Susumu Kodai

Voice: Daisuke Ono

Third captain of Space Battleship Yamato (BBY-01)
Rank: Lieutenant Commander, Second Class
Date of Birth: July 7, 2178. 27 years old

Captain of Yamato, flagship of the 65th Escort Squadron. He took command after Juuzo Okita and Ryu Hijikata. He continues to experience harshness after the Garmillas War and the Battle of Gatlantis. He takes very seriously the fact that he was saved in exchange for the Time Fault. He is determined to fulfill his responsibility to humanity. He met Yuki Mori on the voyage to Iscandar, and six years later they are still engaged.

Daisuke Shima

Voice: Kenichi Suzumura

Yamato‘s First Officer / Chief Navigator
Rank: Commander, 3rd class
Date of Birth: August 15, 2178. 27 years old

Daisuke Shima is the first officer of Yamato. As Chief Navigator, he steers Yamato and supports his close friend Kodai, who has become the ship’s captain. His trust in Kodai is unshakable, but sometimes his friend’s stubbornness hurts his feelings. His delicate and fearless ship-handling skills are still intact. As first officer on the current voyage, he is focused on maintaining the morale of the ship.

Kaoru Niimi

Voice: Aya Hisakawa

Chief Technology Officer, Technical division
Rank: First Lieutenant
Date of Birth: November 3, 2171 Scorpius, 33 years old

Yamato‘s New Technical Manager. Since the first voyage to Iscandar, she was the first assistant to Shiro Sanada. She oversees scientific analysis and information analysis in his place now that he has left Yamato. He has established a new structure in which all technical officers are responsible for development and construction work. She is also in charge of the Garmillas technical exchange officer, who is scheduled to join the 65th Escort Squadron shortly before the ship’s departure.

Tetsuya Kitano

Voice: Ryuichi Kijima

Chief Tactical Officer, Tactical division
Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Special Service
Date of Birth: October 29, 2178 Scorpio 26 years old

Yamato‘s new Tactical Chief. A capable officer who has supported the Tactical division since the voyage to Iscandar. With the establishment of the 65th Escort Squadron, he was appointed Tactical Chief as part of a major personnel overhaul. Kitano knows that some are whispering that he is a “publicity stunt,” and he is determined to prove his abilities.

Miki Saijo

Voice: Moriya Satomi

Chief of boarding, chief radar operator
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth: January 23, 2178, Aquarius, 27 years old

She replaces Yuki Mori, who became the captain of the Asuka. While she is extremely busy as the ship’s boarding officer, she also carries out the heavy responsibility of being the chief radar operator. The way she brushes her beautiful black hair makes her a secret favorite of many. She and Kitano, who has become the Chief Tactical Officer, are classmates, and she listens to his concerns behind the scenes.

Haruo Nishina

Voice: Kenta Miyake

Chief Gunner, Tactical division
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth: September 13, 2172 Virgo 33 years old

Yamato‘s new Chief Gunnery and artillery Officer. A veteran tactical officer. His first combat experience was the First Battle of Mars in 2192 AD.

In 2199, he was selected as a member of the Yamato Project, but was injured and could not board the ship. Six years later, he was welcomed on board. He is known as a “Tactical Demon” and gives the newly appointed Chief Tactical Officer Kitano a hard time. He has a habit of saying, “Being a pro isn’t easy.” He has been a long-time comrade in arms with the chief tactician of the Hyuga, Namio Sakamaki.

Toru Hoshina

Voice: Motoki Takagi

Head of Yamato‘s Security division
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth: September 23, 2181. 24 years old

He is a good-natured young man, but always keeps an eye on the ship, assuming the worst. He met his wife Yuria on the voyage to Iscandar, and they were married during the Gatlantis War.

Akira Yamamoto

Voice: Rie Tanaka

Tactical division, Wing Commander
Rank: Lieutenant First Class
Date of Birth: June 13, 2179. 26 years old

Yamamoto is the new Wing Commander. Born on Mars. With the memory of the late Klaus Kiman in her heart, she has been passionate about training young airmen. She has always had a cool demeanor, but her inner passion is immeasurable. Her outstanding flying skills are still intact, and she has joined the flagship Yamato of the 65th Escort Squadron with many of her students.

Sho Sawamura

Voice: Yuya Chikaki

Deputy Commander of the Tactical Air Force
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Date of Birth: March 4, 2179, Pisces, 26 years old

The new deputy commander of the Yamato Air Force. He used to be the youngest airman in the squadron, but is now in a position to organize the younger members. Although he feels the difference in generations, he is cheerful and tough, and works hard at his duties.

Shigeru Sakamoto

Voice: Kento Ito

Airman, Tactical division
Rank: Warrant Officer
Date of Birth: December 21, 2185. 19 years old

A new member of the air force. He is a rookie aviator with excellent piloting skills, but is considered by everyone to be mentally challenged. He is given strict guidance by Wing Commander Yamamoto, who wants him to grow spiritually. However, he has a difficult road ahead of him. He has known Caroline Raiden, who was assigned to the Space Cavalry, for a long time. Among everyone in the 38th class, only he can call her Caroline.

