{"id":15228,"date":"2014-08-13T21:36:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T04:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=15228"},"modified":"2018-02-17T18:53:26","modified_gmt":"2018-02-18T02:53:26","slug":"886","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/886\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Yamato 2199<\/em> Episode 4 Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-880 alt=\"1408icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-content\/uploads\/1408icon.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"cosmo-teaser\"><em>Gravestone on a Frozen Field<\/em><br \/>\nThe Wave-Motion Gun&#8230; Its terrifying power has damaged <em>Yamato<\/em> itself. A mysterious distress call&#8230;different feelings&#8230;what will the man of the sea decide? And Kodai sees a hero, who rests upon a frozen satellite. A requiem sounds in empty space.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><!--noteaser--><\/p>\n<p><em>by <span class=\"textBlue\">Luis Cotovio<\/span> and <span class=\"textLtYellow\">Daniel George<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/Episode_4_Quote_Banner_A.jpg\" width=\"800px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Episode 4: <em>Gravestone on a Frozen Field<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3>(Japanese Name: <em>\u6c37\u539f\u306e\u5893\u6a19 \/ Hyougen no Hakajirushi<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Director:<\/strong> Masato Bessho<br \/>\n<strong>Running time: <\/strong>24m 41s (21m 01s without credits)<br \/>\n<strong>Opening Theme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(Cinema\/Home Video): <em>Uchuu Senkan Yamato<\/em> by Isao Sasaki<\/li>\n<li>(TV): <em>Uchuu Senkan Yamato<\/em> by Project 2199<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ending Theme:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(Cinema\/Home Video): <em>For Those Who Know the Beautiful Earth<\/em> by Aki Misato<\/li>\n<li>(TV): <em>Love Words<\/em> by Mika Nakashima<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> This episode starts on February 14, 2199 (363 days remain as per the preview for this episode).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_001_Plat_Base.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Towering Goer.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Garmillas Advanced Base on Pluto. Galactic theatre commander <em>Gremdt Goer&#8217;s<\/em> hologram towers over the officers in central command as he questions the accuracy of Shulz&#8217;s report, concerning the Terron ship and its apparent ability to not only perform faster-than-light travel but to also destroy the floating continent at Jupiter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: After being mentioned in previous episodes, we finally get to see Goer. It&#8217;s clear right from the start that he&#8217;s the same sleazy bastard we know and love, with the difference that here he is the <em>de facto<\/em> commanding officer and his hubris is at an all time high as we see him at the top of his game. In the original series, he was only introduced as Domel took over his command at Balan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> Goer&#8217;s hologram towers over Shulz and his men so that he, as a pure blood first-class Garmillan, can look down on them as second-class citizens. This is a subtle but effective way of introducing the class system within the <em>Garmillas Empire<\/em> social structure. It&#8217;s also implied by Goer&#8217;s statement that if you prove yourself worthy to the empire you can become a first-class citizen.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_003_Goer1.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Sleazy_Goer.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: The comments made in previous episodes by Shulz and Ganz show that they consider him an opportunistic, less-than-capable, and unreliable commander. The fact that he dismisses Shulz&#8217;s report about the <em>terrons<\/em> newfound power, even in the face of overwhelming evidence, confirms this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> This plays right into the overall story arc, in that if a competent commander had been in charge at this time and proper weight given to the situation, <em>Yamato<\/em> might have found itself the target of a decisive attack and never have even left the solar system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> Shulz is no longer the over-confident buffoon of the original series and might have been capable of dealing with a single Terron ship, even one as powerful as <em>Yamato<\/em>, if given the means to fight it. But because Goer is unwilling to give credit to Shulz, the Pluto base commander is left to his own devices and forced to use the resources he has available. As we&#8217;ll see in the following episodes, they pose a challenge to <em>Yamato<\/em> but will prove insufficient.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_004_Goer2.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_005_HappyGanz.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though Shulz tries to reason with him, Goer simply replies that he will only report to their leader when Shulz has provided a &#8220;proper&#8221; report; basically an order to solve the problem before any further reports are made. He also implies that if they do as they&#8217;re told, he&#8217;ll put in a good word with command to promote them all to <em>first-class citizens<\/em>, something that seems to please Ganz.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Whether that was their intention or not, Goer ends up being one of the more expressive characters in <em>2199<\/em>. Looking at his facial expressions and the way he&#8217;s animated throughout the series, I found myself making comparisons to hand-drawn Disney-style animation. I think Goer would fit right in as the villain in movies like <em>Aladdin<\/em> or <em>Tarzan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> This also marks the first appearance of Major <em>Vuol Yaretora<\/em>, who is <em>almost<\/em> an original <em>2199<\/em> character but for the fact that Kodai fought a Gamilas soldier named <em>Yaretara<\/em> on Titan in the &#8217;74 series. Yaretora is not only one of Shulz&#8217;s more trusted officers, he&#8217;s also in charge of <em>Reflex Gun<\/em> operations and the one who, according to his character file, drew up the <em>Planet Bomb<\/em> attack plan.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_006_Pensive_Shultz.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_007_Messed_Up_Zupist.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though he complies with his commander&#8217;s order, as soon as the line is cut off Shulz shows concern over Goer&#8217;s inability to grasp the seriousness of the situation. Looking at the image of Jupiter&#8217;s scarred surface, he ponders what could have done such a thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: The damage we see on Jupiter&#8217;s surface seems to cover a bigger area than seen in the previous episode. This may be due to the bulk of the damage not being caused directly by the Wave-Motion Gun, but instead secondary effects like a displacement wave of the fluid atmosphere. Think of it like a super tsunami &#8211; several times the size of the Earth. Given that there&#8217;s no land mass in Jupiter, we can assume this wave will continue to spread out, perhaps spanning the entire planet, or until its energy somehow subsides.