Who designed the anime series in the 1970s, that had a name the lead ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy World War II battleships?
Space Battleship Yamato (fictional spacecraft): Space Battleship "Yamato" was the title spaceship from the anime series "Space Battleship Yamato", designed by Leiji Matsumoto in the 1970s. Japanese battleship Yamato: Yamato (大和 ) was the lead ship of the "Yamato" class of Imperial Japanese Navy World War II battleships.
Leiji Matsumoto