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A self-proclaimed genius tactician who talks big with a portly physique to match. The food supply system (OMCS) is also under his management. Originally from Yamaguchi prefecture.

She serves as essential personnel for Yuki on the ship’s third watch. Although he is a heavy drinker and is never parted from a bottle, his medical and technical knowledge are first-class.

Makoto Harada (21) Voice: Rina Satou

Field medic (civilian) assigned to Yamato‘s medical division.

Born in Iwate Prefecture, responsible for communication controls of Yamato.

Kenjiro Ota (21) Voice: Yuuki Chiba

Officer in Yamato‘s navigation division. When he graduated from the Space Soldier Academy, the war situation was worsening and talented people were being lost one after another.

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        Tomekichi Katō died in 1946 at age 64, and his son Saburō assumed the responsibility of Mansei-en nursery.  Extreme hardships were suffered by bonsai nurserymen in war-ravaged Japan when very few patrons could afford to buy bonsai.  However, it was the American GI's of the Occupation Forces who came to Omiya to buy black pine and became interested in learning about bonsai that inspired the nurserymen there to persevere and continue their trade.  Instead of paying money to Katō, the GI's brought food -- sugar, chocolate, meat and more.  Katō was even more happy with those precious supplies than money since money was not as useful in those days.  Meanwhile, an adjutant of Gen.

MacArthur visited Katō one day and asked him to teach bonsai to the Americans at the bases.  This he did for one year.  Katō was so happy that bonsai became an object of interest for foreigners, and he was grateful that members of the American occupational forces also adopted the Japanese custom of purchasing potted pine, bamboo and flowering plum arrangements for New Year gifts.  He acknowledged the help and kindness he received and to this day credits the successful revitalization of bonsai to post-war bonsai interest by Americans.  This interest strengthened the faith of the few remaining growers and they resolved to continue and rebuild the culture.  Subsequently, there was a rebirth of bonsai first in Omiya, and later throughout Japan." (Members of the Occupation Forces were the only people who could afford to purchase his bonsai and Katō would often credit these people with helping to save Mansei-en during the critical first few post-war years.  It took 7 to 8 years until the Japanese rekindled their interest in bonsai after the war.) 3

         Katō in 1963 had his first work published in Japanese, Yoseue: Ishizuki bonsai to Ezo Matsu (Ezo Spruce, and Forest and Stone-Clasping Bonsai).  This relatively small 142-page illustrated volume provided the most comprehensive procedures for making bonsai with this species of tree.  He still had several of his father's Ezo spruce bonsai in his prized rock garden at Mansei-en.

Admiral of the combined fleet of UN Space Command, native of Fukushima Prefecture.

An expert in astrophysics, his outward calm and composure conceals a tough and unyielding fighting spirit. She is respected and feared by high officials of the army who are afraid to be branded by her as traitors. His rank is Captain. Her death is confirmed upon her landing.

Rank: Space Master Chief Petty Officer. 12

        Ted Tsukiyama's article, "Profile of a Bonsai Internationalist: Saburo Kato," was published in the May/June 1990 issue of BCI's Bonsai Magazine.  At the BCI convention from July 4-7 in Honolulu, Katō was the headliner with Shinji Ogasawara and John Naka.  During the October 1 dedication ceremonies at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C., Katō presented the deed of the John Y.

Naka Pavillion and the deed of the National Collection of North American Bonsai to his longtime friend Naka. Rank is Lieutenant General. Rank: Lieutenant (or 1st-grade Space Lieutenant).

He is in charge of the accounting department, which manages supplies and material goods.

Works closely with Kitano.

Tetsuya Kitano (20) / Voice: Ryuichi Kijima

Weapons Officer in Yamato‘s tactical division. While commanding the forces of the Small Magellanic Cloud, he takes up the defense of the front lines.

His 6th Space Armored Division is called the “Domel Army Corps,” whose mobility gives them a striking power like a blast of wind.

The equivalent of 40 Earth years of age.

        In 1994 from October 21 to 23, the European Bonsai Association held its annual Congress on the southeast coast of Spain.  Assisted by younger brother Hideo, Keiko Yamane, and four family friends from Omiya, Saburō Katō was the principle demonstrator before an auditorium crowd of up to 400 persons from Belgium, Colombia, England, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Monaco, and the US.  A tall, impressive forest of Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestrus ) from Spain on a very large slab using a soil-mix from Japan was the masterpiece created.  Interpreters were available at all times for English, French, and Spanish translations.  Katō enjoyed an established reputation as master of the bonsai group planting and the foremost expert on Ezo spruce bonsai.

When he was selected as a member of the Yamato Plan, he joined over the objection of his parents.

Yoshikazu Aihara (22) Voice: Masato Kokubun

Operation Section officer of Yamato.