How does the movie “Arrivederci Yamato”/”Farewell Yamato” fit in with the TV Series?
It doesn’t, really. This movie, about the Comet Empire, is an alternative story that takes place after TV Season 1, and ends the Yamato saga. It was later replaced entirely by TV Season 2 (which was based on the movie), which differs primarily in that the Yamato does not get destroyed in the end. The later movies and TV series follow after the TV Season 2. Q: from joyner@cattell.psych.upenn.edu (Russell Joyner) I noticed during the movie (Space Cruiser Yamato) that some scenes were 1) either not explained and 2) not shown from the Star Blazers series. A: Yep. That movie was simply made from compressed footage from the First TV Season. They cut out a lot of scenes, and, they didn’t do a good job at editing out all of the contradicting loose ends that process created… such as the Nova-Arm-Sling scene.
