Production I.G. and Studio Khara have announced that they are creating the anime film Cosomoship Yamato √2199. It will be directed by Hideaki Anno and Yutaka Izubuchi. Anno is planning the movie alongside Mitsuhisa Ishikawa.
A teaser image was released through the new website for the film:
Anno stated the following about the news: “I want to keep making Yamato not only to fulfill a childhood dream, but also to imbue our prayers and wishes for the next generation and our own. It is with that resolve that we produce this.” Izubuchi and him are co-directors, and are also in charge of the design works. Meanwhile Ishikawa, founder of Production I.G., will serve as production executive producer alongside Anno.
Anno first announced he was working on a Yamato project in October 2024 after the 50th anniversary of Space Battleship Yamato. In the meantime, the seventh and final Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 film, titled Nijiiro no Rinne (Rainbow-Colored Reincarnation) will premiere in Japan on October 30.
MyAnimeList describes the prequel film, titled Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi – Kōshō -STASHA-:
Gamilans are facing their biggest hurdle yet: their planet is dying at an alarming pace. To save his people and relocate them to habitable land, Aberdt Desler feigns submission to the oppressive rule of the planet Galman, which houses a race almost identical to the Gamilans. Desler’s true objective is to seize control and accelerate the salvation of his nation. However, as Gamilans begin their migration, an unidentified massive power attacks them and completely warps their twin planet—Iscandar, Queen Starsha’s home.
Meanwhile, Earth is celebrating the success of the magnificent Space Battleship Yamato and its heroic crew. A new generation of promising recruits joins Yamato and its two new support ships, led by Yuki Mori and Shirou Sanada. But not everyone agrees with the past decisions of its captain, Susumu Kodai. During the Yamato’s six-month-long training mission and diplomatic meeting with the Gamilans, the crew learns of the recent catastrophe, and against all orders, Kodai commands the fleet to Iscandar to aid the surviving refugees.
