Star Blazers Theme

Next to Battle Of The Planets, Star Blazers was my second favorite initiation into the world of anime. Yes, those were the days.
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Star Blazers [1979-1984; Three Seasons-The Quest For Iscandar, The Comet Empire, The Bolar Wars; 77 Episodes], the English translation of Japan's Space Battleship Yamato, received the Battle Of The Planets edit treatment to reach the states.
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Star Blazers did receive far less editing apart from some nudity or fan service and references to World War II including the series name change away from the battleship Yamato.
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Still, as a young boy StarBlazers was a mighty space opera. It was more of an ongoing epic saga with much greater continuity than the more stand alone style of Battle Of The Planets.
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I've certainly taken the time to check them both out recently. It is my personal opinion that Battle Of The Planets holds up better today as far as animation goes. I think Star Blazers offers an engaging story and one that still plays well. Substantively Star Blazers may have the true edge. If held at gunpoint, I would easily pick Battle Of The Planets as my animation of choice.
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Both anime were incredibly influential on our young minds, but I must admit watching Battle Of The Planets definitely gives me a more nostalgic feel than Star Blazers, which probably speaks to the fact that the Sandy Frank series connected with me on a different level than Star Blazers. Nevertheless, they are both classics, but which do you prefer?
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I will say I have a nasty, filthy Soul Of Chogokin mock-up of the Argo battleship. The ship is something sweet and is the main reason I look forward to seeing the live action film, Space Battleship Yamato, that was released in Japan in December 2010. It should be available in America soon. For the uninitiated and those simply revisiting here is the infinitely singable Star Blazers theme song.