A teaser visual for the fifth chapter, "The Incandescent Galactic War," of " Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 ," the latest installment in the remake series of the popular anime " Space Battleship Yamato ," has been released. The visual, drawn by Kia Asamiya, is accompanied by the tagline, "The Unexpected Begins." A trailer showing Yamato facing "something gigantic" was also released on YouTube. The fifth chapter will be released on February 20, 2026.
"Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199" is a re-imagining of the original works "Be Forever Yamato" and "Space Battleship Yamato III," with a new interpretation added. Harutoshi Fukui will serve as general director, and will also be in charge of series composition and scriptwriting. Fukui was in charge of series composition and scriptwriting for the remake series "Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love" and "Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage," and will also serve as general director for this latest film. Naomichi Yamato will be directing. There are seven chapters in total, with the fourth chapter, "Sasha," beginning screening on October 10th.
The first Space Battleship Yamato anime series aired on TV in 1974, and has since been adapted into other films, including Space Battleship Yamato 2, Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato , and Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection. A remake of the first film, Space Battleship Yamato 2199, was screened in theaters and on TV from 2012 to 2014, and the sequel to 2199, 2202, was broadcast in theaters and on TV from 2017 to 2019. A two-part series, 2205, was screened in theaters in 2021 and 2022.
