(L+CR) Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (movie & TV)

[MasterVampire]

How many episodes is this going to be?

Its upto 18 now but they still havn't reached that planet or saved the Earth.

I hope it wont get rushed.

[Myssa Rei]

Originally Posted by MasterVampire

How many episodes is this going to be?

Its upto 18 now but they still havn't reached that planet or saved the Earth.

I hope it wont get rushed.

26 or so, much like the original.

[Traece]

It is such a pleasure watching them work. This show has yet to cease amazing me with how clever it can be, and I actually regret that I've not seen prior renditions of Space Battleship Yamato.

However... Admiral Wakamoto.

Nothing brought me more joy from this show than him playing that character. I actually had fanboy moments hearing him speak, and now... Sigh

[Tri-ring]

Originally Posted by MasterVampire

How many episodes is this going to be?

Its upto 18 now but they still havn't reached that planet or saved the Earth.

I hope it wont get rushed.

The return trip home will be over in less then 10 minutes of the last episode.

[Roger Rambo]

Originally Posted by Tri-ring

The return trip home will be over in less then 10 minutes of the last episode.

Considering the main opposition is the Gamilon empire, and they have to go through the Gamilon empire to reach Iscandar...

I'll just say it seems like things might be a bit more exciting on the front end of that trip than the back.

[macdawson]

Just saw the new ending sequence for the TV broadcast. The new song is bit too upbeat for Yamato but still nice. But the real gem is the new scroll. Asamiya has done another amazing piece of art:



You can also check out Rei Yasuda's facebook page for a short version video of the song.

https://www.facebook.com/yasudareiofficial


Editorial Note: The previous post regarding this subject contained a link to a site with images of the sequence. Unfortunately the site had some regretable content, of which i was unaware. I therefore removed the post and humbly apoligize to everyone.

[Top Sergeant]

Just found the anime and got caught up to Ep. 18.

Starblazers was the first anime I ever watched. I have fond memories of avidly watching it in the morning and dashing off to school so that I wouldn't be late.

I am very much enjoying this new version of the show: the characters and character arcs, effects, animation, music, and voice acting. Well done!

[macdawson]

Here's the video for the closing sequence. And i do mean video, as the audio track was disabeled by youtube. XD Watch it before they take it down.

[Ithekro]

Dessler Soto, Banzai!!

It is a good scroll. Not sure about the music, but that does get them more money as people buy singles still.

Might go to the end of theie time between galaxies.


And odd note: The flashback to while the fleet took off from Earth for the last time was stated to be 10 months ago. By that point Yamto has been out for three or so months. (90 days). Which puts that at being about May 7th, 2199. Therefore the flashback is probably in July of 2198. There are 30 ships seen leaving Earth, but only maybe 21 are at Pluto in January of 2199. Also Kodai and Shima were dropped off on Mars in late December of 2198 to be picked up in early February 2199 by the last ship in the fleet (though how Yukikaze got to Saturn is a mystery still).

[bumbayker]

Originally Posted by macdawson

Here's the video for the closing sequence. And i do mean video, as the audio track was disabeled by youtube. XD Watch it before they take it down.

Aww... The audio was already disabled.

[kimpleng]

Images

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Less than 1 minute screen time, got figure.
Or probably she will get important role later.

[macdawson]

Update on the Mechanics page at yamato2199.net

First one is not that much of an update since it's just the Imperial Guard recolored version of the Polmeria Carrier



But then things get really interesting. First the long awaited Gerbades Class Battle-Carrier, named Darold (The Lord?!)



followed by the command section of the Domelaze III (the saucer ship)



And finally, the piece-de-resistance, the support craft for the Rainbow Star Cluster carrier group

DWG109 - Debakke (2 types)





DMB87 - Sunuka (2 types)





FWG97 - Dorshiira (2 types)





And finally, the Garont Heavy Bomber + Drill Missile

[Endless Soul]

I believe we saw that drill missile in the last preview. I guess THAT episode is coming up in the next batch.

Endless "Plugged up" Soul

[Ithekro]

Best guess is episode 20 since they would need an episode to prepare for the battle.

