tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851766890238759518.post3590133379310707383..comments2023-08-28T20:48:29.497+01:00Comments on Immaterial: CAPTAIN'S BLOG: TNG 2.1-2.2Daniel Tessierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680181981432987267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851766890238759518.post-58340687846197001932014-02-23T12:30:37.494+00:002014-02-23T12:30:37.494+00:00I think the Akira-class ships in First Contact wer...I think the Akira-class ships in First Contact were named after the manga and movie.Daniel Tessierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680181981432987267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7851766890238759518.post-31055504367178202492014-02-23T04:36:08.768+00:002014-02-23T04:36:08.768+00:00According to Memory Alpha, this wasn't a refer...According to Memory Alpha, this wasn't a reference to Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers. A few anime references do turn up in The Next Generation (we get two ships, the Kei and Yuri named after the two main characters of 'The Dirty Pair.')<br /><br />I love Space Battleship Yamato, it's so unapologetically melodramatic and space opera-y.Miles Reid-Lobattohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835434778657431574noreply@blogger.com