Space Battleship Yamato — Space Battleship Yamato II
Space Battleship Yamato II is a 1978 sequel to the original Space Battleship Yamato science fiction anime series. The story is set in the year 2201. The White Comet Empire, a new and even greater threat than the Gamilas, attacks Earth after crew of the Yamato investigates an SOS signal from the mysterious Teresa of planet Telezart. At the same time Desler, leader of the Gamilas Empire, also seeks revenge for his defeat at the hands of the Yamato.
The year is 2201, one year after the Star Force returned to Earth with the CosmoDNA which removed the Gamilon radioactive pollution that was threatening all life on the planet. The Comet Empire prepares to begin its assault on unsuspecting …
Sandor and Wildstar visit the new shipyards, and discuss many of the new tech improvements going into Earth's new fleet. The Andromeda and other ships have skeleton crews, with most of the central systems controlled by computer. Sandor lame…
Wildstar and Nova visit the remains of one of the underground cities that Earth used when it had been devastated by Gamilon radiation. Wildstar fears that the new threat could make them necessary again, and knows the the EDF government will…
Against the wishes of Earth government, the old Star Force is reassembled to answer the distress message that Sandor received. Derek Wildstar summons Dr Sane to join them, telling him not to inform Nova. Nova, however, is keen to what is go…
Captain Gideon of the Andromeda goes after the Star Force in the Mars-Jupiter asteroid belt, but, like the EDF Commander, decides that their determination and their mission is honourable. He allows them to slip past and reports to the EDC t…
The forces from the Comet Empire attack the 11th planet, Brumas, and the Star Force picks up the Space Marines, including their leader, the obnoxious Sgt. Knox. With the enemy threat established, the Earth Defense Commander rescends the war…
The Star Force is attacked by a fleet of Comet Empire stealth sub-space submarines. Knox begins to resent Wildstar's authority, and unrest grows among the ranks of the Space Marines.
It is discovered that the encoded distress signal originated from a mysterious woman named Treleina of Telezart, a planet on the extreme edge of the galaxy, about 40,000 light years from Earth.
A Comet Empire pilot, Mazor, is captured and interrogated (mild torture). After getting his guard, Dr Sane, drunk on soy bean milk (not a difficult task, considering that it's really sake wine), he escapes. But, turned away by his own fleet…
Leader Desslok has been assigned the task of defeating the Star Force. But, Princess Invidia, ever jealous of Desslok, has convinced her father to send General Torbuck to "aid Desslok... and to watch him." Torbuck, feeling over-confident, …
Starflies are cute spaceborn organisms that glow like fireflies. To gain favour with Desslok, Gamilon General Garrot devises a plan to loose a swarm of starflies, infected with a metal-corrosive bacteria, on the Star Force. Thinking them c…
The Star Force spots a conspicuous-looking hollow asteroid, and decides that it would make for a natural repair dock in which they might repair the damage from the starflies. In reality, it is a Gamilon trap (of course), lined with electro…
The Star Force finally arrives at its destination - the devastated planet Telezart, and are greeted by an apparition of Treleina. They descend to the surface of the planet and fight a land battle with the Comet Empire tanks let by General S…
The ground war is won and Wildstar, Sandor, Knox, and IQ-9 finally go to meet Treleina, under the ruins of her hollow planet. In the Star Force's herbatarium, Nova picks flowers for Derek to give to Treleina. Back on the Comet Empire, Inv…
Mark Venture flies down to the surface to meet Trelaina. She explains the danger of the Comet Empire and reveals her god-like power which had once destroyed all other life on her planet. She has sworn "never to use that power again to take …
The Star Force prepares to leave Telezart. Mark Venture tries to stay behind. To get him back to the Argo, Treleina agrees to come with the Star Force. But, once Mark is safe onboard, Treleina jumps ship, literally floating back down to Te…
The Star Force is nearly out of Telezart's system when the Comet Empire reaches it. Treleina finally makes contact with Prince Zordar, challenging his philosophy of subjugation. Ironically, Zordar's reasons for his campaign do reflect a co…
Despite its setback, the Comet Empire orders its fleets, under the combined command of General Bleak, to gather for full and immediate attack. Captain Gideon, realizing the urgency of the situation, overrides the Earth Defense Committee and…
Nearing the edge of our solar system, the Star Force completes a space warp from which re-materializes right on top of a Comet Empire recon plane (no apparent damage to the Argo). The Star Force passes planet Brumas again on its way back t…
This is perhaps one of the most favoured episodes amongst Star Blazers fans. Star Force reaches Earth's solar system and joins the EDF fleet. Captain Gideon commissions the Star Force to lead Gideon's carrier fleet in a surprise attack on …
The Comet Empire main fleet makes their final stand at Saturn. General Bleak's Magna Flame gun manages to destroy a sizeable chunk of the Earth fleet. Earth's remaining forces retreat to Saturn's ice rings wherein they ambush the Comet Empi…
The Star Force retreats to Ganymede for repairs, and the Comet Empire rejects Earth's attempt at negotiation by blasting the moon into a molten state. Note: Just how much of the moon is blasted is uncertain. It is still in the sky later dur…
The Star Force leaves Ganymede to defend Earth, but is again attacked by Desslok. Almost regretfully, Derek Wildstar gives the order to fire the Wave Motion Gun at Desslok's fleet. But, the clever Gamilon uses his SMITE teleportation device…
Wildstar, badly injured, reaches Desslok's command bridge. At the moment of the inevitable pistol duel, Derek faints and Nova rushes in to catch him. Seeing Derek and Nova's devotion to Earth and themselves, Desslok sees his own nobility. H…
Just as Earth officials are leaving to sign the surrender agreement, the Star Force begins its surprise undersea torpedo attack. They roust the fortress aloft. After a frantic fighter battle above Earth, in which we later learn that pilot …
Zordar's dreadnaught blasts the Argo, then begins to incinerate Earth with its giant plasma cannon. Many of the Star Force crew are killed in this attack (including Orion and Royster) though this is not shown in the American version. Wildst…
