February 2014 was marked by a wave of new products and figures to accompany the 2014 Winter Wonder Festival, Banpresto’s “Best Lottery” goods arrived in stores, Star Blazers 2199 made its North American debut, and Ship’s Log #6 published the first director interview on the 2014 feature film. See all that and more! [2 pages]
From Model Graphix magazine #352: Since releasing the Bandai 1/350 Space Battleship Yamato model, Mr. Kishiyama has been involved with a flood of Yamato kits in quick succession. Of course, he also plays an active role as a developer of Yamato 2199 overall. He shares his passionate thoughts here.
From New Type Ace #18: The portrayal of explosions is a major highlight in film. How was the portrayal of explosions as depicted in Japanese entertainment established? Anime commentator Ryusuke Hikawa examines the history and essence based on his own experience!
Bandai Visual’s video release of Yamato 2199 was (and continues to be) the single most important element of the production. While the English subtitles clarify the story for us, however, the rest of the package is entirely in its native language. The main purpose of this videography is to sort all that out. [2 pages]
When Yamato 2199 was released on home video in Japan, each of the seven volumes came with 12-page, full color introductory booklets covering the episodes found on that disc. Each booklet ended with a brief essay by a heavy hitter from the production crew, both old and new. Those seven essays are presented here.
