From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium fan club magazine Vol. 15, October 2022: Junichiro Tamamori has been designing UNCF mecha from the beginning of the remake era, up to and including Yamato 2205. Here, he discusses the process of evolving the … Continue reading →
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