Hideaki Anno and Yutaka Izubuchi speculate on the relationship between “Space Battleship Yamato” and “Gundam，” combining certain works and saying， “Substitution is an invention．”
Hideaki Anno (64), known for the “Evangelion” series, appeared as the host at the “Space Battleship Yamato” 50th Anniversary Screening, a one-night-only special screening event he planned and produced himself, in Tokyo on the 6th. On this day, a talk event was held with Yutaka Izubuchi (65), who was in charge of mechanical design for “Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack” and the director of “Space Battleship Yamato 2199,” and Ryusuke Hikawa (66), an anime and special effects researcher. Regarding the groundbreaking work “Space Battleship Yamato,” Anno stated firmly, “Without this work, Japanese animation would be in a completely different form today.” Izubuchi also said, “We would have lived different lives,” and Anno agreed, saying, “We probably wouldn’t have done the anime.” Hikawa pointed out, “(Without Space Battleship Yamato) the market would not have been opened up to junior and senior high school students, so children’s TV cartoons would have continued, and Miyazaki Hayao would probably have made a feature-length cartoon film for children.” Anno added, “There was no ’Gundam’ then either,” and Izubuchi responded, “Because there was ’Yamato,’ there was ’Gundam.’ Tomino (Yoshiyuki)’s catchphrase was ’Destroy Yamato,’” he agreed. Anno said, “The reason why Gundam is based on the White Base is because of the Yamato method. What’s amazing about Tomino is that he also mixed in “Mazinger Z.” “Yamato” and “Mazinger Z” are invincible! This combination is amazing. Cosmo Zero or Black Tiger will be turned into a robot and the main character will ride it. This substitution is the invention of ’Gundam.’” Next, we talked about episode 1 of “Space Battleship Yamato” and episode 1 of “Mobile Suit Gundam.” Izubuchi said, “It’s well made, but I’ll go back to watching Yamato,” but Anno replied, “For me it’s episode 1 of Gundam. The level of completion is amazing. Tomino is also amazing. The audience was excited and called it “Tomino’s greatest masterpiece.” The three opening credits will be shown for the first time without subtitles (episodes 1, 21, and 21’s opening credits with the main title and unused cuts added), as well as the ending credits will also be shown. The event was also met with great excitement as the audience sang along to the theme song and Anno announced the production of a new Space Battleship Yamato anime. 7:30pm on October 6th, 1974. A ship was launched that would later influence many works and creators. Its name is “Space Battleship Yamato.” At a time when animation was still called “TV cartoons,” this work, which had only 26 episodes, shocked many viewers, became a social phenomenon, and is still loved by many people today. And this year marks the 50th anniversary of that voyage. This screening event was planned and produced by Anno Hideaki, who said, “I don’t think I would be living the life I have today if I hadn’t encountered Space Battleship Yamato.” The first film to be screened will be the first episode of the TV series, “SOS Earth!! Resurrection of Space Battleship Yamato,” and will be screened at the same time on the same day in 2024, exactly 50 years after it first aired on TV at 7:30 p.m. on October 6, 1974. We will also be screening the entire trilogy of the legendary 8mm film version of “Space Battleship Yamato.” The 8mm film version is similar to the 1977 Space Battleship Yamato the Movie, in that it is a re-edited version of the TV series, but its editing differs from the movie version and it also uses new narration, making it a version of Yamato that only a few people know about. This mysterious work was released in theaters for the first time.
Anno is involved in the Evangelion, Godzilla, Ultraman, and Kamen Rider series, and the concept is that the worlds are all connected in a multiverse, right? And will Yamato and Gundam be added to that?
The worst is the push by the shitty media towards Abe, Soka Gakkai, Suga, Maehara, Izumi, Ozawa, Hatoyama, Koizumi, Kono, Takaichi, Ishin, Unified Korea (Douwa), and Uchimura Teruyoshi (and others).
It’s easy to see that Macross was inspired by Yamato, but now that you mention it, Gundam also has the same structure as a wandering battleship that fights against pursuing enemies, and Eva is a homage to Mazinger and Getter, who fight to protect a research facility.
Evangelion was a good parody. By the way, I’ll probably get criticized for writing this, but I think it was Girls und Panzer that (to some extent) broke the spell of Space Battleship Yamato. I end up crying every time because so few people agree with me lol.
Yamato’s ratings were also poor, so it was shortened from a planned four-season series to two. Gundam’s ratings were also poor, so it was shortened from a planned 52 episodes to 43. As with Evangelion, epoch-making works are often unfortunate.
When I was watching Yamato, I thought it would be nice if the aircraft carriers had robots like Mazinger. That’s why I thought Gundam had done it when it started.
I don’t really understand why Matsumoto didn’t want to draw giant robot anime. I can’t hear the true meaning of that anymore. I’d understand if Danguard A was ugly, but this one is pretty cool.
>>31 He’s not good at thinking logically (he likes quibbles), and he writes about the romance of a man who wanders around with momentum and enthusiasm or his love for short-legged, petite characters (for women, he writes about tall, skinny beauties) He prefers flesh and blood to robots, and action scenes can’t end with a bang with a gun, so it’s no wonder he’s not good at it.
Mamoru Oshii also said this s://moviewalker.jp/news/article/1129237/ He continued, “Isn’t there a difference between a movie that makes a lot of money and a good movie? Of course, in the entertainment world, it’s true that ’movies that make a lot of money are great.’ Without hits, no one would be able to create anything ambitious. That’s how a director like me has been able to make films, however uneventful it may be. If it weren’t for “Space Battleship Yamato” or “Mobile Suit Gundam,” I wouldn’t have become a director. Because there are hit movies, there are people who are willing to spend money on films. We need someone to create a big hit. “I’m the one who’s most troubled by this,” he said with a laugh, and added, “If you think about the bigger picture, having a hit is very important,” expressing his hopes for excitement across the industry.
I think that Izubuchi established the MS design for the Universal Century series of Gundam, not Okawara, Nagano, or Katoki. Every time a new MS appears in a Universal Century spinoff work, whether it’s the One Year War era, the Gryps War era, or after CCA, the design line of the MS series from Char’s Counterattack is based on Izubuchi’s designs.
Matsumoto-chan might be the type of person who only believes in machines and weapons that have been effective in the past. So, while it’s okay for steam locomotives to travel through space, it’s not okay for non-existent things like giant robots to play an important role. I don’t think that’s a bad idea.
Macross’s Valkyrie is too revolutionary. Yamato and Macross have warp (fold) technology that is an alien over-technology, but it doesn’t exist in the Gundam world.
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