(L+CR) Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshitachi (Soldiers of Love)

[TatsuyaGod]

Thank you cause I saw that she called off the engagement and I was confused as to what happened. Thanks for the update. I figured they wouldn’t break it up all the way but I wasn’t sure.

[bensellers]

Originally Posted by TZoli

Arizona, Richelieu and Prince of Wales if I'm not mistaken, escorted by a group of Königsberg class Patrol Cruisers
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust....st_id=68034756

Think those are the Gearing destroyers, not the patrol cruisers. They’ve got those two central fins and no dorsal fin, and no bow WMG.

[GundamFan0083]

Interesting version of the Kongo class by Admiral Kino.

Spoiler for large image:

https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust....st_id=64497856

[August138]

SPOILERS, people, SPOILERS! Please use SPOILER tags, thanks!

Spoiler for Kodai and Yuki in 2202 spoiler content:

Originally Posted by Ithekro

Yes and No. I think they've called off the engagement, but if you call it a break up I'd say that lasts more or less until the next episode they see each other. And it mainly has to do with Kodai wanting to keep Mori safe (as in not wanting her to go on the mission, which is more or less what happened in the original). She calls it off since it seems he still doesn't understand her. But its quite clear they are still remaining together.

[TZoli]

Finally someone makes some data on the Arcadia.
The artist choose 60cm main guns and a size of 326m length:
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust....st_id=41041961

[skaianDestiny]

https://twitter.com/makomako713/stat...61941060222976

Apparently Kobayashi changed the black Andromeda to have the "valley of death" quote instead of the Cosmo Navy logo.

Needless to say I heavily disagree with this.

[CrowKenobi]

Funimation announces spring simuldub premiere dates with 2202 starting May 9.

[TZoli]

The unique battleships:
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust....st_id=68199059

[Korol]

Originally Posted by TZoli

The unique battleships:
https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust....st_id=68199059

I Think they forgot the Novik a Russian Space Battleship then the configuration of launching was like a space rocket. http://www.ourstarblazers.com/vault-...g15/035a07.JPG

[skaianDestiny]

https://twitter.com/makomako713/stat...36412482187264

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I like how Kobayashi had to fudge the size of the Dreadnought so it doesn't seem like a midget compared to every other ship here. The Kisaragi cargo freighter is also smaller than the 220 meter figure he gave me a while ago too, presumably so it doesn't make the Dreadnought seem even smaller.

For reference, here's the Dreadnought, Andromeda, Kongou, and Kisaragi based on their official figures.

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[Ithekro]

That would bring it up to I guess 280m long?

[skaianDestiny]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

That would bring it up to I guess 280m long?

Think so. I prefer a nice even 300 meter figure myself.

Also, I'm reading things on Twitter that's saying

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that there will be 150 Andromedas in chapter 5. Which, IMO really reduces Andromeda's specialness. I'd like to see more Andromedas, but so much that it dilutes the original's unqiueness. I've been really disappointed with how 2202 is treating numbers.

[Ithekro]

There is always a first ship, or one that does something awesome. It remains famous even if there are dozens or even hundreds like it.

USS Johnston (DD-557) was one of 175 Fletcher-class destroyers, yet she is rather famous for her last stand against the main line of the Japanese navy's battleships and cruisers at the Battle of Samar.

[skaianDestiny]

Originally Posted by Ithekro

There is always a first ship, or one that does something awesome. It remains famous even if there are dozens or even hundreds like it.

USS Johnston (DD-557) was one of 175 Fletcher-class destroyers, yet she is rather famous for her last stand against the main line of the Japanese navy's battleships and cruisers at the Battle of Samar.

IMO it lessens the impact when Andromeda is inevitably destroyed. In the original it signified the defeat of the EDF's finest and most advanced battleship. Here? "Oh, we lost the first one, good thing we can make 500 more!" If there were 100 Yamato-class participating in the show, sure the one we follow has the distinction of being "the best", but it still cheapens the value of the Yamato, if you understand what I mean.

In other news, I wanted to try to make some color variants of the Gatlantis ships given we've a severe lack of them (aside from Kobayashi "improvements"). I tried patterning the 2199 ships after the Gostok's scheme: dark green with white front and light green highlights on the weapons.

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[Ithekro]

Andromeda's destruction, if it happens like it did in the film, would be the last ship standing against the inevitable destruction caused by the Comet Empire. Because in that version, there was nothing they could do to survive.

If it goes out more like the old TV show, than it will not only signal the loss of the Earth fleet, but also the death of a senior captain (be in Yamanami or Hijikata) leaving everything is Kodai's hands, with one ship, or a pale representation of the remains of the Earth fleet verses something that just crushed everyone else with little difficulty.

Spoiler for Ending of the Battle of Saturn:

If they follow the TV version, I do hope they either show some ships trying to break off, or at least attempt to fire their Wave Motion Guns a second time. That's been the complaint I've heard for years now about the Earth's tactics in that last fight. Why charge in and die, instead of fall back and use the wave motion guns again? Mind you as that charge went on we stopped seeing any other ships aside from Andromeda. The impression being that the remains of the fleet were taken out quickly by Gatlantis, while Andromeda's superior armor kept her together until the end....but her inferior automation made her mostly useless other than as a battleship shaped missile once her tiny crew was mostly killed off. At least that was the impression I got out of it.

[Korol]

Either the EDF Automated Fleet got blasted by the Dark Nebula Fleet in Be Forever Yamato when the Dark Nebula Forces been bent on taking over Earth while most of EDF Fleets got scattered to defend other regions. of the galaxy.

[Johnathan Hardwell]

So a friend and I were talking about the recent revelations in the newest episodes and we came up with something

Spoiler for New episodes:

We theorized that the Ark of Destruction might be the Portant of Darkness, aka Zordor's Dreadnought, and not the comet itself. Sort of like the Ark in the movie how it was a ship and a planet.

[skaianDestiny]

https://twitter.com/makomako713/stat...05227508596736

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Kobayashi posted details of the Yamato-colored Andromeda.

So some details:

• It's got "high maneuver" thruster nozzles
• The double WMG is split like the WMG on the Dreadnought

So Kobayashi didn't bother giving it an actual name, just the "Andromeda Yamanami Special" like it's some sort of ace custom mech instead of a military warship crewed by hundreds of people. The ID is also weird, ZZZ-0001YF-2203.

I like the design overall—Andromeda looks great in Yamato colors—but once again I've niggling issues that hamper my enjoyment.

Would like to see some models of it though. The only real thing that would need to be added is the divider in the WMG, which shouldn't be too hard.

[Ithekro]

Well....its a battle all right....at Saturn.

Also there has been a character update to reflect these teasers.

YouTube

https://youtu.be/ekK04fcSa3k

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https://youtu.be/3g6ARwJgXuo

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[TZoli]

And we can now see the actual bow cannons in use both on the old ships and on the new patrol cruisers!
Though the sound of them are suspiciously similar to the build up sound of the Wave motion cannons on the other hand the beam's "speed" is rather slow for a Wave Motion Tachyon Beam!