Dr. Sakezo Sado

Voice: Shigeru Chiba

Chief Medical Officer, Medical division
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel or equivalent (military)
Date of Birth: October 1, 2144, Libra 61 years old

Yamato‘s Chief Medical Officer. He is an all-arounder who knows the limits of medicine and the impermanence of all things better than anyone else. He drinks heavily and never lets go of his bottle, but his skills are top-notch. He has many admirers for his unconventional way of dealing with people.

Miyako Kyozuka

Voice: Tomo Muranaka

Medical division, Medical Officer
Rank: Warrant Officer
Date of Birth: March 3, 2187. 18 years old

A new medic on board Yamato. She has been trained by Chief Medical Officer Sado with strict but loving care. Even though she is extremely busy, she never forgets to pay attention to her fellow classmates. As such, she is the “lifeline” of the 38th class of the National Defense Academy.

Hajime Hirata

Voice: Ise Fumihide

Chief Purser, Accounting division
Rank: First Lieutenant
Date of Birth: January 29, 2176, Aquarius, 29 years old

Yamato‘s chief purser. He enlisted along with Kodai and Shima. He is responsible for supplies and the management of materials. He is loved by many people for his calm and warm personality. He is particular about making delicious lemon tea.

Ryusuke Domon

Voice: Tasuku Hatanaka

Tactical Officer, Tactical division
Rank: Warrant Officer
Date of Birth: October 10, 2186, Libra, 18 years old

A representative of the 38th class of the Space Defense Academy. He was assigned to the flagship Yamato as per his request. He becomes a tactical officer in the Tactical division. He has a strange, hard look in his eyes when he looks at the captain of the ship, Susumu Kodai.

Heiji Bando

Voice: Wataru Hatano

Technical Officer, Technical division
Rank: Warrant Officer
Date of Birth: November 1, 2186. 18 years old

The newest member of the Engineering division. He is the most hot-blooded of the new crew. He can’t tolerate any irregularities. His father was also a soldier, killed in the battle with Gatlantis.

Shou Yamazaki

Voice: Hiroshi Tsuchida

Chief Engineer, Engineering division
Rank: First Lieutenant
Date of Birth: September 9, 2153 Virgo 52 years old

Yamato‘s new chief engineer. He was the right hand of the first chief engineer, Hikozaemon Tokugawa. He treats the students of the National Defense Academy, who are on the current voyage, strictly as regular crew.

Shoji Wakasa

Voice: Hiromichi Tezuka

Engineering division, Engineering Staff
Rank: Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth: September 5, 2167 Virgo 38 years old

One of the few survivors of the Enceladus garrison, he is a craftsman who knows his way around a Wave Engine. He has been assigned to Yamato‘s engine division for the current voyage and is responsible for training new recruits. He is also responsible for damage control duties during combat, and is struggling to figure out how to manage a division with so many new recruits.

Tasuke Tokugawa

Voice: Nobuhiko Okamoto

Engineer, Engineering division
Rank: Associate Lieutenant
Date of Birth: February 22, 2187. 18 years old

A new member of Yamato‘s Engineering division. He is a kind-hearted person who cares about his friends. He entered the National Defense Academy with the aim of serving aboard Yamato, and the opportunity came unexpectedly quickly. He prides himself on being “perfect in practical skills,” but is he? As the son of the late Chief Engineer Hikozaemon Tokugawa, he is under a lot of pressure from those around him. He dreams of becoming a full-fledged engineer while enduring the pressure.

Tetsuo Kuri

Voice: Hiroki Maeda

Engineering Department, Engineering Staff
Rank: Associate Space Lieutenant
Date of Birth: February 8, 2187, Aquarius, 18 years old

A new member of the Engineering Department. He is so excited by his first voyage that he has forgotten everything he learned at the National Defense Academy.

Isami Enomoto

Voice: Kenjiro Tsuda

Deck Section, Tactical division
Rank: Chief Petty Officer
Date of Birth: September 19, 2163 Virgo 42 years old

Senior boatswain. He is responsible for all deck and EVA operations. He is a hardened veteran and a former training instructor for Kodai and Shima.

Sukeji Yabu

Voice: Cho

Garmillas Military Technical Exchange Officer and former Yamato Engineer
(official record = casualty of war)
Rank: Petty Officer First Class, Garmillas Army
Date of Birth: February 22, 2165. 40 years old

A technical exchange officer dispatched from Garmillas. As a Second Class Garmillas, he is supposedly a Zaltsian, but he is actually from Earth. He was once aboard Yamato and was involved in a mutiny. He has made a second life for himself as a crew member of a dimensional submarine and found a loving “family” on Garmillas. What fate awaits him when he leaves his family on a distant planet and boards Yamato again?

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