These two interviews were published within days of each other, both featuring musical discussions with Yamato‘s resident composer, Akira Miyagawa. The topics ranged from Age of Yamato to the 2202 Symphonic Suite to the summer 2021 concerts and a glimmer of what we can look forward to in 2205.
From the Age of Yamato movie program book; Mecha Designer Junichiro Tamamori and Animator Kia Asamiya discuss the thought process behind the highlight of the film, the opening segment that established a prehistory never seen before.
The survivors gather on Hero’s Hill, where a brand new monument stands. The year is 2203. Half a year has passed since the battle with Gatlantis. It seemed peace has returned to Earth, but the real “ordeal” was about to begin…
Here you will find the most comprehensive look into Yamato 2202 in the English language. Compiled by Kathy Clarkson and Anton Mei Brandt, each episode is thoroughly examined in a synopsis combined with images, insights, background, and trivia. Episode 26 added September 2021
After the “boom month” of June, Yamato activity dropped back down to pre-movie levels as the countdown to 2205‘s October premiere got underway. Covid caused another event to be postponed, but fans came to the rescue again with phenomenal levels of online engagement. Here’s the rundown for July.
One of the best things about being a Yamato fan is getting blindsided by a full-power promo campaign. That’s what happened to all of us on August 9 when a brand new 2205 trailer flew in from nowhere and delivered an infoblast right up the middle. Here’s a complete analysis of what’s in it.
During the week leading up to the premiere of Age of Yamato on June 11, a generous series of interviews was published by various sources. Here we round up all the interviews that involved voice actors. The content overlaps in several of them, but each contains something that makes it unique, so all are worth reading.
From Star Blazers/Yamato Fan Club magazine issue 11: Mecha Designer Junichiro Tamamori and Hachette Editorial Director Ken Sato discuss their collaboration on the unprecedented 1/350 Yamato and Andromeda Diecast Gimmick Models published by Hachette Collections Japan.
Zordar has awakened the Ark of Destruction, which consumes the remains of the city empire and takes its true form, which dwarfs the entire Earth. Yamato confronts it, but is covered in damage and no longer has the strength to fight. As the captain, Kodai makes his final decision.
Well, now, that’s more LIKE it. You have to go all the way back to the premiere of 2202 Chapter 7 (March 2019) to find a month as busy as June 2021. That’s what a long-awaited movie premiere will do for you. Age of Yamato finally opened and 2205 news poured in with it, making June an extraordinary month to be a fan. [2 pages]
Few things in Yamato world are more exciting than anticipation for the next big project. Thanks to Covid 19, Yamato 2205 got the longest windup in the history of the saga, taking over two years to reach its first big news drop. That history is rounded up here, including everything revealed in June 2021. [2 pages]
In keeping with tradition, a flurry of interviews was published in the week leading up to Age of Yamato‘s June 11 premiere. Among them were four insightful conversation with writers Harutoshi Fukui and Yuka Minakawa, discussing the genesis of the film and its connection with Yamato 2205.
