{"id":25929,"date":"2018-12-12T13:25:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T21:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=25929"},"modified":"2018-12-15T21:36:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-16T05:36:14","slug":"353a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/353a\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Battleship Yamato 2202<\/em> Report 28"},"content":{"rendered":"

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November opened with a Wave-Motion sized BANG when Chapter 6, Regeneration Chapter<\/em>, premiered in theaters with all the bells and whistles we\u2019ve become used to. New products, new events, and the first word on what the finale has in store with Chapter 7. [2 pages]\n

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November opened with a Wave-Motion sized BANG when Chapter 6, Regeneration Chapter<\/em>, premiered in theaters with all the bells and whistles we\u2019ve become used to. New products, new events, and the first word on what the finale has in store with Chapter 7. Here\u2019s the full rundown for the month\u2026<\/p>\n

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October 30: Star Blazers\/Yamato<\/em> magazine issue 1<\/h3>\n

We begin with a mini-step backward for the release of this subscription-only treasure trove. After the enormous issue 0 (July) it was unclear if the expanded page count would be a once-only, but this issue locked it in as the new format. The main feature this time was \u201cMelancholy of Dessler,\u201d a 24-page collection of articles and commentaries on the complex history of everyone\u2019s favorite dictator from the early days through to the modern era.<\/p>\n

12 pages were devoted to the art of Chapter 6, and in addition to a few more interviews and articles, the last major feature of the issue was the complete script and storyboard for 2202<\/em> Episode 3. The issue totals 100 pages and is available only by subscription from Yamato Crew to fan club members with Japan addresses. It will continue on a quarterly schedule for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

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November 1: Promotional Meeting of Love<\/em> Episode 3<\/h3>\n

Continuing the video series started on October 29, this episode contained a discussion of the ten-minute preview (first half of Episode 19) with Director Nobuyoshi Habara, Writer Harutoshi Fukui, and MCs Eriko Nakamura (Mikage Kiryu) and Osamu Kobayashi.<\/p>\n

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

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November 1: Mecha Collection set No. 7: Earth Flagship Andromeda<\/em>-class set<\/h3>\n

With both the battleship and carrier variants previously released, Bandai put appropriately-colored parts for all five of the AAA-class ships in one box and added a large display stand to accomodate the finished models.<\/p>\n

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See more product photos at Hobby Search here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Chapter 6 premiere<\/h2>\n

Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 6, Regeneration Chapter<\/em>, premiered on this day in 35 theaters, many of which would run the film for four weeks. Consisting of Episodes 19-22, it continued the climactic Battle of Saturn far beyond its original scope with multiple rounds back and forth. If your wish was to see this famous battle played out for all it\u2019s worth, that wish came true.<\/p>\n

See our synopsis of Chapter 6 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A stage greeting was held at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater in the early evening, attended by Director Nobuyoshi Habara and Writer Harutoshi Fukui in a chat with MC Osamu Kobayashi. (Photo above posted on Twitter by S Meijin<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Five days after the premiere, the official 2202<\/em> website<\/a> enthusiastically dropped the following news item:<\/p>\n

Chapter 6 is a big hit!! #1 screen average!! 7th place in weekend box office!!<\/em><\/p>\n

Chapter 6 opened Friday, November 2 and is now a big hit. It had a small-scale nationwide premiere in 35 theaters, but it put up a great fight to reach 7th place in its first weekend (Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th). Of the new films released that weekend, it ranked third behind Venom<\/em> and I Dropped My Smartphone<\/em> with a screen average of Y1,218,531 [about $12,000 USD] and won first place in the TOP 15 box office rankings.<\/p>\n

(The screen average is the total box office divided by the number of screenings, representing the box office income per theater.)<\/p>\n

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November 2: Chapter 6 Blu-ray<\/h3>\n

The theater-exclusive Blu-ray came with two bonus booklets that contained the script and storyboards for Episode 20. That episode also got a staff\/cast commentary on the disc along with Episode 21. The sleeve art (above) and storyboard booklet cover art (below right) were by Character Designer Nobuteru Yuuki. The image depicts the \u201coriginal Sabera\u201d from which all clones were derived.<\/p>\n

