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Yamato 2520 (YAMATO2520,Yamato Nī Gō Nī Zero) wasYoshinobu Nishizaki's attempt at a sequel toSpace Battleship Yamato, set several hundred years after the original series. However, Nishizaki was sued byLeiji Matsumoto for breach of copyright.[1] Ultimately,Yamato 2520 was left unfinished after only three episodes (of planned ten) were released.[2][3] The episodes came out onVHS andLaserDisc for home media.
| Yamato 2520 | |
 First volume LaserDisc cover | |
| YAMATO2520 (Yamato Nī Gō Nī Zero) | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Yoshinobu Nishizaki |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Takeshi Shirato (1–3)[a] Yoshinobu Nishizaki (2) Shigenori Kageyama (3) |
| Written by | Yoshinobu Nishizaki Eiichi Yamamoto Yasushi Hirano |
| Music by | David Matthews |
| Studio | Studio Take-Off |
| Released | December 17, 1994 – August 25, 1996 |
| Runtime | 58–60 minutes |
| Episodes | 3 + 2 extra |
TheOVA series features mechanical designs bySyd Mead and a soundtrack by jazz musicianDavid Matthews.[4][5]
Cast
edit- Kazukiyo Nishikiori as Nabu Ancient
- Tomo Sakurai as Marcie Shima
- Yasunori Matsumoto as Aga Serene
- Ichirō Nagai as Tōgō Shima
- Yoko Asagami as Amethis
- Akira Kamiya as Rikiyard
- Chafūrin as Jog
- Isshin Chiba as Kemushi/Doc
- Shigeru Chiba as Speed
- Kenyū Horiuchi as Emilio
- Masatō Ibu as Blauné
- Kōji Ishii as Moai
- Hideyuki Umezu as Packard
- Ken Yamaguchi as Tonbe
- Konami Yoshida as Susha
- Hiro Yuuki as Konman
- Taichirō Hirokawa as Narrator
Explanatory notes
edit- ^Credited as Director (総監督) in episode 1, and as Chief Director (チーフ・ディレクター) in episode 2 and 3.
References
edit- ^宇宙戦艦ヤマト事件判決.law.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved2008-07-20.
- ^"The Rise and Fall of Yamato 2520, Part 1".StarBlazers.com. Archived fromthe original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved2009-09-01.
- ^"Roots of Rebirth".Star Blazers. Archived fromthe original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved2008-07-20.
- ^"Syd Mead Futurist:Anime".The Official Syd Mead website. Archived fromthe original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved2008-07-20.
- ^"RISING UP TO FIGHT AGAIN: The Yamato Sequels".Star Blazers. Archived fromthe original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved2008-07-20.
External links
edit- Starblazers Official websiteArchived 2021-02-11 at theWayback Machine
- Yamato 2520 (anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yamato 2520 atIMDb
- YAMATO2520 Page（ファンサイト）Archived 2010-08-31 at theWayback Machine(in Japanese)
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