I had seen STARBLAZERS series one and two, ARRIVEDRCI YAMATO, YAMATO NEW VOYAGES, BE FOREVER YAMATO, and FINAL YAMATO (Both versions) and several random episodes of YAMATO. YAMATO 2 and YAMATO 3 before I finally saw this compilation that really started the whole YAMATO craze. And of course I had seen many a "feature" cobbled together from TV series. I REALLY admire the editing choices in turning all 26 episodes of UCHU SENKAN YAMATO into a 2 hour plus film. It's easily the best movie ever made in such a fashion, and I don't mean that as a back handed insult! It plays as a coherent, well done feature film and retains most of the impact of a viewing of the entire first series.

Years ago, I heard that UCHU SENKAN YAMATO 2, the TV series based on SARABA UCHU SENKEN YAMATO.... the feature film sequal to the feature compilation of the 1974 TV series UCHU SENKAN YAMATO, was similarly edited into feature lenght and released upon cinemas...ala the first Yamato series. Is that true? I would love to see how SARABA fared being turned into a TV series and then back into a feature.
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