After FINAL YAMATO was released in 1983, it would be more than 25 years before we'd get another YAMATO/STAR BLAZERS project, though there were always rumors about new things in the pipeline, rumors that would never quite be borne out. It's taken a very long time, but the last decade has been very encouraging for … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – The Modern Era →

One of the most compelling discoveries for me when I first became a fan of STAR BLAZERS and began to plug into the loose network of fandom that existed at that time was that there had been additional YAMATO stories produced after the two series that had made up STAR BLAZERS. Finding a way to … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – The Classic Era →

EPISODE 52 "Come on, Wildstar, you've done all you can here. The Argo has served us well, now Earth needs us." - Doctor Sane We had no idea, tuning in on that Tuesday, that the ten-and-a-half week journey of STAR BLAZERS was about to reach its conclusion. Wednesday would take us back around to the … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 52 →

EPISODE 51 "Wildstar, Wildstar...look, you've got to let me do this. I never thanked you...for rescuing me and my me on Brumis that time. It's hard for me to say things. This is my way of sayin' thanks. So long...see you back at the Argo!" - Sergeant Knox As Monday rolled around, we came to … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 51 →

EPISODE 50 "Goodbye. I hope we meet again." - Leader Desslok The end of the week brought us one of the all-time greatest episodes of STAR BLAZERS and also one of the best animated. You can tell that the original Japanese production crew knew that they were making something special here in the added time … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 50 →

EPISODE 49 "Star Force--devils!" - Leader Desslok We were all expecting a showdown when we tuned into STAR BLAZERS that Thursday, coming on the heels of yesterday's installment, and we got one--just not the one we tough was coming. Because although we hadn't seen any sign of him for about a week, it was time … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 49 →

EPISODE 48 "Right now, we have an advantage. Everyone will expect the Star Force to surrender too. Captain Gideon didn't surrender--he fought to the end. And someone else...Trelaina...Can the Star Force do any less? It's up to us now!" - Derek Wildstar Things were looking pretty bad for the Earth at the end of yesterday's … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 48 →

EPISODE 47 "Star Force! Star Force! You'll need a new strategy to overcome the Comet Empire and save Earth! I know you can do it! Captain Avatar has taught you well! Good luck!" - Captain Gideon This was the episode that everybody had been waiting for ever since the Earth flagship Andromeda had been introduced … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 47 →

EPISODE 46 "Our plan depends on eliminating their carrier planes before the actual battle begins. That's what I want the Star Force to do: find the carrier fleet and destroy its powerful fighter planes. I've thought carefully about giving you this responsibility, but you and the Star Force learned well from Captain Avatar. I am … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 46 →

EPISODE 45 "I wish I were drinking this with you, my friend. Goodbye." - Sergeant Knox This week of STAR BLAZERS episodes ended with another strong entry, one that served to redefine the relationship between Wildstar and Space Marine Sergeant Knox, and one that was also very affecting and dealt with subject matter that other … Continue reading In Our Next STAR BLAZERS Adventure – Episode 45 →