For those of us who grew up in the 1970s and early 1980s there was one Japanese anime show that eclipsed everything else and it was Space Battleship Yamato.

Known as Starblazers here in North America, SBY was among the influencial and dynamic Science Fiction animes ever produced.

The original movie spawned three TV series, four movies, and numerous "spin-off" OVAs.

There is even talk of a new "live-action" version of the original SBY being released sometime this year.

For those of you scratching your heads right now, here is the best place I know of to check out Space Battleship Yamato (a.k.a. Starblazers).

It is probably one of the best, if not the best, anime ever produced.