Space Battleship Yamamoto: The Movie

[iguana_tonante]

Wow.

Dude, relax, it's a taste thing. Dennis doesn't like anime, the style (or at least the stereotype, since all anime doesn't look the same). He wasn't slamming the whole of Japanese culture, or even anime itself. Just said it wasn't his thing.

Yeah, calm down. Not everybody can like Japanese animation. Personally I love it, but I understand there are different tastes.

One thing I agree. Miyazaki kami desu.

 

[Marc]

This actually looks pretty good. I say that without ever having seen an episode of the animated version, though I've seen lots of images from it.

I watched the dubbed, serialized US version when I was a kid and was amazed at how sophisticated it was. This movie looks fantastic.

FYI - The released a new Space battleship Yamato anime film in Japan very recently (12/12/09):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG56x47i1Ng&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8llG4Y1ca0U

One link is the redone opening theme; the second link is a promo bit they did prior to the release of the film. Since Space Cruiser Yamato was what got me into anime in highschool back in 1978 (I saw the compilation film where they KEPT the original names and story, and then later the Starblazers U.S. dub version of Quest for Iscandar) - but I have to say, I still love the Japanese version of the opening theme to this day.

The images of the Yamato come up through the ice I thnk show just how animation has come since original was produced. While it could of been done by hand it would of probably been cost prohibitive.

Also point on the original - did they actually rebuilt the Yamato or was it used as tempate/cover? I seem to recall what was the wreck lying keel down on the what used to be the seafloor then the space going vessel blasting through.

Or am I wrong and what appeared to be the wreck the cover?

 

[Mr. Adventure]

^^ Yamato breaking through the ice is epic! I had my volume up too loud which made it especially so.

 

[Kelthaz]

Please cancel what you said. Otherwise, other things in animation industry of Japan will hear it about this. Probably even Miyazaki is him himself.

Oh no, not Miyazaki! You'd better run for it Dennis. A 70 year old man will be coming to your house to beat you up soon.

Jeez, a guy posted he doesn't like Japanese cartoons. No reason to take it so personally.

Anyway, I've never seen Yamamoto before, but this film does look pretty cool. I'll have to check out the anime.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

I'm impressed at Dennis's ability to irk people on a global scale.

 

[Kelthaz]

^ It is an enviable skill.

 

[stonester1]

I'm impressed at Dennis's ability to irk people on a global scale.

If we end up at war with Japan again, we know who gets the blame.

Thanks, Dennis.

 

[Aragorn]

Please cancel what you said. Otherwise, other things in animation industry of Japan will hear it about this. Probably even Miyazaki is him himself.

So, let me get this straight -- not only do people in the entertainment industry care about what every single person says on random, meaningless message boards, but they can't handle negative opinions on their work?

 

[Brutal Strudel]

This actually looks pretty good. I say that without ever having seen an episode of the animated version, though I've seen lots of images from it.

I watched the dubbed, serialized US version when I was a kid and was amazed at how sophisticated it was. This movie looks fantastic.

FYI - The released a new Space battleship Yamato anime film in Japan very recently (12/12/09):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG56x47i1Ng&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8llG4Y1ca0U

One link is the redone opening theme; the second link is a promo bit they did prior to the release of the film. Since Space Cruiser Yamato was what got me into anime in highschool back in 1978 (I saw the compilation film where they KEPT the original names and story, and then later the Starblazers U.S. dub version of Quest for Iscandar) - but I have to say, I still love the Japanese version of the opening theme to this day.

Cool. Thanks. I'm not the huge fan of Yamato that my friend is so I'll be sure to forward these links to him.

When I watched Starblazers on channel 29 out of Philadelphia about 30 years ago, I was already at the age where I thought I had outgrown cartoons. And I have to admit, a lot of the show struck me as silly and hokey even then. But there was also plenty there that suggested a pretty serious sci-fi adventure show, better than most of the live action sci-fi drek one could hope to see on American tv at that time. I'll always have a fondness for it, even though I never developed a taste for anime in general.

 

[MANT!]