Needs more technical details. Not the sciency things, just stuff like the length of the ships and the weapons carried.

[FerrusManus]

What is the difference between the fighters? Different squadrons?

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by FerrusManus

What is the difference between the fighters? Different squadrons?

Looks to be the case. They have different markings and colors.

[Ithekro]

I think one is the squadron leader the rest are the normal craft. The squadron leader's fighter would need to stand out for our purposes.

A "hero ship" I suppose. The ones with the grey trim all seem to have a marking under the cockpit. So I imagine that would be important to the story for us to follow the ace pilots around.

Yamato has two fighter types, and five paint jobs for them. They have two Cosmo Zeros...each painted differently. They have 36 Cosmo Falcons...One is grey and red, one is black, yellow, and blue, and the other 34 are blue, yellow, and grey. The four main pilots have their own colors so we can spot them quickly.

[YF19EX]

Man eps 15 and 18 have some of the best ship to ship combat I have seen in any anime for a long time. Each frame unique, nothing repeated. Loved the little details here and there. The Yamato using starboard thrusters to ram itself into Dromel's flagship with the battle damage carrying itself into the next ep. Again attention to detail is spectacular.

There is also the nice contrast found in the two battles. In ep 15 you got Yamato facing a smaller (although outnumbered over 200 to one probably) concentrated ambush and being saved at the last minute. To jumping the naval review where they were outnumbered 10,000 to 1 but it was shooting fish in a barrel due to catching the fleet off guard and their formation not allowing for effective counter attack. Anaval Gato would be proud. And if one does not exist, Naval Reviews should become a trope for asking for disaster.

I know Dromel will be deploying the carriers and the drill missile ship. I can't remember what happened in the original, but did it involve another ambush? With most of the fleet in disarray and about at the midpoint from home, I think there may not be much left around the Gamillon homeworld. But I am sure the imperial guard still has most of its fleet close by.

Two more blurays to go and I know they will probably find a way to outdo these two battles. I am considering heading back to Tokyo for TGS but am probably going to miss the last show before it goes out of theaters.

[Ithekro]

I seem to recall that the great carrier battle was both a trap and a planned encounter. In the original, Dommel planned where he wanted to fight Yamato and then put forth a challege to Okita to fight there. Yamato knew the battle would be fought there, but Dommel had the advantage of knowing the terran and using technical advantages to cripple Yamato's ability to fight. Yamato wins via luck and skill for the most part. But it was extremely costly. They lost a lot of people that day and had a crippled ship by the end.

The next episode was set a month or so afterwards when they finally reached the Star System Iscandar is in. Just because it would take a while to fix all the damage Dommel did to Yamato in that fight.

[Roger Rambo]

Originally Posted by YF19EX

Man eps 15 and 18 have some of the best ship to ship combat I have seen in any anime for a long time. Each frame unique, nothing repeated. Loved the little details here and there. The Yamato using starboard thrusters to ram itself into Dromel's flagship with the battle damage carrying itself into the next ep. Again attention to detail is spectacular.

I think this should be considered that this is some of the best ship to ship combat that I've seen in ANY visual science fiction I've seen in a long time.

I certainly found the space combat in Yamato 2199 much more exciting to watch than what I've seen in the newer Star Trek movies, which I get the feeling is all mostly lots of flashes and bright lights, despite technically having a greater level of detail. (it has more technical detail, but less thought out nuance).

...dammit. This makes me miss the Space Battles they had in Babylon 5. Those were awesome.

Originally Posted by YF19EX

There is also the nice contrast found in the two battles. In ep 15 you got Yamato facing a smaller (although outnumbered over 200 to one probably) concentrated ambush and being saved at the last minute. To jumping the naval review where they were outnumbered 10,000 to 1 but it was shooting fish in a barrel due to catching the fleet off guard and their formation not allowing for effective counter attack. Anaval Gato would be proud. And if one does not exist, Naval Reviews should become a trope for asking for disaster.

That's a detail I liked to, even though the nuance went over the heads of some people on 4chan. Superior numbers mean very little unless you can properly level that force against the enemy.