TV Animation Memories

In previous posts I have mentioned GI Joe has a mainstay for TV (well at least comics) growing up memories. In addition to this was the epic Star Blazers. Hard to believe it has been 30 years since it was first played on American TV. I used to watch the series after school.

For me although Star Wars was a modern day story, the voyage of the Yamato seemed more exciting to me. It wasn't so clear cut. It was a classic journey motif. Having every episode finish with a due date seemed pressing. The characters were a bit more dynamic. The story was more developed, the ships were classical, and the interconnectedness of it was compelling. Looking back it is interesting to see that the series holds up pretty well. It was a compelling story and when the Comet Empire came out the next year it was even better. Kind of a darker version of the original. Very compelling..

Lots of Good Sites
http://www.desslok.com/

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Harbor/3904/geoyamato.html

Also discovered that they had a neat battle game called Star Blazers Fleet Battle System
http://members.aol.com/neghvar2/

http://www.starblazersonline.com/

Lately I have been trying to rewatch the series as I didn't see all the episodes growing up. Boy it is tough trying to go back and rewatch a 26 episode TV event!