Please note that Starblazers is a rather poor dub of "Space Cruiser Yamato"..many themes of death and hopelessness were cut out or glossed over in the American TV show..also some of the more risque elements were removed (nudity etc.).

 

[Kelso]

I'm not an anime fan, but the flick looks like fun.

 

[RAMA]

You should check it out, Dennis.

Other than old stuff from my childhood like Astro Boy and Gigantor, I find anime unwatchable. The everyone-looks-like-a-child-except-for-the-odd-ones-who-are-ridiculous-caricatures character design grates on me.

I find elements or whole shows unwatchable, but some of the best genuine SF of the past 22 years has been anime. Even going through an old episode of "Starblazers" recently (not Battleship Yamato..which I also have) circa 1974/1980, it occurred to me that they stopped to give some pretty good sci-fi explanations of hyperdrive and warp..Star Trek never did that.

RAMA

 

[Saul]

se keeplein mind, if my English is not so good. The friend in industry pointed to me to this discussion. Moreover, I have not got angry such for a long time. We to whom you reason that we (Japanese) are not good cartoonists, and ? KI and we do not learn how to pull now worsen you. By mistake, it so dislikes a foreigner that this is not believed, and is a blind patriotism principle and bigotry, hubris. By the way, I am almost speaking to the map and the marine smallness animal. Getting to know that such ignorant people exist in the world reduces my impression about North America the top more. By the way, your President is foolish. Moreover, Florida is made spoilt. In Japan, it is the tradition which can be proud of our animation. Moreover, we have our style and style which differenings. It proposes that you take back I; insults it is [ insults ] an insult to suggest that we cannot pull. It does not have work by the New World Order. Please do not insult our culture and our drawing. Miyazaki is Kami. He can pull a Œy‘Å American better than you. They to which you, an American (your Disney movie), and people resemble rubber all animated [ to the existing excess ] and are unreal. There is "an emperor's new groove (New Groove)."You insulted the amount of cultural larges of mine and me. Please cancel what you said. Otherwise, other things in animation industry of Japan will hear it about this. Probably even Miyazaki is him himself.

Dude, it's so frikkin obvious that you used babelfish to translate what you wrote into English. Please don't embarrass Japanese people who paid attention for more than 5 minutes at school.

 

[David cgc]

Getting to know that such ignorant people exist in the world reduces my impression about North America the top more. By the way, your President is foolish. Moreover, Florida is made spoilt.

I mock your value system. You also appear foolish in the eyes of others. Past instances in which I professed to like you were fraudulent. I engaged in intercourse with your spouse or significant other.

 

[Dusty Ayres]

You should check it out, Dennis.

Other than old stuff from my childhood like Astro Boy and Gigantor, I find anime unwatchable. The everyone-looks-like-a-child-except-for-the-odd-ones-who-are-ridiculous-caricatures character design grates on me.

I find elements or whole shows unwatchable, but some of the best genuine SF of the past 22 years has been anime. Even going through an old episode of "Starblazers" recently (not Battleship Yamato..which I also have) circa 1974/1980, it occurred to me that they stopped to give some pretty good sci-fi explanations of hyperdrive and warp..Star Trek never did that.

RAMA

And just as many Japanese (not to forget young people in the West too) probably find American animation quite lacking-in story, plot, and art. Might want to keep that in mind when dissing anime.

 

[Marc]

Please note that Starblazers is a rather poor dub of "Space Cruiser Yamato"..many themes of death and hopelessness were cut out or glossed over in the American TV show..also some of the more risque elements were removed (nudity etc.).

Well Farewall to Space Battleship Yamato would not of gone down well as the Kid's timeslot that Starblazers was shown for most of.

Think I'll have to track down the earlier ones and see if they have a slightly happier endings

Just watching some of the clips on Youtube brought back some memories.

Building the Yamato/Argo out of Lego and Sandor (as he was in Starblazers) in somewasy reminded me of Kerr Avon from Blake's 7.

 

[Aragorn]

Dude, it's so frikkin obvious that you used babelfish to translate what you wrote into English. Please don't embarrass Japanese people who paid attention for more than 5 minutes at school.

