Space Battleship Yamato

Falldog's Space Battleship Yamato Model Collection

For the longest time I’ve wanted a 1/350 scale Space Battleship Yamato from Bandai. For those who hadn’t heard of it before, think Perfect Grade quality gimmicks to the max of 2007 model technology - lights, sounds, and best of all, motorized turrets. I remember seeing one in a local hobby shop many years ago, back before Bluefin became the de facto US distributor for Bandai, and on sale for what must have been a crazy cheap price. These days they regularly go for over $700 - which is a key reason I never got one.

That is until recently, when friend and fellow r/Gundam mod, Jaguar let me know about an online listing for a used kit out of Japan. It was still a bit pricey, and there was no guarantee that it still functioned, but from the photos it looked like everything was there. Apparently it was built back in 2007 then promptly put back in the box and forgotten for over a decade.

Otaku Evolution Episode 109 - Space Cruiser Yamato (Movie)

The first English-language bastardization of Space Battleship Yamato, Space Cruiser Yamato, a recut version of the compilation version of the first TV series, is quite a ride. A ride into mediocrity, with its truncated, if not entirely decimated character development and simplistic plot summarizing. And you know how I hate people who just boil down long works into a neat package, as if to comment on them with faux-wry humor for an audience of captive idiots too lazy to watch a whole TV series.

I mean, I just hate that. Hate it.

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Space Battleship Yamato 2199 PV

A few notes:

 

- Captain Okita's character design seems to be the least redesigned.

- Doctor Sado looks like a compromise between his original design and the new style.

- Awesome, some of Hiroshi Miyagawa's music is making it in, probably because his son is doing the music.

- Gamilian spaceships! If only they would show Gamilius and/or Lord Desslar.

- Starsha confirmed!

 

I'm so psyched about this. As I've established, SBY is one of my favorite anime, and this PV makes the remake look pretty damn good!


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