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_009_Map_Room1.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_010_Map_Room2.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> main staff is gathered in the navigation analysis room to discuss their next move, especially whether or not to carry out Operation M-2. Kodai states they should do it, if only to prevent further problems upon their return. When Okita asks Shima&#8217;s opinion, he displays the course that he believes will allow them the quickest way out of the solar system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> This map is considerably different to the one that Hijikata, Toudo, Serizawa and Yuki were observing back in Episode 1 (seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep01\/01_101_KirishimaRoute.JPG\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>). If we look at a larger version of the map shown above right (click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_010_Map_Room2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>), Earth has suddenly managed an entire quarter revolution in less than a week. It was at this point that I decided the production crew wasn&#8217;t aiming for any degree of accuracy with these maps, just for them to look cool and give a crisp, sleek feel to the technology aboard ship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Notice the map in the opening shot. The course Shima will describe as the fastest way out of the solar system is already on the screen (above left), even though Shima only puts it up later in the scene (above right).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_011_Look_Balun.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Distress_Signal.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kodai disagrees with this as it will make them &#8220;pass Pluto without mounting any attack&#8221; but Shima is adamant that their flight plan has no leeway to allow for a stop at Pluto. As Kodai prepares to counter, Aihara calls from the main bridge. A distress signal is coming through a dedicated UNCF channel. Though they can&#8217;t identify the ship, the signal is traced to Saturn&#8217;s moon Enceladus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: If you look carefully at the map on the wall screen behind Shima (above left), you&#8217;ll notice a familiar name on the projected course to <em>Iscandar<\/em>. It was at this point that <em>Planet Balan<\/em> (original spelling) became <em>Balun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_012_Distress_Origin.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_015_Ota_Burn.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: There are oddities in the dialogues between Kodai, Shima and Ota in relation to what it shown on the graphic displays in these scenes. First it&#8217;s Kodai&#8217;s statement about &#8220;passing Pluto&#8221; when the display shows that Shima&#8217;s proposed heading takes <em>Yamato<\/em> in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> Now here, Ota correctly states that Saturn is in the opposite direction of Pluto but Kodai then replies that it&#8217;s also in the opposite direction from the course Shima and Ota have plotted. Again, Kodai&#8217;s line contradicts what is shown on the graphics, where Shima&#8217;s projected course did move away from Pluto to head in Saturn&#8217;s direction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> But even this is somewhat of a weird choice too, as from the planets&#8217; positions on the map, it will make them turn nearly 180 degrees from the direction they&#8217;ve been following since they left Earth. We can assume this would be the direction they&#8217;d follow all the way to Uranus if their warp test had been successfully completed. Of course, it should also be noted that on this map Uranus can be seen on the far left, nowhere near their current heading. (Oh, boy!)<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> These contradiction can be explained in two ways. The first is a practical, real world explanation: communication between the script and effects departments of <em>2199&#8217;s<\/em> production broke down somewhere, resulting in these disparities between what the characters say and what the visuals show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> The second is an in-story explanation. Given the dialogue contradictions stem mostly from Kodai&#8217;s lines, we can just assume he can&#8217;t read a map. And Shima doesn&#8217;t really know where he&#8217;s going.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_016_Sanada.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_017_Discussion.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Sanada tells Okita that diverting to Enceladus to mount a rescue will cost them two days. Kodai states that they shouldn&#8217;t lose any time there. Shima argues that a sailor never abandons another sailor in distress, but Kodai counters that since they&#8217;re unsure there are any survivors, a rescue operation is a waste of time &#8211; the very waste Shima wanted to avoid before. Shima defends their priority is to reach Iscandar, not battle the enemy, but a rescue must be attempted no matter how slim the chances.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_018_Shaky.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Pillar_Sanada.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The meeting is cut short as the ship rattles, knocking everyone off their feet. Tokugawa reports that a failure in a circuit breaker during the Wave-Motion Gun&#8217;s firing caused one of the energy condensers to overheat to the point of literally melting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: You&#8217;ll notice that though everyone in shot has lost their footing, Sanada remains unshaken and so cool-headed that he&#8217;s holding the phone before Yuki&#8217;s butt even touches the ground. Early speculation was that his bionic legs (as seen in the original series) locked him to the floor, but it was later learned that the issue of his mechanical limbs never came up in the writing of <em>2199<\/em>. Thus, he&#8217;s simply\u2026different.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_009_I'm_Melting.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_022_Mines.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To repair the engine, they need a rare mineral called <em>Cosmonite 90<\/em>. The quantities they have on board are insufficient, but Niimi finds an abandoned cosmonite mine on Enceladus. With no other options, <em>Yamato<\/em> heads for Saturn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> Shima is quite clearly taking this situation more personally than he should. We learn why later in the episode. Had the diversion to Enceladus not been dictated by the need for Cosmonite 90, one would assume that Okita would disregard the distress signal. After all, we&#8217;re talking about the future of all humanity versus the crew of a single ship who can&#8217;t even be confirmed as alive at this point.