Watch Episodes Add to My List Add to Favorites Alternative TitlesJapanese: 宇宙戦艦ヤマト2199 English: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 More titles InformationType: OVA Episodes: 26 Status: Finished Airing Aired: May 25, 2012 to Oct 25, 2013 Producers: Production I.G, Bandai Visual, OLM, Lantis, Shochiku, Bandai, Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, Bandai Namco Games, Voyager Entertainment Licensors: Funimation Studios: Xebec, AIC Source: Original Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi Themes: Adult Cast, Military, Space Duration: 25 min. per ep. Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older StatisticsScore: 8.321 (scored by 39,926 users) 1 indicates a weighted score. Ranked: #2562 2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #1934 Members: 118,638 Favorites: 1,790 Available AtResourcesStreaming Platforms |
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Nov 23, 2013 rtil Recommended Most of you may know that Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is a remake of the 1970's space opera by the same name (bar the 2199). If one were to make a comparison of its significance to its importance of the genre, it is basically the Star Wars of Japan - the series that one would point to as a culturally significant moment in entertainment and the rise of the genre itself. In recent times, one becomes wary when they hear the word 'remake' or 'reboot'. Audiences have reluctantly witnessed so many beloved series, stories and characters get butchered in misguided and unnecessary attempts to be recreated. Thankfully, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 19, 2013 RedgraveGilver Recommended Note: This is a remake of the classic Battle Ship Yamato by Leiji Matsumoto which is one of the most revolutionary anime. Space Operas are very rare now a days in the anime industry. Just as the quality of mecha anime and it's audience has been downgrading and declining in favor of slice-of-life, ecchi and harem genres, space operas were always being overlooked at. After almost at least 40 years, one of the space opera classic during the 70's was given a chance to have a remake in order to introduce the series and gain a wider audience in today's anime community. But does the show ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 7, 2013 Raptor1221 Recommended To be called “The Star Wars of Japan” you must be doing something oh so right. “Space Battleship Yamato (1974- 1975) was labeled as such. It’s a show so imbedded in popular culture that I had even heard of it. This was long before even watching my very first anime (To me known as “Star Blazers” for US). It was truly the show of an age. Now fast forward to April, 7th, 2012, an OVA remake of the beloved classic begins its air time. The final question of fans was. Will it live up to the original? Or disappoint us ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 18, 2013 5camp Recommended Preliminary (22/26 eps) ::Note:: This is a co-written review with myself, Scamp, and fellow blogger and MAL user Shinmaru Scamp: Space Battleship Yamato is a TV series from 1974 by Leiji Matsumoto (well, mostly by Leiji Matsumoto, although it’s complicated) about a spaceship travelling across the universe captained by a man with a very impressive beard. It’s one of the most influential anime ever made, considered the point from which anime started to turn towards more serious and complex stories. I shall now ask you to completely forget all of that because instead we’re going to talk about Yamato 2199. Yamato 2199 had a bit of a strange airing run. ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 12, 2023 baltic_scorpion Recommended If you are fan of the original 1974 series then you'll be blown away by the improvements of the story quality and the characters in this reboot. As a space opera, its no surprise that the series is filled with an abundance of gorgeous scores, that both include themes from the original series, and new ones that only further enhance the experience. Now I know the word 'reboot" can make people a bit nervous. Often times we worry that it could never live up to the original. I mean, why fix what isn't necessarily broken right? But there's no need to worry here. This ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 15, 2020 Bananandoreasu Mixed Feelings Considering the very high rating, I'm a bit disappointed. Sad to say, because it certainly had potential to be better. Characters are not very good. It's debateable whether this is sci-fi or not. If it is, then it's ultra-soft sci-fi, seems more like fantasy in space to me. Several underdeveloped and unresolved side-plots, even a few plot holes. In 26 episodes, It's amazing how little character development they've managed to fit into such a simple story, considering other shows with way more complex stories does considerable more in half as many episodes. I think this show would be better off if it had spent more time on the characters aboard ... Read more Open Gift Report
Dec 27, 2014 skarabox Recommended THIS COULD BE AN EPIC ANIME... but it falls short. Therefore only 7/10. You will enjoy it at first and then you will get disappointed, wishing it could be perfect. I hate anime like that. The story and characters have an epic potential but I don't know whether it is because it is an old anime or what, but the story has many holes, characters behave really shallowly a lot of times and the anime create really artificial moments in order to evoke a certain emotional reaction in the viewer. All of this makes you feel like the authors treat you as a dumb, not ... Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 19, 2013 Kmyatsuhashi Recommended Preliminary (17/26 eps) Remaking a classic is a pretty dicey proposition. Remaking a benchmark title is madness. Thankfully, the creators of Spaceship Battleship Yamato 2199 threw caution to the wind and faced the challenge head on. The result is a loving tribute to the 1974 anime that’s faithful without slavishly rehashing it. Story Story wise, things are identical. An alien race, known as the Garmillans, have pummeled the Earth with radioactive bombs. The effects appear irreversible until a second alien race arrives from the planet Iscandar with a miracle cure. The catch? The cure is only available on Isacandar. To get it, the Earth needs to send a ship across ... Read more Open Gift Report
