Yamato‘s 50th year on planet Earth got off to a great start with the long-awaited reveal for REBEL 3199 Chapter 1, the arrival of 4K Farewell to Yamato in theaters, various live events, and well-wishing for the eventful year to come. Here’s everything that launched us into 2024…
From the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine (October 2023): an extensive interview with the personnel who brought almost 50-year old footage up to today’s digital standard. Remake scriptwriter Hideki Oka asks them about the process in detail and adds some fascinating trivia to an already rich historical record.
July 1979 delivered a big one-two punch with both of the feature films returning to theaters and The New Voyage premiering on TV. It was no accident that these things reinforced each other, making this the third straight summer of Yamato fever.
