The arrival of a new movie on home video means we all get to take a big step forward into the next chapter in Yamato history. That’s what May 2015 was all about – the end of the worldwide wait for Ark of the Stars. And it was surrounded by the kind activity that Yamato fans live for. [2 pages]
This interview with Yutaka Izubuchi was featured in the booklet that came with the home video release of Ark of the Stars in May, 2015. The booklet is included in its entirety.
What Lies Beyond
Those who come from beyond the horizon. Two worlds. Truth and fact. Two truths each create their own sense of “right.” Is there any hope to be found beyond them? Yamato presses forward, across the galactic seas.
To casual viewers, the Yamato saga was over when Final Yamato closed in theaters. but for the fans there was still the forthcoming 70mm upgrade which turned their summer into a waiting game. Fortunately, there were plenty of things to make the wait easier.
When Yamato III was infamously cut in half for Japanese TV, it resulted in a lot of abandoned material that, in all likelihood, would have made it a far better story. How was this material recovered and adapted into a webcomic? Read the first part of this tale here.
The true victims of the Yamato III cutback were the new characters, who lost their chance to be fully developed in the anime. When they got a new lease on life with the webcomic, it became necessary to create their backstories. Those notes are presented here.
In April 2015, some very lucky fans got to see the upgraded version of Ark of the Stars at special theatrical screenings of the “Blu-ray edition”, Yamaket 5 brought fans together for a day of celebration, and other interesting news flashes pointed the way to the future.
A World I Once Saw
Everyone lives with secret feelings. It takes courage to reflect on a horrible past and one’s own mistakes. But look toward to the future. Now is the time to go forward. Yamato advances on an unimaginably long journey.
Some serious book publishing began just after Final Yamato closed in theaters, which happened to coincide with the last of the monthly magazine coverage. This was the month when fans had their say about the film, and opinions ranged as widely then as they do now.
