Space Battleship Yamato watch order
In 2199 the alien Gamilas have bombed Earth to the brink of extinction, and the rebuilt World War II battleship Yamato sets out on a one-year voyage to the distant planet Iscandar for a way to save it. The 1974 series (Star Blazers in the US) started a saga of sequels and films, and since 2012 a full remake line has retold it.
First time? Start with the remake, Yamato 2199, then 2202, 2205 and 3199. For the classic saga, watch the 1974 series, Yamato 2, The New Voyage, Be Forever Yamato, Yamato III and Final Yamato.
First-timer order
The remake line is the easiest way in: it's self-contained, modern and streams in English. Odyssey of the Celestial Ark is set near the end of 2199 but works best right after it. Then go back to the classic saga if you want more, with Farewell as the alternate version of Yamato 2.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (episodes 1–24)
The remake of the 1974 series, with a larger cast, more of the Gamilas side and a tighter story. Released in theatres in chapters, then aired on TV in 2013. No earlier viewing needed. Dubbed as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (episodes 25–26)
The last two episodes of 2199, the end of the voyage home.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
A new side-story film (Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune) set on the voyage home, between 2199 episodes 24 and 25. Easiest to watch after finishing 2199; nothing in 2202 needs it.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love
The sequel to 2199, loosely remaking Farewell and Yamato 2: the Comet Empire Gatlantis threatens Earth, and the Yamato sets out again. Released in seven theatrical chapters, then aired on TV.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage
The remake of The New Voyage. Released in Japan as two films (2021 and 2022) and later cut into eight episodes. The direct sequel to 2202.
- Be Forever Yamato: REBEL 3199
The remake of Be Forever Yamato, also drawing on Yamato III. Released in seven theatrical chapters from July 2024: 22 of 26 episodes were out by October 2026, with the final chapter due in Japan on October 30, 2026. Streams subtitled on Crunchyroll.
- Space Battleship Yamato
The original series: Captain Okita, young officer Susumu Kodai and the Yamato's crew race against time to reach Iscandar and return. Planned for longer and cut to 26 episodes. Dubbed in the US as Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2
The Comet Empire story again, expanded to a TV series and with an ending in which the ship and crew survive. This is the branch the saga continues from. Dubbed as Star Blazers: The Comet Empire.
- Yamato: The New Voyage
A TV film sequel to Yamato 2. Disaster strikes Iscandar and a new enemy, the Dark Nebula Empire, appears. The first half of a two-part story.
- Be Forever Yamato
The Dark Nebula Empire invades Earth, and the Yamato heads out to strike back. Finishes the story The New Voyage began.
- Space Battleship Yamato III
With Earth's sun threatened, the Yamato searches for a new home for humanity and gets caught between two interstellar powers. Cut from a planned 52 episodes to 25. Dubbed as Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars.
- Final Yamato
The grand finale of the original saga, a two-and-a-half-hour film made as the series' send-off.
- Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In the Name of Love (optional)
The Yamato faces the Comet Empire, Gatlantis, in a film with a final, bleak ending. Yamato 2 tells the same story with a different ending, and that's the version the later sequels follow, so this is an alternate take. Optional, but a classic.
- Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection
A late sequel set 17 years after Final Yamato, with Kodai leading a new Yamato. Meant to start a new film series that never continued; the remake line came instead. A 2012 director's cut has a different ending.
- Space Battleship Yamato (1977 film) (optional)
A theatrical cut of the TV series with some new animation. Its success launched the rest of the saga, but if you've seen the series it's a recap. Optional.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (optional)
A two-hour compilation of 2199 (Tsuioku no Koukai). A recap. Optional.
- Star Blazers Chronicle 2202 (optional)
A two-hour compilation of 2199 and 2202 with new narration and some new footage, made to bridge into 2205. A recap. Optional.
- YAMATO2520 (optional)
A side story set centuries later about a new ship named Yamato, with mecha designs by Syd Mead. Only three of ten planned episodes were made before a rights dispute stopped it, so it's unfinished. Optional.
Story order
Two separate continuities. The original runs 1974 series, Yamato 2 (Farewell is an alternate version of the same story), The New Voyage, Be Forever, Yamato III, Final Yamato and Resurrection; YAMATO2520 is an unfinished side story set much later. The remake line starts again with 2199 and places the Ark film between its episodes 24 and 25.