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_023_Changing_Course.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/Pluto_Base_Montage.jpg\" target=\"_blank&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Command_Tower\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: This episode reveals a lot more of the Garmillan base on Pluto, which had only been seen briefly in episode 3 during the IPBM launch scene. A better look at that same section is seen at the start of the episode but this is where the magic truly happens, the command center which is actually on the rim of the frozen crater where the Reflexion Cannon is, while the bulk of the base is behind it in an adjacent crater. The Pluto base, much like most of the Garmillan sets, was designed by Makoto Kobayashi. (click on the image above right for larger views)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_024_Shultz_Informed.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_025_Shultz_Wonders.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shulz is informed that the Terron ship has changed course and its heading for Saturn. He orders Yaretora to deploy a recon landing ship they have in the area, and to take prisoners if possible. He wants to know what the Terrons are up to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Much like Jupiter\/Zupist, Saturn has its own Garmillan name, <em>Zedan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_026_Menu.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_027_Poetry.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In <em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> mess hall, Aihara and Ota are talking about the wonder that is the <em>O.M.C.S.<\/em> when they see Sanada at a table, reading. Ota is baffled at his meal, consisting of simple nutrient and supplement bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Here we see the previously mentioned <em>O.M.C.S.<\/em> or at least the part where food is dispensed in <em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> mess hall. The acronym <em>O.M.C.S.<\/em> stands for <em>Organic Material Cycle System<\/em> and, as Sanada tells Aihara, better not know the process behind it (though we can imagine).<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> For those wondering, yes, the <em>O.M.C.S.<\/em> is based on <em>Star Trek&#8217;s<\/em> food replicator concept, as admitted by Mr. Izubuchi at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/310\/\">Yamatalk Night 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> According to Mr. Nishii, everyone on the staff came up with names for the dishes on the menu. These include &#8220;Asteroid Donburi&#8221;, &#8220;Synthetic Sanma Kabayaki&#8221;, and &#8220;Solar-Wind-Burned Fried Rice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> The recommendation on Fridays is the &#8220;Space Navy Curry Set&#8221; (the white lettering in the frame above left), named after the original navy curry. As explained by Mr. Nishii: &#8220;Because you can lose track of the days while on the sea, curry is a basic item on the menu every Friday. In today&#8217;s Marine Self Defense Force, it has become a custom to eat curry rice every Friday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_028_Sad_Ota.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_029_Smiling_Sanada.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sanada claims the consumption of useless calories is a waste of time, prompting Ota to give his meal a sad look. Aihara is curious and asks what the O.M.C.S. uses to make the food but Sanada simply replies he&#8217;s better off not knowing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: This is the first time we see Sanada reading this book. More will be revealed about it in future episodes, but for now we can tell you it is a book of poems by japanese poet <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ch%C5%ABya_Nakahara\"><em>Ch\u016bya Nakahara<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> Although the idea of eating something that nourishes your body without producing waste might seem a pleasant one, in real world logic it might lead to certain health problems. Though the act of deriving pleasure from savoring food can be dispensed with, digesting food is a natural process of our bodies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> Though the digestive system would still work to break down and assimilate the nutrition bars, this would probably be a far less involved process than breaking down and processing &#8220;proper&#8221; food. Much like astronauts must exercise vigorously to maintain muscle mass in zero gravity, would these bars lead one&#8217;s digestive system to atrophy from lack of use? If not, bring it on and let&#8217;s fight the TP lobby!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00030.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00032.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Across them, Kodai approaches Shima and asks if he can sit next to him. Kodai apologizes for his outburst at the meeting. Shima says he understands his motives, and that he too took it personally since the concept of never leaving a fellow sailor behind was taught to him by his father. <\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: The mess hall&#8217;s wall are covered in screens depicting several natural landscapes. This is considered to be a good psychological tool to help people cope with lack of contact with nature. This is not a new idea, having been depicted in many works like the &#8220;special edition&#8221; of James Cameron&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aliens_(film)\">Aliens<\/a> or more recently in the TV series <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Agents_of_S.H.I.E.L.D.\"><em>Marvel&#8217;s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em><\/a> episode <em>Providence<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00033.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00034.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> Here we are provided with the explanation as to why Shima irrationally demanded they divert from their course to respond to the distress signal. You&#8217;d like to think that his father would have considered <em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> mission to be extenuating circumstances, and putting the future of humanity ahead of a single ship&#8217;s crew would be the right choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Shima&#8217;s father, <em>Daigo<\/em>, was mentioned back in Episode 2 and makes his first ever appearance alongside a young Daisuke. Also notice the subtle visual cue of having an old sail boat in the screen behind Kodai and Shima during a scene in which the topic is what it means to be a sailor (or &#8220;space sailor&#8221; in their case).