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Farewell to Yamato first voice recording session

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Art Fair Hakata display

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Character birthdays, January-March

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Chapter 9: A story that could only be told with a Japanese crew

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Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 9

Posted on April 3, 2022 by TimEldred
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Activity dropped back to pre-2205 levels in March, reminding us how lucky we are to be fans when a lot of news drops. But even a little is always welcome in Yamato world. Here’s what happened as Chapter 2 was winding down in theaters…

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Playcomic, July 13 1978 issue

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Kinejun #738, July 1978

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Roadshow magazine, August 1978 issue

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Playcomic, July 27 1978 issue

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ASCII #13, July 1978 issue

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Middle 3rd Age, August 1978 issue

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Middle 1st Age, August 1978 issue

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TV Guide, July 29 1978

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Daisuke Ono interviews, 2205 Chapter 1

Posted on March 30, 2022 by TimEldred
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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.

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Yamato 2205 mecha design notes

Posted on March 26, 2022 by TimEldred
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From the 2205 Chapter 2 program book: the elite mecha designers who updated the mecha world for The New Voyage all comment on their work with extensive art and insight. This collection is expanded to include mecha from “another dimension” that may point the way to Rebel 3199.

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1/100 Display model builder interview

Posted on March 26, 2022 by TimEldred
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Starting with Yamato‘s 40th anniversary in April 2014, we’ve been treated to the perennial return of the magnificent 3-meter long Yamato display model in one event after another. In issue 13 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Fan Club magazine (published November 2021), we got a look into its building process.

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5th Grade Age magazine, March 1978

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Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Report 8

Posted on March 12, 2022 by TimEldred
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2205 activity got a huge boost with the Chapter 2 premiere as a dramatic new turning point was added to the remake universe, giving us a lot to sort out until the next adventure begins. Here’s what went down in the busy month of February…

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The making of Yamato 2205, March 2022

Posted on March 11, 2022 by TimEldred
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Live “Yamatalk” events have followed nearly every theatrical premiere since 2012, but only rarely have we gotten a full picture of what was said and shown on stage. The Yamatalk held in March 2022 is a rare exception with enough coverage to get us through the language barrier.

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Artificial gravity in space

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Melting down the Moon

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Akiba Souken poll, February 2023

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Garage kits at Wonder Festival 2023 Winter

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Mecha fan art, February 2023

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Fan models, February 2023

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Character fan art, February 2023

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Koichi Yamadera interviews, October 2021

Posted on March 10, 2022 by TimEldred
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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.

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1977 music catalog

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Dessler & Starsha voice actor interviews, 2022

Posted on March 9, 2022 by TimEldred
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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.

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How the reboots resurrect the past, 2205 addendum

Posted on March 8, 2022 by TimEldred
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Yamato 2205 took us for another lap around the field with new interpretations of classic story elements that have been with us for decades. Here’s a roundup of everything that connects 2205 directly to the past in new and interesting ways.

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