New titles & sequelsCosmoship Yamato √2199
Hideaki Anno and Yutaka Izubuchi to direct Space Battleship Yamato √2199 feature
On Yamato’s 52nd anniversary, Studio Khara and Production I.G announced their first joint feature. The “root” in its title suggests a path different from Yamato 2199.
animecca editorsUpdated October 24, 2026
Yamato is setting out on a new route. Production of the animated feature Space Battleship Yamato √2199 (Root 2199) was announced on October 6, the 52nd anniversary of Space Battleship Yamato. A teaser visual shows Yamato preparing to launch from a devastated landscape.
The film’s official site and Studio Khara’s site made the announcement.
Two directors
Hideaki Anno created the project, serves as executive producer, and directs. Yutaka Izubuchi of Space Battleship Yamato 2199 also directs; both contribute design work. Yoshinobu Nishizaki is credited for the original work, and Mitsuhisa Ishikawa for planning.
Production I.G and Studio Khara produce the animation together for the first time.
A message from the creators
The official site carries these words from Anno, signed as a great Yamato fan since his second year of junior high school:
Beyond fulfilling a childhood dream, we want to keep making Yamato with hopes and prayers for both our own generation and the next.
A release date and cast have not yet been announced. Updates will appear on the film’s official site and X account.
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