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00036.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00037.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The two friends make up under the watchful eye of Yuria and Hoshina, who compliments the two officers. Yuki is not as impressed, claiming the two are hotheads and are a poor example for the young officers. While Hoshina simply smiles at her assumption, Yuria is quick to nervously agree.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00039.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00039a.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the main hangar, Yamamoto gets Kato&#8217;s signature for some extra ammo he&#8217;s requested. She comments on the inertial systems being turned off. Kato explains that with so much stuff crammed into such a relatively tight space, they&#8217;re better off without gravity. When asked if she likes her station, she simply says &#8220;yes,&#8221; while gazing at the fighters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: This is our first actual view of the main hangar and it couldn&#8217;t be more different from the original. Fortunately, as with most changes in <em>2199<\/em>, it&#8217;s a change for the better. We will soon get to see this wonderful piece of machinery in action.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00040.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00041.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> How long did <em>Yamato<\/em> take to get from Jupiter to Saturn? If the map seen earlier in this episode is to be believed, then it has to travel to the other side of the sun from where they are, a distance approaching 15 AU, or approximately 2.25 billion km. If we assume the average cruising speed of 0.017c (18,360,000 km\/h) <em>Yamato<\/em> took between Earth and Mars, it would take 122 hours, or just over 5 days to get there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"> It&#8217;s highly unlikely they would warp with the engine in its current condition (assuming they even could), and there&#8217;s certainly nothing in dialog to suggest they did. It&#8217;s hardly likely that <em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> sublight performance tops out at 0.017c, given that if the ship continues to accelerate, it will build speed until it eventually reaches just below the speed of light. It&#8217;s not unreasonable to think <em>Yamato<\/em> accelerated to much faster than its Earth-Mars cruise speed of 0.017c. <\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\">For story purposes (and taking into account the day counter in these early episodes advances only one day per episode until Episode 6), I think it&#8217;s fair to assume that the ship accelerates to a speed that would get them there in a matter of hours rather than days. An average speed of 0.125c would get them there in around 16 hours 40 minutes; a 0.25c speed would get them there in 8 hours 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"> Given that Sanada said the Enceladus trip would amount to two days being lost, I&#8217;d say he was estimating a speed of 0.125c or slightly less, plus time to conduct the search, then turn around and head back on course out of the solar system. Since the time cost of going to Saturn was estimated by Sanada <em>before<\/em> the Cosmonite 90 was needed, it could be that a decision was made off-screen to get there faster than the 8 hours and 20 minutes a 0.25c speed would require.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00042.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00043.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hidden in the planet&#8217;s rings, a Garmillan transport awaits its arrival. As soon as <em>Yamato<\/em> is spotted, the troops move into action. <\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: The official designation for the Garmillan transport is <a href=\"http:\/\/yamato2199.net\/mecha\/gamirasu_tank03.html\">Delamaya-class Amphibious Assault Ship<\/a> and it&#8217;s a <em>2199<\/em> original design. It&#8217;s 92.3m long and carries a complement of 6 tanks, split between its two loading bays located in the lower bow section. The bays can be opened in flight and the tanks dropped from low altitude using detachable thruster pods which allow them to land relatively smoothly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> To make the <em>Garmilloids<\/em> different from actual Garmillans (pure-blood or otherwise), not only are they given certain inhuman motions but also you&#8217;ll notice they speak only in <em>Garmillan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00045.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Transport_Bay_Gami's.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> We see in a freeze frame here that the Delamaya is being piloted by Garmilloids. This particular example also has an entirely Garmilloid troop contingent. This is the only realistic way the Garmillans can deploy a presence to Saturn without having some sort of base facility in the area (or alternatively committing a capital ship to the area, which would be overkill).<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\">To me, this looks like a case where <em>Star Blazers<\/em> might have given something back to <em>Yamato<\/em>: in both the original <em>Yamato<\/em> and <em>Star Blazers<\/em>, the enemy had living troops aboard the patrol ship at Saturn, but in <em>Star Blazers<\/em>, as pointed out by Arthur Painter in his commentary for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/400\/\" target=\"_blank\">Episode 6<\/a>, one of the tanks was considered a \u201cdrone\u201d so that when Wildstar was seen firing into the cockpit, he wasn&#8217;t actually appearing to kill a living being (an instance of sanitizing the show for US television). Now, <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> has the entire Garmillas contingent at Saturn being androids, but this time for explainability and coolness factor rather than any need for self-censorship, which is thankfully no longer necessary.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00047.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00049.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Yamato<\/em> descends into a ravine in the surface of Enceladus until it reaches the abandoned mine. While the mining operations are underway, Okita sends Yuki, along with nurse Harada and Analyzer, to investigate the origin of the distress signal. Much to Yuki&#8217;s displeasure, Kodai is sent along for protection detail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> Here is a significant divergence from the original series. In the original <em>Space Battleship Yamato<\/em>, they travelled to Titan for the mineral to repair the ship, which was still called Cosmonite (but changed to Titanite in <em>Star Blazers<\/em>). In <em>Yamato 2199<\/em>, they travel to Enceladus instead. Enceladus is much closer to Saturn than Titan is, which allows the spectacular backdrop we see throughout this episode. Titan, the only moon in the solar system to have an atmosphere, is considerably further away, and even if it were closer to Saturn than it is, nothing would be visible because of its opaque atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: During production of the episode, the rocket anchor was meant to be used in this scene. But because it had already been seen in the previous episode, they left the job of maintaining <em>Yamato<\/em>&#8216;s position to its gravity control system.