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Episode 1 - SOS from Earth!! ( Air date: 6 Oct 1974 )

Farewell, Earth.{Saraba chikyuu yo}

A ship is taking off...{Tabidatsu fune wa}

it's the space battleship...

Yamato.{Uchuu senkan yamato}

Space Battleship

YAMATO

It's set for Iscandar, carrying the fate of mankind.{Ucyuu no kanata Isckandar he unmei seoi ima tobitatsu}

We'll surely return.{Kanarazu koko he kaette kuru to}

Smile at all the people waving their hands.{te wo furu hito ni egao de kotae}

Leaving the Galactic System on a long voyage to Iscandar.{Ginga wo hanare Iscandar he harubaru nozomu}

Space battleship Yamato!{Ucyuu senkan yamato}

Objects detected on radar. They're approaching.

Bearing 3 o'clock, distance 100,000 km.

Velocity, 27 space knots.

6 heavy battleships, 8 cruisers, and many escorts are rapidly approaching.

Enemy flagship identified. Bearing 11.5 o'clock, distance 25000 km.

All hands, battle stations.

Turn 30 degrees starboard, prepare for a gun and torpedo battle.

Message from the enemy ship. "Earth fleet, surrender immediately."

How should we reply?

Tell them, "Idiots."

Wha...?

I said, "Idiots."

This is Earth command ship 225, "Idiots."

Over.

Target, right +4. Error correction 22.

Main gun, correction zero degrees.

Aim carefully.

Fire!

Damage to the stern! Cyan gas being generated!

Radar malfunctioning!

One of our assault ships has exploded.

We can't defeat them with this kind of ship.

Unidentified flying object detected.

It's much faster than interplanetary cruise speed.

At this rate, it'll reach Mars orbit in a matter of minutes.

Earth Defense Force Command Center

Unidentified flying object of unknown origin is freefalling towards Mars' surface.

It's going to crash.

Estimate area of impact.

It's going to be near the frozen cliff.

Do we have any observers there?

We have two trainees.

Who are they?

Earth Force Commander

Kodai Susumu and Shima Daisuke.

Can they handle it?

They're training for a special mission.

They're not done yet, but I believe they can handle it.

Alright, contact them.

Mars Observatory

Order from Earth HQ. Identify the object that crashed.

That's probably what it was.

There is a battle near Pluto? Could it be one of them?

Catch.

But Pluto is too far away.

Hey Shima, that's it.

Looks like a spacecraft. It's not from Gamilus or Earth.

I'm landing.

Be careful.

Hey, Shima.

She's dead.

What's that? A message capsule?

Close the partition shield!

Engine malfunctioning!

Wait!

Distance 8500. Velocity gain +2. It's on course.

Launch missiles!

This is missile ship 17. Just sunk one assault ship.

Repeat, this is missile ship 17, Captain Kodai Mamoru...

That's Okita's ship. It's heavily damaged.

Captain?!

I'm alright.

Our laser ship exploded.

How many of our fleet are left?

This ship and one missile ship.

Whose ship is it?

Commander of defense, Kodai Mamoru.

Alright. It's over.

We have to pull back.

Captain, are we going to run away?

At this rate, we'll die for nothing. Withdraw.

Turn 180 degrees about.

Kodai, follow me.

I can't do that.

If I withdraw now, I'd be too ashamed to face the deceased.

Listen, Kodai.

If we're annihilated, no one can defend Earth.

Put up with the shame of today for tomorrow.

That's how a man should be.

Okita, if you're a man...

you should fight, fight and destroy as many enemies as possible, and die.

Don't you think so?

Kodai, please understand.

Course change, steady.

180 degree turn, complete.

Captain, Kodai's ship isn't following!

It's not?

Okita, I can't run away. Please, let me go.

Good luck, and please take care of Earth.

Don't die, Kodai.

Kodai...

Trainees on Mars...

grab your documents, rendezvous with the withdrawing ship, and come home.

Roger, join the ship, and return.

The battle at Pluto was over three days ago.

The battleship will reach Mars orbit in 3 hours.

Mars reconnaissance craft is approaching.

Open the air lock.

What happened to my brother's ship?

No, we can't stop it.

We aren't capable of stopping a meteor bomb.

How could our mother planet have turned into that?

In A.D. 2199, Earth was reaching its final moments.

A mysterious space fleet...

which started invading known space in the early 21st century...

finally reached our solar system...

and they are indiscriminately attacking earth.

Mankind has built underground cities to survive.

Despite desperate efforts by the Earth Defense Force...

the mysterious fleet was just too powerful.

They demanded that mankind either become slaves or die.

The Earth Defense Force slowly lost its power to resist...

and the Earth Defense Fleet was Earth's last remaining hope.

{KYODAI}But now, it has nearly been destroyed by the mysterious fleet's powerful attack.

{YUUSEI}The meteor bombs contaminated not only the surface, but also underground.

{MOHAYA} There is no longer any habitable land on the Earth's surface.

Must man only wait for death?

