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On April 7 2012, a new Yamato movie will open in Japan. The title is Space Battleship Yamato 2199. This will be a reboot instead of a sequel to the long running franchise. Like the original series, this will take place in the year 2199, and it will take the visual concepts of the original series as a base, while re-imagining it for a brand new movie.
The director of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is Yutaka Izubuchi. He is a long time veteran in the anime industry, involved in mechanical design and costume/uniform design for many well known anime franchises in the past (including Yamato). He is also the director and creator of RahXephon, and in recent years he has expanded his talents to producing and writing shows like Birdy the Mighty Decode and Skullman.
There are currently no visuals from the movie, and the rest of the staff have not been made public.