Most iconic spaceships?

[Thourne]

My second all time favourite movie.

Surely, you cant be serious?

 

[Ryujin]

A lot more people worldwide are going to recognize Space Battleship Yamato than TARDIS, that's for sure. I'm not sure that North Americans appreciate how iconic it is. On the other hand, Star Wars and Star Trek? Probably not as big as you think, outside the English-speaking world.

Likely Arcadia is also right up there.

 

[Ryujin]

Surely, you cant be serious?

Yes, I am. And don't call me Shirley.

 

[Morrus]

A lot more people worldwide are going to recognize Space Battleship Yamato than TARDIS, that's for sure.

I have heard the word, but if you showed me a picture of the Yamato I would't be able to name it. I'm not 100% sure what it is other than it's in a cartoon of some kind. Is it an anime thing?

I guess I'm biased as I can't imagine anybody in the UK not recognising the TARDIS, even if they hate Doctor Who. But I can accept I'm in a (large) bubble.

 

[Thourne]

I have heard the word, but if you showed me a picture of the Yamato I would't be able to name it. I'm not 100% sure what it is other than it's in a cartoon of some kind. Is it an anime thing?

I guess I'm biased as I can't imagine anybody in the UK not recognising the TARDIS, even if they hate Doctor Who. But I can accept I'm in a (large) bubble.

It is an anime.
It basically is the WW2 ship Yamato turned into a space ship.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

A lot more people worldwide are going to recognize Space Battleship Yamato than TARDIS, that's for sure. I'm not sure that North Americans appreciate how iconic it is. On the other hand, Star Wars and Star Trek? Probably not as big as you think, outside the English-speaking world.

I think if we somehow could do a global survey, I'd say the space shuttle, the Enterprise and either the X-Wing or Millennium Falcon would far outstrip the recognition of anything else mentioned here.

I mean, I've been a nerd for decades and several of the ships people are championing here, I've never even heard of. I'd say the odds of a man on the street in Singapore or Johannesburg or even Chicago recognizing them is pretty low, which suggests they're not actually a contender for "most iconic."

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I have heard the word, but if you showed me a picture of the Yamato I would't be able to name it. I'm not 100% sure what it is other than it's in a cartoon of some kind. Is it an anime thing?

The Yamamoto was the main ship in Star Blazers which was probably the first wildly popular anime outside of Japan. (I remember seeing it in the US in the 1970s.) While it's probably in the top 10 most recognizable ships, it's a big drop off from the top four or five.

 

[Thourne]

I have heard the word, but if you showed me a picture of the Yamato I would't be able to name it. I'm not 100% sure what it is other than it's in a cartoon of some kind. Is it an anime thing?

I guess I'm biased as I can't imagine anybody in the UK not recognising the TARDIS, even if they hate Doctor Who. But I can accept I'm in a (large) bubble.

 

[Morrus]

The Yamamoto was the main ship in Star Blazers which was probably the first wildly popular anime outside of Japan. (I remember seeing it in the US in the 1970s.) While it's probably in the top 10 most recognizable ships, it's a big drop off from the top four or five.

There's a lot of people who have never seen an anime!

 

[Morrus]

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Yup. Wouldn't have been able to tell you what that was outside this thread. Flying cloud shark looks cool, though the red bit reminds me of my puppy when he gets too excited. And not in a good way!