The role of an anime sound director is second only to that of an animation director, since sound tells parts of the story that images cannot. In this interview with Gigazine, Yamato 2202 Sound Director Tomohiro Yoshida discusses his role in detail and examines the history of Yamato sound.
Chapter 4 brought actor Yoshimasa Hosoya into the spotlight, who supplies the voice of fighter ace Saburo Kato. In these three interviews, he shares his insight on the character and offers a new look into the world of Yamato voice recording.
After the gigantic month of January, there was ample momentum with Chapter 4 in theaters for most of the month leading right up to the home video release. Many live events and new product releases made it a month to remember. Here’s everything that went down…
If there was an anime pantheon, Tomonori Kogawa would surely be in it. His contributions to the art form have been foundational and his influence as a mentor has been multi-generational. Here he candidly discusses his work on Yamato and many other classic titles.
Voice actor Koichi Yamadera can make a singular claim when it comes to Yamato having played both Kodai AND Dessler on separate occasions. His return in Yamato 2202 Chapter 4 was hyped by four separate interviews that appeared in the media just before the January 2018 premiere. All four are presented here.
As an experienced novelizer of anime properties from Gundam to Street Fighter, Yuka Minakawa was eminently qualified to take on Yamato 2202. With two volumes published, Minakawa discusses the intricacies of adapting the legend to pure text and walking the tightrope of high expectations.
