山と講座の第2回で「ヤマト以前は宇宙船といえばロケットか円盤だった」みたいな話をしたけど、ヤマトでのデザインの変革がなければ、アンドロメダだってこんなんだったかも知れないわけで。ビームも穴から出るもんじゃなかったし。
[tn]From "the artist's tweet, 11:05 PM - 27 June 2013 (JST)":http://twitter.com/MASH_nishikawa/status/350253549793468416
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As I said before, the word "space ship" meant an oldschool rocket ship or a flying saucer before the Space Battleship Yamato was broadcasted in 1974. If it were not for the evolution of mecha design caused by the first Yamato, the Space Battleship Andromeda must be like this! At that time, a normal energy beam did not erupted from the muzzle...
[tn]From "the artist's tweet, 11:05 PM - 27 June 2013 (JST)":http://twitter.com/MASH_nishikawa/status/350253549793468416
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