Corazzata spaziale Yamato. Omnibus

3.5 Classic style Space opera/battle Manga. Three stories combined make it seem a little disjointed..but there's some interesting ideas and thoughts on a Future Earth.

The book Space Battleship Yamato: The Classic Collection is a letdown. I cannot recommend it except as a completer selection for the serious collector. Space Battleship Yamato was my introduction to what was then called Japanamation. Now called Anime. I rarely got to see more than one or two episodes Leggi tutto

This volume collects all of Leiji Matsumoto’s Space Battleship Yamato (known as Starblazers in the US) manga adaptations together. It’s an exciting space opera with beautiful artwork. In the year 2199 Earth has been attacked by planet Gamilas and mankind has moved underground. Earth’s only hope of su Leggi tutto

Growing up in the late seventies, I happened across a little japanese cartoon called "Star Blazers." This show had a massive effect on me as it was 1.) obviously not entirely aimed at children (yeah, I could tell Dr. Sato and his "spring water" didn't exactly make sense.) and b.) it was a new sci-fi Leggi tutto

A lot of really beautiful art. But the story and characters are painfully shallow and contrived.

3.4/5 I had a tough time deciding if I should give this three stars or four overall. I decided on three because the story abruptly ends just when it was beginning to show a lot more nuance and intrigue after a rushed first volume. As I understand it, this manga is an adaptation of the anime TV show t Leggi tutto

I loved the Far future Space Pirates and Space Marine aspects of it. You can see the echoes of what the original Gundam would be. However this translation was rough. Plot and dialogue seemed to drop and the ending was just cut it seemed. There is no ending. It is left on a cliffhanger. However I sti Leggi tutto

Yamato... I have a really deep love from the bottom of my heart for Yamato Anime and Manga. I have a chance to read the Classic Yamato manga lately. And it was a very nostalgic experince as a man who watched the anime of Yamato when he was a elemantery school kid in early 90s. I am a soldier's boy who Leggi tutto