{"id":45293,"date":"2026-09-25T19:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T02:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/?p=45293"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:56:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T05:56:33","slug":"167b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault\/167b\/","title":{"rendered":"Yamato 2<\/em> commentary by “Kenanime”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An analysis of every episode in the Comet Empire series, as written by a viewer who watched them as a boy in Japan and now revisits them in his 60s. Episodes 1-4 added October 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Elsewhere in this section of Cosmo DNA<\/em> you can find complete commentaries<\/a> by American viewers for the second Yamato<\/em> TV series. Presented here is another commentary that stakes out its own perspective, coming from a Japanese blogger who goes by the online handle “Kenanime2026.”<\/p>\n

He began posting his commentaries for Series 1 in January 2026, quickly earning attention for reasons that should become obvious (see them all here<\/a>). Now, his Yamato 2<\/em> commentaries are being presented in English with his enthusiastic permission. Keep an eye on this page as more are added.<\/p>\n

About the Author:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A resident of Sapporo, born in 1964. Kenichi is a former engineer who spent 32 years pouring his very life force into plant maintenance on the front lines of the petroleum industry.<\/p>\n

His experience in the bitter cold, learning to discern the slightest “creak” in a single bolt or valve, has now transformed into an ability to decipher the “creaks of the heart” within the characters who inhabit the world of anime. Currently living as a full-time caregiver for his younger sister, who suffers from schizophrenia, and his elderly mother, he confronts the “unyielding realities of life” on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

In a modern world that prizes efficiency and speed above all else, he champions the profound value of “meticulous care,” an approach that deliberately takes the time it requires. He believes that the words he writes, much like a stove on a snowy night, possess a warmth that, though perhaps unpolished, is undeniably genuine.<\/p>\n

Visit his blog here<\/a> | Find a welcome page here<\/a> | Visit his Twitter page here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Episode 1<\/h3>\n

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Episode 2<\/h3>\n

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Episode 3<\/h3>\n

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Episode 4<\/h3>\n

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