Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar

Also known as Uchuu Senkan Yamato

TV Finished 1974 Unrated

In the distant future, the war between the human race and the Gamilon has taken its toll on the planet Earth. Constant bombardment of radioactive asteroids has rendered the planet's atmosphere uninhabitable. As a means of relief aid, Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar offers the Earth Forces a device that can completely neutalize the radiation off the planet. For this task, the space battleship Yamato is launched from the remains of its World War II ancestor on a 148,000 light-year journey. However, the crew of the Yamato has only one Earth year to travel to Iscandar and back, or the human race will come to an end.

Studio

Office Academy

Episodes

26 listed

Runtime

about 25 minutes per episode

Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi