{"id":24630,"date":"2018-02-12T23:54:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T07:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=24630"},"modified":"2018-11-01T12:21:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T19:21:09","slug":"251a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/251a\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Battleship Yamato 2202<\/em> Report 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The year got off to an explosive start with the late January release of Chapter 4 in theaters and all the excitement that lead up to it, which included music releases, live events and a big wave of media coverage. Here\u2019s everything that happened during and after the countdown to launch\u2026 [3 pages]\n

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\nChapter 4 banner outside the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater, Tokyo<\/em><\/p>\n

The year got off to an explosive start with the late January release of Chapter 4 in theaters and all the excitement that lead up to it, which included music releases, live events and a big wave of media coverage. Here\u2019s everything that happened during and after the countdown to launch\u2026<\/p>\n

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January 8: Aloha Band Wind Orchestra concert<\/h3>\n

This is the first time the Aloha Band has made it into a report, but NOT the first time they\u2019ve crossed paths with Yamato<\/em>. Their January 8 concert in Nishinomiya included an encore performance of Yamato<\/em> themes they previously performed in 2013. Back then, they fully committed themselves with Yamato<\/em> cosplay and on-stage antics involving a sinister-looking Dessler. (See clips of the 2013 performance on Youtube here<\/a> and here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The 2018 performance pushed things up a notch with onstage props straight from Yamato<\/em>\u2019s bridge and a vocalist in Starsha cosplay. Both of these photos were posted on Twitter by \u201cStarsha\u201d<\/a> herself.<\/p>\n

The setlist consisted of two extended medleys derived from the first and second halves of the original story with updated selections from Yamato 2199<\/em>. <\/p>\n

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January 9: Twitter sighting<\/h3>\n

The audience for Yamato 2202<\/em> is increasing, based on the simple evidence that more theaters are jumping on board as the series progresses. One contributing factor is periodic revivals of previous chapters. These photos were posted on Twitter by S Meijin<\/a> at the Aeon Cinema in Niigata. There, Chapter 2 reappeared on the 13th, Chapter 3 on the 20th, and Chapter 4 on the 27th. Presumably, Chapter 1 could be seen there on the 6th. In other words, one a week leading up to the new chapter.<\/p>\n

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January 12: Chapter 4 trailer<\/h3>\n

The final 2-minute trailer for Chapter 4 was a whirlwind of images that tested the limits of perception and revealed an enormous amount of content that demanded multiple viewings. See it on Youtube here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Yamato<\/em> theme heard in this trailer was another thing that jumped out at longtime fans: a newly-recorded version by the one and only Isao Sasaki. The following comment from Sasaki himself made its way through online media:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time, I was asked to sing the Yamato<\/em> theme with a feeling that I was singing it for the first time. It could be because of my age, but the thought was that it was a little too refined when I sang it for Yamato 2199<\/em>. The story of this Yamato<\/em> isn\u2019t fully known yet, but the image of the work is definitely heavier. I thought about how I wanted to break through that, but I didn\u2019t want to recreate it from scratch. A few new instruments were added to the original music, and the tempo is considerably faster. You could say it\u2019s a little rough this time, and when I sang it I kept in mind the heroism of, \u2018I\u2019ll go on a journey and confront someone\u2019!\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not announced yet, but when the opening theme kicked off Chapter 4 in theaters, it featured the second verse for the first time in Yamato<\/em> history.<\/p>\n

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January 13: Advance ticket sales announced<\/h3>\n

On this day, along with the trailer, it was announced that advance tickets for Chapter 5 (to be released May 25th) would be sold in theaters on opening day of Chapter 4. Two limited-edition items would be offered as bonuses: a poster (above left) and a clear file (above right), both featuring brand new key art.<\/p>\n

See larger versions of both images at the end of this report.<\/p>\n

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January 16: Display models<\/h3>\n

For only the second time, the gigantic 3-meter display models of Yamato<\/em> and Andromeda<\/em> came together for another pass, this time in the lower lobby of the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater in Tokyo. As usual, fans swarmed in and posted numerous photos on Twitter.<\/p>\n

See a substantial photo gallery here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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January 17: Ship\u2019s Log<\/em> vol. 20<\/h3>\n

