ato ▁III , ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 2 0 5 . ▁Having ▁a ▁running ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 6 3 ▁minutes , ▁Final ▁Yam ato ▁holds ▁the ▁record ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁longest ▁animated ▁film ▁ever ▁made , ▁a ▁record ▁which ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁sur pass ed ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Yam ato ▁ 2 5 2 0 ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁N ish iz aki ▁attempted ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Yam ato , ▁set ▁hundreds ▁of ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁original . ▁Yam ato ▁ 2 5 2 0 ▁was ▁to ▁chron icle ▁the ▁advent ures ▁of ▁the ▁eigh teenth ▁star ship ▁to ▁bear ▁the ▁name , ▁and ▁its ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁Se ir en ▁Federation . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁continu ity ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁series ▁( including ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Earth ' s ▁moon ) ▁is ▁ignored ▁in ▁this ▁sequ el . ▁ ▁In ▁place ▁of ▁Le iji ▁M ats um oto , ▁American ▁artist ▁Syd ▁M ead ▁( ∀ ▁G und am , ▁Bla de ▁Run ner , ▁Tr on ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁The ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ) ▁provided ▁the ▁concept ual ▁art . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁of ▁N ish iz aki ' s ▁company ▁Office ▁Academy ▁( former ▁Academy ▁Produ ctions ), ▁and ▁legal ▁disput es ▁with ▁M ats um oto ▁over ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁Yam ato ▁copy right s ,