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00051.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00052.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the mine, chief Enomoto jokes with Sanada about Kodai&#8217;s mission, since he seems totally inept at dealing with women, which Enomoto learned at training school as one of Kodai&#8217;s instructors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: When we meet chief Enomoto at the Cosmonite 90 mine, he is humming <em>The Galactic Pilot<\/em>, the anthem of the UNCF heard in Episode 1 during the sinking of <em>Yukikaze<\/em>. A bit of foreshadowing?!<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> Here, Enomoto mentions that Kodai is &#8220;escorting the Princess,&#8221; another one of those little bombs in the ongoing uncertainty about Yuki&#8217;s identity.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00053.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00054.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aboard the Cosmo Seagull, Makoto observes the two officers as Kodai attempts to start a conversation with an uncooperative Yuki, even asking if she has any aliens in the family, an allusion to her resemblance to Sasha.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00055.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00056.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Faceplant and hilarity ensues. Analyzer cuts the conversation short as he signals they&#8217;re overflying the point of origin of the distress signal, a UNCN destroyer covered in ice and snow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> An interesting thing to note here is that three of the characters who flew this mission in the original (Yuki, Kodai, and Analyzer) are on the mission again, along with Makoto Harada who has taken over Yuki&#8217;s role (one of many) in the original series as nurse. Unlike the original series, which was flown in a Type-100-style plane, Analyzer is kept a safe distance from Yuki. Not that he&#8217;s getting up to those sorts of shenanigans this time around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\">Another thing I find refreshing is that at this stage in the series there is a large degree of animosity between Yuki and Kodai. Their bickering is priceless, as is Makoto&#8217;s interpretation and Analyzer&#8217;s deadpan response. Kodai&#8217;s question to Yuki is also priceless, as are the look on Yuki&#8217;s face and Makoto&#8217;s faceplant &#8211; quite a feat in the low gravity that Enceladus would have in reality (more on that later).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00057.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00058.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> Unlike in the original series, where the Type-100 was used, a new aerospacecraft, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yamato2199.net\/mecha\/earth_air03.html\" target=\"_blank\">SC-97 Seagull<\/a>, is introduced for the first time. With its listed length of 19.5 meters, it is comparable to carrier-based aircraft such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S-3_Viking\" target=\"_blank\">Lockeed S-3 Viking<\/a> anti-submarine warfare aircraft, and has a very similar cockpit design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\">The similarities end there though, as the Seagull has <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gull_wings\" target=\"_blank\">gull wings<\/a> which rotate 90 degrees. This allows VTOL operation by tilting its underwing engines to a vertical position, a common trait of 1970s experimental VTOL aircraft, one of which eventually evolved into the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V-22_Osprey\" target=\"_blank\">V-22 Osprey<\/a>, which also has a similar cockpit to the Seagull. There is a large cargo section (which looks detachable or modular in design) and twin-tail booms to allow cargo access. It certainly looks more fit than the Type-100 would be in this case.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00062.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00064.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <em>Delamaya<\/em> transport approaches Enceladus, and once at the proper altitude, unloads a complement of tanks which proceed to the crash site while the ship heads for <em>Yamato<\/em>. The medical team makes their way to the downed ship, which Kodai quickly identifies as an <em>Isokaze<\/em>-class assault destroyer, the same as his brother&#8217;s <em>Yukikaze<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Yukikaze_Layout.jpg\" target=\"_blank&quot;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Yukikaze.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00065.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The hull is covered in ice and they can&#8217;t see the ship&#8217;s markings to positively identify her. Makoto calls out to them, having found an open hatch. Once inside, they discover one of the crewmen, frozen to death. <\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Instead of using CG, the crashed <em>Yukikaze<\/em> was hand-drawn by Masanoru Nishii and enhanced with digital effects to give it its frozen look. Mr. Nishii made his drawings with the usual level of super-detail we&#8217;ve become accustomed to by now, even though he knew most of the detailing would probably be lost under the layers of ice. But he felt it was important to have the detail there just the same, as it shines through the finished product. In his opinion, this was one of the hardest things to do in Episode 4. Click on the frame above left to see his layout for the scene.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00066.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00069.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the bridge, they discover the automated distress signal is the only system still functioning. While Kodai is looking for the ship&#8217;s log, a bolt of light goes by the window and the ship is rattled by an explosion. Kodai looks out the window and sees the Seagull has been destroyed by approaching Garmillan tanks.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00073.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00074.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Yuki attempts to get a radio working and call <em>Yamato<\/em> for help, the ship takes two hits and Makoto finds herself trapped with Analyzer. Kodai tries to open the hatch, but the handle won&#8217;t budge. He tells Analyzer to start proving the skills he so proudly spoke of earlier. Yuki gets through to <em>Yamato<\/em> only to learn that they&#8217;re also under attack.