- For his Space Battleship Yamato 2199 counterpart, see Hajime Hirata (2199).
- Hajime Hirata (平田一 Hirata Hajime), (or Alan Hardy)
- A veteran member of the Kitchen crew, he serves as a mentor to new recruit Domon. A classmate of Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima, he is one of only 19 returning crewmen from both the Iscandar voyage and White Comet battle. He is killed in the Yamato's first battle against the Galmans when the ship is infiltrated by enemy soldiers.