Hideaki Anno has been focusing on live action for a few years. In live-action cinema, especially in tokusatsu, the Japanese giant monster and superhero movies. Particularly excelling in that field, with wonderful films like Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman, and Shin Kamen Rider, that doesn’t mean we don’t miss him in anime. He is the creator of masterpieces like Neon Genesis Evangelion and Kare Kano. But it seems that, in fact, we might see him return to animation very soon.
Last Sunday, October 6, a screening of Space Battleship Yamato was held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of this legendary anime by Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto. After the screening, Hideaki Anno announced that Studio Khara, the studio of which he is president, is producing a new anime based on Yamato. Having received official approval from the license holders.
Although Anno has confirmed that he cannot yet provide any details about the project, he wanted to emphasize that it is a different project from the remake of the anime Space Battleship Yamato 2199. Even so, the people involved in the remake are also part of this new project. Since Yutaka Izubuchi, along with other members of the project, are also working with Studio Khara on this new anime.
Space Battleship Yamato, better known in Spain as Acorazado Espacial Yamato, is an anime that aired between 1974 and 1975 and consisted of three seasons of 26 episodes, four movies, and a special. Serving as an inspiration for many subsequent animes, it is considered one of the pioneering series of militaristic science fiction and space opera.
According to Anno, unfortunately, this project will not begin production until 2025. Therefore, we should not expect to see it in theaters until at least 2026, if not later. Meanwhile, the original series is currently undergoing a remake, titled Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199, which consists of seven films, the first of which, Kuro no Shinryaku, premiered this past July in Japan and does not have a release date outside of the country yet.
