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The Best Episodes of Star Blazers

Every episode of Star Blazers ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Star Blazers!

Star Blazers is an American animated television series adaptation of the Japanese anime series, Space Battleship Yamato I, II, and III. Star Blazers was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. Significantly, it was

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    Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 1 - The Sleeping Giant
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    #1 - The Sleeping Giant

    S1:E1

    The first episode of Star Blazers ("Space Battleship Yamato") is born. The earth is being decimitaed by meteor bombs from outer space which is slowly poisoning the earth. Captain Avatar's (Okitaâ's) ship and his assault fleet are attacked by the Gamilons (Gamilus), a form of alien invaders. His ship is critical injured but he makes back to earth. Meanwhile a group of cadets, Wildstar (Kodai) and Venture (Shima) find a special message and ship to aid the fight against the invaders.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 2 - The Giant Awakens
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    #2 - The Giant Awakens

    S1:E2

    The hope of the Earth lies within an old battleship found at the bottom of what used to be the Great Eastern Sea.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 3 - Launch of the Argo
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    #3 - Launch of the Argo

    S1:E3

    The Star Force is created, and their mission is clear - take the newly rebuilt Argo 148,000 light years to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a machine called the Cosmo DNA which will save Earth from its irradiated state. But will the Gamilons stop them?

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 4 - Space Warp
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    #4 - Space Warp

    S1:E4

    The Star Force tests out the Wave Motion Engine's warp capabilities, which will allow them to travel 148,000 light years to Iscandar and back in one year. But will the Gamilons stop them?

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 5 - The Floating Continent
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    #5 - The Floating Continent

    S1:E5

    The Argo is trapped by Jupiter's gravity.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 6 - The Ghost of Recent Past
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    #6 - The Ghost of Recent Past

    S1:E6

    The Argo searches Saturn's moon, Titan, for a rare mineral.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 7 - The Battle of Pluto (1)
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    #7 - The Battle of Pluto (1)

    S1:E7

    The Argo faces disaster on the planet Pluto.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 8 - The Battle of Pluto (2)
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    #8 - The Battle of Pluto (2)

    S1:E8

    The Star Force sets out to destroy the Reflex Gun.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 9 - Gantz's Last Stand
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    #9 - Gantz's Last Stand

    S1:E9

    Limping along, the Argo comes up with a new defensive strategy.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 10 - We Will Return
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    #10 - We Will Return

    S1:E10

    The Star Force says goodbye to their families before leaving the solar syste

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 11 - The Desslok Mines
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    #11 - The Desslok Mines

    S1:E11

    Gamilon Supreme Commander Desslok unveils a trap that will destroy the Star Force: space mines. But these mines have a sinister function...

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 12 - The Sea of Fire
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    #12 - The Sea of Fire

    S1:E12

    Desslok, getting some satisfaction out of seeing his inferior officers fail at their attempt to stop the Star Force with space mines, now offers his own solution: a matter-eating Ecto Gas. Desslok plans to use the gas, and an electromagnetic force net, to chase the Star Force into the corona of a red giant star, Voltan -- The Sea of Fire. He is so confident of his new invention that he tells General Krypt not to bother reporting on the success, and strides off to his bedroom to dream of the conquest of other worlds. The Gamilons begin their offensive by ensnaring the Argo in a powerful electromagnetic space net, and then sending a volley of missiles. Captain Avatar suffers a black-out, which he attributes to an earlier battle wound, and fails to order their interception. Wildstar initiates it instead, without the order, leading to a later reprimand. The ship barely manages to pull out of the space net and evade the Gamilon missiles. Dr. Sane knows the real reason for Avatar's collapse -- radiation poisoning. Privately, he urges Avatar to consider hospitalisation, a suggestion which Avatar adamantly rejects. With the Star Force's flight path restricted by the space net, the Gamilons then loose Desslok's Ecto Gas upon the Star Force from behind, forcing them to flee toward the Red Star of Voltan. There is no choice but to fly dangerously close to the corona, and the ship and crew are on the verge of melting. But, the plan backfires when the ecto gas is drawn into the Sea of Fire, and the Star Force clears a safe path through the fire with a blast of the Wave Motion Gun. On Gamilon, Desslok rebuffs his aide General Krypt's suggestion that they send out interceptors, and instead suggests sending congratulations. He muses to himself, "How could the Star Force have escaped? ...It was a perfect trap!" Earth has 308 days left.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 13 - Know Thine Enemy
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    #13 - Know Thine Enemy

    S1:E13

    A Gamilon pilot is captured and the Star Force interrogates him, as Wildstar's personal tragedy comes into play.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 14 - The Worst of Times
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    #14 - The Worst of Times

    S1:E14

    Tensions mount on the Argo as she is trapped in a space storm.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 15 - The Galactic Whirlpool
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    #15 - The Galactic Whirlpool

    S1:E15

    Desslok commissions Gamilon General and war hero Lysis to defeat the Star Force. The Argo travels near a galactic whirlpool, but as assist from afar saves their mission.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 16 - Tin Wit's Tale
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    #16 - Tin Wit's Tale

    S1:E16

    IQ-9 and Nova fly down to a planet looking for food for the crew, but are captured by the inhabitants. IQ-9 reveals a secret to Nova that will change both of them.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 17 - The Burdens of Command
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    #17 - The Burdens of Command

    S1:E17

    Vulgar, the general Lysis replaced on Balan, devises a plan to destroy the Star Force. Captain Avatar is critically ill, and Wildstar steps into action.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 18 - The Magnetron Wave
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    #18 - The Magnetron Wave

    S1:E18

    The Star Force comes across a Gamilon fortress that emits Magnetron waves, which set vibrations into metals and rips them apart. Wildstar and Sandor board the fortress using a new seamless plane that Sandor created. They destroy the base, and the Argo flies on.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 19 - Little Boy Lost
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    #19 - Little Boy Lost

    S1:E19

    Chief Communcations Officer Homer is worried about conditions on Earth. But what does he know that the crew doesn't?

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 20 - The Battle of Balun
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    #20 - The Battle of Balun

    S1:E20

    The Argo reaches planet Balan, the halfway point in their mission to Iscandar. But Lysis is waiting on his base there, and springs a trap that might destroy both the Argo AND the base...

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 21 - The Battle of the Rainbow Cluster (1)
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    #21 - The Battle of the Rainbow Cluster (1)

    S1:E21

    Gamilon General Lysis, pardoned for his failure at Balan, challenges the Star Force to one final battle.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 22 - The Battle of the Rainbow Cluster (2)
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    #22 - The Battle of the Rainbow Cluster (2)

    S1:E22

    The Star Force battles Lysis for the last time.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 23 - A Shocking Surprise
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    #23 - A Shocking Surprise

    S1:E23

    The Star Force finally arrives at the Magellanic Cloud and "Iscandar"... but have they found their hope for survival, or their enemy's haven?

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 24 - No Quarter
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    #24 - No Quarter

    S1:E24

    The Argo fights on Gamilon, as the Star Force's survival depends on wiping out an entire civilization.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Star Blazers Season 1 Episode 25 - Welcome to Iscandar
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    #25 - Welcome to Iscandar

    S1:E25

    The Star Force finally arrives at Iscandar.

    Director:Leiji Matsumoto
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Sleeping Giant" is the best rated episode of "Star Blazers". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Leiji Matsumoto and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/6/1974. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Giant Awakens".