Love Live! And Space Battleship Yamato Share Crossover Art Set In Akihabara
The crossover crosses franchise lines for a promotional beat tied to the October 30 release of the seventh Rebel 3199 film, using Love Live!'s home turf as the meeting point.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
An illustration pairing Love Live! character Honoka Kosaka with Sasha Iscandar Kodai from Star Blazers: Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 appeared on Saturday, set in Akihabara. Bandai Namco Filmworks also streamed a short video of the Yamato crew touring Akihabara from Sasha's perspective. The seventh Rebel 3199 film opens in Japanese theaters on October 30. The Yamato remake is being released as seven films, and Crunchyroll streams it as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.
Honoka Kosaka and Sasha Iscandar Kodai share the frame in Akihabara, a setting both franchises have some claim on: Love Live! built its fictional school idol group on fan participation, and the Yamato remake sends its crew through the same streets from Sasha's point of view in a short video on Bandai Namco Filmworks' YouTube channel.
The timing tracks to the seventh Rebel 3199 film, which opens in Japan on October 30. The remake is being released as seven films in total, and Crunchyroll streams it as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network Interest Love Live! x Space Battleship Yamato Crossover Art Unveiled