Space Battleship Yamato
Some of the main character designs were similar to characters appearing in "Space Battleship Yamato", which was known in the U.S. market as "Star Blazers". The Takuma Ichimonji character resembles the Space Battleship Yamato character Susumu Kodai. The doctor on the show resembles Dr. Sakezo Sado from Space Battleship Yamato.