Yamato 2520

Yamato 2520
First volume LaserDisc cover
YAMATO2520
(Yamato Nī Gō Nī Zero)
Created byYoshinobu Nishizaki
Original video animation
Directed byTakeshi Shirato (1–3)[a]
Yoshinobu Nishizaki (2)
Shigenori Kageyama (3)
Written byYoshinobu Nishizaki
Eiichi Yamamoto
Yasushi Hirano
Music byDavid Matthews
StudioStudio Take-Off
Released December 17, 1994 August 25, 1996
Runtime58–60 minutes
Episodes3 + 2 extra

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.

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


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  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.