Hideaki Anno will direct a new feature-length Space Battleship Yamato film, with Yutaka Izubuchi as co-director, according to Anime Anime. The project was announced on October 6, 2026, the 52nd anniversary of the original TV series, which began broadcasting on October 6, 1974.
The film is titled 宇宙戦艦ヤマト√2199, with the √2199 read as "route 2199." Production I.G and Studio Khara are handling the animation, which the announcement describes as the two studios' first joint production.
Anno is credited with planning, executive production, direction and design works, and Izubuchi with direction and design works. Mitsuhisa Ishikawa is also credited with planning, Yoshinobu Nishizaki with the original work, and Shin Office Academy with production.
A teaser visual released with the announcement shows the Yamato preparing to launch into space from a devastated landscape.
Anime Anime reports that Anno started the project himself and has been producing the film since 2024, aiming for a work that contributes to the further development of the Space Battleship Yamato series and that many people can enjoy. In a comment released with the announcement, Anno said he wants to keep making a Yamato that does not just fulfill a boyhood dream but also carries prayers and wishes for the next generation and his own, and that this is the feeling behind the production.
The release date has not been set. Anime Anime says the release timing will be reported once it is decided.