Junko Yagami Returns to Yamato With Final Chapter Ending Theme
The ending theme pairs Yagami with Akira Miyagawa, whose father Hiroshi composed the 1980 source song the track is based on, making the final chapter a generational handoff inside the franchise's own music.
Key Facts
- Junko Yagami sings "Haruka e, Towa e," the ending theme for "Yamato yo Towa ni REBEL3199 Chapter 7: Rainbow-Colored Reincarnation."
- Yagami's previous Yamato theme was "Love Supreme ~Shijou no Ai~" for Space Battleship Yamato: Final Chapter in 1983.
- The song is based on "Shin Ginga Tanjou," composed by Hiroshi Miyagawa for the 1980 film "Yamato yo Towa ni," with arrangement by Akira Miyagawa and lyrics by Yohei Matsui.
- Chapter 7 begins screenings on Friday, October 30, 2026.
- A completion screening stage greeting was held on October 2 at Shinjuku Piccadilly in Tokyo with Takuya Eguchi, Keiko Han, Megumi Han, Naomichi Yamato, and Harutoshi Fukui.
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Junko Yagami sings the ending theme for "Yamato yo Towa ni REBEL3199 Chapter 7: Rainbow-Colored Reincarnation," the final chapter of the Space Battleship Yamato 2199 series. The song, "Haruka e, Towa e," has lyrics by Yohei Matsui, music by Hiroshi Miyagawa and Akira Miyagawa, and arrangement by Akira Miyagawa. Yagami last performed a Yamato theme in 1983 with "Love Supreme ~Shijou no Ai~" for Space Battleship Yamato: Final Chapter. The music video is out on the official YouTube channel. Seven character visuals on rainbow-colored backgrounds also released, covering figures including Susumu Kodai, Yuki Mori, and Sasha. The chapter begins screenings on Friday, October 30, 2026. General director and scriptwriter Harutoshi Fukui leads the production, with Naomichi Yamato directing and Satelight on animation. The cast includes Daisuke Ono, Houko Kuwashima, Megumi Han, and Koichi Yamadera.
The ending theme is a rework, not a new composition. "Haruka e, Towa e" is based on "Shin Ginga Tanjou," which Hiroshi Miyagawa composed for the 1980 film "Yamato yo Towa ni," with Akira Miyagawa writing the new arrangement. Yohei Matsui wrote the lyrics, following his work on the previous chapter's "Hikari no Nami."
Junko Yagami first sang for the franchise on the single "Love Supreme ~Shijou no Ai~," released February 5, 1983, as the theme for "Space Battleship Yamato: Final Chapter." She said of the new track: "I never thought the day would come when I could sing a Yamato theme song again after more than 40 years." Akira Miyagawa noted that his father was a fan of Yagami, and that Yagami began singing because she admired The Peanuts.
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