Uchuu Senkan Yamato III EP1 - The Solar System is Destroyed

As a war rages on between two factions outside of Earth's solar system, Cadet Ryusuke Domon sees his parents off on a sightseeing tour of space. However, a stray missile from the war strikes and destroys the space tour bus and also hits the sun. On Earth, Ryusuke learns that he will be assigned to the rebuilt Yamato. He meets Captain Susumu Kodai, who assigns him to KP duty, much to his chagrin.

Kodai learns that he will be in command of the rebuilt Yamato and is reunited with former shipmates Sanada and Daisuke Shima. He is also given an assignment: the activity on the sun has ramped up so much that, left unchecked, it will destroy the Earth in one year and the entire solar system in three. The Yamato is charged with finding a new planet for Earth's inhabitants.

Knowing Ryusuke is unhappy with the assignment, Susumu goads the cadet into sparring with him to vent his frustrations. He then consoles Ryusuke on the loss of his parents, saying he too lost his family a long time ago. Susumu also says he assigned Ryusuke to such a lowly position so the cadet could prove himself to him and the rest of the crew. Ryusuke accepts the assignment and the challenge, and he and Susumu become like brothers.