Aug 9, 2015 conformityrules Recommended About two years ago, I watched through the original Star Blazers/Yamato series, as well as the sequel and inter-quel movies that accompanied them. While they each had significant flaws (under-developed characters, lack of world building, and short-changed arcs in the case of season 3), I enjoyed following the adventures of the Space Battleship Yamato from series to series thanks to its well-animated fight scenes for the time, thought-provoking (if heavy-handed), exploration of moral grey areas, and the inspirational message that no matter what happens, good will triumph over evil. I was ecstatic when I discovered the series was being re-made in the form of Space Battleship ... Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 28, 2016 KapengBarako Recommended A journey; a trek; a voyage, that's how watching Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 feels like. Story:10 Read more Open Gift Report
Apr 24, 2020 _cjessop19_ Recommended Remakes or reboots often get a bad rap in the anime community as many beloved series often get messed up and butchered in an attempt to add a more modern spin on an already old and classic series. Space Battleship Yamato 2199, however, is a remake of the classic series that is not only able to catch the spirit of the original, but is able to expand further and vastly improve and succeed on what the 1974 version couldn’t do in terms of production values. This OVA remake has become the pinnacle of what a modern space opera should be, and I’ll explain why this ... Read more Open Gift Report
Mar 26, 2022 Scheveningen Recommended Space Battleship Yamato is a sci-fi classic, contemporaneous with other genre giants like Star Wars and Mobile Suit Gundam. This remake is a resounding success at capturing both the original's spirit and awe while improving it in many areas. While it is largely faithful to the original's story and characters, 2199 updates its more dated elements while fleshing out and adding to others. In many ways, this is what every remake, or perhaps more accurately reimagining, should strive for instead of just attempting to replicate the original exactly. The core plot of Space Battleship Yamato remains timeless and as grand as ever. Faced with an alien ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jul 12, 2014 tagbadger Recommended Wow! This show absolutely blew me away! I haven't enjoyed a series so much in a long time. I've been going through movies and shows, from all sorts of genres and eras and styles, and rarely does anything have everything I want to see in an anime, and this is one of those! I'll admit, I put off looking into any of the Space Battleship Yamato series or movies simply because the surface concept seemed so outrageous - a World War 2 style battleship...IN SPACE? That's CRAZY! I could not have been more wrong. There's drama, space battleship combat, intrigue, ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 22, 2015 dustinator1991 Recommended For those that wonder about this anime, you might not partially like space-related anime. But I warn you, give this anime an chance. I wasn't too keen on watching this show but I gave it an chance. And guess what? I was surprised that I actually liked it. People praise this anime saying that this remake was made from an classic of an old anime. Now I see what they were talking about. I agree with them. This anime is awesome! When many people, hear remake or "reboot," they get turned away but I assure you that this anime will meet your expectations and then leave you ... Read more Open Gift Report
Jan 8, 2016 luhter Recommended I have not seen the original Yamato, so this review has not "old-new" hate or nostalgia. It's about Yamato 2199 as a singular anime series. Story 6: Art 10: Read more Open Gift Report
Jun 7, 2021 Ernacram Recommended Due to its nature of OVA and remake of a really old (but legendary) series, on top of being a space opera, that is to say a genre that is long forgotten, Space Battleship Yamato 2199 was either avoided or went unnoticed by most anime fans. In 2012-2013 the anime community was apparently too busy watching soft-core porn series such as High School DxD and its sequels. Or perhaps were they repelled by the stench of nationalism coming from this OVA, which would be a better reason than wasting their time w*nking to demon teenage girls. But I highly doubt that anime fans are this ... Read more Open Gift Report
Sep 4, 2017 Bozzzz Mixed Feelings It is so difficult to rate. It's quite enjoyable but also has so many irritating faults. Not to mention that it's rated really high and by that was a total letdown. The overall idea is great and the only thing that kept me from dropping it. It was enjoyable but I'm still half-thinking it was wasted time. -----possible spoilers ahead------- Plot is net, meaning more holes than substance. A wide universe but Yamato always manages to step into a trap when far away from enemy planet but can move easily when close to it. And the whole plot net is held together by string of once in a ... Read more Open Gift Report
Oct 20, 2021 Connoisseur5910 Recommended WELL Read more Open Gift Report
Feb 16, 2018 Tsugan Recommended Three days ago I had no idea what Space Battleship Yamato 2199 was; I had no idea about the original series made back in the 1970s; I had no idea of the cultural significance it has in Japan, on par with Star Wars in the West; but I have corrected my woeful ignorance and it was one of the best decisions I've made. Story: Read more Open Gift Report
Nov 13, 2017 Lady_Day Recommended So in the beginning I was super hesitant to give this a shot due to the low-ish ratings. OMFG I am so freaking happy that I forged ahead anyways. Seriously, this show is SO damn underrated ... It has a superbly woven mastery to it that you just do not find in a lot of shows, and I love a good sci-fi. Did I mention ACTION PACKED TO THE HILT?!! I know it is a remake so this opinion is based solely on this reboot. Are there a few corny moments that happen... yes. Will all be forgiven considering you will be hanging off ... Read more Open Gift Report More Reviews |
