Despite this being the long slow fade-out phase of Yamato 2199, September 2015 activity was still about the same as the previous three months. Online action, new manga, a pair of hobby shows, and other odds and ends continued to keep the flame lit. Here’s our roundup of the month.
Akira Hio is the record-holder for drawing Yamato manga, but interviews with him were practically nonexistent until another manga artist, Keiichi Tanaka, published this extensive conversation that covers Hio’s long and storied career working alongside some of the best mangaka history has to offer. [2 pages]
A complete record of Yamato publishing through present day. After the production years ended, many new categories of books put the saga into historical context while others pushed it forward with new interpretations. See this massive library all in one place with links to translated content and rare artifacts. [7 pages]
A complete overview of Series 2 via the galleries created as bonus features for the Comet Empire DVD series released by Voyager Entertainment in 2002. All the characters, ships, weapons, locations, maps, and more!