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The disc came with its own booklet (See it from cover to cover here<\/a>), a story digest, non-credit ending, and a trailer\/commercial collection for Chapter 6.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Chapter 6 program book<\/h3>\n

The full-color 44-page program book for Chapter 6 contained prodigious art and story material, interviews with cast members, and a new interview with Art Director Yoshio Tanioka (to be translated in a future update).<\/p>\n

Above right is an ad for the next novelization (Volume 4) which does not yet have a release date.<\/p>\n

See the program book from cover to cover here<\/a><\/p>\n

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November 2: Chapter 6 theater goods<\/h3>\n

The selection for this round brought back all the hits and added several new ones, most especially in the realm of apparel from Under Armour. Yamato Crew also added a couple of \u201cpremium\u201d mail-order items for fan club members only. (Photo above left from the Shinjuku Piccadilly gift shop, posted on Twitter by Yasumi Aseranai<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

See the full product lineup here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Theater handouts, week 1<\/h3>\n

Even if you didn\u2019t have wads of cash to drop on souvenirs, theaters had a free one waiting at the door for everyone: the first in a new round of art images in a facsimile production envelope. A new set would be given away for each of the four weeks the film was in theaters. (Photo above left posted on Twitter by Sousui<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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November 2: Chapter 7 promotion<\/h3>\n

Advance tickets for Chapter 7 went on sale in theaters with the premiere of Chapter 6, accompanied by posters and clear files as incentive items. The title was announced as New Star Chapter<\/em>, which can be amusingly interpreted as Nova Chapter<\/em>, but let\u2019s not jump to conclusions about that just yet.<\/p>\n

The promotional image above left (see a larger version in our last report) includes the following slogan: 40 years after <\/em>Farewell to Yamato, overturning all expectations of the truth at the last.<\/em> In this case, \u201clast\u201d is synonymous with \u201cfinale.\u201d (Japanese fans have been using the English word \u201clast\u201d in reference to the finale of Farewell<\/em> for decades.)<\/p>\n

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It gets even better. Bandai announced the general video release for April 26, and that a limited-edition \u201cclear\u201d version of the Mecha Collection Yamato<\/em> model would be sold in theaters on opening day.<\/p>\n

Finally, the official 2202<\/em> website<\/a> gave us our first clue about the story:<\/p>\n

Chapter 7, New Star Chapter<\/em><\/p>\n

A devil\u2019s choice is forced on Keyman. However, a miraculous chain of events takes \u201cthe edge\u201d in an unexpected direction. With the only opportunity in 1,000 years to break the despair caused by Zordar\u2026the last battle begins. Yamato<\/em> charges at the center of the city empire to capture the power of \u201cGolem\u201d and destroy Gatlantis. The flash of the Transit Wave-Motion Gun burns the city empire, and limitless gunfire pierces Yamato<\/em>. In order for human beings to remain human, the Soldiers of Love must now \u201cchoose\u201d in order to decide the fate of the universe.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Official site update<\/h3>\n

The official site also added a HUGE info-dump to its character and mecha guides, bringing things mostly up to date with Chapter 6. A few more followed on November 22. As usual, Cosmo DNA has you covered with translations.<\/p>\n

Visit our Character guide here<\/a> and Mecha guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Online media coverage<\/h3>\n

The publicity interviews for Chapter 6 dropped in number, but were no less interesting. Koichi Yamadera (Dessler) got the lion\u2019s share of the attention on this day with multiple interviews from different sources. For your convenience, they have been combined into a single translation that can be read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The day was also marked by the second interview with Ayahi Takagaki (Saki Todo), which will be featured here in a future update. Meanwhile, you can check out her first interview from October 28 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Print-on-demand art<\/h3>\n

With the arrival of a new chapter, convenience stores updated their catalog of print-on-demand art images. Published by Banpresto (the game-machine-prize division of Bandai), they are a bit like large-format trading cards. A few of the new images are shown above.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Deform figure announced<\/h3>\n

