Yamato Year 2020

Posted on January 8, 2021 by TimEldred

Here we focus on everything that spun out of the original Space Battleship Yamato saga (not the remakes) over the seemingly endless year 2020. It was surprisingly busy with interesting entries in multiple categories. [3 pages]

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Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Report 49

Posted on August 7, 2020 by TimEldred

July 2020 held the line in terms of Yamato activity in Japan, about the same going back to spring. Quarantined fans had plenty of output to share online, the Hachette model and Star Blazers Lambda continued, and unexpected gems turned up as they always do. Here’s how it unspooled as COVID summer lumbered on…

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Yamato 2202 Episode 14 commentary

Posted on July 19, 2020 by TimEldred

The space cavalry, led by Saito, fights a fierce battle against Gatlantis soldier Zabaibal, who retaliates with a reflection satellite gun stolen from Garmillas. Saito forces his way through one obstacle after another to face Zabaibal alone. And finally, Teresa appears before Kodai.

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Fan models, June 2021 gallery A

Posted on July 11, 2020 by TimEldred

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Fan models, June 2021 gallery B

Posted on July 11, 2020 by TimEldred

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Character fan art, June 2021

Posted on July 10, 2020 by TimEldred

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Mecha fan art, June 2021

Posted on July 10, 2020 by TimEldred

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Encount interview, June 2021

Posted on July 9, 2020 by TimEldred

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Mantan Web interview, June 2021

Posted on July 9, 2020 by TimEldred

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Asahi Shimbun interview, June 2021

Posted on July 9, 2020 by TimEldred

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Star Blazers Lambda Chapter 14

Posted on July 7, 2020 by TimEldred

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Age of Yamato Blu-ray booklet

Posted on July 6, 2020 by TimEldred

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Age of Yamato program book

Posted on July 6, 2020 by TimEldred

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Yamato 2205 design art, June 2021

Posted on July 5, 2020 by TimEldred

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Kia Asamiya artwork, Yamato 2199 end titles

Posted on July 5, 2020 by TimEldred

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Yamato 2205 Report 1, part 2

Posted on July 5, 2020 by TimEldred

Yamato 2205 Report 1, part 2

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Yamato 2202 Report 60, Part 2

Posted on July 5, 2020 by TimEldred

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Legacy Years Production Index

Posted on June 28, 2020 by TimEldred

When Final Yamato closed in 1983, Executive Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki was already devising a new slate of projects that would bring it back in new and interesting ways. It took longer than he expected, but most of those projects came to fruition. This index is a guide to articles that sort it all out.

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