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Be Forever Yamato
The Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 project is seven films, with the seventh, Nijiiro no Rinne, set to open in Japan on October 30. Junko Yagami performs its ending theme, "Haruka e, Eien e". Director Toshio Masuda, who directed the 1980 Be Forever Yamato film, died on August 26 at 98.
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Oct 5
Two events define the current state of Be Forever Yamato: the rollout of the seventh and final Rebel 3199 film, and the death of Toshio Masuda. The seventh film, titled Nijiiro no Rinne (Rainbow-Colored Reincarnation), opens in Japan on October 30. Its title and teaser visual by Kia Asamiya were announced in late June, followed by a teaser in August using Akira Fuse's "Ai Yo Sono Hi Made" from the 1980 Be Forever Yamato. A main trailer and main visual by character designer Nobuteru Yuki arrived in September, and in October, Junko Yagami was announced as the performer of the ending theme "Haruka e, Eien e", with a music video streamed and a Yuki-drawn rainbow-colored visual revealed. The sixth film, Aoi Meikyu (Blue Labyrinth), opened on June 26. The anime runs seven films total, and Crunchyroll streams it as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.
Masuda, who directed the 1980 Be Forever Yamato film after working on the 1974 television series and several theatrical entries, died of old age on August 26 at 98. His credits include the 1977 Space Battleship Yamato compilation film, the 1978 Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato, the 1979 The New Voyage, and the 2009 Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection.
The tie between the two threads is literal: the seventh film's promotion reaches back to the 1980 film Masuda directed, using its ending song in the teaser. Bandai Namco Filmworks has run the promotion track by track, from teaser to trailer to theme song, with the October 30 opening as the fixed point. Coverage does not extend beyond the film series and Masuda's death; no other franchise activity is reported in these stories.
Key facts
- Seventh film title
- Nijiiro no Rinne (Rainbow-Colored Reincarnation) ↗
- Seventh film opening date
- October 30 in Japan ↗
- Sixth film title and opening
- Aoi Meikyu (Blue Labyrinth), opened June 26 ↗
- Seventh film ending theme
- Junko Yagami performs "Haruka e, Eien e" ↗
- Seventh film teaser song
- Akira Fuse's "Ai Yo Sono Hi Made" from the 1980 Be Forever Yamato ↗
- Number of films
- The anime runs seven films total. ↗
- Toshio Masuda's death
- Died of old age on August 26 at 98 ↗
- Streaming platform
- Crunchyroll streams the anime as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 ↗
- Main visual artist
- Nobuteru Yuki ↗
Timeline
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- Confirmed Toshio Masuda directs Be Forever Yamato Oct 4 · source
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3d ago
Anime Anime surveyed the main Japanese streaming services in October 2026 and found no subscription option for Yamato yo Towa ni REBEL3199. DMM TV, U-NEXT, Amazon Prime Video, Lemino, Hulu and FOD carry it as per-chapter rentals, with chapter one at 1,100 yen and later chapters at 1,430 yen on most services. TSUTAYA DISCAS, d Anime Store, Netflix, Disney+, ABEMA and YouTube had no listing. The seventh film opens in theaters on October 30.
Oct 4
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced Friday that Junko Yagami performs "Haruka e, Eien e" (To the Distance, To Eternity), the ending theme for Nijiiro no Rinne, the seventh film in the Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 project. A music video for the song was streamed, and a rainbow-colored visual drawn by character designer Nobuteru Yuki was revealed. The film opens in Japan on October 30.
Oct 4
Toshio Masuda, the director and screenwriter who supervised the original Space Battleship Yamato television series and went on to direct several of its theatrical films, died of old age on August 26. He was 98. Mainichi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun both reported the death. Masuda was born in Kobe in October 1927. He joined Nikkatsu in 1954, after working for Shintoho, and made his directorial debut in 1958 with Kokoro to Nikutai no Tabi. At Nikkatsu he directed Rusty Knife, Red Handkerchief, and Red Quay. He co-directed the Japanese sequences of the 1970 film Tora! Tora! Tora! and was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 4th and 13th Japan Academy Film Prizes, for The Battle of Port Arthur and Company Executives. In anime, he oversaw the scripts and supervised the 1974 Star Blazers television series, directed the 1977 Space Battleship Yamato compilation film, and worked as director and screenwriter on the 1978 film Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato, the 1979 film Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage, and the 1980 film Be Forever Yamato.
Sep 17
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main trailer and main visual for Nijiiro no Rinne, the seventh film in Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199, on Friday. Character designer Nobuteru Yuki drew the main visual. The film opens in theaters in Japan on October 30. The sixth film, Aoi Meikyu, opened on June 26. Crunchyroll streams the anime as Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.
Aug 5
Bandai Namco Filmworks streamed a teaser for Nijiiro no Rinne, the seventh film in the Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 project, using Akira Fuse's "Ai Yo Sono Hi Made" from the 1980 Be Forever Yamato film. The film opens in Japan on October 30.
Jun 27
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the seventh film in the Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 series is titled Nijiiro no Rinne (Rainbow-Colored Reincarnation) and opens in Japan on October 30. A teaser visual by Kia Asamiya was also unveiled. The sixth film, Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth), opened on June 26.
May 17
Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main trailer and visual for the sixth film in the Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 series, titled Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth). The film opens June 26. The trailer shows the Yamato appearing in present-day Tokyo as the crew passes through a space-time node to 2026. The anime runs seven films total.