- Space Battleship Yamato
The original series: Captain Okita, young officer Susumu Kodai and the Yamato's crew race against time to reach Iscandar and return. Planned for longer and cut to 26 episodes. Dubbed in the US as Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar.
- Space Battleship Yamato (1977 film) (optional)
A theatrical cut of the TV series with some new animation. Its success launched the rest of the saga, but if you've seen the series it's a recap. Optional.
- Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In the Name of Love (optional)
The Yamato faces the Comet Empire, Gatlantis, in a film with a final, bleak ending. Yamato 2 tells the same story with a different ending, and that's the version the later sequels follow, so this is an alternate take. Optional, but a classic.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2
The Comet Empire story again, expanded to a TV series and with an ending in which the ship and crew survive. This is the branch the saga continues from. Dubbed as Star Blazers: The Comet Empire.
- Yamato: The New Voyage
A TV film sequel to Yamato 2. Disaster strikes Iscandar and a new enemy, the Dark Nebula Empire, appears. The first half of a two-part story.
- Be Forever Yamato
The Dark Nebula Empire invades Earth, and the Yamato heads out to strike back. Finishes the story The New Voyage began.
- Space Battleship Yamato III
With Earth's sun threatened, the Yamato searches for a new home for humanity and gets caught between two interstellar powers. Cut from a planned 52 episodes to 25. Dubbed as Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars.
- Final Yamato
The grand finale of the original saga, a two-and-a-half-hour film made as the series' send-off.
- Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection
A late sequel set 17 years after Final Yamato, with Kodai leading a new Yamato. Meant to start a new film series that never continued; the remake line came instead. A 2012 director's cut has a different ending.
- YAMATO2520 (optional)
A side story set centuries later about a new ship named Yamato, with mecha designs by Syd Mead. Only three of ten planned episodes were made before a rights dispute stopped it, so it's unfinished. Optional.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (episodes 1–24)
The remake of the 1974 series, with a larger cast, more of the Gamilas side and a tighter story. Released in theatres in chapters, then aired on TV in 2013. No earlier viewing needed. Dubbed as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
A new side-story film (Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune) set on the voyage home, between 2199 episodes 24 and 25. Easiest to watch after finishing 2199; nothing in 2202 needs it.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (episodes 25–26)
The last two episodes of 2199, the end of the voyage home.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (optional)
A two-hour compilation of 2199 (Tsuioku no Koukai). A recap. Optional.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love
The sequel to 2199, loosely remaking Farewell and Yamato 2: the Comet Empire Gatlantis threatens Earth, and the Yamato sets out again. Released in seven theatrical chapters, then aired on TV.
- Star Blazers Chronicle 2202 (optional)
A two-hour compilation of 2199 and 2202 with new narration and some new footage, made to bridge into 2205. A recap. Optional.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage
The remake of The New Voyage. Released in Japan as two films (2021 and 2022) and later cut into eight episodes. The direct sequel to 2202.
- Be Forever Yamato: REBEL 3199
The remake of Be Forever Yamato, also drawing on Yamato III. Released in seven theatrical chapters from July 2024: 22 of 26 episodes were out by October 2026, with the final chapter due in Japan on October 30, 2026. Streams subtitled on Crunchyroll.
Release order
The original saga ran from 1974 to 1983, with YAMATO2520 in the 1990s and Resurrection in 2009. The remakes came out as theatrical chapters before their TV or streaming runs, starting in 2012; 3199's last chapter opens in Japan on October 30, 2026.
- Space Battleship Yamato
The original series: Captain Okita, young officer Susumu Kodai and the Yamato's crew race against time to reach Iscandar and return. Planned for longer and cut to 26 episodes. Dubbed in the US as Star Blazers: The Quest for Iscandar.
- Space Battleship Yamato (1977 film) (optional)
A theatrical cut of the TV series with some new animation. Its success launched the rest of the saga, but if you've seen the series it's a recap. Optional.
- Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In the Name of Love (optional)
The Yamato faces the Comet Empire, Gatlantis, in a film with a final, bleak ending. Yamato 2 tells the same story with a different ending, and that's the version the later sequels follow, so this is an alternate take. Optional, but a classic.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2
The Comet Empire story again, expanded to a TV series and with an ending in which the ship and crew survive. This is the branch the saga continues from. Dubbed as Star Blazers: The Comet Empire.
- Yamato: The New Voyage
A TV film sequel to Yamato 2. Disaster strikes Iscandar and a new enemy, the Dark Nebula Empire, appears. The first half of a two-part story.
- Be Forever Yamato
The Dark Nebula Empire invades Earth, and the Yamato heads out to strike back. Finishes the story The New Voyage began.
- Space Battleship Yamato III
With Earth's sun threatened, the Yamato searches for a new home for humanity and gets caught between two interstellar powers. Cut from a planned 52 episodes to 25. Dubbed as Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars.
- Final Yamato
The grand finale of the original saga, a two-and-a-half-hour film made as the series' send-off.
- YAMATO2520 (optional)
A side story set centuries later about a new ship named Yamato, with mecha designs by Syd Mead. Only three of ten planned episodes were made before a rights dispute stopped it, so it's unfinished. Optional.
- Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection
A late sequel set 17 years after Final Yamato, with Kodai leading a new Yamato. Meant to start a new film series that never continued; the remake line came instead. A 2012 director's cut has a different ending.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (episodes 1–24)
The remake of the 1974 series, with a larger cast, more of the Gamilas side and a tighter story. Released in theatres in chapters, then aired on TV in 2013. No earlier viewing needed. Dubbed as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (episodes 25–26)
The last two episodes of 2199, the end of the voyage home.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (optional)
A two-hour compilation of 2199 (Tsuioku no Koukai). A recap. Optional.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
A new side-story film (Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune) set on the voyage home, between 2199 episodes 24 and 25. Easiest to watch after finishing 2199; nothing in 2202 needs it.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love
The sequel to 2199, loosely remaking Farewell and Yamato 2: the Comet Empire Gatlantis threatens Earth, and the Yamato sets out again. Released in seven theatrical chapters, then aired on TV.
- Star Blazers Chronicle 2202 (optional)
A two-hour compilation of 2199 and 2202 with new narration and some new footage, made to bridge into 2205. A recap. Optional.
- Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage
The remake of The New Voyage. Released in Japan as two films (2021 and 2022) and later cut into eight episodes. The direct sequel to 2202.
- Be Forever Yamato: REBEL 3199
The remake of Be Forever Yamato, also drawing on Yamato III. Released in seven theatrical chapters from July 2024: 22 of 26 episodes were out by October 2026, with the final chapter due in Japan on October 30, 2026. Streams subtitled on Crunchyroll.
Explained
Original or remake: where should I start?
Most newcomers start with Yamato 2199. It retells the 1974 story with modern animation, needs nothing beforehand and is the part that streams in English. The 1974 original is a landmark of 1970s anime and well worth watching later, but it's harder to find legally outside Japan.
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato or Yamato 2?
Both tell the Comet Empire story, but Farewell (1978) ends with a final sacrifice while Yamato 2 (1978–79) lets the ship and crew survive. Every later sequel follows on from Yamato 2, so that's the one to watch for continuity; Farewell is the famous alternate version. The remake 2202 draws on both.
How do the remakes line up with the originals?
2199 remakes the 1974 series, 2202 remakes Farewell and Yamato 2, 2205 remakes The New Voyage, and REBEL 3199 remakes Be Forever Yamato with elements of Yamato III. They form their own continuity and change a lot along the way, so they aren't a substitute for one another.
What is Star Blazers?
The English title. The 1979 US dub, Star Blazers, was a heavily edited version of the 1974 series, Yamato 2 and Yamato III. The remakes were released in English as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199, 2202 and so on; 2199 and 2202 have English dubs.
What about YAMATO2520 and Great Yamato No. Zero?
YAMATO2520 is a 1990s OVA set long after the original saga that stopped after three episodes when Yamato's creators fell into a legal dispute. Great Yamato No. Zero (2004) is a separate Leiji Matsumoto project with changed names and designs, not part of either continuity, so it isn't listed here. Neither is needed.