{"id":21880,"date":"2016-09-10T17:05:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-11T00:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=21880"},"modified":"2016-10-14T21:13:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T04:13:55","slug":"119a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/119a\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Space Battleship Yamato 2199<\/em> Report 61"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-880 alt=\"1609icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-content\/uploads\/1609icon.JPG\" width=\"216\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"cosmo-teaser\"><em>Yamato 2199<\/em> activity continued its steady decline into the month of August 2016, which is an inevitable sign of both age and the rise of <em>Yamato 2202<\/em>. Nevertheless, seeds that were planted last year continue to bloom this year in the form of online activity along with the biannual boost of new doujinshis at Comiket.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><!--noteaser--><\/p>\n<p><em>Yamato 2199<\/em> activity continued its steady decline into the month of August, which is an inevitable sign of both age and the rise of <em>Yamato 2202<\/em>. Nevertheless, seeds that were planted last year continue to bloom this year in the form of online activity along with the biannual boost of new doujinshis at Comiket. Here\u2019s a roundup of all the August action. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a01.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>August 1: Game news<\/h3>\n<p>Version 2.0 of the mobile game <em>Battlefield Infinity<\/em> got underway for real this month, and going by the promotional text its campaigns seem to have shifted away from anime-based scenarios into new territory. This is reflected in all-new character art that resets the overall tone. We\u2019ll continue to track this information as long as it\u2019s there and hope to one day see all this design work in book form.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, a wealth of images can be found at the official BFI Twitter page <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=images&#038;vertical=default&#038;q=yamato2199bfi&#038;src=typd'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\"><em>Battlefield Infinity 2: Neverending Romance of Amami<\/em> commemorative release, the second half! New limited units appear!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>New limited units appear in rare buildup, party versions of four people! The release campaign is decorated by Daisuke Shima and Akira Yamamoto from the UN Cosmo Navy, and Domel and Melda from the Garmillas Empire forces!<\/p>\n<p>Now there is a high chance of getting a rare unit, including these party versions! The buildup probability of Ultra Rare or higher is doubled until August 3! Don\u2019t miss this opportunity!<\/p>\n<p>Probability buildup period, Ultra-rare and higher: August 1-3<br \/>\nLimited unit buildup period: August 1-8<br \/>\n<\/br><br \/>\n<span class=\"textBlue\">Enjoy summer! Female characters dressed in summer clothes appear in ticket buildup!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the second half of the Version 2.0 release campaign, female characters fully enjoying summer appear for ticket buildup! A new event search stage is added in the second half of the Version 2.0 release campaign!<\/p>\n<p>Collect &#8220;summer tickets&#8221; in the event search stage, and for a limited time acquire Harada and Elisa dressed in summer clothes in the Summer Ticket Buildup! Two kinds of buildup come up: <em>Summer ticket buildup<\/em> and <em>Probability rise! Summer ticket buildup!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In <em>Summer ticket buildup<\/em>, the odds are low since there is a small number of limited units, but in <em>Probability Rise!<\/em> the chance of obtaining a limited unit is enhanced! Also, it is possible to earn up to 50 Summer Tickets just by logging in every day during the campaign period! Collect Summer Tickets in the event search stage and during login and obtain a limited unit!<\/p>\n<p>Summer Ticket Buildup period: August 1-10<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a26.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Above left: the hierarchy of drop items in a search stage. Right: \u201c5-way deadlock\u201d feature.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a02.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">The normal area is renewed in <em>Battlefield Infinity 2, Eternal Roman of Amami!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A large number of advantageous campaigns are carried out in the area!<\/p>\n<p>1. Acquisition experience value is doubled!<\/p>\n<p>The experience level you can acquire is doubled when clearing the battle stage! In <em>Battlefield Infinity 2<\/em>, the experience level acquired in battle can be added to both the player and the unit!<\/p>\n<p>2. The number of drop items is doubled!<\/p>\n<p>When defeating an enemy, the number of Reinforcement chips and Remodeling plans is doubled! As you advance through the area, the number of items you can get also increases!<\/p>\n<p>3. Amount of remodeling resources is 1\/2!<\/p>\n<p>Half the normal amount of resources necessary to remodel a unit are available!<\/p>\n<p>4. <em>Battlefield Infinity<\/em> Update Ticket drop!<\/p>\n<p>When you defeat the flagship at each stage, the chances of obtaining limited characters chosen in the Twitter Application Campaign with BFI2 Update Tickets improves! Those who could not log in for the entire Countdown Campaign can collect tickets with luck and get limited characters!<\/p>\n<p>The normal area is jam-packed as you advance through it! Take this chance to strengthen your units and make the strongest fleet!!<\/p>\n<p>Release Campaign second half holding period: August 1-8<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a03.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>August 2: NTT Side Story, chapter 8<\/h3>\n<p>This ongoing <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> side-story got a new installment at the <a href='http:\/\/www.nttsmc.com\/yamato2199\/spinoff\/768.html'>NTT Telecommunications website<\/a>. As of this writing, it\u2019s been over a month since it appeared, but the schedule for these has never exactly been reliable.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">A dream of the 21st and 22nd centuries ~<br \/>\nthe common language of engineers<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Captain Okita was dimly aware that he was dreaming during a warp. The men before him were a Japanese technical team created by the imagination. But he took comfort that Shima\u2019s shout of \u201cWarp completed!\u201d would wake him up. In the meantime\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Sanada and Niimi walked the floor of the data center.<\/p>\n<p>The 21st century engineers worked busily, taking an intense interest in maintaining the data center. Sanada approached them, but hesitated for a moment before speaking. What could a 22nd century engineer and a 21st century engineer talk about with each other?<\/p>\n<p>Sanada remembered the voice of Captain Okita: \u201cIt\u2019s not just learning technology. We can learn a lot from the hearts that supported the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanada called out decisively.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHello.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They didn\u2019t seem to feel that Sanada\u2019s presence was unusual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re the ones who come from <em>Yamato<\/em>. We\u2019ve heard about you. We\u2019re the maintenance staff in charge of the NTT Smart Connect data center in Umeda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Sanada, the technical chief of Space Battleship <em>Yamato<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After that, conversation ended. Sanada keenly felt the technological walls between the 21st and 22nd centuries. Niimi was also perplexed, not knowing what to say. Sanada had a sudden whim. He reached into his pocket, pulled out a 22nd century information terminal, and handed to an engineer of the data center.<\/p>\n<p>Sanada: \u201cThis is part of you from the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umeda: \u201cThis is the future of Japanese technology\u2026!?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The engineers of the data center showed intense curiosity for the first time at this technology. They passed the information terminal around to each other, and it shone brilliantly in their hands under the dazzling light of the data center.<\/p>\n<p>Inwardly, Sanada thought, \u201cThat\u2019s not just an ordinary machine they have in their hands. It was said that humanity\u2019s IT technology would evolve endlessly in the 22nd century, even more than in the 21st. They have the evidence right there in their hands\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umeda: \u201cDid you inherit the technology of our time? For example, things like Cloud technology?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanada: \u201cOf course. We certainly inherited the Cloud concept. It can be said that a collection of various technologies was developed after your era of support. I could tell you all about it, but wouldn\u2019t you be better off not knowing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umeda smiled and laughed: \u201cI guess it would be better not to know. Probably because we would only see that from now on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niimi: \u201cEven if we tried to explain technology from a different time, we wouldn\u2019t have a common language. But please don\u2019t feel bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niimi chose her words carefully, but it was still a difficult conversation.<\/p>\n<p>Sanada: \u201cIf you don\u2019t mind, show me your information terminal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After considering this, the data center engineer handed Sanada his smart phone. He flipped it around as he carefully examined it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a surprise\u2026I\u2019ve heard about these old information terminals\u2026I guess this is an early model from your time?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umeda: \u201cYou could say new models appear one after another in the mainstream\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niimi whispered into Sanada\u2019s ear: \u201cI hear that this was the peak of person-to-person communicators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sanada: \u201cI see. It was a time when user demand and IT technology development promoted mutual progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niimi: \u201cWhat kind of role does this data center play in Japan at this time?