Episode 26: Earth, Yamato is… by Anton Mei Brandt, Kathy Clarkson and Tim Eldred Ginga fades into view with Earth as its backdrop. The ship patrols “Area 550,” a space cluttered with debris from the Moon. In an effort to … Continue reading →
Aug 24, 2021 • Subscribe
More like this
Yamato 2202 Episode 24 commentary
Episode 24: Yamato, attack the Comet Empire! by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson We open with the familiar, intimidating pipe organ music as the camera tracks a…
Yamato 2202 Episode 22 commentary
Episode 22: The Fated Showdown! by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson Earth. Hero’s Hill. The camera comes into focus on sunlight glinting off the waves. “It will…
Yamato 2202 Episode 23 commentary
Episode 23: Soldiers of Love by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt This episode picks up right where we left off last time, in the midst of a…
Yamato 2202 Episode 25 commentary
Episode 25: Farewell, Space Battleship Yamato by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt The eldritch death rattle of a pipe organ resounds throughout space. The Ark of Destruction…
Yamato 2202 Commentary Index
Compiled by Anton Mei Brandt and Kathy Clarkson The year is 2202 and Earth has successfully steered away from a path to extinction. Three years after Yamato brought…
Yamato 2202 Mechanic Encyclopedia
Starting in January 2019, Hachette Collections Japan embarked on a monumental project: a weekly 1/350 Yamato “Diecast Gimmick Model.” Its huge assortment of parts was sold week by…
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 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 7 commentary
Episode 7: Iscandar, the Dying Planet of Sorrow by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt We open on a field where Iscandar’s Blue Crystal flowers sway gently in…
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…
Yamato 2205 Episode 4 commentary
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…
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 1 Commentary
by Kathy Clarkson, Anton Mei Brandt, and Tim Eldred Before we get started: with our past commentaries, we intentionally waited until there was an official English-language release. I…
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…
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Report 58
April 2021 was a surprisingly slow month in Yamato world, with the lowest amount of activity since January 2020. But quality always trumps quantity ’round these here parts.…
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Report 59
May 2021 was one of the slowest Yamato months in years, seemingly caught up in the malaise of uncertainty over when the Wave-Motion Engine would restart. That moment…
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Report 63
September 1: 1/350 Diecast Gimmick Model Vol. 136 This month’s weekly volumes from Hachette started with the mirror of last month’s, this time with the ship’s port-side nameplate…
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Report 61
After the “boom month” of June, Yamato activity dropped back down to pre-movie levels as the countdown to 2205‘s October premiere got underway. Covid caused another event to…
Space Battleship Yamato 2202, Report 60
Well, now, that’s more LIKE it. You have to go all the way back to the premiere of 2202 Chapter 7 (March 2019) to find a month as…
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Report 62
August 2021 ticked up a bit over July with some interesting announcements, a new fan club magazine, Age of Yamato on home video, and a LOT of fan…
Anime Review 193 Space Battleship Yamato 2202
I loved Space Battleship Yamato 2199. I loved how grounded the narrative is, the writing was near perfection I adored the characters well the world-building and thematic exploration.…
Joker, Space Battleship Yamato, Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Space Battleship Yamato 2202
The Unbearable Weight of the Past: Space Battleship Yamato 2202
I consider Space Battleship Yamato 2199 to be perhaps the best franchise remake ever. Outside of legacy and possibly 2D vs. 3D animation preference for battles, it improves…
Space Battleship Yamato, Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Space Battleship Yamato 2202
Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 26
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…
Yamato 2205 Concept Advisor Shinya Ogura’s Chapter 2 commentary
Issue 14 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Fan Club magazine (April 2022) featured a series of “testimonials” from the 2205 production staff. This included concept advisor Shinya Ogura, who…
86 Visual Commentary Special Episode
From what I understand, the production team for 86 originally planned to have a break week in December. November 13’s break wasn’t originally planned and is instead the…
Episode 26: Nakaimo
In this episode, Shaun delves back into Imouto Ecchi Remington-Torturing genres with Nakaimo (My Sister is Among Them). Meanwhile, Remington gets bamboozled and he tries his best to…
Simoun – Episode 26
And so it ends. Having long held the future of Simulacrum on their shoulders, the era of the Simoun Sybillae concludes in acrimony and hope, Neviril and Aaeru…
Episode 26: Oof
In this episode of Boku No Stop! we discuss the two Space Runaway Ideon films, "Contact" (in very brief), and the conclusion, "Be Invoked". Be Invoked is an excellent…
Re:ZERO Episode 26
Re:ZERO season 2 episode 1 starts off with a scene from the end of season 1's director's cut and then sets up the next arc of the story.
