Star Blazers, Series 3: The Bolar Wars
IT'S 2203 AND NUCLEAR FUSION ON EARTH'S SUN HAS FORCED ITS POPULATION INTO UNDERGROUND CITIES.  THE STAR BLAZERS SEEK A PLANET THAT WILL SUPPORT LIFE, BUT ARE DRAWN INTO AN INTERGALACTIC WAR.  THEY ARE GUIDED TO THE LOST PLANET OF GARDIANA, AND GIVEN A MACHINE THAT WILL STABILIZE EARTH'S SUN.  ON THE WAY BACK, THEY ARE ATTACKED BY THE BOLAR FLEET AND SAVED WHEN THE MARIPOSA/GARDIANA SPIRIT GUIDES FIGHTER PILOT FLASH CONTRAIL IN AN ULTIMATE ACT OF SACRIFICE AND BRAVERY.