This issue of the Yamato Crew Premium Fan Club magazine ran 32 pages and focused primarily on Chapter 4 with the latest news and product announcements, scene highlights, large-format character\/mecha\/environment designs, a music interview with Isao Sasaki & Akira Miyagawa, an interview with 2202<\/em> novelist Yuka Minagawa, and more. <\/p>\n

Read the novelist interview here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Sasaki\/Miyagawa interview also appeared elsewhere\u2026<\/p>\n

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January 18: Official site update<\/h3>\n

With Isao Sasaki now riding on Yamato<\/em>\u2019s cutting edge again, the official 2202<\/em> website published a new interview<\/a> with him and Composer Akira Miyagawa.<\/p>\n

Read it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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January 18: Playstation trailer<\/h3>\n

Whenever a new chapter of 2202<\/em> is released in theaters, it is simultaneously offered through multiple streaming services, including the Playstation network. Thus, Playstation created its own trailer for Chapter 4 with additional footage.<\/p>\n

See it on Youtube here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


\nLeft to right: Garmillas Girl #1, Eriko Nakamura, Isaso Sasaki, Nobuyoshi Habara, Harutoshi Fukui, Garmillas Girl #2.<\/em><\/p>\n

January 18: Teach-in event<\/h2>\n

Most would simply call this an advance screening, but the term \u201cteach-in\u201d was applied instead. The \u201cteach-in\u201d portion was a presentation meant to get everyone up to speed on their history and the latest news. Either way, it was the first full-up showing of Chapter 4 with several guests in attendance, including a genuine Yamato<\/em> superstar. Multiple media sources picked up the story as follows\u2026<\/p>\n

From Natalie<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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In accordance with \u201cdestiny,\u201d Isao Sasaki looks back with passion at recording Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> with Hiroshi Miyagawa<\/span><\/h3>\n

A preview screening of Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 4, Destiny Chapter<\/em>, was held at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater in Tokyo on January 18. Actor Eriko Nakamura, Director Nobuyoshi Habara, Writer Harutoshi Fukui, and Singer Isao Sasaki all appeared on stage. It had been three months since the premiere of Chapter 3 in October 2017. Ms. Nakamura asked Mr. Fukui what he knew about the film\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly three months have passed,\u201d Mr. Fukui said, \u201cAnd because I\u2019ve been making a whole new movie I had no time to look at the reputation around us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Habara said, \u201cI could only do my best with what we\u2019ve just finished making.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Asked about the title \u201cDestiny Chapter<\/em>,\u201d Fukui explained, \u201cTeresa, who is in a position close to godhood, comes out to the forefront. Kodai is cornered, and has the feeling that his fate was handed down from heaven. But \u2018Surging Wave Chapter\u2019 might also have worked as a title. It is non-stop fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sasaki looked back on the recording of Yamato 2202<\/em> with a smile. \u201cThe orchestra members all seemed to be having fun, too. Some of them watched Yamato<\/em> when they were children.\u201d He also remembered recording the original version. \u201cThe composer Hiroshi Miyagawa told me, \u2018No matter what the producer and director say, do what I say! Sing energetically!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Habara said he\u2019d wanted to appoint Sasaki as a theme singer from the beginning, and now, \u201cMy wish has come true.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sasaki responded, \u201cYamato<\/em> is destiny for me. I\u2019ve been involved with it for most of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nMC Eriko Nakamura<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

From Mantan Web<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

Dessler appears in Chapter 4 of Yamato<\/em> 2202. Harutoshi Fukui cites \u201csurging waves\u201d and \u201cnon-stop fighting\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

The latest work of Yamato 2202<\/em>, Chapter 4 Destiny Chapter<\/em> had a preview screening on the 18th at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater in Tokyo. Series Writer Harutoshi Fukui appeared to discuss the much-talked-about return of the popular character Dessler.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe title could have been \u2018Surging Wave Chapter\u2019 since it has non-stop fighting,\u201d he revealed. \u201cDessler appears and Susumu Kodai is driven into a corner by the Wave-Motion Gun problem. How do the various characters get past their destiny? That\u2019s what it\u2019s about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two Garmillas girls appeared in blond hair and low-cut costumes, their faces painted blue. They presented a bouquet of flowers to Isao Sasaki, who sang the theme song for Chapter 4.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsn\u2019t it strange to get a present from Garmillas?\u201d he asked with a smile. It was explained in brief that in Yamato<\/em> now, Earth and Garmillas have a cordial relationship.<\/p>\n

