English Dub Review: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 “Departure to the Unknown!”

Where is this show going?

Overview (Spoilers Below)

This week’s episode of Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 sees an elongated affair concerning Kodai and the old-school Yamato crew commandeering the ship and taking off with the UN hot on the tails of the unauthorized departure. A few crew members stay behind, but the Yamato takes off successfully for its destination.

Our Take

So far, not so good for Star Blazers. The series is really just a weekly nostalgia reminder of the show’s past series but without all of the killer action sequences that the prior series had. It’s a problem that most sequel series/movies have quite frankly, just rehash the old instead of coming up with something else new entirely. In this case, the political fallout of a once impressive adventure is quite a step down from the marvelous space wars of 2199.