Yamato 2520

Yamato 2520 (YAMATO2520, Yamato Nī Gō Nī Zero) was Yoshinobu Nishizaki's attempt at a sequel to Space Battleship Yamato, set several hundred years after the original series. However, Nishizaki was sued by Leiji Matsumoto for breach of copyright.^[1] Ultimately, Yamato 2520 was left unfinished after only three episodes (of planned ten) were released.^[2]^[3] The episodes came out on VHS and LaserDisc for home media.

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YAMATO2520 (Yamato Nī Gō Nī Zero)
Yamato 2520
First volume LaserDisc cover
Created by	Yoshinobu Nishizaki
Original video animation
Directed by	Takeshi Shirato (1–3)^[a] Yoshinobu Nishizaki (2) Shigenori Kageyama (3)
Written by	Yoshinobu Nishizaki Eiichi Yamamoto Yasushi Hirano
Music by	David Matthews
Studio	Studio Take-Off
Released	December 17, 1994 – August 25, 1996
Runtime	58–60 minutes
Episodes	3 + 2 extra

The OVA series features mechanical designs by Syd Mead and a soundtrack by jazz musician David Matthews.^[4]^[5]

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Kazukiyo Nishikiori as Nabu Ancient
Tomo Sakurai as Marcie Shima
Yasunori Matsumoto as Aga Serene
Ichirō Nagai as Tōgō Shima
Yoko Asagami as Amethis
Akira Kamiya as Rikiyard
Chafūrin as Jog
Isshin Chiba as Kemushi/Doc
Shigeru Chiba as Speed
Kenyū Horiuchi as Emilio
Masatō Ibu as Blauné
Kōji Ishii as Moai
Hideyuki Umezu as Packard
Ken Yamaguchi as Tonbe
Konami Yoshida as Susha
Hiro Yuuki as Konman
Taichirō Hirokawa as Narrator

Credited as Director (総監督) in episode 1, and as Chief Director (チーフ・ディレクター) in episode 2 and 3.

[1]
宇宙戦艦ヤマト事件判決. law.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-07-20.
[2]
"The Rise and Fall of Yamato 2520, Part 1". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
[3]
"Roots of Rebirth". Star Blazers. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
[4]
"Syd Mead Futurist:Anime". The Official Syd Mead website. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
[5]
"RISING UP TO FIGHT AGAIN: The Yamato Sequels". Star Blazers. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-20.

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Starblazers Official website Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
Yamato 2520 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Yamato 2520 at IMDb
YAMATO2520 Page（ファンサイト） Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

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Quick Facts YAMATO2520 (), Created by ...

YAMATO2520 (Yamato Nī Gō Nī Zero)
Yamato 2520
First volume LaserDisc cover
Created by	Yoshinobu Nishizaki
Original video animation
Directed by	Takeshi Shirato (1–3)^[a] Yoshinobu Nishizaki (2) Shigenori Kageyama (3)
Written by	Yoshinobu Nishizaki Eiichi Yamamoto Yasushi Hirano
Music by	David Matthews
Studio	Studio Take-Off
Released	December 17, 1994 – August 25, 1996
Runtime	58–60 minutes
Episodes	3 + 2 extra

The OVA series features mechanical designs by Syd Mead and a soundtrack by jazz musician David Matthews.^[4]^[5]

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Kazukiyo Nishikiori as Nabu Ancient
Tomo Sakurai as Marcie Shima
Yasunori Matsumoto as Aga Serene
Ichirō Nagai as Tōgō Shima
Yoko Asagami as Amethis
Akira Kamiya as Rikiyard
Chafūrin as Jog
Isshin Chiba as Kemushi/Doc
Shigeru Chiba as Speed
Kenyū Horiuchi as Emilio
Masatō Ibu as Blauné
Kōji Ishii as Moai
Hideyuki Umezu as Packard
Ken Yamaguchi as Tonbe
Konami Yoshida as Susha
Hiro Yuuki as Konman
Taichirō Hirokawa as Narrator

Credited as Director (総監督) in episode 1, and as Chief Director (チーフ・ディレクター) in episode 2 and 3.

[1]
宇宙戦艦ヤマト事件判決. law.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-07-20.
[2]
"The Rise and Fall of Yamato 2520, Part 1". StarBlazers.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
[3]
"Roots of Rebirth". Star Blazers. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
[4]
"Syd Mead Futurist:Anime". The Official Syd Mead website. Archived from the original on 2008-01-19. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
[5]
"RISING UP TO FIGHT AGAIN: The Yamato Sequels". Star Blazers. Archived from the original on March 31, 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-20.

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Starblazers Official website Archived 2021-02-11 at the Wayback Machine
Yamato 2520 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Yamato 2520 at IMDb
YAMATO2520 Page（ファンサイト） Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

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