Remarkable remake of the 1970 classic. Most anyone (except avid fans) who've watched the classic years ago would remember it fondly but would be slow to pinpoint the similarities or differences. Battle ship yamato literally looks and feels like a naval battleship out sailing in the seas of the galaxy, which is one of its memorable points.

The GOOD : CG, adequate physics, exciting ship to ship combat, character and inter-personal development, character art, script and story-line

The NOT-SO-GOOD (very few actually): the Gamilos could have been better "updated" in this remake to look more... Alien. The seem to be the same humaniods that were popular during that era of anime. Oh well. The producers seem to have followed the philiosphy: "If it aint broke, don't fix it " (show less)

This anime series really came to me as a surprise. Usually I am not into the space genre type of anime, but yesterday, by divine intervention I decided to give it a try and was totally amazed at what I found. This anime is a remake of the 1970’s version which I have not watched and won’t bother to (the anime art and animation of the 70’s are terrible and I wasn’t even born yet). Apparently the 1970’s version was a success and the remake of the anime into a more suitable version for today’s audience was delayed due to some legal issues. With the history lesson finished I will move on to more pressing matters, the judging of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012 remake); the characters design and art is old fashioned with a splash of modern finesse and technique, balancing it nicely. The story line is very fast paced and it keeps you wrapped-up and on the edge of your seat. The dialogue complements the mood and has no awkward sentences that do not fit, however it can be a bit melodramatic at times. In total the series is very entertaining. I can’t wait for the next episodes. A million thanks to the person uploading it and to anime-access. (show less)