After Takashi Yamazaki's live action film last year, comes SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO: 2199, long-planned animated remake of the benchmark 1974 teleseries (broadcast worldwide as STAR BLAZERS), and it looks spectacular! The 26-episode remake is being released as seven feature films, starting with CHAPTER 1: THE LONG VOYAGE, directed by Yutaka Izubuchi, opening in select Japanese theaters on April 7th. The DVD and BD of Volume 1 drops on May 25th! This past weekend in Tokyo, the 1,000-seat Yomiuri Hall in Tokyo was packed for a special YAMATO: 2199 Launch Party, featuring the staff & cast, as well as a special screening of the first episode, while in the lobby, a 3'45" promo video for the upcoming release was playing — watch it here!