{ASU}Is there any hope for tomorrow?

You'll see, demons. As long as I live, I'll fight.

I won't give in to despair. I won't give up, even if I'm the last survivor.

This dock was full of water a long time ago.

Radioactive contamination is reaching 1 km underground.

At this rate, mankind will be extinct within a year.

Kodai, what's wrong?

Is it about your brother?

Captain, what happened to my brother's ship?

You are...?

Kodai Mamoru's younger brother.

Kodai's...?

I see.

Kodai was a man...

a brave man.

But he won't return. Please, forgive me.

My brother...?

I won't let his death be in vain.

Why didn't you bring him home, Captain?

I'm sorry.

Kodai, someday we'll go to space and avenge your brother.

The Captain was wounded. I bet he went to the hospital at HQ.

My brother died. He wasn't just wounded, he died.

So this is the message capsule.

Well done. Both of you have completed your training. Get some rest.

Yes, sir.

She looks just like her.

Wha...? This is the hospital section of HQ.

I'll do the operation, don't you get it?

What's the name of the nurse who just walked by?

W... wh... what?!

She's Mori Yuki, the beauty of the hospital.

You've got good eyes.

Ouch...

Curse you...

What are you?

I'm a genius. I'm useful in anything.

Who was that man?

He is a great vet, Sado Sakezo. You'll see his ability soon.

I screwed up.

That was the fifth today.

What's wrong?

No, nothing.

Hello, this is Okita.

What? From Earth Command Headquarters?

What's wrong with him? He looks depressed.

Does he need a vitamin drink or something?

No, that won't do it.

His only brother died in the battle near Pluto.

I see.

I can understand a man's feelings, but women can't.

Yes, fine. Be that way then.

You dummy. It was going perfectly.

Take it easy. I have news for you.

The analysis of the message capsule you brought back from Mars is finished.

I am Starsha of Iscandar.

If my sister Sarsha arrives at Earth safely...

and if you receive my message, you should come to Iscandar.

All life on Earth will become extinct in one year due to radioactive poisoning...

so you have no time to waste.

We have the Cosmo Cleaner-D, which will eliminate the radioactivity.

Unfortunately, I can't send it to Earth myself.

I'm 148,000 light years from the galactic system.

I believe you will come to Iscandar.

I'm Starsha of Iscandar.

Okita, what do you think it is?

Looks like blueprints for an engine.

I wonder if we can trust her, Okita.

Right now, we have no choice but to do so.

But she's 148,000 light years away. How do we get there?

Emergency alert!

An unidentified scout plane is approaching the sunken ship, Yamato!

Shima, I want to go.

If it's one of the them who killed my brother, at least I want to see it...

to engrave this grief into my heart.

Hey, wait! You'll be an easy target!

Here we go.

Alright.

But I wonder what it's doing in Kyushu.

The Yamato is just scrap metal, sunk in a war a long time ago.

Strange.

Hey, we're almost over Kyushu.

Radar has detected something.

There it is. I'll shoot it down.

Go after it!

No, the engine is overheating.

Blast this piece of rubbish!

Hey Shima, are you alright?

You worry about yourself.

We were so close. I wanted to shoot it down, even if it was only one.

We'll be punished when we return.

I wonder why an enemy scout plane has come here.

What's wrong?

Shima, is that the Yamato?

It really is just scrap metal.

What was that enemy scout plane searching for?

What's the secret behind it?

The Yamato sits silently, like a tomb before the setting sun.

However, the Yamato holds mankind's hopes for tomorrow.

When will the Yamato show its deadly power?

Awaken from your 200 year slumber.

Okita Juzo: Kodai Susumu: Shima Daisuke: Kodai Mamoru:

Naya Goro Tomiyama Kei Makamura Hideo Hirokawa Taichiro

A girl was waving her red scarf.{Anoko ga futteita makka na scarf}

Starsha: Mori Yuki: Robot: Narrator:

Hirai Michiko Asagami Yoko Ogata Kenichi Kimura Akira

History Notes: Judging from Sanada's flashback in Ep. 18, the battle of Pluto took place in April or May of AD 2199. The escape ship Yamato was converted to the Wave Motion engine only 5 months after receiving the message from Starsha.

Who was it for??{Dareno tame da to omotte iruka}

It matters not who it was for...{Dare no tame demo ii ja nai ka}

History Notes: Gamilus started its invasion early in the 21st century, and according to Ep. 13, it started attacking Earth with meteor bombs in 2190. April 20, 2192, Japan was also hit, and Earth was ruined.

let everyone take it as his.{Minna sono ki de ireba ii}

Translation Hiro-kun

Editing Hiro-kun Todd Perkins Barbara Dave Mouse

In the hearts of men leaving on a long journey...{Tabidattsu otoko no mune ni wa}

Timing Todd Perkins

Song Translations Hiro-kun

a token of love is vital.{Roman no kakera ga hoshii no sa}

A Central Anime(Kansas) Production Version 1.0

La la la...

La la la...

La la la, red scarf.{makka na scarf}