From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine Vol. 17: Yasushi Ishizu, mecha designer for the Garmillas side of the remakes, discusses his craft from the very beginning of 2199 all the way through 2205. How did he tackle the enormous responsibility of modernizing the classics? Find out in this expansive interview.
From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine, Vol. 16: Mecha Designer Junichiro Tamamori and CG Director Shosuke Uechi discuss Yamato‘s design evolution over the course of the remakes and the process of fusing mecha design with 3DCG for Yamato 3199.
Junichiro Tamamori discusses the process of evolving the supply carrier Hyuga into the elaborate 1/350 Diecast Gimmick Model, and shares his thoughts on the next phase of mecha design for Be Forever Yamato, REBEL 3199.
Shinya Asanuma wanted to participate in the world of Yamato since his boyhood, and as you will see from his account of selling himself to the production company, he is passionate about his work. The rich and powerful mecha depictions in Yamato 2205 are the result of his efforts.
From issue 14 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine: Tomohiro Yoshida discusses the process of creating the sound world of Yamato 2205, the nuances of inheriting a generational legacy, and a small taste of what we have to listen for in the future.
Here we present a pair of interviews in which Writer Harutoshi Fukui and Director Kenji Yasuda both give their final word on the making of Yamato 2205, unveiling their creative thought process and providing a tiny glimpse at what may come next.
One of the most interesting surprises in Yamato 2205 was not only the unexpected return of Sukeji Yabu, but also his presence as one of the emotional touchstones of the story. This brought his voice actor, Cho, out of the shadows for his first interviews since the remakes began. Three of them are presented here.
These five interviews were published just before the premiere of Yamato 2205 Chapter 1, with Kenji Yasuda discussing the challenges of stepping in as a new director and Harutoshi Fukui examining the cultural positioning of Yamato past, present, and future.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
From Star Blazers/Yamato magazine vol. 5: in October 2019, Kenji Yasuda was announced as the series director for Yamato 2205, The New Voyage. In his first interview, he describes his entry into the anime industry, the directors who fostered him, and his hopes for 2205.