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umeda: \u201cDo you understand the term Cloud computing?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Niimi: \u201cYes, I understand the image.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Umeda: \u201cAt the present time, Cloud computing is very evolved. This data center is a foundation for it, along with other data centers across Japan. In order to avoid long interruptions at data centers, we provide monitoring 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Sanada and Niimi had come across the term Cloud computing many times when learning the history of IT development, this was the first time they had seen it for themselves.<\/p>\n<p><em>To be continued (presumably)<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a04.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>August 8: Game news<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Bathing beauties gather together! Collect tickets and obtain limited characters in summer swimsuits!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This summer, search for limited Ultra-rare units of Harada and Elisa in swimsuits! For a limited time, a search stage appears in the <em>Midsummer Vacation<\/em> event. Using Vacation Tickets that you can collect in this stage, limited units can be built in an exclusive Vacation Ticket Buildup!<\/p>\n<p>There are two different kinds of buildup with different number requirements, so use your buildup properly according the number of tickets you collect. If you take longer to collect more tickets, the unit buildup probability is higher!<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore! Tickets are available simply for logging in during this period! Participate in this event and get swimsuit versions of Harada and Elisa!<\/p>\n<p>Ticket buildup period: August 8 &#8211; 24<br \/>\nLimited search stage period: August 8 \u2013 22<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a05.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Limited swimsuit characters also appear in battle!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A battle area appears during the limited-time <em>Midsummer Vacation<\/em> event! Fight successfully and earn ranking points from the damage you deal out to the enemy during this stage! A high ranking reward is different from the ticket buildup, and the appeal is added by the availability of Harada and Elisa in swimsuits!<\/p>\n<p>Using the new system of \u201cfive-way deadlock,\u201d take advantage of your fighters to confuse a hostile formation of enemy battleships!<\/p>\n<p>Ranking period: August 8 &#8211; 16<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Win a ranking advantage with an elite unit!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bring an elite unit to the battle stage during the event period and see the difference it makes against your rival! This summer, elite units have been added in various buildups, both limited and rare. Improve your firepower significantly with an elite unit! Inflict lots of damage and charge through the ranking! <\/p>\n<p>Rare elite units are different each time in rare buildup, limited summer buildup, and the new Ultra-rare buildup! Swimsuit versions of Kodai and Dessler are available!<\/p>\n<p>Also! Compared to the large and medium-size fighters that can be built in rare buildup, fighters with elite units can only be built in Summer Elite Buildup! Elite units have become easier to build! Get an elite unit and obtain top ranking rewards!<\/p>\n<p>Elite unite buildup period: August 8 &#8211; 22<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a06.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>August 8: Yamaket 8 announced<\/h3>\n<p>Doujinshi (fanzine) conventions happen pretty much year-round in Japan with Comiket as the reigning king in August and December. One of the lesser-known bi-annual events is Toriroji, which has been mentioned in these reports before. Toriroji 12 is scheduled to be held October 30 in Tokyo, and the <em>Yamato<\/em>-only sub-event Yamaket will be part of it again.<\/p>\n<p>Yamaket organizer <a href='http:\/\/www.pixiv.net\/member.php?id=527901'>Kiyo<\/a> put the word out on August 8 for fan circles to join in. Of course, we\u2019ll observe the results in a future report.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a07.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>August 12-14: Comiket 90, Summer 2016<\/h3>\n<p>The overlord of all doujinshi conventions reconvened to rule the landscape for another weekend, and plenty of new <em>Yamato 2199<\/em> doujinshis were there to be found. See a gallery of new discoveries <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/comiket816\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a08.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>August 16: Game news<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">New beautiful women in swimsuits appear one after another in the second half of <em>Midsummer Vacation!<\/em> Collect ranking points and get limited characters!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A new Damage Ranking is held in the second half of the event! Furthermore, during this period a new limited area appears in addition to the stage of the first half! Take advantage of battleships and fighters to deal a heavy blow to the enemy!<\/p>\n<p>Collect ranking points depending on the damage dealt to the enemy and obtain a limited ranking reward!