In the year 2220 of the Western Era … A crisis is approaching Earth—the expansion of a moving black hole. An operation of immigration is undertaken to move over 300-million people from Earth … The latest transportation fleet is attacked, but is defended by Space Battleship Yamato, now commanded by Susumu Kodai (38). Aboard is daughter Miyuki … child of Susumu and Yuki.
Rebirth is set 21 years after the first Yamato story and 17 years after the story of the last film, "Final Yamato".
Spanning some 30+ years, the franchise of the
↗Space Battleship Yamato has spawned multiple animated TV series and movies, and there are even reports that a live-action movie is currently in the planning stage (as of Nov '09). The US-licensed 1979 release of the original series was renamed
↗Star Blazers.
Movie to be released (in Japan) on December 12, 2009.
A new story from Leji Matsumoto, the creator of the Harlock universe and
Galaxy Express 999
[edit] The
↗Space Battleship Yamato franchise:
Main Series:
Movies:
Yamato 2199 Series:
- (2012) _ Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Movie (first movie, 50 minutes)
- (2012) _ Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Desperate Struggle in the Heliosphere (second movie, ?? minutes)
- (2012) _ Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Endless Voyage (third movie, ?? minutes)
- (2013) _ Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Defense of the Galactic March (fourth movie, ?? minutes)
- (2013) _ Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Redolence of Intergalactic Space (fifth movie, ?? minutes)
- (2013) _ Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (26 TV episodes)
Other Spinoffs:
- (1994) _ Yamato 2520 (4 OVA episodes)
- (2004) _ Great Yamato No. 0 (5 OVA episodes)
- (2010) _ Space Battleship Yamato Live-Action (131 minute live-action film)
