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.
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!
Andromeda is second only to Yamato herself in popularity among ships in the Yamato saga. To some, she eclipses even the titular vessel. Here we dig deep into history to examine every major off-screen appearance of this legendary ship (with variations) right up to the early days of 2202. [3 pages]
In May 2017 the Yamato tide was definitely rising with an increase in public events. Chapter 1 made a comeback, hobby shows gave everyone a preview of things to come, the 3-meter Andromeda display model was rolled out, and the first wave of new promotion hit the streets. See it all here.
From Great Mechanics G magazine: an in-depth conversation with Director Nobuyoshi Habara in the wake of 2202 Chapter 1, discussing general concepts and examining specific scenes from episodes 1 and 2. [2 pages]
The biggest technical leap forward for Yamato 2199 was CG animation, created by Sunrise D.I.D. Their techniques were first explored in the pages of CG World magazine in June 2013. Four years later, their work goes on at Sublimation Studio and CG World was there again with new coverage.
From Scale Aviation magazine, May 2017. Through “historical” text and a scratch-built model kit, artist/designer/modeler/director Makoto Kobayashi describes the history of the fighter craft we now know as the Cosmo Tiger 1.
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!
April 2017 brought us to the halfway point between Chapters 1 and 2, then the days ahead in the countdown became fewer than the days behind. The arrival of the first trailer for Chapter 2 signaled that an upswing was about to begin. Read all the April news here.
From Model Graphix magazine: Junichiro Tamamori had the dream job of modernizing Yamato, along with the other Earth mecha, for 2199. For Yamato 2202, his first project was to take on Space Battleship Andromeda.
