▁season , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁titles . ▁The ▁sequence ▁of ▁the ▁Yam ato ▁launch ing ▁from ▁water ▁was ▁also ▁re used ▁in ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁mov ies . ▁ ▁Yam ato : ▁The ▁New ▁Vo y age ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁ ▁The ▁television ▁movie ▁Yam ato : ▁The ▁New ▁Vo y age ▁( aka ▁Yam ato : ▁The ▁New ▁J our ney ), ▁came ▁next , ▁featuring ▁a ▁new ▁enemy , ▁the ▁Black ▁Neb ula ▁Empire . ▁The ▁story ▁opens ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 2 0 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁later ▁modified ▁into ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁movie , ▁D ess lar ▁sees ▁his ▁home world , ▁G amil as , ▁destroyed ▁by ▁the ▁grey - sk inned ▁al iens , ▁and ▁its ▁tw in ▁planet ▁Is c and ar ▁next ▁in ▁line ▁for ▁invasion . ▁He ▁finds ▁an ▁event ual ▁al ly ▁in ▁the ▁Yam ato , ▁then ▁on ▁a ▁training ▁mission ▁under ▁deput y ▁captain ▁K od ai . ▁ ▁Be ▁Fore ver ▁Yam ato ▁( 1 9 8 0 ) ▁ ▁The ▁the atr ical ▁movie ▁Be ▁Fore ver ▁Yam ato , ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 2 0 2 , ▁sees ▁the ▁Black ▁Neb ula ▁Empire ▁launch ▁a ▁powerful ▁weapon ▁at ▁Earth , ▁a ▁hyper on ▁bomb ▁which ▁will ▁anni h il ate ▁human ity ▁if ▁they ▁resist ▁a ▁full - scale ▁invasion . ▁The ▁Yam ato , ▁under ▁new ▁captain , ▁Y aman ami , ▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁al