Yamato 2520 (YAMATO2520, Yamato Nī Gō Nī Zero) was Yoshinobu Nishizaki's attempt at a sequel to Space Battleship Yamato, set several hundred years after the original series. However, Nishizaki was sued by Leiji 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 on VHS and LaserDisc for home media.
The OVA series features mechanical designs by Syd Mead and a soundtrack by jazz musician David Matthews.[4][5]
Cast
- 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 宇宙戦艦ヤマト事件判決. law.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "The Rise and Fall of Yamato 2520, Part 1". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
- ^ "Roots of Rebirth". Star Blazers. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "Syd Mead Futurist:Anime". The Official Syd Mead website. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "RISING UP TO FIGHT AGAIN: The Yamato Sequels". Star Blazers. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
External links
- Starblazers Official website Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Yamato 2520 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yamato 2520 at IMDb
- YAMATO2520 Page（ファンサイト） Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)