Argo, fight to the last!
Limping away for the disastrous battle at Saturn, the Star Force desperately tries to repair the Argo. But time is running out–Zordar is nearing Earth, and has already struck at the Moon!
The destined showdown!
Just as the Star Force is about to intercept the Comet Empire, Desslok reappears! Launching a sneak attack at the crucial moment, he finally corners his enemy and renders them helpless…but the only move that counts is the last one!
Life and death struggle! Two brave men!
With the last battle seemingly over and Earth already surrendering to Prince Zordar, Wildstar and Desslok face each other man to man. It is a showdown long in coming…and only one of them will walk away!
Argo: strategic invasion of the imperial city!
Against all hope, the Star Force begins an assault on the Comet Empire at the last possible moment, forcing it back into space and stabbing with a killing blow directly into its heart–but wars never end simply, and this one is no exception!
Be Forever, Argo!
Shrugging off the Star Force, Prince Zordar turns his ultimate weapon against the Earth and blasts away in a mad fury. The Comet Empire seems to have won. But there is one force left, stronger than all the anger and hatred in the universe…
The rest of the story: the movie closes, prize campaign winners are awarded, and multiple video releases finally provide worldwide access in June 2011. See extensive reviews of each one here.
From Yamato Fan Club Magazine #1 (February, 1978). In a unique Q&A column Nishizaki gives career and personal advice to inquisitive Yamato fans and writes a wistful story of first love.
A spinoff of the pivotal OUT magazine, Rendezvous Comic was a bi-monthly manga anthology that launched in the spring of ’78. The third issue was released in July and contained a thoughtful essay by Yoshinobu Nishizaki about the making of Farewell to Yamato.
From Kinejun magazine #740, (August 1978) the first mainstream magazine to devote its cover story to an anime film. Yoshinobu Nishizaki was interviewed at length, discussing aspects of the Yamato success story that hadn’t been reported before.
