Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno returning to anime with new project for 50-year-old franchise

There aren’t many anime directors more famous than Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno, but it’s been a while now since Anno made any anime.

Space Battleship Yamato is one of the most influential anime of all time, preceding not only Evangelion but other landmark science fiction anime series such as Macross, Gundam, and Galaxy Express 999.

But Anno is finally ready to come back to the anime world, with a project that’s still in keeping with his enduring love for iconic franchises from his childhood, as he’s announced that he’s making a new Space Battleship Yamato anime.