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Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Review
The latest remake of Space Battleship Yamato was somewhat skipped over by the English-speaking anime fandom. Partly this was due to the fact it was a remake of…
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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.…
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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…
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Ok, let me guess. You see this post and probably ask yourself, “haven’t I seen this here before?” Yes. Yes, you have. I did an episodic sort of…
Oldtaku no Radio # 056 – Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199
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This episode I talk with T & Isa from Manga Brownies about how they came together and why does their content presentation look so amazing. They do amazing…
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In this episode, Shaun prepares for the cavalcade of threats by those beholden to nostalgia when he shows us 2004's grassroots-insurrection-with-some-spoopy-ghosts shonen, Bleach. Meanwhile, Remington frantically tries to keep…
We’re Gonna Party Like It’s “2199”
I have frequently remarked about my 40-year flirtation with anime before I finally settled down back in 2004 to accept it. It was during my Third Permutation that…
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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…
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 2205 Timeline
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Yamato Year 2022
What happened with the classic Yamato saga during the year 2205 reached its finale and 3199 quietly went into production? Here’s where we round it all up for…
Yamato Year 2023
If for some reason you were trying to avoid hearing about the classic Yamato saga in 2023, your work got harder as the 49th anniversary approached. The passing…
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Episode 55, "The Strongcast PINK"
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Yamato music talk, 2023
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Vintage Yamato doujinshi archive
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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…
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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…
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After a long period of silence, new information about Yamato 3199 finally trickled out during the months of October and November 2023. Thanks to a live talkshow, the…
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