"battleship" and not "cruiser" (which in Japanese would be ). Leiji Matsumoto's manga adaptation was usually referred to as Cosmoship Yamato. Contemporary Yamato releases, including the Voyager Entertainment DVD and Seven Seas Entertainment release of the manga, are marketed either as Star Blazers or Space Battleship Yamato. Star Blazers (1979) is a heavily edited dubbed version for the United States market produced by Westchester Film Corporation. Voyager Entertainment released DVD volumes and comic adaptations of the anime years later. Notes References Further reading Mizuno, Hiromi (2007). "When Pacifist Japan Fights: Historicizing Desires in Anime". Mechademia 2. External links "Uchū Senkan Yamato", The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction 1974 anime television series debuts 1974 manga Akita Shoten manga Animated space adventure television series Anime with original screenplays Comics based on television series Comics set in the 22nd century Large Magellanic Cloud in fiction Military science fiction television series Seven Seas Entertainment titles Space opera anime and manga Television series set in the 22nd century Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation original programming