{"id":31143,"date":"2021-11-07T14:45:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T22:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=31143"},"modified":"2023-02-14T14:06:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T22:06:05","slug":"594a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/594a\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Space Battleship Yamato 2205<\/em> Report 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-880 alt=\"2111icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-content\/uploads\/2111icon.JPG\" width=\"216\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"cosmo-teaser\">You have to go all the way back to January 18 (the premiere of <em>2202<\/em> Chapter 4) to find a match for all the <em>Yamato<\/em> action October had to deliver. <em>2205<\/em> Part 1 opened in 36 theaters with an avalanche of news and merch. If it had included a music release, every category would have been filled. [3 pages]\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><!--noteaser--><\/p>\n<p>You have to go all the way back to January 18 (the premiere of <em>2202<\/em> Chapter 4) to find a match for all the <em>Yamato<\/em> action October had to deliver. <em>2205<\/em> Part 1 opened in 36 theaters with an avalanche of news and merch. If it had included a music release, every category would have been filled. There&#8217;s a lot to take in, so let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a01.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 1: Part 2 advance tickets announced<\/h3>\n<p>The swirl that surrounds a new <em>Yamato<\/em> film always includes news of the next one. With <em>2205<\/em> Part 1 now one week away, it was announced that theaters would be selling ticket vouchers for Part 2 on opening day. A poster would be included as an incentive, sporting the same new artwork. This one was the first to put the new crew members up front with the slogan, <em>&#8220;Let&#8217;s unite, shall we?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/Oct2021art'>Click here<\/a> to see an enlargement.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a02.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 1: Online preview<\/h3>\n<p>Starting today, anyone who just couldn&#8217;t wait seven more days could see the first 15 minutes of <em>Yamato 2205<\/em> Part 1 on their own screen. <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DmYEizhVn8Q'>Click here<\/a> to watch it on Youtube right now!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a03.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Photo posted on Twitter by <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/kurousu_ymt'>kurousu_ymt<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>October 1: Online review<\/h3>\n<p>Something else that surfaced on October 1 was the first online review for <em>2205<\/em> Part 1, written by superfan &#8220;Fumi0913,&#8221; who specializes in curating <em>Yamato<\/em> music. Later in the month, he published the impressive (and very thick) doujinshi shown at right. He went to the advance screening held on September 23 and published the following spoiler-free review on his blog. (See the original post <a href='http:\/\/fumi0913.blog55.fc2.com\/blog-entry-517.html'>here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"textBlue\">One step ahead of <em>Yamato 2205<\/em> First Chapter <em>TAKE OFF<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The other day, I had a chance to take a look at the first chapter of <em>Yamato 2205<\/em>! It&#8217;s based on the original <em>New Voyage<\/em> (1979),  but it is more than just a remake, even moreso than the previous remakes. In the true sense of the word, an unknown voyage has begun.<\/p>\n<p>It begins with a summary of what came before, and you can feel that the new <em>Yamato<\/em> has started with its feet on the ground. This means that <em>2199<\/em> and <em>2202<\/em> have been utilized, and we can fully enjoy the feeling that it is not just a continuation.<\/p>\n<p>What I thought was great this time was a reduction of the homages. I don&#8217;t want to go into specifics, but I think the balance was good for people who got to know <em>Yamato<\/em> with the remake series to be able to enjoy it. The homages are well-depicted, or even more so, at certain points. I remember some parts from the original series, and works related to <em>Yamato<\/em>. I was also impressed by the fact that it picked up the core of the story. It took a lot of time and effort, no matter how you look at it.<\/p>\n<p>The speed and richness of the story&#8217;s development will surely surprise you. I thought, &#8220;You&#8217;ve already come this far in Episode 4?&#8221; Also, the director is the same person who directed <em>Macross Delta<\/em>. That&#8217;s partly why I was so impressed. I felt that <em>2205<\/em> has a new tone that includes the tones of <em>2199<\/em> and <em>2202<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a95.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Visit the author&#8217;s Yamato Music Collection website <a href='https:\/\/yamato-music.yamatokaigi.com\/'>here<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for the story, but I would mainly like to write about the music.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, unexpectedly, I think it will be highly rated for the new tracks written by Akira Miyagawa. I made a tentative list based on my notes and memories. I can&#8217;t tell you exactly how many tracks were used, but please look forward to it. This is one of the reasons why I received the feeling that a new <em>Yamato<\/em> has started.