Editing Space Battleship Yamato (section)

===Cultural impact===
''Space Battleship Yamato'' is one of the most influential anime series in Japan. Its turn towards more serious themes and complex storylines influenced future works in the sci-fi and mecha genre, including ''[[Gundam]]'', ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (franchise)|Evangelion]]'',<ref>"''Yamato'' also caused a paradigm shift in animation. Departing from the usual plot of "good vanquishes evil" so common in children's programming, it acknowledged the enemy's necessity in attacking Earth: the Gamilons must relocate, as their home planet is doomed to die. The highly realistic design of "mecha" (meka) — mechanical vessels and weapons — also set the standard for the genre of "mecha-robot anime". Without ''Yamato'' there would have been no ''Gundam'' or ''Evangelion'' (pls. 30, 33)." [http://www.gwern.net/docs/2005-little-boy#space-battleship-yamato "Space Battleship Yamato"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140112202452/http://www.gwern.net/docs/2005-little-boy#space-battleship-yamato |date=2014-01-12 }} entry in ''Little Boy'' 2005 ed. [[Takashi Murakami]] {{ISBN|0300102852}}</ref> and ''[[Macross]]''.

''Yamato'' would go on to influence many later anime, including ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' and ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Its popularity subsequently lead to various parodies and references, such as in ''[[Sgt. Frog]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kurland|first=Daniel|title=10 Parody Anime That Are Actually Better Than What They Were Satirizing|url=https://www.cbr.com/parody-anime-better-than-what-they-were-satirizing/|website=Comic Book Resources|date=22 June 2020|access-date=21 November 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129053636/https://www.cbr.com/parody-anime-better-than-what-they-were-satirizing/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' and ''[[Space Battleship Tiramisu]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Frye|first=Patrick|title='Space Battleship Tiramisu' ('Uchuu Senkan Tiramisu') Anime Is A 'Mobile Suit Gundam'/'Yamato' Parody [Review]|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/4876877/space-battleship-tiramisu-uchuu-senkan-tiramisu-anime-is-a-mobile-suit-gundam-yamato-parody-review/|website=Inquisitir|date=24 April 2018|access-date=21 November 2020|archive-date=29 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129085155/https://www.inquisitr.com/4876877/space-battleship-tiramisu-uchuu-senkan-tiramisu-anime-is-a-mobile-suit-gundam-yamato-parody-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Hideaki Anno]] has ranked ''Yamato'' as his favorite anime<ref>{{cite web|url=//home.comcast.net/~hasshin/shimamoto.html|title=Kazuhiko Shimamoto and Hideaki Anno|date=7 April 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050407200800/http://home.comcast.net/~hasshin/shimamoto.html|archive-date=7 April 2005}}</ref> and credited it with sparking his interest in anime.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Yamato Discussion with Hideaki Anno, Leiji Matsumoto, and Hiroshi Miyagawa; translated from the 1998 Railway of Fantasy Concert Program|url=http://starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=252|publisher=Starblazers.com|url-status=unfit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101129004733/http://starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=252|archive-date=29 November 2010}}</ref> ''Yamato'' was also the first anime series or movie to win the [[Seiun Award#Best Media of the Year|Seiun Award]], a feat not repeated until the film ''[[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film)|Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind]]'' (1984).

The later 1977 film ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' bears a number of similarities to the original 1974 ''Yamato'' series. For example, both are [[space opera]] works with militant empires, star ships and space battles; the robot R2D2 bears a strong resemblance to Analyzer in ''Yamato'', in terms of both design and narrative function; and both works involve ship design blue-prints which are delivered by the female leads. Several critics have suggested that ''Yamato'' may have influenced ''Star Wars'', though [[George Lucas]] did not mention it among his Japanese influences (such as [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s [[samurai films]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=To Japan and back: A brief look at Star Wars, Kurosawa and Japanese influences |url=https://www.phoenix.org.uk/blog/to-japan-and-back/ |website=[[Phoenix Square]] |date=4 February 2016 |access-date=30 March 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702211417/https://www.phoenix.org.uk/blog/to-japan-and-back/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Ollie|last=Barder|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/12/21/understanding-the-japanese-influences-behind-star-wars/|title=Understanding The Japanese Influences Behind 'Star Wars'|magazine=Forbes|location=New York City|date=December 21, 2015|access-date=November 10, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171229164229/https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/12/21/understanding-the-japanese-influences-behind-star-wars/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McCarthy |first1=Helen |last2=Ashmore |first2=Darren-Jon |title=Leiji Matsumoto: Essays on the Manga and Anime Legend |date=21 January 2021 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-1-4766-4085-3 |pages=78–9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T7EWEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA78 |access-date=30 March 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702225001/https://books.google.com/books?id=T7EWEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA78 |url-status=live }}</ref>

''Yamato'' also had an impact on [[video games]]. It was cited as an inspiration behind the influential [[shoot 'em up]] game ''[[Space Invaders]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kohler|first=Chris|title=Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life|date=2016|publisher=[[Courier Dover Publications]]|isbn=9780486801490|page=19|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lD4fDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA19|access-date=2018-03-05|archive-date=2020-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819141428/https://books.google.com/books?id=lD4fDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA19|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Tomohiro Nishikado – 2000 Developer Interview|journal=Game Maestro|date=2000|volume=1|url=http://shmuplations.com/nishikado/|access-date=2018-03-05|archive-date=2019-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608174731/http://shmuplations.com/nishikado/|url-status=live}}</ref> Game designer [[Takashi Nishiyama]] also credits the Wave Motion Gun as the origin of the [[Hadouken]] move in the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series.<ref>{{cite news|title= The Man Who Created Street Fighter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526013901/http://www.1up.com/features/the-man-who-created-street-fighter?pager.offset=1 |date=2011-12-14 |url=http://www.1up.com/features/the-man-who-created-street-fighter |archive-date=2016-05-26 |url-status=dead}}</ref>