After the explosive month of June, July calmed down considerably as Chapter 2 ended its theatrical run and the production staff got back to the business of prepping Chapter 3 for October. It was mainly a month of media coverage punctuated by the video release of Chapter 2. Here’s how it all went down.
Great Mechanics G magazine continued its exemplary coverage of 2202 with this extensive Nobuyoshi Habara interview, which covered the transition from Chapter 1 to Chapter 2. [2 pages]
Following the precedent of Chapter 1, media coverage leading up to Chapter 2 was intense, with over 25 interviews appearing within a two-week period in June 2017. Here we present those interviews in English.
Yamato has completed its mission to retrieve the Cosmo Reverse System from Iscandar and has begun the long journey back to Earth. But the Garmillas fleet is scattered, and when an aggressive Gatlantis task force pierces the Large Magellanic Cloud, a wild new battle erupts!
The buildup in May exploded in June with the arrival of Yamato 2202 Chapter 2: Launch Chapter on the 24th. It kicked off another episode in the life of the saga itself, this time stretching up to three weeks in some theaters and bringing with it another wave of news and merchandising to expand the legend. [3 pages]
From V-Storage Online: a conversation with Director Nobuyoshi Habara talking about the production of Chapter 1, anticipation for Chapter 2, and how Space Battleship Yamato literally became his first work of animation.
From Ship’s Log Volume 17 (March 2017) contained this post-Chapter-1 interview with Director Nobuyoshi Habara and Writer Harutoshi Fukui. They offer insights on Chapter 1, hints about Chapter 2, and share fond memories from 1978.
