Matsumoto overhauled the story, designing the titular ship after the IJN Yamato, its crew, and the Wave Motion Gun, which came from Sexaroid, an erotic comedy manga written by Matsumoto in 1968. In the earliest stages of production, Space Battleship Yamato was planned to be 52 episodes in length, before reducing this to 39, and ultimately, 26.
Aritsune Toyota offered his 1970 novel as a further source of inspiration for Nishizaki. In 1973, works such as The Poseidon Adventure and Japan Sinks were enjoying considerable success.
Its turn toward serious themes and complex storylines influenced future works in the medium, including Gundam, Evangelion, and Macross, in addition to video games such as Space Invaders. ==Development== The first ideas for what would eventually be Space Battleship Yamato began in 1973 by producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki, but the project underwent a number of revisions and overhauls before settling on the final design.
Aritsune Toyota offered his 1970 novel as a further source of inspiration for Nishizaki. In 1973, works such as The Poseidon Adventure and Japan Sinks were enjoying considerable success.
The Rajendorians were robots whose exact form was unknown, and it was to be revealed towards the end of the story that the Rajendorians, along with the rest of the life on their home planet, had died over a hundred years ago. The first rough draft of Yamato came towards the end of summer 1973, where the Yamato (named as such by Nishizaki) was a regular spaceship, that used a large rock as a shell, and the story was notably darker.
The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, totaling up to 26 episodes.
Heavier emphasis was placed on the character's flaws, who were overall more misanthropic, and only one of them would survive until the end of the series. The production of Yamato in its conceptual stage was overseen by Eiichi Yamamoto, until 1974, when he had to leave to work on a documentary film.
Additionally, in this earlier stage, the Yamato's battles were more closely tied to events in World War II – for example, the battle near Neptune in the first episode represented Germany circumventing the Maginot Line. The first draft for Space Battleship Yamato was completed on May 21, 1974.
It was revealed originally that the plot would be based on that of the 1974 series.
The film had a budget of over ¥2 billion, and was the fourth highest grossing Japanese live-action film of the year, and the 31st highest grossing Japanese film of all time at the time of release. ===Yamato 2199 (2012)=== Debuting in Japanese cinemas on April 7, 2012, 2199 is a remake of the 1974 series.
The series aired in Yomiuri TV from October 6, 1974 to March 30, 1975, totaling up to 26 episodes.
As a replacement, Toshio Masuda, who had worked on Tora! Tora! Tora!, was considered, but had to decline as he had other projects of his own to focus own, though he would become involved in the production of the 1977 film.
Appearing in this film is Sasha, the daughter of Queen Starsha of Iscandar and Mamoru Kodai (Susumu's older brother). ===Space Battleship Yamato III (1980)=== Following these movies, a third season of the television series was produced, broadcast on Japanese television in 1980.
In a speech at the 1995 Anime Expo, series episode director Noboru Ishiguro said low ratings and high production expenses forced producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki to trim down the episode count from the original 39 episodes to only 26.
It was temporarily available for streaming online. ===New Space Battleship Yamato (2004, cancelled)=== In March 2002, a Tokyo court ruled that Yoshinobu Nishizaki legally owned the Yamato copyrights.
Project proposals for a 26-episode television series were drawn up in early 2004, but no further work was done with Tohoku Shinsha not backing the project.
However, an official trailer released during June 2010 on Japanese television has also shown elements from the series' second season (1978).
The film had a budget of over ¥2 billion, and was the fourth highest grossing Japanese live-action film of the year, and the 31st highest grossing Japanese film of all time at the time of release. ===Yamato 2199 (2012)=== Debuting in Japanese cinemas on April 7, 2012, 2199 is a remake of the 1974 series.
American series expert Tim Eldred was able to secure a complete package of art, mecha designs, and story outline at an auction over Japanese store Mandarake in April 2014. Set 20 years after Final Yamato, the series would have shown Susumu Kodai leading a salvage operation for the remains of the Yamato.
Hideaki Anno designed the new series' opening sequence. ===Yamato 2202 (2017)=== The sequel to the first remake [and debuting in Japanese cinemas on February 25, 2017, 2202 is a remake of the second series, with Nobuyoshi Habara as director and Harutoshi Fukui as writer.
Having a running time of 163 minutes, Final Yamato holds the record of being the longest animated film ever made, a record which has yet to be surpassed as of 2019.
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