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Mecha Collection model 01 October 8, 2021 Deusula III was the first model kit of the 2205 era, and once everybody had the chance to study it in…
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by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson Episode 4: Save Iscandar! The rebellion of the young heroes! On Earth, UNCF commander Todo receives a report from his daughter…
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Issue 12 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine (August 27, 2021) was published just prior to the October premiere of Yamato 2205 Part One. Thus, it…
Yamato 2205 mecha design notes
From the 2205 Chapter 2 program book: the elite mecha designers who updated the mecha world for The New Voyage all comment on their work with extensive art…
Yamato 2205 theater & event goods
Photo by friend-of-the-website Minoru Itgaki Chapter 1 advance ticket promo September 15, 2021 Convenience stores in Japan truly live up to their name. You can get a meal…
Yamato 2205 Episode 8 commentary
Episode 8: Hello, Sasha by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson Picking up immediately where we left off, Yamato opens its Wave-Motion Gun induction valve, preparing to fire…
Yamato 2205 Episode 6 commentary
Episode 6: Immigrant Fleet Rescue Operation – Go Beyond the Dimensional Barrier! by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson Defense Fleet 65 and Dessler’s fleet bear witness to…
Yamato 2205 Episode 2 commentary
by Anton Mei Brandt, Kathy Clarkson, and Tim Eldred Episode 2: Yamato, a New Departure! The opening title gives us a short montage of sequences from 2199, Ark…
Yamato 2205 Episode 1 Commentary
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Yamato 2205 Episode 5 commentary
by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt Episode 5: Emergency Order! Yamato, Shoot Iscandar! The episode opens with a panorama of space that leads into a series of…
Yamato 2205 Episode 3 commentary
by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt Episode 3: The Last Day of Garmillas Dessler’s fleet edges closer to their homeworld. Messages come through in bursts of heavy…
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Yamato 3199 writer interview, April 2023
From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine, Vol. 16 (April 2023): Writer Harutoshi Fukui and Scriptwriter Hideki Oka break the long silence to update fans on the…
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In a welcome surprise, activity in August doubled over the slow month of July, bringing us more summer music events and news from multiple fronts, the most exciting…
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Activity in March 2023 dropped a bit compared February, but that didn’t make it any less interesting. Any month that gives us online publishing, three major live events,…
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Yamato 2205 combo interviews, October 2021
Among the many interviews that were published during the opening month of Yamato 2205, Part 1 ~ TAKE OFF, five of them put two people together in a…
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Yamato‘s 50th year on planet Earth got off to a great start with the long-awaited reveal for REBEL 3199 Chapter 1, the arrival of 4K Farewell to Yamato…
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Activity remained steady in May as fans took the wheel and filled in the gaps for their fellow fans with art, modeling, and even a glorious four-hour radio…
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As expected, activity dropped quite a bit after the giant premiere month for Yamato 2205, but the ripples were still strong. And any month that culminates with a…
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Yamato 2205 writer interview, October 2021
From the Yamato 2205 Part 1 program book: Scriptwriter Hideki Oka and Concept Consultant Yuka Minakawa discuss the development and creative process for 2205, describing how some decisions…
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After that nice bump in August, Yamato world settled back down in September to match the slow pace we saw in July. However, fans must have sensed something…
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2205 activity for the final month of 2021 exactly matched the amount we saw in November, highlighted by a brand new trailer and announcements that Part 2 successfully…
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Activity held steady as one of our annual digits changed again, and the world inched closer to the year 3199. Despite continued silence from the home office, music…
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The second month of Yamato‘s 50th year on planet Earth kept the party going with a nice mixture of live music, models, news flashes, and fan activity. Here’s…
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Summer doldrums (or whatever) caused activity to drop in the month of July, but the hits were still solid, especially an unexpected announcement that pulled an exceedingly rare…
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October 2023 gave us a nice uptick over the activity of September with product announcements, live events, reruns on TV, a big screen revival, and more. Here’s what…
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March 2024 turned out to be a light but meaningful month with news from multiple fronts, new music & video releases, and a surprise announcement that gave us…
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May 2023 was the lightest month for Yamato activity since the year started, and it likely won’t be the last, since we still don’t have a premiere date…
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Yamato 2205 games and other products
Path to the Future Announced November 2, 2022 Path to the Future debuted on Japan’s G123 platform in 2023. It was the first to incorporate elements from Yamato…
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September 2022 was pretty slow, but there’s no bad month to be a Yamato fan. Between a surprise TV appearance, new Hyuga volumes from Hachette, a spectacular hobby…
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Yamato 2205 Character and Mecha guide
Published at the official website on September 23, 2021 See the original pages here and here Yamato Crew Susumu Kodai Voice: Daisuke Ono Third captain of Space Battleship…
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You have to go all the way back to January 18 (the premiere of 2202 Chapter 4) to find a match for all the Yamato action October had…
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November 2023 turned into a busier month than expected thanks to a new 2199 manga chapter, various announcements, live events, and a sudden burst of information on Yamato…
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