This \u201ccartoon\u201d version of Yuki Mori appeared on clear files for Chapter 6, and on this day Yamato Crew<\/a> announced that a 5.5\u201d sculpted figurine of her would be released in February 2019.<\/p>\n

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Photos of the prototype appeared on the site when preorders opened, offering three different color variants. As of this writing, it is not known if the figure will be available from sources other than Yamato Crew.<\/p>\n

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November 2: Episode 5 on TV<\/h3>\n

November 2 was already a great day to be a fan, but there was one more thing waiting on late night TV: the premiere of 2202<\/em> Episode 5, featuring the much-anticipated encounter of rivals. See the trailer for Clash! Yamato vs Andromeda<\/em> here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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November 3: Second day stage greeting<\/h3>\n

Whereas all the chapters of Yamato 2199<\/em> opened on Saturdays, it has been the pattern with 2202<\/em> to open on Fridays with smaller-scale stage greetings and then roll out the big guns on Saturday morning. That happened again this time, and plenty of media coverage followed\u2026<\/p>\n

From Cho Animedia<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

Thoughts and stories of various people on Yamato<\/em> \u2013 talk of tracing love in the stage greeting for Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 6, Regeneration Chapter<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

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A commemorative stage greeting for Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 6 was held at the Shinjuku Piccadilly theater. The speakers were (L to R) MC Eriko Nakamura (Mikage Kiryu), Koichi Yamadera (Abeldt Dessler), Yoshimasa Hosoya (Saburo Kato), Tomoyo Kurosawa (Mina Ichinose), Arisa Komiya (Urara Kusakabe), Director Nobuyoshi Habara, and Writer Harutoshi Fukui.<\/p>\n

After the speakers took the stage, Yoshimasa Hosoya started by speaking from the heart about his impressions of performing as Saburo Kato. Kato\u2019s son Tsubasa suffers from an incurable disease called Planet Bomb Syndrome, and Kato ends up in a position to choose \u201cbetrayal\u201d for his sake. Hosoya said that he thought Rina Sato\u2019s performance as Kato\u2019s wife Makoto very naturally expressed a mother\u2019s feelings for her child. He said that since he had never been a parent, he didn\u2019t want his performance to come off as inauthentic due to their difference in temperature as a couple. He talked passionately about watching movies to prepare. When asked about what was hardest for him to perform, he said that it was starting scenes in a state of maximum emotion.<\/p>\n


\nYoshimasa Hosoya (Saburo Kato)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Tomoyo Kurosawa plays an active part in Chapter 6 as a member of the crew for Wave-Motion Experimental Ship Ginga<\/em>. She describes the crew as \u201cWomen with a shocking sense of values.\u201d And said, \u201cI felt like these are girls who live hard for justice.\u201d She expressed overwhelming feelings when she thanked Shima Daisuke for saying that he liked Kurosawa as an individual.<\/p>\n

Arisa Komiya, appearing in her first Yamato<\/em>-related event, said it was an honor to perform in such a historical work. She went into her first recording with some doubt, wondering why she had been cast as a crew member of Ginga<\/em>. Director Habara explained that when he met her at a dinner party, he said he was impressed by her vocalizing in [live action] Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters<\/a> and asked if she was interested in voice acting, so she took him up on his offer. She said that she was glad that it came to fruition.<\/p>\n


\nTomoyo Kurosawa (Mina Ichinose)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Koichi Yamadera (Dessler) invited laughter when he said, \u201cI was surprised to hear so much talking from Megumi Hayashibara.\u201d He talked about the recording method for this work, which was divided up and done according to the roles. He looked back on his performance for the ending theme song by saying, \u201cI was surprised when I got the offer. A number of artists have performed songs so far, so I felt a lot of pressure. After this,\u201d he joked, \u201cI\u2019m sure Hiroshi Kamiya (Keyman), Daisuke Ono (Kodai) and Kenichi Suzumura (Shima) will be thinking, \u2018Why not me?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

After that, Yamadera publicly performed the ending theme song for the first time and then said, \u201cThat\u2019s the most nervous I\u2019ve been in decades.\u201d Enormous applause showed how impressed the audience was with his resounding vocals.<\/p>\n

