An episode-by-episode commentary of the first Yamato series, written by a Japanese blogger and former engineer who watched it as a child in 1974 and revisited it as an adult to see how his perspective changed in the intervening 50 years.
First mounted in March 2025, the exhibition opened for the fifth time at a Marui department store in Ebina, Japan (about 50km south of Tokyo). It’s always been a free-photo zone, so Japanese fans have been especially generous in sharing the experience. Here’s a photo walkthrough for the rest of us.
Most of Chapter 6’s theatrical tenure happened in the sweaty month of July, boosted by its international debut and a flurry of online coverage. The 50th anniversary exhibition returned for a fifth round, various live events kept fans in motion, and the month ended with a Chapter 7 bang. Let’s run to catch up…
Yamato‘s flight over modern-day Tokyo was the moment we didn’t see coming in REBEL 3199 Chapter 6. Many real-world landmarks were chosen to make this moment as believable as possible, and to add “sacred sites” to the fan experience. What are they and where can you find them? Learn the answers here.