<\/p>\n<p>The limited ranking reward is one of two beautiful women: the alluring Kaoru Niimi of the UN Cosmo Navy or the innocent Hilde of the Garmillas Empire forces, both appearing in rare swimsuit versions!<\/p>\n<p>When using a new elite unit, you can double the ranking points you obtain in the second half only! Use an elite unit and the 5-way Deadlock system to eat up dominance in the ranking!<\/p>\n<p>Ranking period: August 16 &#8211; 22<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Public unveiling of the summer elite! Beautiful women newly appear in swimsuits!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>New elite units that can be used in <em>Midsummer Vacation<\/em> appear for buildup! Win ranking points and significantly improve your chance at ranking dominance! If you win an Ultra-rare elite unit in a swimsuit, the effect is greatest: acquire 8 times the ranking points! Get a lot of ranking points and see the difference it makes against your rival!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a09.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In each buildup, the rare elite unit that can be built is different. Newly drawn Ultra-rare units are limited to rare buildup and rare summer buildup. Get attractive swimsuit versions of Yuki Mori and Melda!<\/p>\n<p>Also! Compared to the large and medium-size fighters that can be constructed in rare buildup, during the <em>End of Summer Rare Elite Buildup<\/em>, only a battleship can be built! The probability of buildup with an elite unit is very different! Obtain an elite swimsuit version in <em>End of Summer Rare Elite Buildup<\/em> and aim for a higher rank!<\/p>\n<p>Elite unit buildup period: August 16 &#8211; 22<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Collect tickets and get limited characters dressed in swimsuits!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This summer, search for limited Ultra-rare units of Harada and Elisa in swimsuits! For a limited time, a search stage appears in the <em>Midsummer Vacation<\/em> event. Using Vacation Tickets that you can collect in this stage, limited units can be built in an exclusive Vacation Ticket Buildup!<\/p>\n<p>There are two different kinds of buildup with different number requirements, so use your buildup properly according the number of tickets you collect. If you take longer to collect more tickets, the unit buildup probability is higher!<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore! Tickets are available simply for logging in during this period! Participate in this event and get swimsuit versions of Harada and Elisa!<\/p>\n<p>Ticket buildup period: August 8 &#8211; 24<br \/>\nLimited search stage period: August 8 \u2013 22<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a10.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>August 22: Game news<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Enjoy the summer and characters dressed in festive yukata! <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em> limited event is underway! Get limited characters in unusual costumes!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Collect items in a limited event search stage and aim for a higher ranking! Use them to obtain ranking points in the first half of the <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em> and get limited units!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a27.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Original character and user-liason \u201cAn Kunimi\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the first half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>, there are four stages where the degree of difficulty changes with the number of available items: Low alert, Medium alert, High alert, and Danger warning! Organize your fleet and meet the challenge with helpful \u201ckey to stage capture\u201d information for each stage!<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll feel the summer with rare, limited Sanada and Domel units as ranking rewards. These units are only available with ranking rewards in the first half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>! Don\u2019t miss this chance!<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you use elite units for this stage that are not usually added by a commander during buildup! The chances of success in the search stage increase only with the use of an elite unit! Clear the event search stage and try to collect items to get ranking points!<\/p>\n<p>First half event period: August 22 &#8211; 29<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">The goddess of yukata leads you to the top ranking! Get a limited elite unit!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the first half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>, elite units appear during normal and rare buildup! The chances of search success improve when you use elite units to collect ranking points and clear the search stage!<\/p>\n<p>The rare elite units are different for normal buildup and rare buildup, and only available during the first half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>! In rare buildup, the Ultra-rare elite Yukata versions of Yuki Mori and Melda Dietz raise the probability of success to 100%!<\/p>\n<p>Now the chance for buildup beyond Ultra-rare is doubled in the three days before the event starts! Take this opportunity to obtain it by all means!