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Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 S1E1 — Messenger of Iscandar
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Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199•Season 1•Episode 1

Messenger of Iscandar

7.1/10 · 112 votesApr 7, 201325 min

Ranked #26 of 26 in Season 1•−0.9 vs season avg

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In the year 2199, alien beings attack the last of Earth’s space fleet who are protecting a secret mission. Ace pilot Susumu Kodai retrieves an item on Mars that could save the human race, but learns tragic news about his brother.

Directed byAkihiro Enomoto
Written byYutaka Izubuchi
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Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Aberdt Desler (voice)

Rie Tanaka

Rie Tanaka

Akira Yamamoto (voice)

Kenichi Suzumura

Kenichi Suzumura

Daisuke Shima (voice)

Cho

Cho

Analyzer (voice)

Aya Hisakawa

Aya Hisakawa

Kaoru Niimi (voice)

Takayuki Sugo

Takayuki Sugo

Juuzu Okita (voice)

Hochu Otsuka

Hochu Otsuka

Shirou Sanada (voice)

Yuki Chiba

Yuki Chiba

Kenjiro Ota (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Susumu Kodai (voice)

Shizuka Itoh

Shizuka Itoh

Melda Deitz (voice)

Yosuke Akimoto

Yosuke Akimoto

Redof Hiss (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

Yuki Mori (voice)

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Akihiro Enomoto

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Akio Takami

Animation Director

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Tetsuro Yamada

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Toshiyuki Fujisawa

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Yutaka Izubuchi

Yutaka Izubuchi

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Arihiro Goto

Key Animation

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Mitsuru Ishihara

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Akio Takami

Key Animation

Yutaka Izubuchi

Yutaka Izubuchi

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Shinichi Wada

Key Animation

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Takashi Hashimoto

Key Animation

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Hiroshi Kawashima

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Messenger of Iscandar" is episode 1 of Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 112 votes, ranking #26 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Akihiro Enomoto and written by Yutaka Izubuchi, it aired on April 7, 2013.

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