Star Blazers
| Star Blazers | |
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| Based on | Space Battleship Yamato (1974–1980) |
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| Country of origin | United States Japan (o.v.) |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 77 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Animator | Academy Productions |
| Production companies | Claster Television Sunwagon Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | First-run syndication |
| Release | September 17, 1979 – December 4, 1984 |
Star Blazers is an American adaptation of the Japanese anime television series Space Battleship Yamato I (1974), II (1978), and III (1980) (宇宙戦艦ヤマト, Uchū Senkan Yamato). Star Blazers was first broadcast in the United States in 1979. It was the first popular English-translated anime that had an overarching plot and storyline that required the episodes to be viewed in order, which paved the way for future arc-based, plot-driven anime translations. It also dealt with somewhat more mature themes than other productions aimed at the same target audience at the time.