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a melodious new score written by Akira after grasping the essence of <em>Yamato<\/em> music. I think the new music is a step forward from the previous remake series music. Of course, the original score is an element that was already present in <em>2199<\/em>, but it&#8217;s interesting to note that as the work progressed, it became deeper and sharper. The original (1979) music is also noteworthy! The piano concerto has been reborn. There are so many charms and so much brilliance in the music that I can&#8217;t even begin to describe it.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;remake series&#8221; has finally returned, perhaps even more so, with this latest work. In many ways, I feel like I&#8217;ve finally gotten a &#8220;reward&#8221; or a &#8220;second helping.&#8221; I&#8217;m in love with it! Enjoy the wind of a &#8220;new voyage&#8221; with <em>Yamato<\/em> music to the fullest, a moment when that beat continues. And the musical surprises continue until the very end&#8230;!<\/p>\n<p>It was worth the wait. I want to talk about it. And I can&#8217;t wait to hear it! I&#8217;m worried that I can&#8217;t do it justice with a track listing. (grin)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a04.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 2-4: Voice actor promos<\/h3>\n<p>For three days in a row, short promotional videos featuring new voice actors were released on Youtube in which they talked about their characters and what audiences could look forward to. See them one by one&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wDkCJqPXujs'>Tasuku Hatanka as Ryusuke Domon<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a05.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=94IV2OiVBnc'>Wataru Hatano as Heiji Bando<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a06.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3HbvnMZj2hM'>Chisai Morinaga as Caroline Raiden and Kento Ito as Shigeru Sakamoto<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be alarmed by Ms. Morinaga&#8217;s high, squeaky voice; Caroline sounds nothing like that. Her acting range is really quite amazing.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a07.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>October 3: Radio appearance<\/h3>\n<p>Writer Harutoshi Fukui appeared on Radio Japan&#8217;s AM talk program <em>SWEET!!<\/em> to discuss <em>Yamato 2205<\/em>. Friend-of-the-website Minoru Itgaki listened in and summarized some of what was said:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\"><em>Farewell to Yamato<\/em> is the story of Kodai&#8217;s kamikaze attack that saved Earth and brought tears to the eyes of the audience. But now it&#8217;s the story of a suicide bomber, so Fukui had a hard time with that scene.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\"><em>Yamato 2205<\/em> is a remake of <em>The New Voyage<\/em>, which got high TV ratings in 1979. In the original, the crew went to save Iscandar despite being ambiguous about their motives. In <em>2205<\/em>, Fukui gives them a reason to do so. Maybe that&#8217;s why it was highly rated by female viewers at the previews in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a08.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 3: TV special<\/h3>\n<p><em>Yamato 2205, The New Promotional Meeting<\/em> premiered on the Tokyo MX network today, bringing to TV screens the same cast members who did the short Youtube promos. With Eriko Nakamura as MC, they talked <em>2205<\/em> for a raucous 23 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a14.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first topic of conversation was Chisai Morinaga&#8217;s voice, surprisingly high compared to that of Caroline Raiden, and Tasuku Hatanaka assured everyone that she sounded completely different in the voice recording. An &#8220;invisible&#8221; member of the group was Dessler, who chimed in with comments from &#8220;off screen,&#8221; sometimes complimentary, other times not so much.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone wore the new T-shirt with Domon&#8217;s &#8220;I don&#8217;t trust adults&#8221; slogan on it, except for Nakamura. A comment from Dessler prompted her to turn around and reveal she was the only one with the Dessler shirt on.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a09.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then each cast member presented their own topic. Wataru Hatano (Bando) talked about the new crew members on the just-released promo poster. Morinaga (Raiden) presented her own Ikimen (&#8220;pretty boy&#8221;) ranking 3: Deda, 2: Dessler, 1: Caroline Raiden (followed by a live read that proved her voice acting range).<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a10.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kento Ito (Sakamoto) presented a &#8220;Great Music&#8221; segment with footage from a session conducted by Akira Miyagawa. Eriko Nakamura&#8217;s segment was about mecha, accompanied by footage and models, giving everyone their first look at the forthcoming 110cm long soft vinyl <em>Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a11.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, Tasuku Hatanaka&#8217;s portion was called &#8220;Human Drama,&#8221; which covered the emotional conflict between Domon and Kodai, ending with a voice-over scolding from Dessler. But in the end, he complimented them on a job well-done and implored the audience to see the film.<\/p>\n<p>The special was rebroadcast two days later on Tokyo BS11, then released on Youtube two days after that. See it in full <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jmIGr6DTpVQ'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a12.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Group photo posted on Twitter by the <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/new_yamato_2199'><em>Yamato<\/em> Production Committee<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a13.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><em>Selfie posted on Twitter by <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/tasuku_kenpro'>Tasuku Hatanaka<\/a><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/br>\t<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a23.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>From left to right: Akira Miyagawa, Ayaka Hirahara, Yukinojo Mori<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>October 5: Ending song revealed<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s always a pleasure to greet a new arrival to the ever-growing catalog of <em>Yamato<\/em> songs. This one was announced online with comments from those who made it and a music video to let us hear it.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"textBlue\">Announcing the ending theme song <em>Love is Still Light<\/em> for the latest work <em>2205<\/em>!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Comments from Ayaka Hirahara (singer), Yukinojo Mori (lyrics) and Akira Miyagawa (composer)!<\/p>\n<p><em>Published by V-Storage (see the original article <a href='https:\/\/v-storage.bnarts.jp\/anime\/yamato\/169174\/'>here<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Based on the motif of the TV special <em>The New Voyage<\/em>, which was broadcast in 1979 and received high ratings, the latest work of the completely new <em>Yamato<\/em> series, <em>2205<\/em> will be presented in two chapters.<\/p>\n<p>The ending theme song for this film has been announced, titled <em>Love is Still Light<\/em>. It is performed by Ayaka Hirahara (singer) and Akira Miyagawa (composer\/arranger), who also worked together on the <em>Ark of the Stars<\/em> theme song <em>Great Harmony &#8211; For Yamato 2199<\/em>. The new lyrics were written by Yukinojo Mori.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ayaka Hirahara comment:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">When I received the melody and lyrics, I couldn&#8217;t help but cry. &#8220;A broken world, fire and hope are frozen, but only tears are warm.\u201d The last phrase comes when you\u2019re about to lose sight of what is important to you: &#8220;It&#8217;s hard now, but there&#8217;s always a better future waiting for you.\u201d I felt it was like a message of support for the present from the \u201cfuture\u201d of <em>Yamato<\/em> and Akira Miyagawa\u2019s father Hiroshi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">During the recording, my father (Makoto Hirahara) said to me, &#8220;I hope the song will be like a goddess speaking to you gently.\u201d I took on the challenge with the image that the song was being sung by people who know the future, rather than myself. I believe that I have completed a masterpiece that will shine with a different light five or ten years from now. I am very much looking forward to delivering it to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Yukinojo Mori comment:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\"><em>Yamato<\/em>, the work being presented to this generation, was inspired by the image of &#8220;light,&#8221; a journey in search of light. <em>Yamato<\/em> has many wonderful melodies and various themes such as departure, adventure and courage. But when I heard Akira&#8217;s melody, I wanted to write lyrics that returned to the starting point.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">The world has become a place where values are overturned, but we have no choice but to cherish each other&#8217;s feelings and face the future. I feel the same as the <em>Yamato<\/em> crew on their way to Iscandar. I want to sing about &#8220;heart&#8221; and &#8220;love,&#8221; which are the most important things for human beings. Akira&#8217;s melody accommodated those words. The lyrics were born out of that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">It&#8217;s difficult to sing about a big theme, but I hope you will not be embarrassed to sing about &#8220;love&#8221; in this age. I think it&#8217;s okay to say that &#8220;love&#8221; is important from now on. I hope we can overcome difficulties with that kind of feeling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Akira Miyagawa comment:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">When we had a meeting, I told Mr. Yukinojo to \u201cwrite about something big.\u201d He said, &#8220;Please look forward to it.\u201d It was only when I read the lyrics that I realized the meaning of my own melody. It was as if my own child was born and had come home with a name of their own. With the addition of Ms. Hirahara&#8217;s voice, the song is a true trinity. I am truly happy with the result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>See the music video on Youtube <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YH2tgZDX5uQ'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a17.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 5: Promotion begins <\/h3>\n<p>When the online interviews started to roll, they came fast. Harutoshi Fukui and Director Kenji Yasuda were front and center for many of them, but voice actors had their say, too. Daisuke Ono (Kodai), Tasuku Hatanka (Domon) and Koichi Yamadera (Dessler) popped up on one website after another. And whereas previous campaigns faded out on opening weekend, this one kept going over two full weeks to maximize impact.