August 2014 had a little bit of everything; public events continued and a healthy wave of new products emerged on all fronts. But the biggest news was a brand new trailer for Ark of the Stars that gave us our first look at what was in store. Here’s everything that went on during this exciting month. [2 pages]
For the second year in a row, a high-profile hotel in Japan played host to a Yamato 2199 public event, and this year it was Yamato 2199 World at the Rihga Royal Hotel in Osaka. From August 14-16, fans could party like it’s 2199. Find out what they got up to via their pictures and blogs.
This month, the first big chunk of the Final Yamato storyline was fully revealed up to the ship’s launch, and the monthly anime magazines dug in deep. It’s unthinkable in today’s entertainment world for so much be known in advance, but Exec Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki always played by his own rulebook.
Anime commentator and original superfan Ryusuke Hikawa had a knack for being in the right place at the right time, like when he visited the Yamato animation studio in 1975 as the classic Battle of the Rainbow Star Cluster was being prepared. He describes it first hand in his 11th Yamato Lessons from the Past essay.