I Babel Fished his post into Japanese and then back into English. It's much more poetic now:

If my England is not good excessively, the heart of keeplein of se. The friend of enterprise this argument pointed to me. Furthermore, I that kind of ones did not raise the stomach for a long time. As for us (Japanese) someone who infers the fact that it is not the good cartoonist to us? KI or we do not learn deteriorate the method now of pulling. Making a mistake, that is not believed so this and, the thing foreigner who is principle and obstinate belief of blind patriotism, you dislike the non- 遜. By the way, I speak to the small bamboo grass animal in the map and the ocean almost. Concerning north America my impression on it decreases the fact that the fact that you know that kind of people who do not know exist in the world is obtained more. By the way, your president is foolish. Furthermore, you can do Florida uselessly. In Japan, as for our lives bragging it is tradition. Furthermore, we possess our differenings styles and style. You propose that it recovers me; As for insult that [insult] it is the insult which proposes that we cannot pull. That does not have work due to new world order. Our cultures or our sketches do not have to be insulted. Miyazaki is Kami. He may pull America of the `å of œy is better. You, the American (the [deizuni] your movie), and it resembles [to existing excess amount] entirely in the rubber where the people are full in life, non it is realistic or, those to either one. " It is; emperor' The groove whose s is new (the new groove). " The quantity of my ones and my cultural larges was insulted. Cancel the fact that you said. Otherwise, other thing of enterprise of the Japanese life concerning this inquires about that. Perhaps Miyazaki is his he himself.

 

[stonester1]

Dude, it's so frikkin obvious that you used babelfish to translate what you wrote into English. Please don't embarrass Japanese people who paid attention for more than 5 minutes at school.

I Babel Fished his post into Japanese and then back into English. It's much more poetic now:

If my England is not good excessively, the heart of keeplein of se. The friend of enterprise this argument pointed to me. Furthermore, I that kind of ones did not raise the stomach for a long time. As for us (Japanese) someone who infers the fact that it is not the good cartoonist to us? KI or we do not learn deteriorate the method now of pulling. Making a mistake, that is not believed so this and, the thing foreigner who is principle and obstinate belief of blind patriotism, you dislike the non- 遜. By the way, I speak to the small bamboo grass animal in the map and the ocean almost. Concerning north America my impression on it decreases the fact that the fact that you know that kind of people who do not know exist in the world is obtained more. By the way, your president is foolish. Furthermore, you can do Florida uselessly. In Japan, as for our lives bragging it is tradition. Furthermore, we possess our differenings styles and style. You propose that it recovers me; As for insult that [insult] it is the insult which proposes that we cannot pull. That does not have work due to new world order. Our cultures or our sketches do not have to be insulted. Miyazaki is Kami. He may pull America of the `å of œy is better. You, the American (the [deizuni] your movie), and it resembles [to existing excess amount] entirely in the rubber where the people are full in life, non it is realistic or, those to either one. " It is; emperor' The groove whose s is new (the new groove). " The quantity of my ones and my cultural larges was insulted. Cancel the fact that you said. Otherwise, other thing of enterprise of the Japanese life concerning this inquires about that. Perhaps Miyazaki is his he himself.

Thought about running it through Babelfish again myself...this is neat. Wondering what a third time would do?

Perhaps Miyazaki is his he himself.

Amen, brother. Amen.

 

[Tom]

Sandor was more emotional then avon ever was.

 

[drasche]

I don't know much about Yamato since it wasn't broadcast around here (they picked Harlock instead but I'm not complaining) but I would be very interested to watch it.

And discovering now that the Yamato blasted its way through the ice, it reminds me that Leiji Matsumoto also did it with Harlock SSX (the second series) when the Arcadia, built in an underground cave, blasts its way through the ground to reach the surface. It was truly awesome to the eyes of the 12 year old boy I was when I first saw it, and I still love it

I found the long version, but with French dub: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnSc0x6iEaE

So basically they say:

- Careful, power set to maximum.
- Arcadia, blast off!
...
- What's happening, what is that?