Hideaki Anno has introduced that his firm, Khara Inc., has acquired the rights to supply a brand new anime movie for the movie Area battleship Yamato sequence.
The announcement was made throughout the anime’s fiftieth anniversary screening occasion held in Tokyo on October 6, 2024.
On the occasion, Anno introduced that Khara had acquired manufacturing rights from Voyager Holdings, which oversees the unique sequence, and had obtained copyright permission from Tohokushinsha Movie Company.
“This time Khara Inc. the rights of Voyager Holdings, represented by President Shoji Nishizaki, to create a brand new animated work primarily based on ‘Area Battleship Yamato’. On the identical time, we now have obtained permission to make use of copyright from Tohokushinsha Movie Company.“
Talking on the occasion, Anno expressed his enthusiasm for the challenge, saying: “With this I can now get a brand new Area Battleship Yamato working.“
Whereas particulars concerning the new manufacturing stay underneath wraps, Khara’s official assertion hinted that this challenge will take a distinct tack from earlier remakes, reminiscent of Area Battleship Yamato 2199 and the following one Yamato ceaselessly REBEL3199which is anticipated to be launched in November 2024.
The brand new theatrical movie is at present within the planning phases and in line with Khara’s replace, manufacturing will start in 2025.
Anno emphasised that the upcoming work can be separate from the continued remake sequence and discover new artistic instructions for the franchise.
“Fifty years in the past, I would not be who I’m at present if I hadn’t encountered Area Battleship Yamato. As I’m now concerned with Yamato, I hope to precise my gratitude, respect and tribute to all of the workers and forged who labored on it by devoting the remainder of my life to creating as many fascinating works as attainable that can mirror the outdated and new . I need to go away ‘Area Battleship Yamato’ for future generations‘ he added.
Area battleship Yamato is a Japanese science fiction anime sequence written by Yoshinobu Nishizaki, directed by manga artist Leiji Matsumoto and produced by Academy Productions. The sequence aired on Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, with a complete of 26 episodes.
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