Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (Seasons 1–2)

Watch Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 online on iFILM — the 2013 anime reboot of Japan's landmark 1970s sci-fi franchise, rebuilt with contemporary animation.

The year is 2199. The Gamilas have hammered Earth with radiation bombs until the surface is uninhabitable. Underground cities are running out of time — scientists give the planet about twelve months. A signal from the distant world of Iscandar claims to carry technology that could undo the damage. The warship Yamato is salvaged from the seafloor, refitted as a space battleship, and sent beyond the Milky Way with a crew that has never fought an interstellar war.

Yamato sits alongside Gundam in Japanese pop-culture mythology. This reboot earns its place rather than coasting on nostalgia — supporting characters get real backstories, and the alien empire's internal politics add a dimension the 1974 series never touched. Stream all episodes of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 online on iFILM.