By 1980, the saga had knocked down so many barriers and standards that a new film was practically a guaranteed blockbuster. Every single aspect of Be Forever was amplified, and since music was Yamato‘s strongest natural resource, it was placed front and center throughout the promotional buildup.
The most unique element of Be Forever‘s presentation, a normal-to-widescreen transition in the midst of the story, was fantastic to behold in a theater but later became a problem to be solved on home video. This record collects all the video releases in one place and see how they met the challenge of “Warp Dimension.”
This retrospective essay was written in 2000, on the occasion of the Eternal Edition CD collection. Each volume in this set featured extensive liner notes and commentary. Presented here is the commentary for Be Forever Yamato, written by Yu Hayakaya.
