Hideaki Anno and Yutaka Izubuchi Announce Space Battleship Yamato Sqrt2199
The announcement confirms a Yamato feature that Anno, who has described the 1974 series as formative for him, is directing himself after producing the franchise's 50th anniversary projects in 2024.
Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Denfaminicogamer, Anime Anime.
A new theatrical feature, Space Battleship Yamato Sqrt2199, was announced on October 6, with Hideaki Anno as director and executive producer and Yutaka Izubuchi as co-director. Production I.G and Studio Khara share animation production for the first time. A teaser visual and official site and X account were also released. The film entered production in 2024; a release date is undecided.
The announcement lands on the date the 1974 series first aired. Anno is credited with planning, executive production, direction, and design work; Izubuchi, who co-directed with him, is also credited for design work. Original author Yoshinobu Nishizaki is credited, with Shine Office Academy as producer. A teaser visual shows Yamato lifting off from ruined ground toward space. The film began production in 2024, when Anno announced he had started work on a new Yamato theatrical feature.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.