Episode 14 Commentary

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The Dimensional Submarines: Galman Wolf!
The Star Force makes another discouraging report to Earth while Admiral Smeardom confers with Lugna Von Feral, commander of the “Wolf Pack,” a fleet of dimensional submarines. Feral launches a devastating attack against the Argo, wounding Wildstar.

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The Eternal Edition CD Series

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Despite the countless hours of recordings that was commercially released during the production years, a large body of background music was left out. In September 2000, this oversight was finally corrected by Columbia Records with the debut of the Space Battleship Yamato “Eternal Edition” CDs. Read an overview here.

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Episode 15 Commentary

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The Argo is Captured!
The Star Force is lured toward Admiral Smeardom’s space fortress and captured. When Smeardom reports this to Desslok, Desslok flies into a rage. He contacts the Argo and invites them to visit the Galman homeworld as his personal guests.

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The Eternal Edition Premium CD Set

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In November 2004, Nippon Columbia music publishing rolled out a 30th anniversary “Eternal Edition Premium” CD collection. Unlike the earlier series, this new one pulled all the symphonic albums together into one package, plus a few extras. Read an overview here.

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Episode 16 Commentary

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The Day of Desslok!
Wildstar remembers his encounters with Desslok as the Argo travels to Galman. There, Desslok greets the Star Force and explains how he built the Galman Empire and waged a war against the Bolar Federation. Wildstar wonders how far Desslok can be trusted.

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Yamato Sound Almanac: The First Half

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One of the joys of collecting the music is that each successive reissue of the catalog over the decades has placed more of it into the hands of eager fans. That long process finally culminated with Nippon Columbia’s Yamato Sound Almanac. Here is a rundown of the first half of this milestone in Yamato music history.

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Yamato Fan Club Magazine #5

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Published by Office Academy, August 1978. After months of agonized anticipation, Farewell to Yamato had finally been released in movie theaters. This issue commenced with an account of the premiere and moved forward from there to examine what else was happening or about to happen in this pivotal time period.

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Yamato Saga Videography

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In 1983, the saga arrived on home video at exactly the same time its finale was running in theatres. In the time since then, Yamato has been released many times over in practically every format. A review of its complete video history gives us an ideal scope through which we can view the evolution of an entire medium.

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Episode 17 Commentary

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Critical Moment of Desslok’s Empire!
Desslok learns of Earth’s plight, and offers the help of his scientists. As the units are made ready, a phalanx of Bolar warp missiles attack the Galman homeworld.

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Viva Variety! Yamato Video, 1984-2011

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Yamato played as big a role in the home video revolution as it did in the anime revolution, showing what was possible and sparking an enormous appetite for more. And as soon as Yoshinobu Nishizaki finished making Yamato movies in 1983, he shifted gears and got started on Yamato videos. Here are the results…

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Yamato Fan Club Magazine #7

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When Yamato 2 appeared, it divided the fans into two camps; those who considered it an alternate version of the greatest movie ever made, and those who considered it an inferior version of the greatest movie ever made. When this issue was published, Yamato 2‘s fate was still up in the air and opinions were flying furiously.

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Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Report 7, Part 2

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Yamato Fan Club Magazine #9

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This issue was published in April, 1979 to coincide with the conclusion of Yamato 2. The ratings were so impressive that Yoshinobu Nishizaki had already given the green light to The New Voyage. Without missing a beat, this issue jumped right from one to the other.

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Episode 18 Commentary

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The Angry Sun!
Galman Major Kranshaw leads a unit to the solar system to deal with the runaway nuclear fusion on the sun. Despite elaborate procedures, the effort fails and the sun rages on. Argo sets sail for a planet called Phantom, which Desslok describes as similar to Earth.

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The Making of
The Making of an Anime Legend

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by Tim Eldred
Although the idea for a Yamato documentary came to me just about a year ago, it has been many years in the making. Now that the work’s behind me, I thought I’d take this moment to share with you what made it happen.

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Episode 19 Commentary

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On the Way to Planet Phantom!
Cruising toward Phantom, Argo picks up a distress call, and Jason & Flash investigate it to find a marooned ship full of pilgrims trying to find Planet Gardiana.

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Episode 20 Commentary

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Phantom Planet!
The Argo arrives at Phantom and the Star Force is amazed to see that it looks exactly like Earth. Desslok warns Bemlarze to keep his hands off the Argo. On Phantom, everyone begins to witness phantoms of their loved ones and places from Earth.

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Program Book Staff Comments

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Story Draft 1 by Hideaki Yamamoto

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In the months of January and February 1979, the writers created and modified several story treatments, passing them back and forth and building one idea on top of another. Inevitably, some fascinating but untenable concepts were discarded. In this series of story drafts, we get a look at other directions The New Voyage might have taken.

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History of the Star Blazers Galaxy, Part 3

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Story Draft 2 by Aritsune Toyota

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In this version of the story, we meet Youichi Maki of the sinister Galactic Crime League, whose vendetta against Kodai moves him to implicate Earth by destroying planet Gamilas. Everyone is caught up in the plot, including Starsha and Mamoru. Read the synopsis of this strange tale here.

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We’re Lost in Outer Space

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The original story development of Yamato III covered a wide range of topics and concepts. Some ideas crossed over with others, some were contradictory, some would have thrown us into completely new territory, and some were just plain wacky. Here they are, warts and all.

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History of the Star Blazers Galaxy

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Written by a circle of fans called “The Iscandar Project.” Their work was an attempt to create a history for Star Blazers rather than Space Battleship Yamato, and this gave everyone a freedom of expression they might not have otherwise enjoyed. As you will see, this lead to some fascinating concepts. [5 pages]

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Words from the Yamato III Staff

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Originally published in the Yamato III Roman Album, this collection of staff comments starts with both Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto and continues with all the prominent members of the production team, including some whose rise to fame was only just beginning.

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History of the Star Blazers Galaxy, Part 2

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CD Liner Notes

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This retrospective essay was written in 2000, on the occasion of the Eternal Edition CD collection. Each volume in this set featured extensive liner notes and commentary. Presented here is the commentary for Be Forever Yamato, written by Yu Hayakaya.

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History of the Star Blazers Galaxy, Part 4

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The Final Yamato Staff Speaks, Part 2

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The Final Yamato Staff Speaks

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Final Yamato was the last opportunity for the production staff to pour their creative passion into the saga that propelled them to anime stardom. Here, then, are their own words to describe the experience. These interviews were originally published in 1983, a few months after the release of the film. [2 pages]

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History of the Star Blazers Galaxy, Part 5

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