<\/p>\n<p>First half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em> period: August 22 &#8211; 29<br \/>\nElite unit buildup period: August 22 &#8211; 29<br \/>\nRare buildup Ultra-rare probability period: August 22 \u2013 24<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a11.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Enjoy summer in a pretty dress! Try to get Misaki and Mirenel in yukata with Summer Night tickets!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Collect Summer Night tickets in the <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em> event search stage! Use Summer Night tickets, and Yukata versions of Yuria Misaki and Mirenel Linke appear in the Summer Night ticket buildup!<\/p>\n<p>Because the required number of tickets is different in the two different kinds of buildup, build properly according to the number of tickets you collect! If you take longer to collect tickets, the probability of buildup with a limited unit is high! It\u2019s good news for a commander when you get lots of Summer Night tickets!<\/p>\n<p>There is a limited search stage unlike a normal event search stage: <em>Tour of the Summer Festival Street Stalls<\/em> appears during the event period! Enter this stage when you obtain 1,000 or more Summer Festival tickets! In the <em>Tour of the Summer Festival Street Stalls<\/em>, you can get up to 6600 Summer Festival tickets at once! Instead of a long search stage, it can be very successful with a low degree of difficulty! Because of this, it\u2019s certainly possible to succeed!<\/p>\n<p>Also! You can get Summer Festival tickets every day just by logging in during the event period! You can build up tickets just by logging in! Collect Summer Festival tickets in the event search stage and by login bonus and get limited units!<\/p>\n<p>Summer Night ticket buildup period: August 22 \u2013 September 7<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a12.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>August 29: Game news<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Enjoy a summer festival with a beautiful girl wearing yukata! Gorgeous costumes appear in the second half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>! Get limited characters dressed in Yukata!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Search ranking starts for the second half of the game! Collect items  in the limited search stage and aim for a high ranking! Collect ranking points from those items and obtain limited units!<\/p>\n<p>There are four stages where the degree of difficulty changes with the number of available items: Low alert, Medium alert, High alert, and Danger warning! Organize your fleet and meet the challenge with helpful \u201ckey to stage capture\u201d information for each stage!<\/p>\n<p>Fully enjoy the summer with ranking points! Gorgeous versions of Yuria Misaki and Mirenel Linke are limited units that are only available as ranking rewards in the second half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>! Don\u2019t miss this chance!<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that you use elite units for this stage that are not usually added by a commander during buildup! The chances of success in the search stage increase only with the use of an elite unit! Clear the event search stage and try to collect items to get ranking points!<\/p>\n<p>Second half event period: August 29 \u2013 September 5<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a13.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">A goddess of yukata leads to the top ranking! Push your rivals with an elite unit, exclusive to the second half!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gain a big success in the search event! Elite units appear for rare buildup in search ranking for the second half of the game! Clear the search stage with an elite unit that increases the chance of search success and collect ranking points!<\/p>\n<p>These rare elite units are different from those usually available in rare buildup. They can only be built up during the second half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>The rare elite units are different for normal buildup and rare buildup, and only available during the first half of <em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em>! In rare buildup, the Ultra-rare elite Yukata versions of Akira Yamamoto and Mizela Celestella raise the probability of success to 100%!<\/p>\n<p>Now the chance for buildup beyond Ultra-rare is doubled in the three days before the event starts! Take this opportunity to obtain it by all means!<\/p>\n<p><em>Summer Festival of the Stars<\/em> second half period: August 29 \u2013 September 5<br \/>\nSecond half elite unit buildup period: August 29 \u2013 September 5<br \/>\nUltra-rare buildup improved probability period: August 29 \u2013 August 31<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a14.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>August 29: <em>Dengeki Hobby Web<\/em> article<\/h3>\n<p>The modeling wizards at garage kit maker Soy-ya! published the second in a series of articles on the ground-up scratch building of a Comet Empire <em>Megaluda<\/em> model. See it at <em>Dengeki Hobby Web<\/em> <a href='http:\/\/hobby.dengeki.com\/news\/248761\/'>here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll continue to follow this series as long as they continue writing it. The image above came from Soy-ya\u2019s <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/starshipsoy_ya'>Twitter page<\/a>, and the text reads \u201cDon\u2019t understand this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a15.