<\/p>\n<p>Read them all at these links:<\/p>\n<div style='width:390px; margin-right: 0px; float: left'>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/598a'>Harutoshi Fukui &#038; Kenji Yasuda, <em>Gigazine<\/em> interview<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/651a'>More Harutoshi Fukui &#038; Kenji Yasuda interviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/599a'>Mecha designers Junichiro Tamamori &#038; Mika Akitaka,<br \/>\n<em>Mantan Web<\/em> and <em>V-Storage<\/em> interviews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style='width:390px; margin-right: 0px; float: right'>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/610a'>Tasuku Hatanaka (Domon) interviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/647a'>Koichi Yamadera (Dessler) interviews<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/657a'>Daisuke Ono (Kodai) interviews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style='clear:both' \/>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a15.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>The show in progress. Photo posted on Twitter by the <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/new_yamato_2199'><em>Yamato<\/em> Production Committee<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a16.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>October 5: <em>All Night Nippon Gold<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The <em>All Night Nippon<\/em> radio show was a gathering point for <em>Yamato<\/em> fans back in the 70s and 80s, with hours-long episodes, Q&#038;A sessions, and radio dramas featuring the cast and crew. The show revived its <em>Yamato<\/em> connection in January of this year, when <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/516a'><em>Age of Yamato<\/em><\/a> was the topic, and they did it again three days before the premiere of <em>2205<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The hosts were radio announcer Naoki Yoshida and <em>Yamato<\/em> MC Eriko Nakamura, along with Writer Harutoshi Fukui, Singer Ayaka Hirahara, and the voice actors for Kodai and Domon. Listener questions were accepted via email and Twitter, and everyone got to hear something for the first time: the audio portion of the &#8220;story so far&#8221; segment that precedes every <em>Yamato<\/em> film in theaters. The difference this time was that the narrator is now a character from the story: Serizawa.<\/p>\n<p>Those who get the Blu-ray of <em>2205<\/em> Part 1 will be able to see the video version of this intro, which is quite a change from past segments.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a18.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 5: <em>Sunday Mainichi<\/em> magazine<\/h3>\n<p>This was the first entertainment news magazine to give <em>Yamato 2205<\/em> a cover story. It featured three pages of background and a four-page interview with Writer Harutoshi Fukui. <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/671a'>Read it here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a19.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 5: <em>Weekly Asahi<\/em> magazine<\/h3>\n<p>Another magazine on shelves the same day published an interview with both Harutoshi Fukui and Director Kenji Yasuda.  <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/671a'>Read it here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a20.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 6: 1\/350 Diecast Gimmick Model Vol. 141<\/h3>\n<p>Amid the onslaught of <em>2205<\/em> promo, Hachette&#8217;s giant <em>Andromeda<\/em> model continued unabated. This volume brought a mess of parts for internal wiring, anchoring them into a mid-ship junction box for all the local lighting. Also included were two panels for the upper hull, to be installed later.<\/p>\n<p>See Hachette&#8217;s instruction video <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6uY1gOEBVcM'>here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See an unboxing video <a href='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3sVLtO0cH2Q'>here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See a modeler&#8217;s blog <a href='https:\/\/ameblo.jp\/uwf-saki2013\/entry-12704925472.html'>here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-right\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a21.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>October 7:<br \/>\n<em>Yamato 2205<\/em> + NAVITIME<\/h3>\n<p>In the US, we&#8217;ve got Waze and Google Maps. In Japan, there is NAVITIME, a versatile navigation app with all sorts of features, including customization. Starting today, a <em>Yamato 2205<\/em>-themed &#8220;dress up&#8221; was available for download on Android and iOS phones. It offers character images, Analyzer&#8217;s assistance as a map guide, links to movie theaters showing <em>2205<\/em>, and more. Japanese phones only, of course.<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a22.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Photos posted on Twitter by <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/konpeki601'>konpeki601<\/a>, <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/blackfall_ak'>blackfall_ak<\/a>, and <a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/Blueranger_AQUA'>Blueranger_AQUA<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>October 8: <em>Yamato 2205<\/em> Part 1 premiere!<\/h2>\n<p>The day was here at last! <em>The New Voyage<\/em> Part 1, <em>TAKE OFF<\/em>, began its 4-week tenure in 36 theaters all over Japan. And it opened big, scoring the highest box office take in terms of screen average, something <em>2202<\/em> never quite managed to crack. Some theaters sold out their entire supply of program books and Blu-rays within the first week. It was still doing well enough in its fourth week for three theaters to hold it over for a fifth.<\/p>\n<p>It is essentially a reboot of <em>The New Voyage<\/em> (1979), expanded to include characters and situations from <em>Yamato III<\/em>. Like all of its predecessors, it runs 97 minutes, the equivalent of four TV episodes. Here&#8217;s the official description:<\/p>\n<p><em>1. A galactic war is about to break out! Gather the <\/em>Yamato<em> fleet!