▁re make ▁were ▁brought ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁project . ▁It ▁is ▁animated ▁by ▁X eb ec . ▁ ▁Tim eline ( s ) ▁With ▁the ▁ret elling ▁of ▁ ▁Yam ato ▁as ▁the ▁open - ended ▁Yam ato ▁II ▁television ▁series ▁( ending ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 2 0 1 ), ▁ ▁Yam ato ▁was ▁red es ign ated ▁as ▁a ▁disc ard able , ▁alternate ▁tim eline . ▁The ▁follow - on ▁film , ▁Yam ato : ▁New ▁J our ney , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 2 0 1 ; ▁and ▁its ▁successor , ▁Be ▁Fore ver ▁Yam ato , ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 2 0 2 . ▁Yam ato ▁III ▁was ▁commonly ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁in ▁ 2 2 0 5 ▁( se ver al ▁printed ▁publications ▁used ▁this ▁date , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁never ▁stated ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁broadcast ). ▁But ▁the ▁following ▁film , ▁Final ▁Yam ato , ▁was ▁set ▁in ▁ 2 2 0 3 . ▁The ▁opening ▁narr ation ▁of ▁Final ▁mentioned ▁the ▁Bol ar / G al man ▁conflict , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁the ▁date ▁for ▁Yam ato ▁III ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁some ▁time ▁between ▁ 2 2 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 2 0 3 ▁( making ▁for ▁an ▁un real istic ▁and ▁com pressed ▁tim eline ). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁if ▁this ▁change ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack l uster ▁response ▁to ▁Yam ato ▁III , ▁the ▁production ▁staff ' s ▁diss atisf action ▁with