Fantoche magazine #2 published this very early interview with Leiji Matsumoto when he was still a humble newcomer to the world of anime. This may, in fact, be the first published interview with Matsumoto after his work on Yamato, and therefore captured his freshest memories of the experience.
A 25th anniversary Yamato LD series was reelased in 1998. They included a serialized essay by Matsumoto about his Yamato experiences. This contained the first announcement of his intention to create a new story and his ambitious plans for the next 25 years. The entire essay is presented here.
From Wave-Motion Guns to tinkling glass, the sound effects creator discusses his experiences making the original Space Battleship Yamato series. (from the Yamato 2199 Chapter 3 movie program book.)
Chief director Ishiguro co-wrote an account of his life as an animator titled TV Anime Battlefront, published in July 1980. This is the Yamato chapter from his book, which includes gossip and stories found nowhere else.
A who’s who of the men who made Yamato. Office Academy Studio was an academy for the entire anime industry. In the anime boom that followed, practically every high-profile production had a Yamato veteran in it somewhere, so it’s time to make more of their names known to the English-speaking world.
