Today on the opening day of the fourth chapter in Japan, the official website for the Space Battleship Yamato remake anime series announced today that next fifth chapter of Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 , subtitled "Hakunetsu no Ginga Taisen" (translated to The Incandescent Galactic War ), is set to release in Japan on February 20, 2026. The site also released a teaser trailer and visual for the fifth chapter. The latter was newly drawn by Kia Asamiya, who has been in charge of image drawings for the Yamato 3199 series. The tagline on the visual reads: "The 'unexpected' begins." Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 Chapter 5 Teaser Trailer teaser visual RELATED: Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 Chapter 4 Shares First 7 Minutes The seven-chapter series Yamato 3199 is based on the feature film Be Forever Yamato ( Yamato yo Towa ni in Japan) in 1980, and also includes some elements from the third original TV series Space Battleship Yamato III in 1980-1981. Following the first three chapters released in July 2024, November 2024, and April 2025, the fourth chapter subtitled "Mizuiro no Sasha" ("Light Blue Sasha") started theatrical screenings in Japan today on October 10, 2025. The main staff includes: Original Story: Yoshinobu Nishizaki General Production Supervisor/ General Writings Supervisor: Shoji Nishizaki General Director: Harutoshi Fukui Director: Yamato Naomichi Series Composition/Screenplay: Harutoshi Fukui Screenplay: Hideki Oka Character Design: Nobuteru Yuki Mechanical Design: Junichiro Tamamori, Yasushi Ishizu, Mika Akeki CG Producer: Hiroyuki Goto CG Director: Shosuke Uechi Music: Akira Miyagawa, Shu Kanematsu / Yasushi Miyagawa Sound Director: Tomohiro Yoshida Animation Production: studio MOTHER Animation Production Cooperation: Satellite Distributor: Shochiku ODS Division Crunchyroll is now streaming the first ten episodes (of a total 26) of Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 for members in United States, Canada, Great Britain, Channel Islands, Malta, Gibraltar, Isle of Man and Eire, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Netherlands, Central and South America. Crunchyroll describes Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 as such: In 2207, two years after Gamilas and Iscandar vanished, a colossal object, the “Grand Reverse” appears, effortlessly breaching Earth’s defenses. Swarms of troops and multi-legged tanks swiftly conquer Earth’s capital city. Amidst the chaos, the old Yamato crew receives a secret order and now begins a voyage for unseen dimensions while humanity’s fate hangs in the balance. Source: "Space Battleship Yamato" remake series official website / X (formerly Twitter)
