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I made it (at least in my own timezone)! Happy birthday, Space Battleship Yamato!

50 years ago today, on October 6th, 1974, the original Space Battleship Yamato premiered on Japanese television. This epic 365day journey from Earth to Iscandar aboard the titular spaceship, an infamous World War 2 naval vessel retrofitted as a last ditch effort against an invasive force known as the Gamillas (or…Garmillas…or…Garmillans) almost ended up DOA like its IRL inspiration. The series was wrought with difficulties, but the indomitable Yamato, unlike its World War 2 inspiration, eventually rose to prominence, becoming a touchstone moment in the history of anime and pop culture, in general. This is the story of how one future anime legend would come to course correct one of Japan’s first international megahits with audiences of all ages…after almost getting wiped from existence by a little girl.

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