{"id":20144,"date":"2015-11-14T11:36:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T19:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=20144"},"modified":"2015-12-14T23:45:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T07:45:18","slug":"067a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/067a\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Space Battleship Yamato 2199<\/em> Report 51"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-880 alt=\"1511icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-content\/uploads\/1511icon.jpg\" width=\"216\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"cosmo-teaser\">Despite a slow start, <em>2199<\/em> activity in October 2015 was slightly up over that of September. Fan activities are always a reliable place to find the blood still pumping, and this month also gave us a handful of announcements to maintain the anticipation. Here\u2019s the full rundown\u2026<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><!--noteaser--><\/p>\n<p>Despite a slow start, <em>2199<\/em> activity in October 2015 was slightly up over that of September. Fan activities are always a reliable place to find the blood still pumping, and this month also gave us a handful of announcements to maintain the anticipation. Here\u2019s the full rundown\u2026<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a01.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 2: Golf balls<\/h3>\n<p>Check another one off the <em>Yamato<\/em> swag list. When you think about what a popular pastime golf is in Japan, it\u2019s surprising it took this long. What makes this set so interesting is the inclusion of the name <em>Star Blazers<\/em>, though not the original logo. That would make this the first official <em>Star Blazers<\/em> merchandise in several years if you don\u2019t count the <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> model kits with <em>Star Blazers<\/em> stickers over the title.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a02.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 4: <em>Raise Anchor 2<\/em> mini-con<\/h3>\n<p><em>Raise Anchor<\/em> was a brand new event when it premiered in Osaka as part of a larger, manga-oriented convention called Comic City back in <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/966'>January<\/a> of this year. <em>Raise Anchor 2<\/em> took place at simultaneous Comic City conventions in both Osaka and Tokyo, with a total of 26 fan circles participating. <\/p>\n<p><em>Raise Anchor<\/em> is described as an \u201cAll chara puchi only event,\u201d which means the emphasis is on characters rather than mecha. See some examples in a gallery of images <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/raiseanchor21115'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the event website <a href='http:\/\/asiao2.under.jp\/y2199\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a03.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 7: Game news<\/h3>\n<p>The smart phone game <em>Battlefield Infinity<\/em> unveiled this new campaign for the month:<\/p>\n<p><\/em>Battlefield Infinity<em>\u2019s second <\/em>Yamato 2199<em> anime episode! Operation M2<\/em> The Sun Sets on Pluto <em>is held! Men appear at the battlefront as limited-event elite units!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Limited-time event: <em>The Sun Sets on Pluto<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><em>The Sun Sets on Pluto<\/em> begins simultaneously for the UN Cosmo Navy and the Garmillas Imperial Army! The desperate struggle from Episode 6 of <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> is revived! The mission is to destroy the enemy flagship! The UN Cosmo Navy destroys the Pluto forward base of the Garmillas Imperial Army, from which the planet bombs are dropped! The Garmillas Imperial Army must intercept <em>Yamato<\/em> before it can destroy the base! Earn \u201cranking points\u201d by defeating the enemy! Compete for \u201cranking points\u201d to earn the top \u201ckill ranking\u201d! Earn new units as a reward!<\/p>\n<p>The UN Cosmo Navy is commanded by Mamoru Kodai, the older brother of Susumu, who served as captain of the destroyer <em>Yukikaze<\/em>. Vuelke Shulz, father of the beloved Hilde Shulz, appears in the game for the first time! Who will win these two characters making their first appearance?<\/p>\n<h3>Four men appear in special elite units!<\/h3>\n<p>Four men face their destiny with memories of Operation M: Juuzo Okita <em>(Kirishima)<\/em> and Shou Yamazaki <em>(Murasame)<\/em> from the UN Cosmo Navy, and Ganz <em>(Chevalier)<\/em> and Shulz <em>(Kripitera)<\/em> from the Garmillas Imperial Army. Use the special skills of these elite units to aim for a higher rank!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a04.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 10: Machi Asobi 15<\/h3>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/www.dedao-tokushima.com\/cn\/machiasobi\/machi-asobi\/eng_machi-asobi\/machiasobi.html'>Machi Asobi<\/a> [City Play] is a twice-yearly pop culture festival in Tokushima that takes place in May and October. This includes anime and manga-related events, and special <em>2199<\/em> film screenings have become a regular highlight. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a05.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what the Japanese website <a href='http:\/\/anime.eiga.com\/news\/101404\/'>Anime Hack<\/a> had to say about 2199\u2019s presence:<\/p>\n<h3>Eriko Nakamura looks back at <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> as the \u201cwork that became a turning point\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>Machi Asobi 15 was held October 10 in Tokushima, during which a screening of <em>Yamato 2199 Ark of the Stars<\/em> took place at UFOtable Cinema. A stage greeting was held with Production IG executive officer Mikio Gunji and Mikage Kiryu\u2019s voice actor Eriko Nakamura. They talked about their present feelings after the end of the production.<\/p>\n<p>It seems there was an accidental encounter between Nakamura, <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> and Machi Asobi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree years ago,\u201d Mr. Gunji said, \u201cthere was an event here at Machi Asobi called \u2018Lots of Yamatalk\u2019 with director Izubuchi, and Ms. Nakamura was in a talk show on the same platform afterward. It was a near-miss. There was talk about <em>Ark of the Stars<\/em> at the time, but it was still preliminary. She was chosen for the Mikage Kiryu role after that, so it feels like a strange coincidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a06.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the topics was a product scheduled for release on December 24, the <em>Yamato 2199 Concert 2015<\/em> &#038; <em>Yamato Music Team Big Ceremony 2012<\/em> blu-ray special set. Both concerts were filmed, and Nakamura participates in the audio commentary for Concert 2015 with composer Akira Miyagawa and sound director Tomohiro Yoshida.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a07.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you hear the commentary on the concert,\u201d Mr. Gunji said, \u201cyou might not know which you should listen to, since it\u2019s so much fun. (Laughs) Mr. Yoshida wasn\u2019t just the sound director on the production side, he was also involved in <em>Yamato<\/em> as music director. Therefore, he was the lynchpin in matching the music to the story. There are interesting stories from the inside. When you compare Ms. Nakamura\u2019s viewpoint as an actor with Mr. Miyagawa\u2019s perspective being in charge of the music, they carried out similar activities and express similar feelings. I want you to look forward to it, by all means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Nakamura gave her impressions and said that she was happy to join with so many of her seniors to work on <em>Yamato<\/em>. She also talked about a change in her own performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you start performing a character, you get a sense of the feelings you need to identify with the role. But instead of acting with Mikage Kiryu, I felt I could play her with a sense of \u2018what is inside myself.\u2019 By making it possible for me to deliver that kind performance, <em>Yamato<\/em> became a turning point work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Witty stories from Gunji and Nakamura filled the meeting place with a whirlpool of roaring laughter from start to finish, and at the end the curtain closed with a comment from Nakamura that was full of love for <em>Yamato.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a08.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 10: Manga volume 7<\/h3>\n<p>Kodansha continues to bring Michio Murakawa\u2019s adaptation to paper. This 164-page volume contains his versions of episodes 13 and 15, as seen in the online chapters 34-38. The cover illustration is by mecha designer Junichiro Tamamori, and a 12-page bonus section contains model sheets of the Garmillas ships seen in this volume.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a09.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Michio Murakawa upheld his tradition of creating new art for bonus postcards that are bundled with the book in certain book stores. This one features second-shift radar operator Miki Saito.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a10.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two more gave us new images of a rather coquettish Kaoru Niimi and a touching portrait of dimensional submariners evidently dealing with some bad news. Fans intent on collecting every postcard have to visit multiple stores to catch \u2018em all.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a11.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The best bookstores try to keep earlier volumes available for new customers to jump on. This photo (found on Twitter) shows all seven lined up for the taking at a Maruzen book store. The display card in the center shows the postcards available for each one. Additional Murakawa drawings can be seen at left.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a12.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 10: <em>Reflections of Yamato 2199<\/em> Volume 3<\/h3>\n<p>This doujinshi, available exclusively through the Yamato Crew website, was published the same day as volume 7. It\u2019s the third collection of Murakawa\u2019s thumbnail pages, spanning the material reprinted in manga volumes 5 and 6 (online chapters 22-31) and the bonus art he generated during that run.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a13.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 14: Concert video promotion<\/h3>\n<p>As announced in <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/042a'>Report 49<\/a>, the next big thing to come is the release of the two <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> concerts on home video in December: <em>Music Team Big Festival 2012<\/em> and <em>Concert 2015<\/em>. They were back in the news on this day when the jacket art was revealed online.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a18.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2012 art was created for that concert at the time, but the <em>Concert 2015<\/em> art (shown here fronting the official <em>2199<\/em> website) is entirely new.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a14.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The reveal was accompanied by a new 15-second commercial that can be seen at the official site <a href='http:\/\/yamato2199.net\/info\/news\/822\/'>here<\/a> or on Youtube <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3yxiWt-qCGM'>here<\/a>. (Two versions were posted, but both have identical content.)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a15.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A 2-minute commentary about the concert performances came from Akira Miyagawa later in the month, on the 28th. See it at the official site <a href='http:\/\/yamato2199.net\/info\/news\/835\/'>here<\/a> or on Youtube <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_o6YOB_iX9Y'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a16.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 17: Comic Con Okinawa<\/h3>\n<p>The US Armed Forces maintains a major presence in Okinawa, and <a href='http:\/\/www.mccsokinawa.com'>MCCS<\/a> (Marine Corps Community Services) does all sorts of nice things for the American community there \u2013 including this special comic book convention nicknamed \u201cOki-con.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a23.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As the opening photo already revealed, <em>2199<\/em> mecha designer and Okinawa resident Junichiro Tamamori had his own display space, and this image from the <a href='http:\/\/issuu.com\/mccsokinawa\/docs\/comic_con_event_and_map?e=11818721%2F30544180'>event brochure<\/a> finally reveals him to the world.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a17.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>His displays included his own custom-painted Cosmo Zero model and a flyer that reintroduced the series to fans from the US. \u201cTama\u201d is fluent in English and reported that he greatly enjoyed hearing stories about running home from school to catch the latest TV episode. (Special thanks to Tamamori-san for permission to share these photos!)<\/p>\n<p>Visit the Comic Con Okinawa Facebook page <a href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/comicconokinawa\/?__mref=message_bubble'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a19.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 20: Premium Bandai announcement<\/h3>\n<p>Back in July, Premium Bandai released a box set of several Garmillas mini-kits that had originally been included with 1\/1000 models of larger ships. (See it in <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/032a'>Report 48<\/a>.) That set was titled <em>The Solar System Battles<\/em> and came with five different mecha from the first few TV episodes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a20.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This new set continues the trend with four fightercraft seen in later episodes: The FWG97 <em>Dolcia<\/em> Torpedo Bomber and DMG109 <em>Debake<\/em> Fighter Craft\u2026<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a21.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026along with the DMG292 <em>Tsvarke<\/em> Combat Fighter and DMB87 <em>Snuka<\/em> Attack Dive Bomber. This set is scheduled for release through Premium Bandai in February 2016. (Online orders only, shipping to Japanese addresses.)<\/p>\n<p>Revisit a complete gallery of Garmillas mecha <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/745'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a22.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>October 21: Game news<\/h3>\n<p>In case you ever wondered if Halloween is observed in Japan, <em>Battlefield Infinity<\/em> has your answer:<\/p>\n<p><em>Happy Halloween! The Halloween season arrives at <\/em>Battlefield Infinity<em>! A limited-time \u201cHalloween Mission\u201d event is held to collect sweets! Elite units appear dressed in various spooky Halloween costumes!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Limited-time event Halloween Mission!!<\/h3>\n<p>Trick or Treat! Halloween Mission starts simultaneously for the UN Cosmo Navy and the Garmillas Imperial Army! Collect \u201ctreats\u201d for a limited time! The UN Cosmo Navy finds a sector of \u201ctreats\u201d and must defeat the Garmillas Imperial Army to collect them. Their strategies clash concerning the whereabouts of these \u201ctreats\u201d! Compete for ranking points by collecting the \u201ctreats\u201d in this event stage! Top ranking wins limited elite units!<\/p>\n<p>Two people emerge with a different look: Hajime Hirata from the UN Cosmo Navy and Redoff Hyss of the Garmilas Empire! Furthermore, for a limited time you can use the \u201csearch\u201d function to send out a unit to find the items. When you add elite units to a successful search, you can get battle reinforcement items! Use \u201csearch\u201d to your advantage and push forward profitably!<\/p>\n<h3>Elite unit characters appear in costume!<\/h3>\n<p>During the Halloween Mission event, four characters appear wearing various Halloween costumes: Chizuru Miyazawa (cute cat girl) and Kenjiro Ota (fanged Dracula) for the UN Cosmo Navy, and Celestella (Shangri La the enchantress) and Dimensional Submarine Commander Frakken (creepy android) for the Garmillas Imperial Army. Use their special skills to acquire ranking points and limited items that can only be earned in this event!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/KMad.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a25.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>October 24:<br \/>\nKazutaka Miyatake art exhibition<\/h3>\n<p>If you don\u2019t yet recognize that name, you\u2019ve got some catching up to do (starting <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/341'>here<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/798'>here<\/a>). His work on the original <em>Yamato, Starship Troopers, Macross, Yamato 2199<\/em>, and other projects have made Miyatake a living legend in mecha design. He\u2019s also something of an iconoclast, living his life completely off-line, which makes his public appearances a rare privilege indeed.<\/p>\n<p>He made such an appearance on the opening day of this exhibition, which was held on the Japanese battleship <a href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanese_battleship_Mikasa'><em>Mikasa<\/em><\/a> (above), moored at Yokosuka City. Approximately 50 pieces were on display through November 23. <\/p>\n<p>Visit the event website <a href='http:\/\/www.cocoyoko.net\/event\/miyatake.html'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a26.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 26: 2016 calendars announced<\/h3>\n<p><em>Yamato<\/em> calendars were a tradition of the original production years that happily made a comeback in 2009 with <em>Yamato Resurrection<\/em> and have continued ever since. Yamato Crew announced two new editions for 2016: an <em>Ark of the Stars<\/em> wall calendar (above left and center) and a 31-day \u201ctear off\u201d calendar with quotes and character art for each day of a given month. The idea is that you either tear off a page a day or recycle it at the start of a new month.<\/p>\n<p>Both calendars go on sale (online only to Japanese addresses) in December.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a27.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 26: 1\/500 <em>Kirishima<\/em> garage kit<\/h3>\n<p>Garage kit maker Soy-Ya! has made <em>Yamato<\/em> resin kits for many years (see a gallery of their past works <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/gk13'>here<\/a>), and made quite a splash when they debuted this huge model in the pages of <em>Dengeki Hobby<\/em> magazine. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a28.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since then, they\u2019ve upgraded it to incorporate details seen in the <em>Hyper Mecha Detail Artworks<\/em> book published in July, and announced that they will begin selling it through the Yamato Crew website in November. The price will be just under $300 USD, and the finished model is over 16\u201d long.<\/p>\n<p>Like the calendars, natch, it is only available online to Japanese addresses. But you\u2019ve got a friend in Japan <a href='http:\/\/cathandsagent.com'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/manga4006.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 26: Manga chapter 40<\/h3>\n<p>This 21-page segment by Michio Murakawa begins to lay the groundwork for Episode 16\u2019s mutiny and presumably a more fleshed-out version of Elsa Domel\u2019s storyline as a resistance leader on Garmillas. As usual, it was published online at both Comic Walker and Nico Nico Ace.<\/p>\n<p>See the pages <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/2199manga40'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>October 26: NTT side story, chapter 5<\/h3>\n<p>For the first time, this project seems to have gotten onto a monthly schedule. This is the latest installment of a serialized <em>2199<\/em> side-story on the website for telecommunications company NTT. <\/p>\n<p>See the original post <a href='www.nttsmc.com\/yamato2199\/spinoff\/666.html'>here<\/a>. Translation follows.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a29.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Before the <em>Yamato<\/em> Plan \u2013 information processing system supplemental case<\/h2>\n<p><em>5. Reinforcement of video delivery technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The next order issued by <em>Yamato<\/em> Plan General Manager Heikuro Todo was to ensure that people had peace of mind and would not lose hope before the day <em>Yamato<\/em> returned one year later. It was a difficult request. What methods were there to stabilize the hearts of people who could not see tomorrow?<\/p>\n<p>Todo had been thinking about that. For example, if global communications were to fragment in six months, in the middle of <em>Yamato<\/em>\u2019s voyage, peoples\u2019 sense of fear would be immeasurable. If possible, he wanted the people of the world to be able to see each others\u2019 smiling faces until the day <em>Yamato<\/em> returned.<\/p>\n<p>Smiling at each other was part of what would give humanity the power to survive. As long as their hearts could be kept stabile over the next year, Todo was convinced that humanity would survive at maximum power. Until <em>Yamato<\/em> returns! Until <em>Yamato<\/em> returns! When he thought about the people who must live for tomorrow with hope in their hearts, his own heart ached.<\/p>\n<p>NTT Smart Connect, the preferred source of video delivery technology, was requested to carry out high-quality, worldwide on-demand delivery without delay from the enormous video library in the robust underground data center, 24 hours a day for 365 days. Simultaneous worldwide delivery with the best sound, resolution, and color depth. It was a delivery that would connect the hopes of the human race.<\/p>\n<p>According to statistics, scenes of the formerly green Earth had the highest viewership. The Earth before its devastation. Forests, oceans, and mountains. Now the human race had become keenly aware of how rare they were, and the benefits of nature that they had taken for granted in the old days.<\/p>\n<p>Compression began of the large volume video images of the former Earth from the 21st century, and thanks to rapid advances in technology, the amount of content that could be stored was said to be inexhaustible.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, enormous digital content was kept at higher resolution for picture delivery at 4K, 8K, and 16K. From stations to roads to public buildings and moving cars, pictures were delivered to lift peoples\u2019 spirits everywhere in the underground city\u2026<\/p>\n<p>At that time, an interplanetary ballistic missile was launched from the Pluto forward base of Garmillas. Its target was a single Earth battleship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy am I nervous about just one ship built by the Terrons?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Shulz did not understand it, in the depths of his heart he had a dreadful foreboding that this one ship would change the fate of Garmillas on its own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I don\u2019t swat it down now, my back may be against the wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The presence of the interplanetary ballistic missile was reported to <em>Yamato<\/em> immediately. It was getting closer to <em>Yamato<\/em> by the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s coming,\u201d Sanada muttered to himself. Would it attempt to prevent <em>Yamato<\/em> from launching?<\/p>\n<p>Sanada gave short, curt instructions to the department heads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaunch time approaches. There is a wide variety of terminals and general network equipment on <em>Yamato<\/em>, so maintenance personnel must carry out monitoring and maintenance 24 hours a day. All right? Troubles with the information system must not interfere with <em>Yamato<\/em>\u2019s voyage! Your pride as engineers must not allow such a situation. Always share information. There can be no \u2018I\u2019m the only one familiar with this system\u2019 or \u2018Only I can maintain that system.\u2019 No system on <em>Yamato<\/em> should depend on the skills of a single individual. At any moment, work should be able to continue at the same level even if you are replaced by another member. That is my only demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Sanada spoke his beliefs, he returned to the first bridge and a field engineer took over. Holding the simultaneous posts of both executive officer and technology chief kept Sanada very busy, so he put a great deal of trust in the capabilities of his subordinates. Tanikawa and Sato had both felt the depths of that trust in Sanada\u2019s sharp admonition.<\/p>\n<p>Yuki Mori, an officer of ship\u2019s affairs division, reported to Captain Okita in his cabin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are no absentees among the crew. They have all boarded the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Okita nodded deeply. <em>Yamato<\/em>\u2019s launch was drawing near.<\/p>\n<p><em>To be continued<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/067a30.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>October 28: Game news<\/h3>\n<p>The month closed with one more announcement from the <em>Battlefield Infinity<\/em> crew:<\/p>\n<p><em>A new <\/em>Battlefield Infinity<em> campaign appears to strengthen your units and prepare for the next event! The <\/em>Strengthen Units in the Long Nights of Autumn<em> campaign! The second half of the limited-time Halloween Mission is also held.