4th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film's Teaser Reveals Title, October 10 Premiere

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4th film titled Mizuiro no Sasha; 3rd film Gunjō no Asteroid opens on Friday

Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed in a special trailer on Friday that the fourth film for Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, is titled Mizuiro no Sasha (The Aqua Sasha) and will open on October 10. Bandai Namco Filmworks also unveiled the fourth film's teaser visual, drawn by Kia Asamiya (Silent Möbius manga creator and storyboarder and animator for Star Blazers Chronicle 2202 film):TRUE is performing the ending theme song "Eureka."The anime will premiere as seven films. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime under the title Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.Kuro no Shinryaku (Dark Invasion), the first film, opened in July 2024. The film earned 58,863,050 yen (about US$404,857) in its first three days.The anime's second film Sekijitsu no Shutsugeki (The Assault of the Burning Sun) premiered in Japan on November 22. The film earned 64,118,600 yen (about US$441,004) in its first three days. Participating theaters offered a special limited edition Blu-ray Disc of the film during its screening run. The film then shipped on retail Blu-ray Disc and DVD on January 29. Megumi Han took over the role of Sasha in the second film. Megumi Han's mother Keiko Han voiced the role in the Be Forever Yamato film.Naomichi Yamato (From the New World, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans episode director) is directing the new anime, with Harutoshi Fukui now also credited as supervising director along with his roles as head writer and scriptwriter as in previous anime in the series. Hideki Oka is also returning as co-writer on the script. Nobuteru Yūki is returning as character designer. Junichirō Tamamori, Mika Akitaka, and Yasushi Ishizu are credited for mechanical designs. Hiroyuki Gotō is the CG producer, while Shōsuke Uechi is credited as CG director. Tomohiro Yoshida is the sound director.As with prior anime in the series, late producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki is credited for the original work, and his son Shōji Nishizaki is credited as chief production supervisor and copyright chief supervisor. Akira Miyagawa is returning to compose the music alongside Shū Kanematsu (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses). Akira Miyagawa's late father and original Space Battleship Yamato composer Hiroshi Miyagawa is also credited for music.The new project is a sequel to the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi - Kōshō -STASHA- (Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage Part II: Stasha) film, which opened in February 2022.Source: Press release

Published on: 2025-04-10 18:00 EDT