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Originally Posted by Ithekro

There was a Space Battleship Arizona in Yamato III (it was suppose to have a lot of plot with it, but that got cut when the show went from 52 episodes to 25). We saw it I think three times in the show. Once after it was launched to join Yamato's mission to find a second Earth (along with the Prince of Wales, the Bismarck, and the Norwick...each supposedly build by other member countries that still existed on Earth at the time. Yamato being from Japan, Prince of Wales and Bismarck being from the UK and EU, Norwick being from Russia I guess, though it might be from the African Union or something. Arizona was of course from North America). A second time to remind us that Arizona was out there looking for a second Earth, and then in the second to last episode...when Yamato finds out what happened to the Arizona.

Space Battleship Arizona looks like a modifed Andromeda-class battleship with a new forward area with an improved single barrel wave motion gun...as well as side turrets. She has more main guns that pretty much any ship in the fleet (well at least before the Blue Noah in the 2009 film).


There has been talk of a "Disney" live action version of Star Blazers, just that it was suppose to not use Yamato, but Arizona instead (either in place of the "Argo" or as the ship that becomes the "Argo"). There is a few serious problems with that aside from the likely disrespect it would give the show. Battleship USS Arizona...is a rather small ship verses Yamato, or even an Iowa (USS Missouri would be a better choice if you had to use a battleship that is in Pearl Harbor). She also no longer has any superstructure, as it was all cut off long ago. All that is left is the hull and one turret. Also Arizona was orignally armed with twelve 14" guns. Also her bow doesn't seem quite suited for a wave motion gun.

Also the Memorial on the top would look really silly.

(As an aside related to the show: Yutaka Izubuchi, the Chief Director of Space Battleship Yamato 2199, was the one who designed Space Battleship Arizona for Yamato III).

Thank you Ithekro.
I knew the Arizona was in the Yamato series somewhere.
Yamato III is the series I've only seen once, so that explains why I don't remember Arizona being in it.

Here are the ships you mentioned:

Prince of Whales (minus the White Comet Empire super battleship in Green):


Norwick:


Arizona:


And the Bismarck:

Originally Posted by Roger Rambo

...dude, space battleship Arizona kicks ASS!

Also, the Yamato redesign seems to fix the problem that the ship completley lacks any gun coverage on it's bottom. Very nice. Also more general emphasis on the ships being a sealed armored tin can.

I've always thought that Yamato should have been refit with Ventral turrets.
Okita's ship has them, as does the Yukikaze:



Leiji Matsumoto's Great Yamato would have had Ventral turrets but the great Cosmo-menace "Copyright-Lawsuit" defeated Great Yamato.