Just finished watching Vol. 7…
I’m Speechless, This show was a great tribute to the original, yet forged it’s own ground and really turned into something special in it’s own right.
Hopefully there will be a licensing announcement so you all can see it (Hopefully unaltered, which was the main reason I imported the Blu-Rays (which have English subs) from Japan).
Voyager goes it alone:
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News
Star Blazers/Yamato 2199 DVD/Blu-rays Offered With English/Spanish Subtitles
posted on 2013-12-01 10:25 EST
Pre-orders begin on December 19 for first volume’s release on February 27
The StarBlazers.com website announced on Sunday that it will offer new DVD and Blu-ray Discs of the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 anime project with English and Spanish subtitles, under the name Star Blazers 2199. There will be six discs for the 26-episode series, and pre-orders will begin on December 19 for the first volume, which will ship on February 27, 2014.
The website also announced the anime’s official Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts in English. Shiori Kawana will promote Star Blazers outside Japan as the “Official Yamato Girl.”
With Space Battleship Yamato 2199, director Yutaka Izubuchi (RahXephon) remade the classic space opera anime Space Battleship Yamato. The project debuted in Japan last year as a series of theatrical films, but it was planned from the beginning as a television series as well. The first episode aired on television in April, and the final film opened in Japanese theaters on August 24. The last television episode announced in September that a brand new film has been green-lit for next year.
Bandai Visual offered the Japanese Blu-ray Discs of the anime with English subtitles.
The web simulcast for the anime had announced in April that the series is launching overseas under the title Star Blazers 2199. The day before Anime Expo in July, Voyager Entertainment renewed its Star Blazers website with a 13-minute compilation of English-subtitled trailers and a three-minute video explaining “What Is Star Blazers 2199?” Production I.G and its partners screened the first episode of the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 anime with an English dub (under the title Star Blazers 2199) at Anime Expo. [/quote]
sigh You’ll probably be better off importing, imo, depending on price point and whether or not you can handle seeing “Argo” and not “Yamato” even though it’s plastered all over the ship in the backgrounds, and on the crews’ uniforms.
I’m not sure that I’d trust the English subtitles on a Japanese-made bluray. Probably some humor in them though.
I would have preferred that the dub had happened, though I recall that they reached out to Bang/Zoom (why…WHY?!) so I’m not too broken up that it didn’t happen as it would have sucked, been another dub where the actors sound like they’re reading their lines to the viewer instead of conversing with the characters in a show. Someday Bang/Zoom might learn that anime dubbing and stage play line delivery shouldn’t be done in the same way, but I’m not holding my breath.
6 discs. Sigh. Is it still 2003 in Japan?
[quote=“celestial_being”]I’m not sure that I’d trust the English subtitles on a Japanese-made bluray. Probably some humor in them though.
I would have preferred that the dub had happened, though I recall that they reached out to Bang/Zoom (why…WHY?!) so I’m not too broken up that it didn’t happen as it would have sucked, been another dub where the actors sound like they’re reading their lines to the viewer instead of conversing with the characters in a show. Someday Bang/Zoom might learn that anime dubbing and stage play line delivery shouldn’t be done in the same way, but I’m not holding my breath.
6 discs. Sigh. Is it still 2003 in Japan?[/quote]
The subs are actually pretty good on the Japanese import Blu-Rays,
Only reason I imported was because the subs are accurate and it doesn’t have Argo as the name of the ship. Importing isn’t for everyone because it’s damn expensive, but for me it was worth it.
Awww man, you mean none of the R1’s wanted a piece of the Yamato? Not even Funi, even though they still have to release that one movie they did license…how long has it been now?
Ohhh shucks…
In case anyone is interested
From Star Blazers.com:
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STAR BLAZERS 2199 DVD & Blu-Ray ON SALE NOW!
Volume 1 available Thursday 2/27/2014
Pre-order starts Thursday 12/19/2013
2013/12/04
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Contents:
Japanese version of Starblazers 2199.26 episodes in 6 volumes
English/Spanish subtitles Original images with music
Volume 1 includes episodes 1-4
Retail Price
DVD USD $34.99
Blue-Ray USD $44.99
Pre-order at: http://www.starblazers.com/
Also pre-order at: http://www.kinokuniya.com/us/
Only at Kinokuniya stores across the US (no online shopping)- starting the end of December
Start selling at other retailer shop and EC store soon.
The new 2013 massive hit series in Japan, STAR BLAZERS 2199,
will be released for international audiences starting 2014
by Voyager Entertainment USA Inc.
As part of the first step in getting this series out to international audiences,
all 26 episodes of the Japanese version have been compiled for DVD and Blu-Ray release.
This “original” version, it is planned for release in 6 volumes,
with Vol. 1 (episodes 1 -4) scheduled out on 2/27/2014
Following that, the succeeding volumes will be released as follows:
Volume 2 in April 2014
Volume 3 in June 2014
Volume 4 in August 2014
Volume 5 in October 2014
Volume 6 in December 2014(include 6 episodes.Premium version.Price is higher than other DVD and Blu-ray)
For North American audiences, Vol. 1 will be released with English and Spanish subtitles.[/quote]
Volume 1 Now available for pre order at Right Stuf.
###Next Yamato 2199 Film Slated for Late Fall
posted on 2014-02-04 19:58 EST
###New Yamato 2199 Film’s Title, Date, Studio Announced
posted on 2014-04-21 15:30 EDT
Also: Compilation film to open in October before new film’s December opening
###Yamato 2199 Films’ Trailer, Teaser, Story Outline Unveiled
posted on 2014-05-15 11:00 EDT
In new film, Yamato warps to mysterious planet to escape a power invading Earth
###New ‘Space Battleship Yamato 2199’ film sets sail on Dec. 6
May 19, 2014
New movie will be interesting, I’m sure it’s being done as an “initial encounter” with Gatlantis, so they can get the art / CGI assets ready before going full bore with everything for series 2.
###Anime Expo to Premiere Yamato 2199 Trailer
posted on 2014-06-24 23:54 EDT
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Most Telling: The Yamato 2199 panel in LP1; Nearly 1000 seats (or more). Roughly only 60 attendees. Considering the outside hordes- Sad.[/quote]
So neither Yamato fans or Star Blazer fans bothered with it. Maybe they should have just picked on set of fans and pushed it for them…or it can mean Yamato as a franchise is finished here in the U.S. , sort of like…Gundam :cheer:
[size=20]Nana Mizuki to Sing Yamato 2199 Compilation Film’s Ending[/size]
posted on 2014-07-20 03:45 EDT
Singer already performed for anime’s 7th theatrical installment in 2013
The official websites for the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 anime project and singer Nana Mizuki announced on Sunday that she will return to the franchise to sing the ending theme song for the compilation film Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Tsuioku no Kōkai (Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Voyage of Remembrance). Mizuki already sang the ending theme song “Ai no Hoshi” for the seventh and final installment in Yamato 2199’s original theatrical run last year.
The compilation film will play in event screenings (similar to the earlier limited Yamato 2199 screenings) starting on October 11 with 5.1 surround sound. The brand-new film Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune (Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Star-Voyaging Ark) will then follow on December 6.
[size=20]Nana Mizuki to Sing ED Theme for “Yamato 2199” Compilation Film[/size]
The compilation film will open on October 11
July 20, 2014 2:30am CDT
It is officially announced today that 34-year-old popular anime voice actress/singer Nana Mizuki will sing the as yet titled ED theme for the upcoming compilation film Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember. The film which compiles the 26-episode TV series aired from April to September 2013, will get limited screenings across Japan from October 11, prior to the release of the brand-new feature film Star-Voyaging Ark in December.
Mizuki previously sang “Ai no Hoshi,” the ED theme song for the 7th chapter of the theatrical screening version of the anime. The song was included in her 29th CD single “Vitalization” released on July 31, 2013.
Nana Mizuki
“Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember” poster
“Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember” trailer
“Ai no Hoshi” live at Ginza Yamaha Hall on April 25, 2014
[size=20]Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune Film’s 2nd Trailer Hints at All-New Story[/size]
Cast, staff list, story, key visual also unveiled for December 6 film
The official website for the ‘Space Battleship Yamato 2199’ anime project began streaming the second trailer for the ‘Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune’ (Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Star-Voyaging Ark) film on Friday.
