Great Battle on the Milky Way
Earth's colony at Alpha Centauri is attacked by a Galman fleet. Cadet Jason Jenner goes against his father's will and joins the Star Force. The scenes of the attack on Alpha Centauri in the episode have been lifted from a later episode. [Source: The Wave Motion Web Page http://www.desslok.com]
Aired 18/10/1980EP 2 - Great Battle on the Milky Way
1980
Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars
A stray missile from a confrontation between the Galman empire and the Bolar Federation crashes into the sun, turning it into a time bomb of radiation. The Star Force once again sets off into space, this time on a quest to look for a new world for the human race.
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