Directed by Nobuyoshi Habara Written by Fukui Harutoshi Studio Xebec Director Nobuyoshi Habara | Produced by Shoji Nishizaki Music by Akira Miyagawa Production company Xebec | |
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Genre Space opera, Military science fiction, Adventure | ||
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love (宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち, Uchū Senkan Yamato Ni-ni-zero-ni Ai no Senshi-tachi) (also known as Star Blazers 2202: Warriors of Love) is an upcoming Japanese military science fiction anime film series, and the sequel to Space Battleship Yamato 2199, originally based on the Space Battleship Yamato television series created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. It is directed by Nobuyoshi Habara (Fafner in the Azure) and written by Fukui Harutoshi (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn) with official character designs by Nobuteru Yuki. The first film of the series is released simultaneously in Japanese theaters and streaming services on February 25, 2017, with the second film to be released on June 24, 2017. Similar to the first film series, the second will adapt the animated series Space Battleship Yamato II.
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Story
3 Years after the battle with Gamillas ,the people in the Cosmo Reverse System is finally at peace once again and the Earth is been restored back to life. With the end of the war, a peace treaty between Earth and Gamillas which will strengthen their military bond and secure true peace. In addition to the reconstruction of Earth, the joint forces formed a new intergalactic defense fleet with a new ship, Andromeda, to be its new symbol of power. Due to these advancements, the Earth is going into a path of military expansion despite Starsha Iscandar's wishes of peace. But when a new threat called the Gatlantis started to wreak havoc to a newly reformed galaxy, the Goddess Teressa calls upon the Yamato once more in order to fight back against the new threat.
Production
The film series was first teased by producer Shoji Nishizaki in the Yamato Crew Report Magazine, stating that production of the sequel is in development. But added that it wasn't yet greenlited. The first teaser of the film series was revealed on March 31, 2016 with an illustration by Makoto Kobayashi. It is later confirmed that director Nobuyoshi Habara, best known for the Fafner in the Azure anime and Fukui Harutoshi, the author of the Novel series Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn will both direct and write the film series. Later on, the first teaser video of the film series was released.
Bandai Visual then later confirmed that the film will be released in both theaters in Japan as well as in several video streaming services in a limited basis. In December 2016, the official website confirmed that Kenjiro Tsuda will replace Keiji Fujiwara as Isami Enomoto while Hiroshi Kamiya and Masaki Terasoma were added as part of the cast. It is soon followed with Sayaka Kanada as the voice of Teressa alongside a new 30 second trailer. Bandai Visual later released a special trailer of the film with the song "From Yamato with Love" and followed with the 12-minute preview stream of the first chapter.