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">In the year 2205, Dessler searches for a place for the Garmillas people to emigrate to, and arrives on a planet called Galman. Meanwhile, on Earth, the 65th escort squadron is born with <em>Yamato<\/em> as its flagship. Among the young crew members who spend their time training before launch is Ryusuke Domon, a young man with his sharp glare trained on <em>Yamato<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>2. <\/em>Yamato<em>&#8216;s new departure!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">On the day the 65th escort squadron sets sail, it is learned that Domon used illegal means to get assigned to <em>Yamato<\/em>. With the hands of its new crew, <em>Yamato<\/em> begins to move forward. In the engine room is Tasuke Tokugawa, the son of Chief Engineer Tokugawa. At the helm is Domon. Susumu Kodai, who has become captain, challenges his resolve by entrusting the ship to him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>3. The last day of Garmillas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Countless black spears (Dezarium hammers) suddenly appear and pierce Garmillas, accelerating the melting of the planet&#8217;s core. Soon the planet begins to collapse, the ground cracks open, and the remaining people are swallowed up by magma. Dessler&#8217;s determination to save as many as possible is in vain, and now Garmillas faces its final hour!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>4. Save Iscandar! The rebellion of the young heroes!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">The Dezarium fleet attacks! In order to save refugees who have retreated to the sea of Iscandar, Dessler&#8217;s fleet continues to fight despite being isolated. However, Earth&#8217;s government, fearing that the war will spread, forbids <em>Yamato<\/em> to intervene and orders the ship to return home. Domon and the other young people are not satisfied with the attitude of the adults and plan to revolt\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Of course, with every new film comes a flood of news and merch, so let&#8217;s get into it.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a24.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 8: Part 1 limited-edition Blu-ray<\/h3>\n<p>The theater-exclusive Blu-ray has become a mainstay of <em>Yamato<\/em> premieres, and <em>2205<\/em> Part 1 was a hot seller with many theaters running out of copies in the first week. The disc itself is identical to the standard version (to be released November 26), but the theater version lures in collectors with its bonus books.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a25.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The two books that came bundled with this edition both covered Episode 2 with the script (36 pages) and Kenji Yasuda\u2019s storyboards (132 pages).<\/p>\n<p>The Blu-ray comes with a 12-page book of its own and a raft of special features: trailers, commercials, audio commentary on two episodes, the theatrical \u201cstory so far\u201d intro (with narration by Serizawa \u2013 the first time a character has introduced the story), a short Part 2 preview, and footage of the summer Yamatalk presentation featuring Kenji Yasuda\u2019s live stage debut. In case you\u2019re still asking, there are NO English subtitles.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/594a26.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>Outer slipcase, painted by Kia Asamiya<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The theatrical Blu-rays are now sold out, but you can preorder the standard edition from Amazon.co.jp <a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/-\/en\/%E8%A5%BF%EF%A8%91%E7%BE%A9%E5%B1%95\/dp\/B096VTVNN2\/'>here<\/a> or CD Japan <a href='https:\/\/www.cdjapan.co.jp\/product\/BCXA-1663?s_ssid=e33a6e61847e6d33b9'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>An Amazon-exclusive version of the Blu-ray will include a \u201cradio show\u201d CD featuring cast and crew. You can order that one <a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/-\/en\/%E8%A5%BF%EF%A8%91%E7%BE%A9%E5%B1%95\/dp\/B096W13JDZ\/'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/2205program101.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>October 8: Part 1 program book<\/h3>\n<p>The book for Part 1 was a real beaut, and another hot-ticket item that rapidly sold out in theater gift shops. It provided as good an overview as we can ask for at this early stage, since we probably shouldn\u2019t expect a larger book until after Part 2 premieres.<\/p>\n<p>See it from cover to cover <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/2205program1'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The book included an interview with the writers; read it <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/611a'>here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/2205program102.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Introduction by Harutoshi Fukui:<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"textBlue\">The year is <em>2205<\/em>. With a new generation of young people on board, a new <em>Yamato<\/em> begins its journey.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"textBlue\">Only a Gentle Song<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last, now that we bring you a new <em>Yamato<\/em> story, more than two years have passed since the conclusion of <em>2202<\/em>. We had planned to bring it forward at least six months ago, but somehow it ended up like this. It would be fine if I could say to myself, &#8220;That&#8217;s how much work I put into it.