Predictably, April 2022 was one of the slowest months for Yamato news in a long time, since we’re back in the stretch between productions. But any news is still good news in this world, and fans are always there to pick up the slack. Here’s what kept it alive…
As part of the promotional campaign for Yamato 2205 Chapter 2, Daisuke Ono (the voice of Susumu Kodai) sat for a series of media interviews that were published on various entertainment sites. Four of those interviews are presented here, two of which feature him in conversation with Director Kenji Yasuda.
Activity dropped back to pre-2205 levels in March, reminding us how lucky we are to be fans when a lot of news drops. But even a little is always welcome in Yamato world. Here’s what happened as Chapter 2 was winding down in theaters…
Before and after the premiere of Yamato 2205 Chapter 1, five interviews with Susumu Kodai’s voice actor Daisuke Ono were published online. He spoke at length about the evolution of the role, his relationship with fellow cast members, and what Yamato has come to symbolize.
From the 2205 Chapter 2 program book: the elite mecha designers who updated the mecha world for The New Voyage all comment on their work with extensive art and insight. This collection is expanded to include mecha from “another dimension” that may point the way to Rebel 3199.
Starting with Yamato‘s 40th anniversary in April 2014, we’ve been treated to the perennial return of the magnificent 3-meter long Yamato display model in one event after another. In issue 13 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Fan Club magazine (published November 2021), we got a look into its building process.
2205 activity got a huge boost with the Chapter 2 premiere as a dramatic new turning point was added to the remake universe, giving us a lot to sort out until the next adventure begins. Here’s what went down in the busy month of February…
Live “Yamatalk” events have followed nearly every theatrical premiere since 2012, but only rarely have we gotten a full picture of what was said and shown on stage. The Yamatalk held in March 2022 is a rare exception with enough coverage to get us through the language barrier.
The week prior to Yamato 2205 Chapter 1’s premiere was filled with cast and staff interviews. Since the film is as much about Dessler as the other main characters, special attention went to his voice actor, Koichi Yamadera. Collected here are four different interviews, all published on October 6.
Both before and after the February 4 premiere of Yamato 2205 Chapter 2, many of the voice actors were interviewed for Japanese entertainment sites. The most popular were Koichi Yamadera and Kikuko Inoue, the voices for Dessler and Starsha. They spoke together for a total of five interviews, all of which are presented here.
Yamato 2205 took us for another lap around the field with new interpretations of classic story elements that have been with us for decades. Here’s a roundup of everything that connects 2205 directly to the past in new and interesting ways.
As the final month leading up to 2205 Chapter 2 counted down, the pace picked up significantly with lots of online activity, product announcements, and an unexpected announcement for the next Yamato reboot story. Here’s all the news that made it an interesting month.
From Hobby Japan No. 633, published January 2022: modelers recreate mecha and scenes from Yamato 2205, and Harutoshi Fukui talks about what’s coming in Chapter 2 – and comments for the first time on what’s to come a thousand years later!
From the Star Blazers/Yamato fan club magazine, issue 13 (November 2021): Mecha Designer Mika Akitaka and Concept Researcher Shinya Ogura discuss their work for Yamato 2205 Chapter 1, answering questions you didn’t know to ask.
2205 activity for the final month of 2021 exactly matched the amount we saw in November, highlighted by a brand new trailer and announcements that Part 2 successfully wrapped production. Here’s everything that brought the year to a close…
Among the many interviews that were published during the opening month of Yamato 2205, Part 1 ~ TAKE OFF, five of them put two people together in a conversation. All five are presented here, featuring Writer Harutoshi Fukui, Director Kenji Yasuda, and voice actors Daisuke Ono (Kodai) and Tasuku Hatanaka (Domon).
As we look toward the future of the “reboot universe,” we naturally wonder how vintage stories will be adapted. Surprisingly, significant parts of them already have been. Here, Anton Mei Brandt digs deep for fragments of Yamato lore that have found their way to the screen, sometimes barely noticed.
As expected, activity dropped quite a bit after the giant premiere month for Yamato 2205, but the ripples were still strong. And any month that culminates with a new issue of the fan club magazine is a good one. Here’s what we saw in November 2021…
From the Yamato 2205 Part 1 program book: Scriptwriter Hideki Oka and Concept Consultant Yuka Minakawa discuss the development and creative process for 2205, describing how some decisions were made and revealing some of the roads not taken.
As a focal-point character for Yamato 2205, a lot rides on new crew member Ryusuke Domon – and by extension his young voice actor, Tasuku Hatanaka. During the premiere of Part 1 and thereafter, he was the subject of more solo interviews than even his predecessors. Here are six of them, each of which offers something unique.
You have to go all the way back to January 18 (the premiere of 2202 Chapter 4) to find a match for all the Yamato action October had to deliver. 2205 Part 1 opened in 36 theaters with an avalanche of news and merch. If it had included a music release, every category would have been filled. [3 pages]
Of the many Yamato interviews that accompany a film premiere, those published by the entertainment website Gigazine always rise above the others for the depth and knowledge they bring to a conversation. This one was published on October 13, five days after the premiere of 2205 Part 1.
With each new remake project, fans look forward to how the groundbreaking design work of the originals gets refreshed for modern eyes. Yamato 2205 takes that another step forward with today’s take on the Dark Nebula Empire. When the first film was released, two online news sources spoke to the mecha designers about the process.
Here you can review all the main characters and primary mecha for the first part of Yamato 2205 with descriptions translated from the official website. Expanded with new material November 2021!
The last countdown month to Part 1’s theatrical premiere was an exciting one with news flashes, a big update of the official site, and a very well-received preview screening. Here’s a roundup of all things 2205 in September 2021.
This is a work-in-progress to catalog and index all information related to 2205. Data will be added and revised as new information becomes available. As the entries on this list receive coverage elsewhere on this site, links will be added to help you find them.
Issue 12 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine was published shortly before the premiere of Yamato 2205. It contained interviews with Director Kenji Yasuda and Writer Harutoshi Fukui, and some other odds and ends found nowhere else. Here is all that content in one big bundle.
One of the best things about being a Yamato fan is getting blindsided by a full-power promo campaign. That’s what happened to all of us on August 9 when a brand new 2205 trailer flew in from nowhere and delivered an infoblast right up the middle. Here’s a complete analysis of what’s in it.
Few things in Yamato world are more exciting than anticipation for the next big project. Thanks to Covid 19, Yamato 2205 got the longest windup in the history of the saga, taking over two years to reach its first big news drop. That history is rounded up here, including everything revealed in June 2021. [2 pages]
From issue 6 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium fan club magazine: the three primary designers of Yamato 2205 gathered to compare the depths of their Yamato fandom, revisit their days working on 2199, and look forward to what’s in store on their next voyage.
