Yamato 2199: Iscandar’s Envoy
Japanese cable channel Family Gekijo airs the first episode of Space Battleship Yamato 2199, a modernized remake of the 1970s series Space Battleship Yamato. The series’ director is Yutaka Izubuchi (Macross, Rahxephon, Escaflowne, Record of Lodoss War). The remainder of the episodes are released straight to DVD, but are not broadcast on television until 2013.