Leiji Matsumoto
, also known as Star Blazers: The Bolar Wars, is a Japanese military science fiction anime series produced by Academy Productions and Group TAC. It is the sequel to "Space Battleship Yamato II" created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. It aired on Yomiuri TV in Japan from October 11, 1980 to April 4, 1981.