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00076.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00078.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the main engine offline, there is no power for the main weapons, so the air wing is ordered to scramble. Kato&#8217;s men run to their fighters, passing a pensive Yamamoto. As the tanks open fire on the mine, Enomoto has his men withdraw and finds shelter in a trench along with Sanada, who insists the enemy forces are not enough to take down <em>Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00079.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Can't_Fly.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back at the crash site, Analyzer is using his plasma cutter to free himself and Makoto. Kodai is impressed, but suddenly notices the silence around them. The tanks seem to have suspended their attack. Yuki warns him of <em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> current situation. In the main hangar, Kato and his squadron are having problems.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00080.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00081.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the ship so low, the Falcon&#8217;s launch system can&#8217;t be used, at least until they recover the mining team and gain altitude. With no other choices, Kato decides to &#8220;borrow it,&#8221; meaning Kodai&#8217;s Cosmo Zero.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: This is the first time since Episode 2 that we see the Cosmo Falcon&#8217;s hangar bay door open. Due to this logistic problem we won&#8217;t get to see it put to use&#8230;yet. Also, we see <em>bridge number 3<\/em> being used once again as the entrance to the ship.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00082.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00083.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Zero&#8217;s hangar, a pilot gets into Alpha 2, the second Cosmo Zero. When Kato and Shinohara arrive to man the two fighters, the ground crews are confused. If the pilot isn&#8217;t one of Kato&#8217;s men, then who&#8230;?! Before any questions can be asked, Alpha 2 launches from <em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> starboard aft catapult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: The least mysterious mystery pilot ever, as we all know who it is. A question does pop up in my mind: where did Akira get that flight suit? The simplest answer is that she kept the hope of becoming a pilot and just had one made. One of the perks of working in the logistics division.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00084.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00090.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: A more important question is that of the apparent lack of security aboard <em>Yamato<\/em>, an irony given this is the first time <em>Yamato<\/em> has an actual security department. But Akira gets on a fighter without authorization and is free to leave with it, and this won&#8217;t be the last time. But that&#8217;s a subject for a future episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> Though the Zero launch sequence is basically the same as in the original, in <em>2199<\/em> the level of detail is through the roof. From the Zero unfolding to the elevator platform and the catapult opening up to receive the craft, every step is shown intricately.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Salvah.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_Melbah.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A tank closes in on Sanada&#8217;s position, destroying one of the laser cutters which the sailors tried to use as a makeshift weapon. Alpha 2 shoots the tanks before they can do any more damage, and is then fired on by the AA weapon from the APC. Kato arrives in Alpha 1 and destroys the APC before demanding the mystery pilot to identify.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Two types of tank are deployed at Enceladus. The <a href=\"http:\/\/yamato2199.net\/mecha\/gamirasu_tank01.html\">Salvah S-VI Heavy Tank<\/a> is the main attack force, with its triple barreled turret. The <a href=\"http:\/\/yamato2199.net\/mecha\/gamirasu_tank02.html\">Melbah M-III Armored Personnel Carrier<\/a> is used to transport the Garmilloids and serve as support. Its laser turret provides rapid fire and poses a serious threat to airborne attacks.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00094.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00097.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> Here we see the first of the Zero&#8217;s weapons in action. While we saw in Episode 1 that it retains the four cannons under the nose, though they are now ballistic (slug-throwing) cannons\/machine guns, the star of this episode is its huge centerline anti-tank cannon. While there is no official listing for either of the Zero&#8217;s cannon types, according to the model kit and design drawings the width of the cannon&#8217;s muzzle is about 108mm. Allowing for the actual gun inside to be marginally smaller than that, we&#8217;d reach 105mm very easily, which in the present day is a standard light artillery round caliber.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00098.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00099.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The conversation is cut short by shots fired from the <em>Delamaya<\/em>. Even not knowing who the pilot is, Kato has no option but to send Alpha 2 to rescue the medical team while he deals with the enemy transport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Even though he doesn&#8217;t say so, I&#8217;m pretty sure Kato knows who the pilot is. Why else would he entrust such an important mission to someone who just stole one of his fighters?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00100.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00102.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the wreck&#8217;s bridge, Yuki is still at the comm station, unaware of a shadow looming outside the windows. Alpha 2&#8217;s pilot calls in and tells her help is on the way, just as Yuki feels prying eyes watching her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: If there was still anyone who had doubts about the identity of Alpha 2&#8217;s pilot, hearing Akira&#8217;s voice on the comm system should clear it right up.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00104.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00105.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As Analyzer finally gets the hatch open, a scream echoes from above. Kodai runs up the stairs to see two enemy soldiers, one carrying a seemingly unconscious Yuki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: In the manga version, Yuki&#8217;s run-in with the Garmilloids is a bit more humorous. As she turns around, she finds herself face-to-face with a Garmilloid, hanging upside down from the window above. Her expression is <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/715G_2199manga09'>priceless<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> The Garmillan sentence spoken by the Garmilloid in this scene is &#8220;tsubak kan salma,&#8221; which translates as &#8220;take her to the tank.