ated ▁Gal man ▁from ▁the ▁Bol ar ▁Federation . ▁Origin ally ▁conce ived ▁as ▁a ▁ 5 2 - ep is ode ▁story , ▁fund ing ▁cut s ▁meant ▁the ▁season ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁trunc ated ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁episodes , ▁with ▁a ▁corresponding ▁loss ▁of ▁overall ▁story ▁development . ▁This ▁third ▁season ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁English ▁several ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁original ▁Star ▁Bla z ers ▁run ▁and , ▁to ▁the ▁diss atisf action ▁of ▁fans , ▁used ▁different ▁voice ▁actors ▁than ▁did ▁the ▁earlier ▁seasons . ▁ ▁Final ▁Yam ato ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁ ▁Premier ing ▁in ▁Japanese ▁the aters ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁Final ▁Yam ato ▁reun ites ▁the ▁crew ▁one ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁the ▁D engu il u , ▁a ▁militar istic ▁al ien ▁civil ization ▁that ▁int ends ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁water ▁planet , ▁Aqu arius , ▁to ▁flo od ▁Earth ▁and ▁res ett le ▁there ▁( h aving ▁lost ▁their ▁home ▁planet ▁to ▁a ▁gal actic ▁collision ). ▁Captain ▁Ok ita , ▁who ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁cry ogen ic ▁sleep ▁since ▁the ▁first ▁season , ▁returns ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁Yam ato ▁and ▁sacrific es ▁himself ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁D engu ili ' s ▁plan . ▁Sus um u ▁and ▁Y uki ▁also ▁get ▁married . ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 2 0 3 , ▁contradict ing ▁earlier ▁assumptions ▁that ▁its ▁prede cess or , ▁Yam