Uchuu Senkan Yamato III EP2 - Great Battle on the Milky Way

On board the Yamato, Commander Kodai meets former shipmate Shiro Kato. Susumu shows Kato the new Cosmo Tiger fighter, being piloted by Cadet Takeshi Ageha. In the mess hall, they meet Takeshi briefly before Derek receives orders to send Takeshi back home. Daisuke Shima briefs the crew on where they plan to look for a new planet, but Susumu says that beyond a certain point they do not know what to expect.

The ongoing war between the two factions intrudes into Earth's solar system, prompting the Earth Defense Force commander to order the Yamato to launch sooner than the six days Kodai said he needed to prepare for departure. Meanwhile, the increasing solar activity creates more havoc on the Earth.

When Takeshi gets home, he argues with his father, who wants him to take over the family business. Takeshi's sick mother implores his father to let him return to the Yamato so he can be happy.