{"id":35811,"date":"2024-01-04T22:38:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T06:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=35811"},"modified":"2024-07-06T17:27:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T00:27:48","slug":"882a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/882a\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamato<\/em> Year 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you were trying to avoid hearing about the classic Yamato<\/em> saga in 2023, you had to work at it. The passing of Leiji Matsumoto brought increased attention, and the historic return of the original 1977 movie to theaters put Yamato<\/em> on everyone’s radar again. Here’s our overview of a very eventful year.<\/p>\n

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If for some reason you were trying to avoid hearing about the classic Yamato<\/em> saga in 2023, your work got harder as the 49th anniversary approached. The passing of Leiji Matsumoto in particular brought more attention than usual, and the historic return of the original 1977 movie to theaters at the end of the year put Yamato<\/em> on everyone’s radar again.<\/p>\n

Here’s our annual lookback at a very eventful year.<\/p>\n

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The 4k Revival<\/a> | Media Coverage & Online Activity<\/a> | Heroes Hill<\/a> | Ends & Odds<\/a> | Music<\/a> | Yamatunes for 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

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Vintage Reports<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting local matters out of the way first, the lack of a new remake in 2023 opened up more time for legacy content, led by the Vintage Reports. The research process for these has been a revelation with many new discoveries that greatly expand our previous knowledge. This has resulted in the single most detailed “Yamato<\/em> biography” ever published. <\/p>\n

In 2023, the Vintage Reports covered the amazingly prosperous period of January 1978 to April 1979 (encompassing Farewell to Yamato<\/em> and the broadcast of Yamato 2<\/em>). Find them all here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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\nToei Chairman Noriyuki Tada on the Yamato<\/em> movie<\/span><\/p>\n

From Como le va<\/em> magazine: Toei Pictures Chairman Noriyuki Tada shares his memories of the 1977 Yamato<\/em> movie. As a young staff member of Toei at the time, he got hooked on the TV series before the movie came along, and his account fills in some interesting details in the Yamato<\/em> success story.<\/p>\n

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

\nYamato<\/em> movie on Fuji TV, 1978<\/span><\/p>\n

The \u201chidden story\u201d behind the movie\u2019s first TV broadcast is still one worth telling, because it represents both Yoshinobu Nishizaki at the peak of his power and Yamato<\/em> at the peak of its popularity. Here that story is told in two 1978 news articles.<\/p>\n

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

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\nInside Academy Studio, 1978<\/span><\/p>\n

The announcement of Farewell to Yamato<\/em> for the summer of 1978 galvanized a whole new media culture into existence. When Academy opened its new production studio in September to make Yamato 2<\/em>, reporters were there, ready to give everyone a chance to see where the magic happened.<\/p>\n

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

\nOffice Academy brochure, May 1979<\/span><\/p>\n

A unique time capsule of anime history, and a portrait of Yoshinobu Nishizaki\u2019s company at its most ambitious phase. Later history painted a slightly different picture, but here you can read and enjoy what can only be described as a gloriously optimistic document.<\/p>\n

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

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\n1980 Lookback with Writer Hideki Oka<\/span><\/p>\n

2202<\/em> and 2205<\/em> scriptwriter Hideki Oka looks back at the progressive year 1980 and recounts his impressions as a fan in the \u201ctarget generation\u201d who closely watched Yamato<\/em> in real time.<\/p>\n

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

\n1980 Lookback, mecha designs<\/span><\/p>\n

Mecha designers Yasushi Ishizu and Mika Akitaka look back at the progressive year 1980 and share their impressions as fans while also commenting on the evolution of mecha design in the remake era.<\/p>\n

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

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\nFinal Yamato<\/em> novelization, 1982\/83<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the four different Final Yamato<\/em> novelizations, the one most strongly remembered was published by Tokuma Shoten in the \u201cAM Juju\u201d library. Written by Keigo Masaki and illustrated by animator Yoshinori Kanada, it is presented here chapter by chapter in English.<\/p>\n

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

\nBook translation: Space Battleship Yamato and 70s Japan<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout its long history, Yamato<\/em> has been the subject of repeated analysis with one textbook after another examining the phenomenon. They are all tempting targets for translation, but this one stands out for the depth of its exploration.<\/p>\n

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

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\nHaruka Takachiho vs. Yoshinobu Nishizaki: FIGHT!<\/span><\/p>\n

SF writer Haruka Takachiho is a founding member of the famous Studio Nue. In 2022, he took to Twitter to relate a previously-unknown account of his stint as negotiator for the design work of Farewell to Yamato<\/em> in 1978. His opponent? Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki. And it\u2019s definitely a tale for the ages.<\/p>\n

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

\nNishizaki vs. Matsumoto, 2002<\/span><\/p>\n

The story of the legal battle over Yamato<\/em>\u2018s authorship is a sketchy one with many details still unknown more than 20 years later. But fleeting glimpses of it can still be found in the sparse media record of the time. This magazine article offers one such glimpse, shared here with the kind permission of its writer.<\/p>\n

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

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\nDream-Science Laboratory essay index<\/span><\/p>\n

Writer\/Researcher Rikao Yanagita has been publishing books and delivering lectures for decades, bringing a scientific perspective to what we see in anime and manga. Presented here are various essays that shine a scientific spotlight on what we see in Space Battleship Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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

\nYamato<\/em> music talk, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

This collection of music-based conversations includes a look back at Yamato<\/em> music history with Akira Miyagawa from Showa 40 Man<\/em> magazine (February 2023), and the feelings of talented musicians who performed with him in twin concerts, interviewed in Sarasate<\/em> magazine (May 2023).<\/p>\n

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

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