One of the crew members for Yamatour 2019 was a first-timer; Anton (Mei) Brandt flew in from Sweden to join the pilgrimage to see Yamato 2202 Chapter 7, and he floated from one wonder to the next. Float along with him in his first-ever contribution to Cosmo DNA! [2 pages]
The year 2018 was a slow one where the original Yamato saga is concerned, but quality is always better than quantity when it comes to our favorite anime classic. Here’s what happened between and around the releases of Yamato2202 chapters 4, 5, and 6.
In 2015, journalist Hiroyuki Ota wrote a serial for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper that examined the unique cultural aspects of the anime. In November 2018, he explored the attitudes and principle figures of the Imperial Japanese Navy that informed the storytelling of the first Yamato series. That serial is presented here in full.
In the tumultuous wake of Yamato 2202 Chapter 5, writer Harutoshi Fukui sat down for an interview with Hobby Japan magazine (issue #593) to discuss the approach of Chapter 6. In addition to intriguing hints of things to come, he offered new insights into the different versions of this penetrating story.
From Star Blazers/Yamato Magazine: for Yamato 2199 and Yamato 2202, it was Junichiro Tamamori who took charge of the mechanical design for the Earth Federation. Mr. Tamamori, who has continued to love and study Yamato from his childhood, shares his thoughts about Andromeda and the Cosmo Tiger II.
Yamato 2202 Newspaper 3 came out just before Chapter 5 on May 25, 2018. Among its stellar features was a new interview with Klaus Keyman’s voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya. Since it was still a no-spoiler zone, discussion treaded lightly around Chapter 5, but Kamiya was entirely willing to talk about the evolution of his performance.
When publisher Seven Seas picked up the original Space Battleship Yamato manga, they hired lifetime Star Blazers fan Zack Davisson to do the translation honors, after which Cosmo DNA editor Tim Eldred talked with him at length about it. Here is their conversation in full.
Gigazine is an entertainment website that stands out for its lengthy, in-depth interviews with anime production staff members. On May 23, 2018, they sat down with 2202 producer Hiroki Komatsu to hear inside stories no one else could tell.
Mikage Kiryu only appears briefly in Yamato 2202, but her voice actor Eriko Nakamura has been a prominent advocate for all things Yamato the entire time. Akiba Souken talked with her about her role and her fandom just before the premiere of Chapter 5.
