I actually refuse to watch "Star Blazers," though I have seen a few of the episodes.
The reason is, is that though I am a Leiji Matsumoto fan (you kind of have to be to enjoy Ring of the Neibelung [fweird is the only word that covers it]), I won't watch the dub version. I have studiously avoided all the subtitled Space Battleship Yamato movies out there until I've seen the original series, subtitled as the great big beard in the sky meant it.
But the subject tag refers to the fact that beyond the characters, continuity does not carry over much across the different works set in the Matsumoto-multiverse. Fer instance, I don't know HOW many different histories Harlock has (there's the original t.v. series, the manga, Arcadia of my Youth, the second manga, the OAV . . .), but they all reference the characters and whatnot and there are common threads throughout. La Metal, the Cosmo Dragoon, etc.
So; big megaseries, don't worry about continuity, but give Macross a try. It's good AND good for you.
-Murmur the Fallen
"I'd rather go to Iscandar than fight and be killed by an Oni!"
-Moroboshi Ataru
The reason is, is that though I am a Leiji Matsumoto fan (you kind of have to be to enjoy Ring of the Neibelung [fweird is the only word that covers it]), I won't watch the dub version. I have studiously avoided all the subtitled Space Battleship Yamato movies out there until I've seen the original series, subtitled as the great big beard in the sky meant it.
But the subject tag refers to the fact that beyond the characters, continuity does not carry over much across the different works set in the Matsumoto-multiverse. Fer instance, I don't know HOW many different histories Harlock has (there's the original t.v. series, the manga, Arcadia of my Youth, the second manga, the OAV . . .), but they all reference the characters and whatnot and there are common threads throughout. La Metal, the Cosmo Dragoon, etc.
So; big megaseries, don't worry about continuity, but give Macross a try. It's good AND good for you.
-Murmur the Fallen
"I'd rather go to Iscandar than fight and be killed by an Oni!"
-Moroboshi Ataru