&#8221; This is the sentence that served as a base to build the Garmillan <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/842'>language structure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00109.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00111.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The other one opens fire, forcing Kodai to step down to the hatch. A stray shot blasts his gun out of his hand. While Analyzer shields Makoto, Kodai notices a metallic gleam on the icy ground. One of the shots broke the ice, revealing a fallen sidearm. Kodai jumps at the chance and grabs the weapon, shooting the enemy soldier that comes crashing down the stairs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00113.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00114.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As Kodai gives chase to the other one, Makoto asks Analyzer for the medical kit, since she will help anyone wounded, friend and foe alike. But to her surprise, as she turns over the soldier, she realizes it&#8217;s a robot.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00115.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00119.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Kato dodges enemy missiles and manages to shoot down the <em>Delamaya<\/em>, Kodai runs after the enemy soldiers. Under heavy fire, he manages to shoot one of them. As the second soldier takes aim, one of Enceladus&#8217; ice geysers erupts, causing the APC to be destroyed and leaving the soldier stranded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> Enceladus &#8220;geysers&#8221; are actually cryovolcanoes, where water and other volatiles are the erupting materials instead of silicate rock. These spectacular features are mostly concentrated on the south polar region in a feature named <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tiger_stripes_(Enceladus)\">the tiger stripes of Enceladus<\/a>. Over 100 of these geysers have been identified, and the jets can reach over 700 km in altitude.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00122.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00124.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kodai tries to get a clear shot, but is afraid to hit Yuki. As she regains consciousness, she strikes the enemy soldier and causes him to drop her. He holds up his sidearm menacingly, but he&#8217;s shot by Kodai before he can fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> This is probably the best example of how the animators seemed to have assumed Earth-level gravity for the sake of the story. In reality, Enceladus has 1.13% of Earth&#8217;s gravity. Had that actually been held to in this episode, we would have seen people floating all around the place rather than diving for cover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: The manga does tackle that question by making use of the space suit thruster packs. For example, in this scene where Yuki kicks the Garmilloid, she <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/735G_2199manga10'>fires the thrusters<\/a> to help her move. Another detail is that the tanks don&#8217;t jettison their thrusters, but use them to anchor themselves when they fire their guns.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00125.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00129.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yuki gets up to thank Kodai, only to see him running toward her. He shoves her to the ground as they come under fire from the last tank. As the tank makes its approach, Kodai spots the incoming Zero and has Yuki duck for cover as the fighter takes its shot and destroys the tank. As it rises back into the skies to return home, Kodai and Yuki are impressed by the pilot&#8217;s skill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Another manga highlight is the <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/735G_2199manga10'>more complex maneuver<\/a> Akira makes to get the last tank in her sights.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00130.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00132.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As she notices how close they&#8217;re holding each other, Yuki snaps to attention, issuing an embarrassed thank-you to her savior. Kodai, oblivious to her embarrassment, states that they owe their safety to the sidearm he found. Suddenly, his expression goes blank. After a moment of pause, he runs off toward the wrecked destroyer, leaving Yuki confused as the ice from the geyser begins to rain down on them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Time for the reveal we knew was coming. First, if you look at the starboard side of the ship as Kodai runs toward it, you&#8217;ll see its ID number: 117.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00133.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00134.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As he reaches the ship, Kodai takes aim and fires several shots at the ice covering its hull, causing it to fall off. Kodai is stunned. He falls to his knees as Yuki approaches. Looking down at the weapon he holds, she sees an inscription on the grip. &#8220;Mamoru Kodai.&#8221; Yuki looks at the hull markings which were hidden by the ice wall and realizes this destroyer is none other than <em>Yukikaze<\/em> herself, Mamoru&#8217;s ship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: People will probably ask &#8220;Hey, how can <em>Yukikaze<\/em> have crashed on Enceladus if it exploded in episode 1?&#8221; Well, explosions in most media &#8211; not just anime &#8211; are mostly about spectacle value or to visually enforce the violence of the event that causes them, not an accurate depiction of the damage incurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> In the case of <em>Yukikaze<\/em>, the huge explosion we saw wasn&#8217;t the ship being blown to millions of tiny pieces. She did sustain heavy damage, as we can clearly see from the huge gaping hole in its port side, but the blast we saw was the port drop tank exploding. Careful observation of the crashed ship will reveal that it is gone. As to how <em>Yukikaze<\/em> managed to travel all the way to Enceladus in such a crippled state&#8230;well, back to suspension of disbelief, I guess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"> I&#8217;ll just add this: remember when they arrived at the ship and Makoto found that open hatch? I wonder if it opened in the crash or&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00136.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00139.