June 2014 brings us news of Yamato on the big screen in America, a wave of new model kits including Mecha Collection #4, the 1/500 Yamato expansion sets, and the 1/12 Analyzer, a big lineup of event announcements, the latest magazine coverage, a long-awaited art book, some unusual surprises, and more.
Toward a Sea of Stars
Earth is on the verge of destruction. Now, humanity’s last hope takes flight. The name of the ship is Yamato. They leave Earth behind and set a course for unexplored space. There are 365 days left before humanity becomes extinct.
This was the first month finished color designs could be released for Final Yamato, resulted in a wave of publishing that demonstrated the specific visual tone of the movie. Between the anime magazines and the first novelizations, here’s everything that got a loyal fan through the month of December…
In this essay from New Type Ace magazine #21 (May, 2013), Ryusuke Hikawa examines the power of animation to capture physical action with purely hand-drawn techniques and considers the multi-generational implications of Yamato‘s return to Japanese TV.
