A compilation film of the series opened in Japan opened in October 2014 with the title Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Tsuioku no Kōkai (Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Voyage of Remembrance), and a new film that continues the story opened in Japanin December 2014 with the title Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshi-Meguru Hakobune (Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Star-Voyaging Ark).
With Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199, director Yutaka Izubuchi (RahXephon) remade the classic 1974 space opera anime Space Battleship Yamato.
FUNimation Entertainment announced on Friday that it will stream an English dub of the Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 anime project beginning on November 8.
The company added the title to its list of fall season simuldubs.