After the song, talked turned to the \u201clove\u201d theme, and Kurosawa and Komiya were asked about a moment when they experienced love. Kurosawa said that when she participated in the voice recording for a TV anime that was first broadcast in a late-night slot, Mr. Hosoya was a senior actor in the same studio. She described a moment of \u201clove\u201d when he eased tensions by saying \u201cThis will be fine.\u201d Komiya said she was nervous about doing her first Yamato<\/em> stage greeting, but \u201cWhen you\u2019re on stage everyone listens warmly, so thank you very much.\u201d While expressing words of gratitude, she spoke of the \u201clove\u201d of Yamato<\/em>\u2019s viewers.<\/p>\n


\nMC Eriko Nakamura (Mikage Kiryu)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Yamadera made the final comment of the event, saying that Yamato<\/em> was made by the best staff and cast, and put his response to the work in these emotional words: \u201cThe first part of Chapter 6 was performed by Unsho Ishizuka (Captain Hijikata), and I was impressed by his voice giving the order to abandon ship. His last like as Hijikata was, \u2018Please do this.\u2019 I was touched by Mr. Ishizuka in this role, and he recently passed away. I think he was telling me to keep working hard from now on, and I felt like he was entrusting Yamato<\/em> to us in the future. I think we should do our best to repay that.\u201d He also praised Mr. Naoki Kusumi for inheriting the role and playing a great Hijikata.<\/p>\n

Ms. Nakamura, who had served as MC at a previous event, said, \u201cYamato<\/em> is a place where people can put their feelings.\u201d Over and above Yamato<\/em>\u2019s cast and staff, it was felt that this entire event also carried the thoughts of Mr. Ishizuka. We should all watch the future of Yamato<\/em> in theaters and elsewhere with feelings like this.<\/p>\n

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

Arisa Komiya: Go Busters<\/em> is the reason I\u2019m appearing in Yamato 2202<\/em>.
\nDirector Habara: Your vocalizing is wonderful.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 6, the latest installment of the popular anime Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> (directed by Nobuyoshi Habara) premiered on the 3rd, and a stage greeting was held at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater in Tokyo. Arisa Komiya appears as a voice actor in the role of Urara Kusakabe. <\/p>\n

Known for the role of Yoko Usami, the Yellow Buster in the live-action Tokumei Sentai Go-busters<\/em>, Ms. Komiya also appears as a voice actor in the anime Love Live! Sunshine!!<\/em> Director Habara hired her for 2202<\/em> because \u201cI thought her vocalizing in Go-Busters<\/em> was wonderful, and I heard four or five years earlier that she was interested in voice acting. So I thought I\u2019d offer it to her.\u201d Ms. Komiya was pleased, saying \u201cI said, \u2018I want to do it\u2019 and I\u2019m very happy that it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cThis is a very historical work, something from my parents\u2019 generation, so I\u2019m very honored. How did I end up in such a great cast? I went into the voice recording and came onto this stage with that question, and when everyone watched with such warm eyes, I realized that this is love. I was nervous, but I\u2019m glad that everyone is gentle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koichi Yamadera (Dessler), Yoshimasa Hosoya (Kato), Tomoyo Kurosawa (Mina Ichinose), and Eriko Nakamura (Mikage Kiryu) also appeared on the stage. In Chapter 6, Yamato<\/em> sinks and the Wave-Motion Fleet takes a crushing blow, and Ginga<\/em> launches with no one else to stop the mighty Gatlantis. Chapter 7, New Star Chapter<\/em>, will be released March 1, 2019.<\/p>\n

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Also from Mantan Web<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

Koichi Yamadera: My thoughts on the late Unshi Ishizuku. His last line in Yamato 2202<\/em> was \u201cPlease do this\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 6, the latest installment of the popular anime Space Battleship Yamato<\/em> (directed by Nobuyoshi Habara) premiered on the 3rd, and a stage greeting was held at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater in Tokyo. <\/p>\n

Koichi Yamadera, who appears in the role of Abeldt Dessler, shared his thoughts about the late Unsho Ishizuka, who he performed with in various works such as Cowboy Bebop<\/em>. Ishizuka, who died in August, played Yamato<\/em>\u2019s second captain Ryu Hijikata. He could not participate to the end of Chapter 6, so his role was taken over by Naoki Kusumi.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the first part of Chapter 6,\u201d Mr. Yamadera said emotionally, \u201cMr. Ishizuka plays Hijikata, and his last line is, \u2018Please do this.\u2019 The sound of that voice\u2026I interpret that as him saying, \u2018Do your best! I entrust it to you!\u2019 After that, Mr. Kusumi plays a wonderful Hijikata.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Yamadera performs Great Sum<\/em>, the ending theme song for Chapter 6. \u201cI was surprised,\u201d He said. \u201cThere are a lot of people in the cast who can sing, so why me? There was some pressure, since Yamato<\/em> is my favorite work. They composed a nice piece of music.\u201d He sang it to an enthusiastic crowd and smiled, saying, \u201cI haven\u2019t been than nervous in decades.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFrom left: Harutoshi Fukui, Eriko Nakamura, Yoshimasa Hosoya,
\nKoichi Yamadera, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Arisa Komiya, Director Nobuyoshi Habara<\/em><\/p>\n

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

In Yamato 2202<\/em>, Koichi Yamadera interprets Unsho Ishizuka\u2019s last line, \u201cPlease do this.\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n

A commemorative public stage greeting was held for Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 6 at the Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater in Tokyo. Participating in the event were Koichi Yamadera (Dessler), Hosoya Yoshimasa (Kato), Tomoyo Kurosawa (Mina Ichinose), Arisa Komiya (Urara Kusakabe), Eriko Nakamura (Mikage Kiryu) as MC, Director Nobuyoshi Habara, and Writer Harutoshi Fukui.<\/p>\n

Mr. Hosoya talked about the \u201cpivotal\u201d role of Kato: \u201cHe\u2019s in a couple with Rina Sato, who plays Makoto. She expressed her motherly feelings naturally in front of the mic (she actually has a child), but I\u2019ve never been a parent so I couldn\u2019t imagine it. I thought we would look inauthentic as a married couple if my feelings were inferior, so I watched various movies to create something I didn\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Koichi Yamadera joked, \u201cIf I didn\u2019t come back, I wondered what would happen if everything was left up to Klaus Keyman, but I\u2019m glad there was a turn.\u201d He also sang the ending theme song, Great Sum<\/em>. \u201cI sang it under a lot of pressure. After I sang it, I was scared to go into the studio. I thought they\u2019d all say, \u2018Why was it you?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Hearing his anxiety, Hosoya immediately denied it, saying, \u201cI didn\u2019t think that! It could only be Yamadera!\u201d<\/p>\n

Yamadera got a laugh when he answered, \u201cOr Hiroshi Kamiya (Keyman)! Or Kenichi Suzumura (Shima)! Or Daisuke Ono (Kodai)!\u201d<\/p>\n

Director Habara said he listens to Yamadera songs from 20 years ago. \u201cI requested you for an ending theme song.\u201d Following that, Yamadera sang Great Sum<\/em> for the first time in public. He sang it well despite being nervous, earning huge applause.<\/p>\n

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In closing, Yamadera said, \u201cOnly Chapter 7 is left, and the best cast and staff are making it from their hearts, so please look forward to it.\u201d He also talked about Unsho Ishizuka (Captain Ryu Hijikata), who died in August. \u201cI wanted to perform with him until the end, but he unfortunately passed away. He performs in the first half of Chapter 6, and his final line was \u201cPlease do this.\u201d I interpret this as him telling us, \u2018Do your best. I entrust Yamato<\/em> to you.\u2019 I will do my best to pay that back. Now Naomi Kusumi is playing a wonderful Hijikata. Please continue to support Yamato 2202<\/em> from now on!\u201d<\/p>\n

With that strong callout, the curtain closed on the event.<\/p>\n


\nBackstage photos posted on Twitter by the <\/em>2202 Production Committee<\/a> and Tomoyo Kurosawa<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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