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>New campaign: Strengthen Units in the Long Nights of Autumn!!<\/h3>\n<p>Try to strengthen your units for the next event! A \u201cdamage ranking\u201d will be held to compete for the \u201cdamage amount\u201d you can inflict on the enemy in the next event! During this campaign, the number of \u201cdevelopment\u201d opportunities increases to request \u201cfirepower reinforcement\u201d and \u201cperformance reinforcement.\u201d Strengthen your units to jump-start the next event!<\/p>\n<h3>Improve your chances with elite units! The second half of the Halloween Mission game!<\/h3>\n<p>A high-difficulty \u201cEX stage\u201d is added! A large number of \u201ctreats\u201d are more difficult to acquire in the EX stage, and the decal drop rate is higher than in the first stage! It\u2019s still not too late! Obtain elite units and play the EX stage to increase your ranking!<\/p>\n<p><em>Yamato 2199 Battlefield Infinity<\/em> continues to evolve every day and deliver content that everyone can enjoy. Don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class='clear'>\n<h2>Also spotted in October<\/h2>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/BFIA.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This has been a very active year for <em>Battlefield Infinity<\/em>, which is one of the few <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> projects that still generates new artwork.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/BFIB.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These two banners, posted by Twitter user \u201cHayamiu,\u201d collect a lot of that artwork for commemorative purposes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/band.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Ninomiya Band is a group of musicians who inherited 100% of the Showa soul. They prove it with an arresting rendition of <em>The Scarlet Scarf<\/em>, which can be seen on Youtube <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yPuWIlN4dOU'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/cars.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>G-Festa is an annual automotive exhibition that brings car buffs together with the stuff they love. Since it\u2019s Japan there\u2019s always an anime connection \u2013 evidenced by these two <em>Yamato 2199<\/em>-adorned vehicles spotted by Twitter user \u201cNoboru Kakei.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See larger photos <a href='http:\/\/minkara.carview.co.jp\/en\/userid\/485469\/blog\/30363325\/'>here<\/a> and <a href='http:\/\/minkara.carview.co.jp\/en\/userid\/2066479\/blog\/35815785\/'>here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/cosplaytop.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cosplayers got in front of cameras to make us all smile again this month. Kaoru Niimi is portrayed here by cosplayer <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/harunosuk'>Haruyuki Akiyama<\/a> while <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kira_58'>Kira 58<\/a> and <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/nemucat0718'>Nemu<\/a> double-teamed as Yuki and Harada.<\/p>\n<p>See a collective photo gallery <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/cosplay1115'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/cups.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Somewhere in the city of Kawaguchi lies Caf\u00e9 Izumikus, which caters to the tastes of <em>Yamato<\/em> fans. This photo was posted on Twitter on October 25 with no further explanation by <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/aoi2199'>Aoi2199<\/a> after a viewing of the Kazutaka Miyatake art exhibition.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/fanart.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New fan art appeared on Twitter this month, covering the gamut from mecha to characters. See a gallery <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/fanart1115'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/GK.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve seen the work of garage kit sculptor <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/Abeshi15'>Abeshi<\/a> in past reports, and the hits keep on coming. On October 30, these prototype photos appeared on Abeshi\u2019s Twitter page of a new model being prepared for the next Treasure Festa hobby show: the Mirenel doll and telephone from Episode 14, <em>Whisper of the Witch<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov15\/haru.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, CG artist Haru turned out some new magic this month with these renderings of Cosmo Falcons launching from <em>Yamato<\/em>\u2019s hangar drum. Get a better look at them on Haru\u2019s Twitter page <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/HARU0425\/media'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/070a'>Continue to report 52<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yamato-2199-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20144"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20392,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20144\/revisions\/20392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}