Wednesday, August 29, 2018

My Life In Fandom: Yamato 2199 Finally Available In The US

#StarKnight has plenty of anime inspirations, and another is Space Battleship Yamato. A few years ago Xebec was part of the committee that organized and produced a remake of the original series as Space Battleship Yamato 2199. It hit big i Japan, and its two follow-ons (the current being a remake of the second series as 2202) have brought in a new generation of fans for one of the institutions of Japanese Space Opera.

It took forever, but finally Funimation worked out a deal to release it in the U.S. under the "Star Blazers" brand used the first time. Unlike the Maceker of old, this release presumes that you know what Yamato is and it's priced accordingly. You'll have the option from the get-go to watch it in Japanese with English subtitles you do not need to tolerate the localization (unless Funimation fucked with things in translation- and that's a surefire way to get lynched since we're talking Yamato).

Unlike yesterday's post, this is a more reasonable release. The downside is that it's not the complete series, and that means yet another purchase down the road. (This is Episodes 1-13, so there is a Volume 2 to come.) At least we're getting proper Yamato this time; the old hackjob is absent here.

And yes, I want it for my birthday. You can buy your copy here. You won't regret anything but the pain your wallet feels.

1 comment:

  1. Yamato's original Leiji Matsumoto manga is also coming this year.

    https://www.amazon.com/Space-Battleship-Yamato-Classic-Collection/dp/1626929122/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1535562117&sr=1-1&keywords=Space+Battleship+Yamato

    Now is a good time to be a classic anime and manga fan.

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