With the retelling of " Yamato" as the open-ended "Yamato II" television series (ending in late 2201), " Yamato" was redesignated as a discardable, alternate timeline. The follow-on film, "Yamato: New Journey", took place in late 2201; and its successor, "Be Forever Yamato", in early 2202. "Yamato III" was commonly believed to be set in 2205 (several printed publications used this date, although it was never stated in the show's broadcast). But the following film, "Final Yamato", was set in 2203. The opening narration of "Final" mentioned the Bolar/Galman conflict, implying that the date for "Yamato III" was to be regarded as some time between 2202 and 2203 (making for an unrealistic and compressed timeline).