Honestly, I don't even remember when I watched a Space Opera in Anime before. It's been many years I guess. Battleship Yamato 2199 is considered to be the Japanese star wars is remake of a show which aired back in 70's and during its heyday was a big name back in Japan. But, how does it actually pan out? The remake is considered be very good, and something that fans appreciated, that said my own feelings towards the show remain mixed. The show does set up an excellent world ang premise which could have been set for greatness, but it didn't quite live up to the mark. The 25 episodes were a complete see saw, one episode was good, the next episode was utter garbage. This thing continued throughout and the show never quite got a foothold on the consistency of its quality. And, the predictable sub plots made things worse, especially how the subplots only aided as a distraction and held no meaning to the overall story. That said, there were places where the show completely shined. The space battles in particular , especially how the show focused on a more strategical approach to space warfare, which was quite refreshing to watch. Further the overall retro feel of things gave it a little charm on its own. That said, the show's problems got the better of me sometimes and I was thoroughly disappointed here and there. Add some glaring plot holes to the mix and everything felt just worse. The OST was extremely good though. Some great songs they had there, but not enough to save the show.
I watched this show with the hopes of it being an underrated masterpiece , but unfortunately I ended up with something which was very flawed and overall I was left with a show which was neither good nor good. Just about ok.
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