Hideaki Anno Leads Space Battleship Yamato Anime 50th Anniversary Project

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is a remake of the original 1974 Space Battleship Yamato series created by Leiji Matsumoto and Yoshinobu Nishizaki.

Studio Khara announced on Saturday that Hideaki Anno will be planning and producing a 50th anniversary project for Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto’s Space Battleship Yamato space opera anime franchise.

The planned book publications include: an artbook from manga creator Michio Murakawa, a book of design artwork from mechanical designer Junichirō Tamamori, a 50th anniversary commemoration edition Space Battleship Yamato 1974 Complete Works book, and publications of manga.