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\"><strong>[DG]:<\/strong> <em>Yukikaze&#8217;s<\/em> ship number, 117, is visible on the starboard side, which made me wonder why Kodai didn&#8217;t notice it before. It would be reasonable for him to know the number of his brother&#8217;s ship as well as its name. Upon rewatching, I figured out why. When they land the Seagull near the wreck, it&#8217;s on the port side, which has a blast hole right where the number would be, and thus Kodai doesn&#8217;t see it. After seeing Mamoru&#8217;s name on the pistol, he was too focused on shooting her name away to see the number plain as day on the starboard bow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textLtYellow\">An oddity here, which we first saw back in Episode 1: while all official materials list ship names in <em>katakana<\/em> (to keep consistency with <em>Yamato<\/em>&#8216;s \u30e4\u30de\u30c8), the Operation M ships all have their names stenciled in <em>hiragana<\/em> instead. (for the record, the Imperial Japanese Navy battleship <em>Yamato<\/em> had its name rendered in <em>kanji<\/em> &#8211; \u5927\u548c).<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: The use of <em>hiragana<\/em> is consistent on hull markings; even <em>Yamato<\/em> has its name written in <em>hiragana<\/em> on the hull, though <em>Yamato&#8217;s<\/em> marking is a lot more subtle. How subtle? Well, some of you are probably thinking &#8220;what markings?!&#8221;, that&#8217;s how subtle they are. If you don&#8217;t know where they are, stay tuned for episode 5.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00142.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00143.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later, <em>Yamato<\/em> hovers over the crash site. In the port observation deck, Sanada looks at <em>Yukikaze<\/em> and salutes her while Niimi observes silently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: While here they kept Niimi&#8217;s reaction quite subtle, not wanting to give too much away this early in the story, the <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/735G_2199manga10'>manga chapter<\/a> was published after Niimi&#8217;s past relationship to Mamoru and Sanada had been fully disclosed in the anime. Thus, her reaction is a lot closer to what we got to see in episode 24. A tearful moment.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00144.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00147.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Zero&#8217;s hangar, Kato and Shinohara are awaiting the mysterious pilot. The helmet comes off, revealing Yamamoto to a less-than-surprised and visibly-annoyed Kato.<\/p>\n<p class=\"textBlue\"><strong>[LC]<\/strong>: Oh! Surprise, surprise. For Shinohara, at least. If the previous scenes and her talking on the radio hadn&#8217;t been enough, the fact that we clearly see the mystery pilot is a woman should have given it away before she took her helmet off.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00148.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00150.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yuki returns to the bridge and asks where Kodai is off to. Shima tells her he&#8217;s debriefing the captain. She looks at Kodai&#8217;s empty chair, where the holster holding Mamoru&#8217;s gun lies. In the captain&#8217;s cabin, Kodai reports that the ship they found was <em>Yukikaze<\/em> and that they found no survivors. A visibly saddened Okita tells Kodai that they won&#8217;t allow the same fate to befall Earth.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00152.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00153.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Yamato<\/em> fires its main engine and leaves Enceladus, Kodai and Okita saluting <em>Yukikaze<\/em> as they leave. Alone in the icy field, the defeated destroyer is now flanked by a makeshift gravestone. It reads &#8220;here lie the twenty-four brave souls who crewed <em>Yukikaze<\/em>. May they rest in peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00154.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/04_00155.jpg\" width=\"395px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong><em>PREVIEW:<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><em>The planet with the king of the dead&#8217;s name stands before <em>Yamato<\/em>. Unless the planet is overcome, humanity has no future. All crew, battle stations! Our target is Pluto! Can <em>Yamato<\/em> break through the trap that lies in wait? The biggest battle of the solar system begins now.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Next time: <strong><em>The Trap on All Sides<\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">There are <span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">362<\/span> days left\u00a0before humanity becomes extinct.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep04\/Episode_4_Quote_Banner_B.jpg\" width=\"800px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/885\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep_Guide_Button_Left.JPG\" width=\"222px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/976\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep_Guide_Button_Center.JPG\" width=\"222px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/908\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/2199_EpisodeGuide\/Ep_Guide_Button_Right.JPG\" width=\"222px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RELATED LINKS:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/yamato2199.net\/\">Official website of <em>Yamato 2199<\/em><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yamatocrew.jp\/\"><em>Yamato Crew<\/em> website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=or09dSlxltM\">Chapter 2 Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Episode 4 credits<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Screenplay: Hiroshi Onoki<br \/>\nStoryboard: Yutaka Izubuchi<br \/>\nDirector: Masato Bessho<br \/>\nChara Animation Director: Keizo Shimizu, Akihisa Maeda, Nobuteru Yuuki<br \/>\nMecha Chief Animation Director: Masanori Nishii<\/p>\n<p><em>Series credits<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Original Story: Yoshinobu Nishizaki<br \/>\nPlanning: Shoji Nishizaki, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Satoshi Kono<br \/>\nOriginal Character Design: Nobuteru Yuuki<br \/>\nGuest Character\/Prop Design: Shinichi Yamaoka<br \/>\nMecha Design: Junichiro Tamamori, Yasushi Ishizu, Kiminori Yamane, Yutaka Izubuchi<br \/>\nSet Design: Takeshi Takakura, Makoto Kobayashi, Takashi Watanabe<br \/>\nConcept Design Support: Kazutaka Miyatake<br \/>\nChief Director: Akihiro Enomoto<br \/>\nDirector of Photography: Takashi Aoki<br \/>\nArt Director: Minoru Maeda<br \/>\nVideo Editing: Emi Onodera<br \/>\nColor Correction: Rumiko Suzushiro<br \/>\nMusic: Akira Miyagawa, Hiroshi Miyagawa<br \/>\nSound Director: Tomohiro Yoshida<br \/>\nSound Effects: Mitsuru Kashiwabara<br \/>\nChief Mecha Animation Director: Masanori Nishii<br \/>\nCG Director: Takashi Imanishi<br \/>\nGeneral Director: Yutaka Izubuchi<\/p>\n<p>Production: Space Battleship Yamato Production Committee<br \/>\nProduction IG, Bandai Visual, Xebec, Bandai, Bandai Namco Games, Voyager Entertainment,<br \/>\nTohoku Shinsha Film Corporation, Shochiku Co. Ltd., OLM, Lantis Co. 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