2199 AD. Yamato tried to leave behind the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, after receiving a "Cosmo Reverse System" at its destination, Iscandar. However, suddenly, it encounters a mysterious group at the edge of the Large Magellanic Cloud. The crew finds out that the group is called the "Gatlantis," and that its leader is the Gutaba expeditionary force commander who calls himself "Goran Dagaamu of Thunder." The commander demands that Yamato be handed over to him. Yamato, wanting to hurry to Earth, escapes the fray. However, Yamato is attacked by a devastating beam weapon called the "Flame Direct Attack Cannon" that can transcend space.
Direction
Izubuchi turns space combat into tragic ballet.
Cinematography
That Flame Cannon sequence? Pure animated nightmare fuel.
Score
Symphonic devastation. Your speakers will weep.
Director
Yutaka Izubuchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yamato 2199 rebuilt the 1974 original for modern audiences while keeping its post-WWII naval trauma intact—the ship itself is a sunken WWII battleship resurrected as humanity's last hope.
The 'Celestial Ark' subtitle refers to the refugee ships Yamato protects; their fates mirror the original series' darker episodes that 1970s censorship softened.
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