eda ▁Gal axy . ▁A ▁tit an ic ▁space ▁battle ▁results ▁in ▁the ▁crew ▁going ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁suic ide ▁mission ▁to ▁save ▁human ity . ▁The ▁film ▁has ▁been ▁considered ▁as ▁a ▁non - can on ical , ▁alternate ▁tim eline . ▁ ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato ▁II ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁ ▁V iewer ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁the ▁ending ▁of ▁F are well ▁to ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁Yam ato ▁television ▁season ▁which ▁ret con ned ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁presented ▁a ▁slightly ▁different ▁plot ▁against ▁Z ō d ah ▁( Pr ince ▁Z ord ar ▁in ▁the ▁Star ▁Bla z ers ▁dub ) ▁and ▁his ▁Com et ▁Empire , ▁and ▁ended ▁without ▁killing ▁off ▁the ▁Yam ato ▁or ▁its ▁primary ▁characters . ▁Like ▁F are well , ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 2 0 1 , ▁and ▁exp ands ▁the ▁film ▁story ▁to ▁ 2 6 ▁episodes . ▁This ▁second ▁season ▁featured ▁additional ▁plots ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁love ▁story ▁between ▁Ter esa ▁( T re la ina ) ▁and ▁Yam ato ▁crew ▁member ▁D ais u ke ▁Sh ima ▁( Mark ▁Vent ure ), ▁and ▁an ▁on board ▁ant agon ism ▁between ▁K od ai ▁and ▁S ait o ▁( K no x ), ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁space ▁mar ines . ▁ ▁Foot age ▁from ▁F are well ▁to ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato ▁was ▁re used ▁in ▁the ▁second