&#8221; But the biggest reason for the delay is the Corona pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><em>2205<\/em> was going to be released after <em>Age of Yamato<\/em>, so if that was delayed, then this would be, too. I&#8217;ve experienced many cases where a release schedule was postponed because the film was not ready by the deadline (sorry), but I never thought we would be unable to release a completed film.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t help but feel once again that we are living in an astonishing time. As of this writing (mid-August), the number of people infected with the New Corona virus in Japan is still unknown. No one can be sure that the film will be released on time, and on the other hand, the incessant rain continues to fall, causing damage to many parts of Japan.<\/p>\n<p>What is the meaning of re-telling the story of <em>Yamato<\/em> in a time like this? No, it is precisely in times like these that the story needs to be told. <em>Yamato<\/em> is a story about the value of facing reality and continuing to hold onto your ideals. I wrote a lot about this in the program books for <em>2202<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This will be an ear worm for fans, but the original story for this work was <em>The New Voyage<\/em>. It arrived in the heat of the climax of the original series, a sequel to the <em>Yamato 2<\/em> TV series. That was a reworking of <em>Farewell to Yamato<\/em> with a changed ending. You could say that in modern terms, it&#8217;s a story from a different timeline than the original, one that is fundamentally outside the original series. <\/p>\n<p>I wonder if there is a spirit of criticism toward the mature economy. When I was asked to write a sequel while working on <em>2202<\/em>, that was the first thing that troubled me. But the story itself came together instantly. Since <em>2202<\/em> ended the way it did, the path that Kodai and the other main members of the team would follow, and what the humans of Earth would have to face next, was decided naturally. If we incorporated the plot of <em>The New Voyage<\/em> as its bones, both the plot and story were almost 80% complete. The question was how to determine the theme.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov21\/2205program110.JPG\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>interior painting by the great Naoyuki Katoh<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In the first film and <em>Farewell<\/em>, the original <em>Yamato<\/em> gave a summary and proposal for postwar Japan. There is no longer any reason for <em>Yamato<\/em> to continue as an image of the battleship <em>Yamato<\/em>, the symbol of the Great War. Even the air flowing through <em>The New Voyage<\/em> and later series is calm.<\/p>\n<p>The war is over. The confusion and deprivation of the post-war period is now a thing of the past, and Japan has become a peaceful and prosperous country. You are lucky to have been born in such a time, and you should cherish that luck and inherit peace and prosperity. No matter how many events filled the screen, such as Garmillas being blown up or Earth being occupied, I feel that such a voice was always flowing underneath. <\/p>\n<p>(Well, that gentleness could have been mistaken as sluggishness, and a certain Mobile Suit, which was full of tingling sensations, could have taken away all the customers.)<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly the kind of message that could only come from Japan in the 1980s, when people thought that this peace and prosperity would last forever. Speaking as someone who has learned over the past thirty years that this was only a dream, it is difficult to pass it off with a bitter smile.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics of the theme song <em>Yamato! The New Voyage<\/em> include the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>Fear and sorrow have left my heart \/ Only a gentle song was flowing<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The world today is full of fear and sorrow, isn&#8217;t it? The world in the story reflects that, but it doesn&#8217;t fit. If this part didn&#8217;t flow, it would not be a new journey. As a last ditch effort, I came up with the conversation between Serizawa and Burrel. Just a few years ago, they were enemies, but now they are on the same ship. There&#8217;s a lot going on, but isn&#8217;t that enough for now?<\/p>\n<p>The two mature men are talking quietly to each other on board <em>Yamato<\/em>, which is about to be launched. when I came up with the idea for this situation, the theme of <em>Yamato<\/em> starting from <em>2205<\/em> suddenly came into my mind. We are clearly living in a different future than what was expected when the original <em>Yamato<\/em> was created. Peace is a fleeting respite between hardship and difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>It is not something that lasts forever, and it&#8217;s easy to lose, no matter how careful we are. That&#8217;s why we should sing this song. We don&#8217;t know what will happen tomorrow, so let&#8217;s sing a gentle song, at least for this moment. In this way, I repositioned the theme song as a &#8220;prayer.&#8221; When I looked over the story I was planning to tell again, the horizon that <em>Yamato<\/em> should aim for began to appear in the haze.<\/p>\n<p><em>Continued in the next chapter<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re just getting warmed up! <a href='https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/595a'>Click here to continue<\/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":[147,152],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-yamato-2205","category-yamato-2205-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31143","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=31143"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33857,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31143\/revisions\/33857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}