crew for most of the rest of the franchise, only relinquishing command twice: to Yamanami in Be Forever Yamato, and to a revived Okita during Final Yamato. He is also a talented pilot, flying his own Cosmo Zero fighter as the leader of the Black Tigers, and in the second season frequently joining the Cosmo Tigers in battle. His Japanese given name means "to go forward, to improve." (Source: Wikipedia)
Yuki Mori64 fan favorites
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Birthday: September 2181; December 24, 2180 (in Yamato 2199) Initially Dr. Sado's nurse, She gained the additional responsibilities aboard Yamato of operating the radar, performing computer calculations, taking care of the crew's morale and searching planets for food sources. She is from the outset attracted to Susumu Kodai, but conceals her true feelings with girlish glee. As the only significant female crewmember, she is also frequently the victim of fan service. In the remake, her personality and role changed slightly. Her role of a nurse was replaced by Makoto Harada; as a result, she is a full time radar operator. Her personality was refined to be more straight forward than the classic representation of her. Her name means "forest snow." it originates from a fan of Matsumoto's named Miyuki Moriki. (Source: Yamato Wikia)