{"id":24262,"date":"2016-11-13T22:26:15","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T06:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=24262"},"modified":"2017-11-14T19:02:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T03:02:30","slug":"269a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/269a\/","title":{"rendered":"2202<\/em> Production staff interview, October 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Talking about Yamato 2202<\/em> with Nobuyoshi Habara, Harutoshi Fukui, and Hideki Oka.<\/h2>\n

We asked these three for their passionate thoughts about Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Originally published by Mantan Web<\/em>, October 8, 2017. See the original article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nLeft to right: Hideki Oka, Nobuyoshi Habara, Harutoshi Fukui<\/em><\/p>\n

Weirdness of the time fault<\/h3>\n

Yamato 2202<\/em> is a sequel to Yamato 2199<\/em>, which was broadcast in 2012, and 1978\u2019s Farewell to Yamato<\/em> is its motif. A few years after Yamato<\/em> returned from Iscandar, the Imperial star Gatlantis rises to conquer space, contrary to the peaceful wishes of the goddess Teresa. In this story, Earth begins to walk the road of military buildup.<\/p>\n

After receiving an offer from Mr. Habara, Mr. Oka said he would participate in Yamato 2202<\/em>, and he explained how he became involved in the process: \u201cDirector Habara went with Mr. Fukui\u2019s [story] plan, but he consulted with me shortly before they joined up.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the same passion for the story,\u201d Mr. Habara said about the offer.<\/p>\n

When these three put their ideas together, Mr. Fukui had severe opinions about some of the material prepared by Mr. Habara and Mr. Oka: \u201cThere were some strange story ideas, and I think I said, \u2018no, that\u2019s no good\u2019 about some of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, there was an idea that became the core of the 2202<\/em> story, the concept of a time fault. The time fault is a side effect of the Cosmo Reverse System brought back to Earth by Yamato<\/em>. It creates a localized area of space where time flows differently, and many Earth Defense ships are built there.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy relying on the time fault concept, we could do the impossible,\u201d Fukui said thoughtfully. \u201cIt also leads to a strangeness that drifts through the story. When considering the amount of time it would take to rebuild, we had to face up to the [March 2011] earthquake disaster. Originally, we had to avert our eyes from how the reconstruction proceeds. The more you go forward, the more irreversible things become. This also connected to the overall image.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of Mr. Fukui\u2019s sharp points,\u201d Oka said. \u201cI thought up the time fault as an alibi. Mr. Fukui recognized that by utilizing its negative nuances, it would provide momentum for the story.\u201d<\/p>\n

You might think hearing the word \u201clove\u201d today is dicey!<\/h3>\n

Since the motif for 2202<\/em> was the big hit movie Farewell to Yamato<\/em>, it gives many fans expectations and anxiety.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s sort of like athletics. The more you work at it the more it burns,\u201d Mr. Fukui said. \u201cIt\u2019s interesting, the various things that come out. It\u2019s different from the arbitrary things that come from me. When I\u2019m writing a novel and I don\u2019t come up with anything more than I first imagined, I think, \u2018What will I do?\u2019 By discussing opinions with others, it gets simpler and I get feelings like, \u2018That\u2019s fascinating\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat remake did I want to see most? I thought about that. Since the release of Farewell<\/em>, the common sense of the world has change in some ways, so it has to be updated. However, it also has to pick up from 2199<\/em>, so that pushed it forward. I tried to depict it with a feeling of life. People who don\u2019t watch anime will still watch Yamato<\/em> and Gundam<\/em>, so it may be that such people demand more realistic characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Oka said, \u201cYamato<\/em> evolved dramatically with 2199<\/em>, and was renewed. On the other hand, there were also some elements that were let go. Mr. Fukui told us, \u2018If we dig into that, it may prime the pump for people who got away from watching anime.\u2019 I identified with that very much. Yamato<\/em> fans are now grown adults. They must have had meetings and partings. Because of that, I wanted to make it a story about love. Mr. Fukui\u2019s concept clearly stated that \u2018this will question love again\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, Love is the big theme of 2202<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you hear the word \u2018love\u2019 these days, you might think it\u2019s dicey,\u201d Mr. Fukui said. \u201cThere was a love boom in Farewell<\/em> in which \u2018love saves the Earth\u2019 but it became obsolete after that. There might have been a feeling of embarrassment, which has also become weathered.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yamato<\/em> will take us to a world we haven\u2019t seen before<\/h3>\n

At the end of Farewell<\/em>, Yamato<\/em> charges at the huge enemy battleship, which gave rise to the opinion that it was glorifying suicide. There is a great deal of attention to how the ending will be depicted in 2202<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you say suicide now, rather than kamikazes there are suicide bombers,\u201d Fukui said. \u201cI want to depict love again in this era. There is nothing more athletic than this, and there is a possibility to clarify it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy can\u2019t we get on board Yamato<\/em>?\u201d Mr. Oka asked. \u201cIt\u2019s an anime, so I couldn\u2019t get on board, but I wanted to. It\u2019s a ship that takes you to a world you\u2019ve never seen before. When I write a script, I think about how if I could get on board, I\u2019d want to be with these characters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Habara agrees, saying \u201cI\u2019m also in the \u2018I want to get aboard!\u2019 camp,\u201d but Mr. Fukui says, \u201cYou want to board her? Nothing good will come of that. I\u2019m absolutely against it\u201d and expounds upon his pet theories, and so the three of them begin an argument about Yamato<\/em> that builds to incandescent intensity.<\/p>\n

It could be that the passionate expansion of 2202<\/em> is occurring because three such people are making it.<\/p>\n

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