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Category Archives: Yamatour Travelogues 2012

Prelude: Leiji Future 2011 Report

Posted on June 29, 2013 by TimEldred
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As another Yamato adventure looms on the horizon, tour veterans Gwyn Campbell and Anton Kholodov attend Leiji Future 2011 and report on one surprise after another. Special guests are one thing, but the first announcement of a brand new Matsumoto project is quite another. Read about it step by step here.

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Yamatour 2012, Part 1

Posted on June 28, 2013 by TimEldred
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It’s always a “killer app” that inspires this madness. A movie release is as “killer” as it gets, and this time it’s the Yamato Resurrection Director’s Cut that draws us together. But that’s only a starting point; there’s the promise of Yamato 2199, another Yamato Party, and any number of things in between.

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Yamatour 2012, Part 2

Posted on June 28, 2013 by TimEldred
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The movie has been seen and now the exploration phase of the journey beings. We hear gossip of what lies ahead, wander the pachinko-verse, visit new neighborhoods, talk with heroes, and unexpectedly become the first audience for Yamato 2199. Find out how it happened right here.

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Yamatour 2012, Part 3

Posted on June 28, 2013 by TimEldred
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With a few days left in this part of the tour, treasures are found and time is spent with two luminaries of Yamato history: original superfan Ryusuke Hikawa and Resurrection co-director Makoto Kobayashi. And then there’s a real-life giant robot standing vigil. The first part of Yamatour 2012 ends here…

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Yamatour 2012, Continued

Posted on June 28, 2013 by TimEldred
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…and the second part picks up here! There were two stops on the Yamatour road in 2012. This one covers the week of May 5-10 in which we visit another Yamato Party, enjoy an entire day of 1/1 scale mecha, and embark on a trio of 2199 interviews with a director, a character designer, and a master of manga!

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