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Isao Sasaki, legend of the anison world, takes the stage! Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 4,
\nDestiny Chapter<\/em> preview screening report<\/span><\/h3>\n

An advance screening of Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 4 took place on January 18 at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater. Before the screening, a stage greeting took place with the Director Nobuyoshi Habara, Series Writer Harutoshi Fukui, Opening theme song singer Isao Sasaki, and Mikage Kiryu\u2019s voice actor Eriko Nakamura, who doubled as the MC. The lavish event included a live performance of the song by Isao Sasaki.<\/p>\n

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The stage greeting starts!<\/span><\/h3>\n

In spite of it being a weeknight, the theater was filled with over 500 Yamato<\/em> fans. Ms. Nakamura appeared before the screening and livened up the venue with skillful rhetoric, welcoming on stage the perennial guests Habara and Fukui, both wearing happis, and the stage greeting started. Fukui was asked about the meaning of Chapter 4\u2019s subtitle, Destiny Chapter<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeresa, who has a godlike existence, appears in full this time. Along with that, Kodai has to face problems with Dessler and the Wave-Motion Gun, and it\u2019s about how various characters get past their destiny.\u201d <\/p>\n

He also talked about severe developments in this chapter. \u201cIt\u2019s called Destiny Chapter<\/em>, but it could also have been \u2018Surging Wave Chapter\u2019 since it has non-stop fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The main theme singer Isao Sasaki appears!<\/span><\/h3>\n

The guest everyone had been waiting for finally appeared\u2026Isao Sasaki, a living legend of the anison world walked on stage dressed in a gorgeous costume. The venue was filled with great applause. The atmosphere in the theater instantly turned festive.<\/p>\n

Ms. Nakamura said, \u201cI never thought I would be able to meet such a shining person here on Earth\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Two Garmillas girls also appeared, presenting Sasaki with a celebratory bouquet and Blu-ray set. Though he was delighted, he expressed some confusion about receiving a present from Garmillas, who should be the enemy.<\/p>\n

Mr. Fukui explained, \u201cI\u2019ve carelessly destroyed the old Yamato<\/em>. (Laughs) In this flow, Garmillas and Earth have become friends.\u201d With this, the theater filled with laughter.<\/p>\n

The Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> theme song is newly reborn<\/span><\/h3>\n

Mr. Sasaki was asked about the newly-recorded theme song for Chapter 4.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt was a simultaneous recording with a full orchestra,\u201d he answered happily. \u201cBecause there were a lot of people who like Yamato<\/em>, everyone did it with a smile and it was fun. Some of them had watched it as children and became fans, so it was wonderful that we could perform it together after all these decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tempo was faster this time,\u201d he continued. \u201cI reminded me of the first recording, where Mr. Miyagawa told me to sing energetically. I did it well. It has the image of Yamato<\/em> advancing through space.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe Akira Miyagawa was possessed by the maestro,\u201d Mr. Habara said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sasaki shared a moment from the memorial performance for Hiroshi Miyagawa, as if the maestro had possessed the conductor, his son Akira. Sasaki felt then the power of Yamato<\/em> connecting two generations.<\/p>\n

Isao Sasaki sings live and the venue gets excited!<\/span><\/h3>\n

Talking about presenting the Yamato<\/em> theme live here, Sasaki said, \u201cI\u2019ve been involved with it for most of my life, so it\u2019s something like destiny for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He shouted, \u201cYamato<\/em>, launch!\u201d The familiar melody flowed and hands clapped in time with the beat. Smiles overflowed from the fans as the majestic form of Mr. Sasaki expressed the song powerfully with his beautiful voice. He finished singing and smiled with his whole face. (See video footage of his performance here<\/a>, starting at 18:42.) <\/p>\n

Thunderous applause filled the theater for a bit, and then voices of admiration rose from Mr. Habara and Mr. Fukui.<\/p>\n

Director Habara closed the stage greeting with a message to the fans who were about to see the new chapter. \u201cI poured all of my energy into this, so I think you\u2019ll enjoy it. It will be shown for four weeks in some theaters this time, so I\u2019ll be very happy if you can see it two or three times.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Above right: both of the \u201cGarmillas Girls\u201d posted on Twitter from backstage. Visit their Twitter pages here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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