Now THAT was a Yamato month! You have to go back over two years to the release of 2205 Chapter 2 to find this much action. The launch of REBEL 3199 brought us everything we’ve come to expect and MORE, since its international debut hit just a week later. Don’t worry if you missed anything, it’s all here from top to bottom. [2 pages]
The call was irresistible. With REBEL 3199 about to debut, Tim Eldred jumped a plane to visit Japan for the first time in almost five years to see it with his own eyes. How would post-pandemic Tokyo be different? What surprises were lurking around the corner? Which treasures would Japan yield up to a visiting scavenger? [2 pages]
This was the last round before the premiere of Be Forever Yamato in theaters, and thus became the single busiest month in all of Yamato history until the remake era began. To this day, no anime film has been promoted as heavily, and it’s hard to imagine one reaching these heights ever again. [2 pages]
Doujinshi publishing in the early years laid the groundwork for Yamato‘s explosive comeback in 1977, which in turn laid the groundwork for an entire industry. It all began with the ‘zines in this archive, which can be seen from cover to cover. New entries added August 2024