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>August 30: Shion Wind Orchestra crowdfunding campaign<\/h3>\n<p>There\u2019s some more <em>Yamato<\/em> music heading our way, thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign run by the Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra. Under the baton of composer\/conductor Akira Miyagawa, they\u2019ve participated in <em>Yamato<\/em> concerts and many performances of their own that revitalized their organization and greatly enriched the Osaka cultural arts scene.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the month of August they conducted a campaign to raise funds for the mastering and publishing of a CD titled <em>Osaka Shion and Miyagawa House of Treasures<\/em>. It collects ten tracks written by both Hiroshi and Akira Miyagawa and performed by the orchestra. Supporters were offered benefits such as rehearsal tours, concert tickets, and even an original music sheet by Miyagawa.<\/p>\n<p>The CD will contain a track titled <em>Yamato Jazz<\/em> and is scheduled for release in October.<\/p>\n<p>See a flashmob performance by the orchestra on Youtube <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EaRysaJBWGQ'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class='clear'>\n<h3>Also spotted in August<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a16.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Fan models<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Modeling projects shared on Twitter in the month of August ran the gamut from customizing to figures to CG and even paper. Get a look at all these new discoveries <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/models816\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a17.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Fan art<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Daisuke Shima\u2019s birthday (August 15) earned him the spotlight this month for fan art on Twitter, and there were several other contributions to keep it interesting. See them <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/fanart816\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a18.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Cosplay<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As time goes on, cosplay action on Twitter keeps raising the bar. In August, two cosplayers turned in such perfect images of Yuria Misaki and O.G. Akira Yamamoto that it\u2019s hard to imagine anyone topping them. See a gallery <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/cosplay816\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a19.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Phantasy Star Online 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Space Battleship Yamato<\/em>\u2019s presence in Sega\u2019s multiplayer online game keeps getting nods on Twitter, along with its World War II counterpart. This month, however, we\u2019ve got some motion pictures to look at via Youtube:<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RJvDuSc19-A'>Opening movies 1-4<\/a> (no <em>Yamato<\/em> appearances, but amazing animation)<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1ZEfHDVWBwQ'>Opening movie 5<\/a> featuring Battleship <em>Yamato<\/em> in a time-spanning mecha battle<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PWM_l8pFdqQ'>Battle scenes<\/a> from Battleship <em>Yamato<\/em> environment<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a20.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These pictures come from a customizable environment in the game where elements can be combined at the whim of the user. It\u2019s a placed where two immortal classics can finally confront one another.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a21.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The images were posted to Twitter by <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/unikkoship6'>Unikko<\/a> with the caption, \u201cI couldn\u2019t resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a22.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Ebisu Muscats reunion<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You may have heard of the inescapable all-girl pop group AKB48, and if so you wouldn\u2019t be surprised to learn that it\u2019s not the only one of its kind. Another, which disbanded in 2013, was named <a href='https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ebisu_Muscats'>Ebisu Muscats<\/a>. Some former members reassembled on August 12 for a reunion show, and one in particular (<a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/aoi_tsukasa7'>Aoi Tsukasa<\/a>) did a <em>Yamato<\/em> number in full costume. <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/sep16\/119a23.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She posted these photos on Twitter for the enjoyment of all. (The name on the ship hull is <em>Tsukasa,<\/em> of course.)<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/124a'>Continue to Report 62<\/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-21880","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\/21880","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=21880"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22104,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21880\/revisions\/22104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}