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Category Archives: Yamato 2199 Ark of the Stars

Ark of the Stars Commentary, Part 3

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Luis Cotovio
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Yamato has completed its mission to retrieve the Cosmo Reverse System from Iscandar and has begun the long journey back to Earth. But the Garmillas fleet is scattered, and when an aggressive Gatlantis task force pierces the Large Magellanic Cloud, a wild new battle erupts!

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Ark of the Stars Commentary, Part 2

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Luis Cotovio
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Yamato has completed its mission to retrieve the Cosmo Reverse System from Iscandar and has begun the long journey back to Earth. But the Garmillas fleet is scattered, and when an aggressive Gatlantis task force pierces the Large Magellanic Cloud, a wild new battle erupts!

Continue reading →

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Ark of the Stars Commentary, Part 1

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Luis Cotovio
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Yamato has completed its mission to retrieve the Cosmo Reverse System from Iscandar and has begun the long journey back to Earth. But the Garmillas fleet is scattered, and when an aggressive Gatlantis task force pierces the Large Magellanic Cloud, a wild new battle erupts!

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Masanori Nishii on Ark of the Stars

Posted on July 11, 2015 by TimEldred
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From Hobby Japan, July 2015: Yamato 2199’s Chief Mechanical Designer talks about the use of CG in the anime and many of the decisions behind the on-screen action in the movie, including the creation of the Gatlantis ships rendered in CG for the first time.

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Director Yutaka Izubuchi on Ark of the Stars

Posted on June 11, 2015 by TimEldred
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This interview with Yutaka Izubuchi was featured in the booklet that came with the home video release of Ark of the Stars in May, 2015. The booklet is included in its entirety.

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Ark of the Stars program book interviews

Posted on January 7, 2015 by TimEldred
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A substantial variety of interviews with voice actors for Kodai and Mikage, Director Yutaka Izubuchi, Composer Akira Miyazawa, Producer Shoji Nishizaki, and musician Taro Hakase. Originally published in the Ark of the Stars program book (December 2014).

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Ark of the Stars article collection

Posted on January 5, 2015 by TimEldred
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The December 2014 release of Ark of the Stars was especially busy in the area of print media coverage. Here is a comprehensive collection of articles from multiple sources, providing several interviews with cast and crew, background info on the story, a guide to how anime is made, and much more.

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Yutaka Izubuchi interview, November 2014

Posted on December 16, 2014 by TimEldred
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During the final countdown to the premiere of Ark of the Stars, Director Yutaka Izubuchi finally broke several months of silence with his first interview of 2014. Here he explains when and how the idea of the film was first proposed and what steps were taken to lay its foundations. (From Yamato 2199 Pia)

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Ark of the Stars character guide

Posted on November 30, 2014 by TimEldred
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An overview of the major characters of the December 2014 feature film Ark of the Stars with links to their respective voice actors’ other credits.

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