From B-Club No. 35 (September 1988): a concise overview of the classic Yamato models of the “golden age.” Five years had passed since Final Yamato and it would take another six for 2520 to arrive, so this was assuredly a time when the legacy was being fortified.
The combination of COVID-19 and related malaise slowed Yamato activity to a trickle in April. But just as everyone’s legs are long enough to reach the ground, there is always enough news to fill up a monthly report. Here’s everything that kept fans going through the mounting crisis…
From the pages of Star Blazers/Yamato fan club magazine: Character designer Nobuteru Yuuki has been part of the Yamato remake universe right from the start, providing the visual DNA for classic and new characters alike. This interview catches up with him at the start of Yamato 2205.
Suddenly, Yamato is surrounded by a wave of missiles sent by an instant teleportation machine. It is the start of a rematch with Dessler, who was revived by Gatlantis. With no time to realize this, Yamato escapes by warping, but loses its way in a dimensional fault.
March 2020 was a thin month for quantity but a great one for quality with new model kit and video releases, plus the last of the fan gatherings before the Covid-19 lockdown began. Here’s how the month shook out…
From issue 6 of the Star Blazers/Yamato Premium fan club magazine: the three primary designers of Yamato 2205 gathered to compare the depths of their Yamato fandom, revisit their days working on 2199, and look forward to what’s in store on their next voyage.
Continuing our voyage back to the summer of 1980, we find some more magazine coverage of Be Forever Yamato, including some exclusive photos of the sea cruise and a rare interview with Leiji Matsumoto.
The White Comet – the supposed stronghold of Gatlantis – is watching Yamato, which left its homeworld in response to Teresa’s prayer. Kodai, mentally exhausted by his confrontation with Zordar, looks out and sees…a swarm of fireflies glowing in space!? What is their true nature?
