Studio Khara To Produce Space Battleship Yamato Movie

Hideaki Anno‘s Studio Khara has been given the rights by Voyager Holdings to produce new animated worksbased on Space Battleship Yamato. Pre-production on a theatrical project has begun, and the aim is to begin production in 2025.

The announcement notes that this new Space Battleship Yamato title will chart a “different course” from the remake entries that began with 2012’s Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199. The latest remake title is Yamato yo Towa ni – REBEL 3199, which will debut its second chapter in Japanese theaters on November 22 JST.

Additionally, Khara has also obtained licensing permissions from Touhakushinsha.

The original Space Battleship Yamato TV series aired from 1974 to 1975 and inspired sequel series and movies, including 1980’s Yamato yo Towa ni movie. 

Crunchyroll describes Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 as:

The power-hungry Gamilas have taken over Earth, and only a distant planet has the key to save humans from extinction. Granted the schematics of a high-powered engine, the Space Battleship Yamato is built to traverse the galaxy and retrieve hope for their survival. Battling extraterrestrial forces along the way, the crew of the Yamato will stop at nothing to save their home.

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Source: Studio Khara website (via Comic Natalie)