The month of September 2017 saw a healthy uptick in activity as Chapter 3 edged closer to its October 14 premiere. Many new products arrived, live events brought fans together, two trailers gave us our first (and second) look, and several product announcements mapped out an exciting future.
August 2017 was a slower month for Yamato activity as Chapter 3 went deeper into production for its October release and the world continued the countdown. The highlights were fewer, but more valuable for their rarity. Here’s how it went…
After the explosive month of June, July calmed down considerably as Chapter 2 ended its theatrical run and the production staff got back to the business of prepping Chapter 3 for October. It was mainly a month of media coverage punctuated by the video release of Chapter 2. Here’s how it all went down.
There is as of yet no official subtitled version of Yamato 2202, so as long as that is the case Cosmo DNA will step up to its role of Yamato repository and provide synopses of current episodes. This article covers story information in Episodes 3-6.
Following the precedent of Chapter 1, media coverage leading up to Chapter 2 was intense, with over 25 interviews appearing within a two-week period in June 2017. Here we present those interviews in English.
The buildup in May exploded in June with the arrival of Yamato 2202 Chapter 2: Launch Chapter on the 24th. It kicked off another episode in the life of the saga itself, this time stretching up to three weeks in some theaters and bringing with it another wave of news and merchandising to expand the legend. [3 pages]
Andromeda is second only to Yamato herself in popularity among ships in the Yamato saga. To some, she eclipses even the titular vessel. Here we dig deep into history to examine every major off-screen appearance of this legendary ship (with variations) right up to the early days of 2202. [3 pages]
In May 2017 the Yamato tide was definitely rising with an increase in public events. Chapter 1 made a comeback, hobby shows gave everyone a preview of things to come, the 3-meter Andromeda display model was rolled out, and the first wave of new promotion hit the streets. See it all here.
From Scale Aviation magazine, May 2017. Through “historical” text and a scratch-built model kit, artist/designer/modeler/director Makoto Kobayashi describes the history of the fighter craft we now know as the Cosmo Tiger 1.
April 2017 brought us to the halfway point between Chapters 1 and 2, then the days ahead in the countdown became fewer than the days behind. The arrival of the first trailer for Chapter 2 signaled that an upswing was about to begin. Read all the April news here.
From Model Graphix magazine: Junichiro Tamamori had the dream job of modernizing Yamato, along with the other Earth mecha, for 2199. For Yamato 2202, his first project was to take on Space Battleship Andromeda.
The last part of the travelogue covers Tim’s final two days in Tokyo, the untoppable highlight of which was a visit to none other than Xebec animation studio, the nerve center of Yamato 2202, for his third meeting with Director Nobuyoshi Habara!
Phase Two of the 2202 launch was the release of Chapter 1 on home video, and it seemed like the entire month of March 2017 rotated around that in one way or another. Chapter 1 finished its two-week theatrical run, but live events, collaborative projects, and new products that all kept the party going. [2 pages]
There is as of yet no official subtitled version of Yamato 2202, so as long as that is the case Cosmo DNA will step up to its role of Yamato repository and provide synopses of current episodes. This article covers story information in Episodes 1 and 2.
Continuing the saga of Yamato 2202’s premiere in Japan! Over three days we visit the Yamaket fan event, the Under Armour flagship store, the city of Osaka, and see Chapter 1 prior to meeting with the director. There’s a surprise waiting around every corner! [2 pages]
Yamato 2202 Chapter 1, titled Beginning Chapter arrived on February 25, 2017 amidst an avalanche of media coverage and other fanfare. Here we pick up the multi-front action from Report 6 to cover the rest of February. [2 pages]
Media surrounding the premiere of Yamato 2202 Chapter 1 was the most intense in Yamato history up to that point with over 30 interviews and articles appearing in print and online within a two-week period. All of that material is presented here in English.
The Yamatour 2017 Adventure Team assembles in the heart of Tokyo for the premiere of Yamato 2202 Chapter 1. This travelogue covers only the first two days on the ground for Yamato Christmas, but the stage is already set for miracles to happen. [3 pages]
All the mecha from Earth, Garmillas, and Gatlantis with English descriptions for each. This collection will grow as material is published at the official Space Battleship Yamato 2202 website
As January flowed into February, new products and collaborations popped up along with new trailers and story data. This culminated in the first preview screening on February 6 and a blast of media coverage that brought us right back to the heyday of 2199. [3 pages]
In the month of January, Yamato 2202 writer Harutoshi Fukui took the lead in media interviews. Here we bring you interviews from two separate magazines that each brought something unique to the discussion. [2 pages]
From Ship’s Log #16. In Yamato 2202, Daisuke Ono and Houko Kuwashima appear as Susumu Kodai and Yuki Mori. We asked them about their enthusiasm for the new series. Hopes and fears…we bring you the passionate message of these two people who faced the recording with various feelings.
From mid-December through early January, the Yamato 2202 promotional engine picked up more power with new interviews, new trailers, new artwork, and new announcements that arrived on a weekly (occasionally daily) basis as the February 25 launch got another month closer.
From Great Mechanics G, Winter 2016 issue. This quarterly magazine consistently delivered the most in-depth and knowledgeable 2199 coverage, and they picked right up where they left off in this extended conversation with Yamato 2202 writer Harutoshi Fukui.
Fresh news arrived in early October 2016 and the “Road to Yamato 2202” promotional campaign got rolling in the latter half of November. Here are the collected events of that period, all the way into early December.
Direct from issue 15 of Ship’s Log, the Yamato Crew Premium fan club magazine, we bring you a fresh interview with the phenomenally-talented illustrator Makoto Kobayashi. It touches on his previous involvement with the saga leading up to a description of his duties on Yamato 2202 and a hint of things to come.
A full-throated trumpeting in early September 2016 finally brought Yamato 2202 out of the shadows and into public view with the first in what we can expect to be a long line of live events. That historic day is covered here in full. (2 pages)
From Ship’s Log #14: Nobuyoshi Habara’s first interview in his capacity as the supervising director of Yamato 2202, in which he discusses his work on Resurrection and 2199, his time as a fan watching Yamato on TV, and his intentions for the new series.
News has been thin since Report 1 was published in April, but equally exciting with steady announcements of returning champions to the production staff. A new issue of Ship’s Log boosted the volume again at the end of June, and fans have been running wild with their own contributions.
