A full-throated trumpeting in early September 2016 finally brought Yamato 2202 out of the shadows and into public view with the first in what we can expect to be a long line of live events. That historic day is covered here in full. (2 pages)
Yamato 2199 activity continued its steady decline into the month of August 2016, which is an inevitable sign of both age and the rise of Yamato 2202. Nevertheless, seeds that were planted last year continue to bloom this year in the form of online activity along with the biannual boost of new doujinshis at Comiket.
One Man’s War
The enemy unleashes the light of despair upon Yamato. Will Yamato be blown apart just as it reaches its destination? Overcome this deadly peril and advance, Yamato! Your goal is the enemy’s heart: Dessler’s Palace.
The purpose of the many Time Machine collections here is to chart the evolution of both Yamato and anime journalism. Manga Shonen was an early source for both, a hugely popular magazine that was there to chart Yamato‘s rise to greatness just as the word “anime” entered the pop culture lexicon for the first time.
Before Space Battleship Yamato, there was New Battleship Yamato, conceived by the prolific author Ikki Kajiwara and published as both a novella and a manga in the early 60s. Then it vanished into history…until the summer of 2016 when it was revived to fly again. What kind of Yamato flew first? Find out here. (2 pages)