[quote]Narrator: The ark that revolves around the stars awakens from its long slumber.
Text: The long-awaited completely new work from the super-hit series Yamato 2199.
Narrator: Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune.[/quote]
The official website also updated on Friday, unveiling the story, staff, cast, and a new key visual (seen below):
The cast will feature:
Daisuke Ono as Susumu Kodai
Houko Kuwashima as Yuki Mori
Kenichi Suzumura as Daisuke Shima
Akio Ohtsuka as General Elk Domel
Eriko Nakamura as Mikage Kiryū
Takayuki Sugo as Captain Jūzō Okita
The staff list is as follows:
Art Director, Scripts: Yutaka Izubuchi
Chief Director: Makoto Bessho
Character Design: Nobuteru Yuki
Chief Mechanical Director: Masanori Nishii
Mechanical Design: Yasushi Ishizu, Jun’ichirō Tamamori
Set Design: Makoto Kobayashi, Takeshi Takakura
Director of Photography: Takashi Aoki
Art Director: Yoshio Tanioka
Editing: Emi Onodera
Music: Akira MIYAGAWA, Hiroshi Miyagawa
Sound Director: Chihiro Yoshida
CG Director: Tadasuke Ueji
CG Production Cooperation: Sunrise D.I.D.
Animation Production: XEBEC
Production: Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199 Production Committee
The website is listing the story:
[quote]2199 AD. Yamato tried to leave behind the great Magellan system, after receiving a “Cosmo Reverse System” at his destination, Iskandal. However, suddenly, he encounters a mysterious group at the edge of the Magellan system. He finds out that they are called the “Gatlantis,” and that their leader is the Gutaba expedition group’s governor-general who calls himself “Goran Dagam of the Thunder,” and the governor-general demands that Yamato be handed over to him. Yamato, wanting to hurry to Earth, escapes the fray. However, Yamato is attacked by a vicious beam weapon called the “Flame Direct Attack Cannon” that can transcend space.
Yamato was able to retreat within a hair’s breadth, but ends up getting himself lost, and finds himself in a strangely-colored irregular dimension. He decides to turn off the engine on the ship, and explore the mysterious planet. In order to collect information, Kodai, Kirio, Sawamura, Niima, and Aihara also arrive at the planet. What they saw when they arrived was a ship that wasn’t supposed to be there.
Dagam chases after the traces of Yamato’s warp, and also reaches the strangely-colored galaxy. The planet on which Yamato landed was in fact what Dagam had been looking for all along.[/quote]
The film will open in Japanese theaters on December 6.
Excitement level for the new movie is high. Looking forward to it.
[size=20]Star Blazers/Yamato 2199’s 5th, 6th DVD/Blu-rays Delayed[/size]
posted on 2014-08-28 23:49 EDT
The StarBlazers.com website announced that the fifth and sixth volumes of the ‘Star Blazers 2199’ (Space Battleship Yamato 2199) anime project have been postponed. A new release date will be announced in the future. The volumes were previously scheduled for release in October and December, respectively.
The first volume of the 26-episode remake of the classic space opera anime ‘Space Battleship Yamato’ shipped in North America on February 27.
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/09/22-1/video-aya-uchida-explains-yamato-2199-story-in-3-minutes[size=20]Aya Uchida Explains “Yamato 2199” Story in 3 Minutes[/size]
The all-new sequel film hits theaters on December 6
September 23, 2014 1:00am CDT
To promote the upcoming two films, the distributor Shochiku has posted a video narrated by Aya Uchida, who voices Warrant Officer Yuria Misaki in the show, to explain the story of the 26-episode TV anime Space Battleship Yamato 2199 in 3 minutes. Following the compilation film of the TV anime, Recollection of the Voyage scheduled for October 11 in selected theaters, the all-new sequel film The Starfaring Ark opens in Japan on December 6. The film features Yamato’s new enemy Gatlantis, which was appeared in the original 1978 film Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato and its TV anime adaptation Space Battleship Yamato II.
3 minutes digest of the TV series (spoiler warning!)
"Recollection of the Voyage" trailer
Key visual
"The Starfaring Ark" 2nd teaser
1st teaser
Key visual
© Yoshinobu Nishizaki/2014 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Production Committee
© 2012 Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Production Committee
