Production I.G and Studio Khara announced that they will jointly produce the feature-length theatrical anime "Space Battleship Yamato √2199." Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明) will serve as executive producer and director, with Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕裕) as co-director.
Production I.G and Studio Khara announced today, commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the Space Battleship Yamato series, that they will jointly produce the feature-length theatrical anime "Space Battleship Yamato √2199" (Route 2199). Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明) will serve as executive producer and director, while Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕裕) will serve as co-director, with the production to be handled as a joint production by the two companies.
The first teaser visual depicts the Yamato preparing to launch into space from a devastated landscape. Production began in 2024. Hideaki Anno expressed his love of "Space Battleship Yamato" dating back to his middle-school years and indicated his intention to develop the work and pass it on to the next generation.
The original work was created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki (西崎義展). Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明) serves as planner and executive producer, Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (石川光久) as planner, and Yutaka Izubuchi (出渕裕) and Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明) as directors and design-work supervisors. The production studios are Production I.G and Studio Khara, and the production company is Shin Office Academy.