Interviews for Chapter 4 started to appear shortly before the premiere on October 10, 2025 and included some new names. Keep watching this page as more get added. UPDATED JANUARY 15!
From the REBEL 3199 Chapter 4 program book: Mecha Designer Arashi Ishizu discusses his work for the Galman-Garmillas side of the story, specifically the new developments seen in Episodes 11-14. With the arrival of long-dormant Iscandarian ships adding a new layer to the story, there’s a lot to talk about.
From the REBEL 3199 Chapter 4 program book: Tadasuke Ueji, a veteran of 2199, was called back into service for the new series. Here, he discusses the challenges of depicting the Yamato universe in CG and finding ways to make it dazzle the fans as never before.
From the pages of the 3199 Chapter 3 program book: Mecha Designer Mika Akitaka connects the past to the present with a discussion of how Dezarium’s mecha design evolved from its original 1980 forms to what we see in the remake series.
From the pages of the REBEL 3199 Chapter 2 program book: Junichiro Tamamori discusses the evolution of Yamato‘s design into the realm of a Be Forever remake, along with the genesis of the Cosmo Hound based on its earliest development in 1980.
Interviews for Chapter 2 didn’t get rolling until the premiere on November 22, but they delivered plenty of food for thought on the unexpected direction the story takes us in.
A few weeks before the premiere of Chapter 1 on July 19, 2024, “interview season” began with a series of conversations with staff and cast in print and on entertainment websites.
Each theatrical premiere of a remake chapter has been preceded by a TV special with footage and interviews. That tradition is preserved with REBEL 3199, but now we’ve got something new: a complete English transcript! With this, another barrier has been lifted to give us a closer experience to fans in Japan.
