). ▁The ▁mov ies ▁spend ▁much ▁time ▁showing ▁the ▁crew ▁visit ing ▁monuments ▁to ▁previous ▁miss ions ▁and ▁recall ing ▁the ▁bra very ▁of ▁their ▁fallen ▁com r ades . ▁D ess lar , ▁the ▁enemy ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁and ▁left ▁without ▁a ▁home ▁or ▁a ▁people , ▁recogn izes ▁that ▁his ▁fo es ▁are ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁things ▁he ▁fought ▁for ▁and , ▁eventually , ▁becomes ▁Earth ' s ▁most ▁important ▁al ly . ▁ ▁English - language ▁title ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁English - language ▁releases ▁of ▁the ▁an ime ▁bore ▁the ▁title ▁Space ▁Cru iser ▁Yam ato . ▁This ▁roman ization ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁Japanese ▁publications ▁because ▁N ish iz aki , ▁a ▁sail ing ▁enthus iast ▁who ▁owned ▁a ▁cru iser ▁y acht , ▁ordered ▁that ▁this ▁translation ▁be ▁used ▁out ▁of ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁boat . ▁However , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁naval ▁nom en cl ature , ▁it ▁is ▁techn ically ▁in ac cur ate , ▁as ▁ ▁means ▁" b att les hip " ▁and ▁not ▁" c ru iser " ▁( which ▁in ▁Japanese ▁would ▁be ▁). ▁Le iji ▁M ats um oto ' s ▁m anga ▁adaptation ▁was ▁titled ▁Cos mos hip ▁Yam ato . ▁Today , ▁Yam ato ▁releases , ▁including ▁the ▁Vo y ager ▁Entertainment ▁DVD , ▁are ▁market ed ▁either ▁as ▁Star ▁Bla z ers ▁or ▁Space ▁Batt les hip ▁Yam ato . ▁ ▁Star ▁Bla z ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁heavily ▁edited ▁dub