English Dub Review: Star Blazers 2199 “We’re Off Into the Sea of Stars”

Starship Troopers.

Overview (Spoilers Below)

The Wave Motion Activation Core is on Earth and its purpose is to allow mankind to build a ship, billed as the BB-1 Yamamoto, that will allow us to go to a faraway planet called Iscandar that has a device with the ability to restore all life on Earth as we know it. The ship’s crew features Captain Okita, a navigator named Shima, and tactical officer Susumu. After a brief but enthralling battle with an incoming missile from Gamilan, the ship takes off to space between.

Our Take

This series is a couple of years old and some of the graphics used during the fight scenes definitely show its age, but overall Star Blazers 2199 has an engrossing plot with an edge-of-your-seat premise that should give fans enough excitement in the coming season. This week’s episode was more of a set-up that featured somewhat tepid dialogue and cliched performances, but there might be enough action and setting in this series that it shouldn’t bother the viewer THAT much.

Score
7.5/10