YAMATO2520
1994 • Studio Take Off
- Format
- OVA
- Aired
- 1994
- Episodes
- 3
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Studio Take Off
- Genres
- Science fiction
Set hundreds of years after the original, Yamato 2520 chronicles the adventures of the eighteenth starship to bear the name, and its battle against the Seiren Federation.
On a planet harshly ruled by the Serien Federation, a group of earth teenagers discover the ancient hulk of the Earth Federation Battleship Yamato. By stealing it's data disk the teens are able to use the Serien's own automated ship yards to construct a new Yamato.
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YAMATO2520 was conceived in the mid-1990s as a high-budget sequel project intended to revitalize the classic Space Battleship Yamato franchise. Produced by Studio Take Off and released as an original video animation series beginning in 1994, the project aimed to introduce the iconic space opera to a new generation of viewers by shifting the setting several centuries into the future.
The series is perhaps most notable for its aesthetic departure from the original designs, featuring mecha and ship concepts penned by the celebrated industrial designer Syd Mead. Mead, known for his seminal work on films like Blade Runner and Tron, brought a sleek, futuristic sensibility to the Yamato vessel that contrasted sharply with the more traditional naval-inspired look of the 1970s original. Despite the pedigree of its design team, the project was ultimately curtailed, leaving the narrative unfinished due to a legal dispute between the production committee and the original creator, Leiji Matsumoto.
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