New ‘Yamato’ Anime Project Announced

Yoshinobu Nishizaki, the 73-year-old producer of the Space Battleship Yamato science-fiction anime franchise, has announced his newest attempt to revive the franchise on Thursday, over 25 years after the last theatrical film. He has announced the opening of “Yamato Studio” in Tokyo and said that the new Yamato project will be his last work, one which he hopes will “surpass director Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea.” Read more

Yamato Creator To Post Original Manga On WiiWare Download Service

The digitial distribution company Suncorp has announced that manga and anime pioneer Leiji Matsumoto (Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999, Space Pirate Captain Harlock) is starting an original online comic project. Matsumoto’s unnamed new work will appear on the Nintendo Wii game console’s WiiWare download service in Japan this summer or later.

Although Suncorp has not officially announced overseas plans, the announcements notes that Matsumoto’s previous works have garnered fans all over the world with translated releases, and that the new work “is aimed at his global fans.” The announcement also does not state Matsumoto’s specific plans after the manga is created, although it does note that the WiiWare service is expected to also distribute games, anime, character goods, and other media crossovers.

Source: Anime News Network