Oishinbo Episode 26
Episode 26: A Reason Not to Eat Email | Discord Download it on Nyaa !
Nase Yamato
Nase Yamato is one of my favorite mangaka! I have almost her manga books. I got 'Dekiru Otoko no Sodatekata' recently. The story outline i...
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 5
Hello brave sailors, and welcome aboard. We return at a moment of crisis, as the Yamato approaches the outer reaches of the solar system, inviting the wrath of…
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 6
The schemes of Commander Schultz have borne wicked fruit, sending the Yamato careening into the seas of Pluto. Humanity’s last hope now rests beneath a frozen tundra, while…
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 8
The universe beckons! Having made their last farewells to the known world, the Yamato’s intrepid crew now set their sights starward, as they move beyond the boundaries of…
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 4
Are you ready to journey across the sea of stars? Today we’re returning to Space Battleship Yamato 2199, a show that I am happy to report has absolutely…
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 3
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll be rejoining the crew of the Yamato, as they fly off in search of humanity’s last hope.…
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 2
Hello all, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll be continuing a show I last watched four friggin’ years ago, as we explore the second episode…
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 – Episode 7
The Yamato is free! After unraveling Shultz’s nefarious schemes, our intrepid crew launched a counterattack on the Gamalian base, saving not just their own ship, but the innocent…
![Featured image for [Commentary] Manga in Libraries](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20230826/1693069724.67240.102549.png)
[Commentary] Manga in Libraries
Source: The National Library Board | https://confirmgood.com/post/manga-library-city-square-mall/ By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting As we move into an increasingly digital age, it is interesting to see...
Capsule Review & Commentary: Promare
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi Animation Production: Trigger Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Genres: Action, Mecha Season: Spring 2019 Final say: WALLET-WORTHY I will begin by first pointing to Fire Force, a currently airing Shounen anime,…
![Featured image for [Commentary] Manga in Libraries](https://cdn.aniblogtracker.com/live/20230826/1693069723.67239.102548.png)
[Commentary] Manga in Libraries
Source: The National Library Board | By: Peggy Sue Wood | @pswediting As we move into an increasingly digital age, it is interesting to see how public libraries…
Re:Zero Episode 26 Thoughts
I love Re:Zero, but I hate the Witch’s Cult.
Saiunkoku Monogatari Episode 26
Visit the post for more.
Death Note – Episode 26
I heard this was basically a recap episode, so here goes. Also… the previous two episodes… I don’t know whether to scream or cry or what. I feel…
Princess Tutu – Episode 26
As Gold Crown Town falls under the shadow of the Raven, and Rue is drawn back into her father’s malevolent clutches, I still can’t help but feeling total…
Hugtto! Precure – Episode 26
Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re diving right back into Hugtto! Precure, in the wake of Harry finally revealing his troubled past. It…
Kanojo, Okarishimasu Episode #26
Well everyone, Ruka Sarashina is at it again as she’s having her usual emotional outburst where she lashes out at both Chizuru Mizuhara and Kazuya Kinoshita for having…
Goddesses of Yamato
From issue 14 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Fan Club magazine (April 2022): very rare interviews with Sasha’s voice actor Keiko Han and singer Mitsuko Horie. Both cite their…
Yamato Year 2021
The year 2021 will be remembered as our bridge from one reboot to the next when Age of Yamato took us from 2202 to 2205. If not for…
Yamato 2205 Timeline
About this list: this is a work-in-progress with the goal of assembling as complete a timeline as possible of the entire Yamato/Star Blazers phenomenon. Data will be added…