Uchuu Senkan Yamato III

Synopsis

Commander Kodai answers a distress call from a stranded meteorologist, who says he spotted a large fleet of Galman vessels and requests an escort to a nearby space station. Susumu consults with his staff and offers to escort the meteorologist halfway, but having heard of the Yamato's mission, the meteorologist refuses the escort, saying the mission is far more important.

As Dagon's fleet attacks the space station, the meteorologist sends a warning message to the Yamato advising it to leave the area immediately. The meteorologist leaves the station in a ship which is attacked, causing him to crash on a nearby planet. Susumu sends Takeshi to investigate. Takeshi finds the meteorologist, who again warns him of the danger, then dies.

Dagon's fleet attacks the Yamato, and a direct hit to the ship's port engine causes the Yamato to drift toward the planet Cygnus and a space current. There, it encounters several space tornadoes, any of which could destroy it.

285 days remain before the sun destroys Earth.

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