Initially, VEI issued Star Blazers on VHS video cassette in an 2-episode per tape format (just like the old Kidmark tapes). Since these were sold separately, the natural question was: which episodes were on which tape.
This page lists which Star Blazers episodes are on which of VEI's tapes (indexed by Volume (tape) number). I don't think these tapes are still sold, but you might find them at Sci-Fi conventions or in video rental stores.
NOTE: The episodes were later released in boxed sets with 4 to 6 tapes covering each TV series. Likewise, in recent months, the DVDs have been published. Sorry I don't have information on the box set tapes or DVDs, yet. But, since the box set tapes must be bought as a set anyway, and since the DVD labelling does indicate which episodes are on each disc, there is no point.
English episode title translation is purely artificial. The Star Blazers episodes published by Voyager Entertainment do not have titles, and are known only by Season title, Volume (tape) number, and Episode number.
In the year 2199, planet Earth is facing extinction. In the late 21st century, the military forces of mysterious planet, Gamilon, began to bombard Earth with deadly radiation planet bombs. To escape the radiation, the people of Earth moved to underground cities. But, Earth's days were numbered. In 2199, all life on Earth has only one year left before the radiation penetrates down to the underground cities.
From the Greater Magellanic Cloud comes a message of hope, from Queen Starsha of the planet Iscandar, a planet 148,000 light-years away. She offers the Cosmo DNA device to Earth, which is the only thing that can remove the radioactivity. With Earth's space fleets defeated, the Space Cruiser Argo is rebuilt from the rusting hulk of the sunken World War II battleship, the Yamato. Earth gathers 114 of its finest and bravest young people to set out on the mission to retrieve the Cosmo DNA. They are called the Star Force. Their quest for Iscandar becomes a race against both time and the forces of Gamilon, and embodies mankind's struggle to defy fate.
Throughout their year-long oddessy of 260,000 light-years, the Star Force encounters terror and wonder, both elemental and human. Characters develop and mature as the subtle sub-plots unfold. Combat Leader Derek Wildstar struggles with the loss of his whole family to the Gamilons; his rivalry with friend and crewmate, Mark Venture; and begins to fall in love with Nova, the Star Force's radar operator. Head Mechanic Sandor's unfortunate past surfaces, and we learn that he is a cyborg. Captain Avatar, the Star Force's wise leader, suffers from radiation poisoning, and kept going only by the medical skills of the comedic Dr. Sane.
Leader Desslok, the supreme commander of Gamilon, throws his forces -- one-by-one -- into the path of the Star Force. By the time the Gamilons take the Star Force as a serious threat, it has gotten half-way to Iscandar. Desslok commissions General Lysis for a decisive battle at the "Rainbow Galaxy" to halt its advance, and is prepared to drag the Star Force to Gamilon itself if the arrogant general fails. Will the Star Force succeed in its mission? The 26 episodes of the first season ("The Quest for Iscandar"), originally aired weekly, will tell this amazing story.
The story of Star Blazers is perhaps one of the best examples of episodic sci-fi "space opera", animated or otherwise, and its pattern can be seen in many series which followed it (Star Wars, Star Trek, and Babylon 5). Its mature and sophisticated themes have won its place in the hearts of countless devoted fans across the globe.
Volume # Episode # 1 1. The Last Battle at Pluto 1 2. Carrier Attacks the Sleeping Yamato 2 3. The Ultra-Menace Missile forces an early take-off 2 4. Test of Warp Drive, at Mars 3 5. At Jupiter, test of Wave-Motion Gun 3 6. The Paladin 4 7. The Reflex Gun, part I 4 8. The Reflex Gun, part II 5 9. The Asteroid Ring 5 10. We will Return 6 11. The Desslok Mines 6 12. Space Net 7 13. Gamilon Pilot Captured 7 14. Octopus Star Storm 8 15. Galactic Whirlpool 8 16. Stop at Beeland 9 17. Balanosaurus Attacks 9 18. Magnetron Wave 10 19. Homer and the Communication Satellite 10 20. At Balan-Artificial Sun 11 21. Before the Battle Rainbow Galaxy. 11 22. The Battle at the Rainbow Galaxy 12 23. Dragged to Gamilon 12 24. The Battle at Gamilon 13 25. Iscandar at Last 13 26. The Journey Home
Episode Guides:
Volume # Episode # 14 1. Ambush at Jupiter 14 2. Blackout 15 3. Underground City 15 4. Take-off, Battle Satellite 16 5. Crossing the Andromeda 16 6. At Planet Brumus 17 7. Sub-space Submarines 17 8. Time Trap 18 9. Mazor 18 10. Asteroid Ring Defense Revisited 19 11. Starflies 19 12. The Tunnel Satellite 20 13. The Conspirators Meet 20 14. Second Day at Telezart 21 15. Third Day at Telezart 21 16. Leaving Telezart 22 17. A Show of Force 22 18. Desslok's Escape 23 19. Memorial 23 20. The Carrier Battle 24 21. The Main Fleet Battle 24 22. Moon Becomes Test of Comet's Power 25 23. Desslok's Victory 25 24. Desslok's Turning 26 25. The Final Battle 26 26. The Battle After the Final Battle
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This story is followed next by Yamato: New Journey
and the movie Be Forever Yamato
Volume # Episode # 27 1. Solar System Faces Destruction 27 2. Great Battle in the Silver Stream (Milky Way) 28 3. Starforce Embarks at Dawn 28 4. Shoot for Planet Mars 29 5. S O S Legendra! 29 6. Great Battle Near Planet Brumas 30 7. The Rough Seas of Alpha Centauri 30 8. The Last Pioneer 31 9. Battle at Barnard's Star 31 10. Dagon's New Fleet Counter-attacks 32 11. Starforce Faces Danger at Cygnus 32 12. Stellar Prison Camp 33 13. Dreadful Bolar Federation 33 14. Subspace Submarine Captain: Galman Wolf 34 15. Starforce becomes a Prisoner 34 16. Festive Day for Desslok 35 17. Desslok's Empire in the Moment of Crisis 35 18. The Angry Sun 36 19. On the Way to Planet Phantom 36 20. Planet Phantom 37 21. Lost Hope 37 22. Farewell Planet Phantom 38 23. Battle at the Scalageck Star Cluster 38 24. The Secret of Planet Guardiana 39 25. Starforce, Shoot that Sun! (Yes, Tape #39 has only one episode...)
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Following this story is that of Final Yamato.
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