Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Ark of the Stars" and four members including Daisuke Ono appeared on the stage to celebrate the blockbuster hit!　Special program to commemorate the blockbuster hit will be broadcast on December 21.

A big hit thank-you stage greeting for the animated film "Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Ark of the Stars" was held at Marunouchi Piccadilly 2 on December 14.

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Ark of the Stars," which will be released on December 6 as a completely new film based on the first TV series "Space Battleship Yamato 2199," which was produced in 2012 by a new staff and became a huge hit, and "Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Special Compilation of Chapters 1 through 7," which will be screened in theaters on October 11 as a special compilation film looking back at the already released chapters 1 through 7 from a new perspective. Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Voyage of Recollection" will be screened in theaters on October 11. In addition to the festive mood heightened by the consecutive releases of the film, production of a Hollywood live-action film version of "STAR BLAZERS" (tentative title) is in full swing, aiming for release in 2017 or 2018.

On December 14, Daisuke Ono, who plays the main character Susumu Ancient, Junichi Suwabe, who plays Fomt Burger, Eriko Nakamura, who plays Mikage Kiryu, and producer Mikio Gunji participated in the big hit thank-you speech. They talked about their favorite characters, their thoughts on the new work, and production secrets. Here are their comments.

The special program "2199 is not complete without watching this! Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Voyage to the Stars SP" will be broadcast on December 21 from 24:00 to 24:30 on TOKYO MX.

Daisuke Ono
I am very happy to be able to be on board the Yamato again. I have traveled with many different friends to get to this point, and the journey of the Yamato has been extremely difficult, but I feel that we have come this far together with our customers. Thank you so much. I think Ancient has changed from my first impression of him. At first, he was a bit woozy and introspective, and those who have seen his past works may think that this is not Ancient at all. But after what happened to his brother (Mamoru Ancient), the Yamato friends helped him grow up. While there are many big-name voice actors in the cast, I was geeking out all by myself when I saw the young voice actors thriving in the midst of them. The characters in Yamato are often called idiots. I think that stupidity is a great key word. (Written by Nakamura: gradually turning into a lovable idiot.) Other than Yuki, my favorite female character is Niimi. She is single-minded about Mamoru, and I like the marriage of her intellectual side and her surprisingly dynamic side. She is a gap moe. I get very nervous at stage greetings because I am conscious of speaking well, but I enjoy talking about Yamato at stage greetings. I think that is love. I think everyone, old and new fans alike, are filled with love. Yamato's journey has not ended. Let's continue this journey together! Thank you very much for your time today.

Thank you very much.
This is not my line (laughs)... (After seeing the completion of the work) I am filled with emotion. Those of you who watched the TV series know that I thought the character of Burger was completely dead... (laughs) During the last postrecording of the TV series, Director Izubuchi said to me, "(Burger) is not dead," and the recording of the TV series ended with him saying, "He's not dead. I thought this was a scam to get out. In the end, I am very happy to be able to appear in this way. I have loved plastic models since I was in kindergarten, and at a local stationery store I told my parents "Please for the rest of my life! and asked my parents to buy them for me many times. At the time, I liked Andromeda, but now I think Yamato is cool. When I was a kid, I didn't understand wabi-sabi (laughs). The reason for the scar on Burger's cheek will be revealed in this work. I learned that he is not just a mischievous person, and it made it easier for me to play the role. (In the suit he wore to the podium) Today, I went to the elementary school in this outfit to vote in the election! (Nakamura writing: looks like a serious host) I was wondering how to express fleet battles in this day and age with all the mecha action, but I'm already at chest pressure...I'm so excited! (Favorite character) All the girls are cute, but Kiryu is my favorite. (My favorite character) All the girls are cute, but Kiryu is my favorite. I hope one day we can fight again in this Yamato world. I hope one day we will be able to fight in the world of Yamato again.

Eriko Nakamura
I am very happy to see so many people during the second week of the film's release. My favorite Yamato character is Burger.