YAMATO2520

About YAMATO2520

Meet YAMATO2520, a sci-fi anime by Studio Take Off (1994). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: Set hundreds of years after the original, Yamato 2520 chronicles the adventures of the eighteenth starship to bear the name, and its battle against the Seiren Federation. On a planet harshly ruled by the Serien Federation, a group of earth teenagers discover the ancient hulk of the Earth Federation Battleship Yamato.

Another thread: By stealing it's data disk the teens are able to use the Serien's own automated ship yards to construct a new Yamato.

With sci-fi at the core, ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. Nabu Ancient (Kazukiyo Nishikiori) and Marcie Shima (Tomo Sakurai) are two of the characters you will meet early. If you count yourself among fans of futuristic settings and big-concept stories, put it on your list. The run is 3 episodes in total, so you know what you are signing up for.

Production & Appeal

Production sits with Studio Take Off, which means the visual identity of YAMATO2520 follows that studio's craft. Because it leans on sci-fi, ideas, tech concepts and production design set it apart. Its 6.0/10 score suggests opinions are split, so it suits viewers who already like the genre. On the casting side, Kazukiyo Nishikiori voicing Nabu Ancient gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 1994, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.