| No-class |
1980 |
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| No-class |
JAN |
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| On Air |
2 |
Space Battleship Yamato movie rebroadcast on Fuji Television
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| PRODUCTION |
2 |
Staff vacations in Hawaii to plan “Yamato Part III”, screens Star Trek: the Motion Picture and The Black Hole
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| On Air |
3 |
Arrivederci Yamato broadcast on Fuji Television
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| On Air |
9 |
Maeterlinck’s Blue Bird TV series debuts on Fuji Television, produced by Office Academy
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| Book |
15 |
 Space Battleship Yamato postcard book (Japan Business Co.)
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| Book |
20 |
 Perfect Memoir #4 All of Space Battleship Yamato film comic (Leed Company)
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| Production |
20 |
Leiji Matsumoto sketches designs for Be Forever Yamato
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| PRODUCTION |
23 |
Toshio Masuda and Yoshinobu Nishizaki complete second story draft for Be Forever Yamato
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| Publication |
10 |
Animage Magazine #24 publishes an article on Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
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| PRODUCTION |
? |
Arrivederci Yamato review in Starburst magazine No. 17 (Marvel UK)
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| No-class |
FEB |
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| PRODUCTION |
1 |
First design meeting for Be Forever Yamato
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| Book |
1 |
 Terebi Magazine special: The New Voyage (Akita Shoten)
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| PRODUCTION |
5 |
First production meeting for Be Forever Yamato
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| PRODUCTION |
8 |
Battle strategy concept meeting for Be Forever Yamato
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| PRODUCTION |
? |
Arrivederci Yamato review in Starburst magazine No. 17 (Marvel UK)
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| PRODUCTION |
20 |
Be Forever Yamato script Part A revised
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| PRODUCTION |
21 |
Be Forever Yamato storyboard production begins
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| On Air |
21 |
Yamato 2 begins rebroadcast on Yomiuri Television
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| Publication |
25 |
 Yamato fan club magazine #14 announces Be Forever Yamato title and release date of August 2
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| Production |
? |
Space Battleship Yamato III TV series preproduction and mecha design begin
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| EVENT |
SPRING |
Animage magazine announces ‘Festival in Budokan’ concert for July. Over 1,000 ticket requests are received in only three days
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| No-class |
MAR |
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| PRODUCTION |
6 |
Be Forever Yamato storyboard production completed for script Part A
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| PRODUCTION |
17 |
Be Forever Yamato animation production begins at Toei Studio
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| PRODUCTION |
18 |
Be Forever Yamato storyboard production completed for script Part B, script Part C completed
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| Cinema |
24-26 |
Arrivederci Yamato screens at Sankei Hall in Sakurajima, Tokyo
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| Book |
30 |
 Roman Album #31 Yamato 2 (Tokuma Shoten)
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| No-class |
APR |
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| PRODUCTION |
2 |
Be Forever Yamato script completed
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| Book |
5 |
 Cosmoship Yamato manga vol. 3 by Leiji Matsumoto (Sunday Comics/Akita Shoten)
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| PRODUCTION |
7 |
Be Forever Yamato color design meetings
|
| Publication |
25 |
 Yamato fan club magazine #15 publishes first production designs from Be Forever Yamato
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| PRODUCTION |
30 |
Scanimation production meeting for Be Forever Yamato
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| Production |
? |
Yamato III planning book completed, mecha design suspended
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| No-class |
MAY |
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| BOOK |
4 |
 The New Voyage Deluxe hardcover (Office Academy)
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| PRODUCTION |
7 |
Meeting to plan epilogue sequence for Be Forever Yamato
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| PRODUCTION |
8 |
Music composition meeting for Be Forever Yamato
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| Publication |
10 |
Animage Magazine #24 publishes an article on Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
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| Event |
26 |
Be Forever Yamato press conference launches promotional campaign
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| PRODUCTION |
26 |
Akira Fuse produces demo for Be Forever Yamato closing theme, Until The Day of Love
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| Production |
30 |
Akira Fuse & Isao Sasaki record songs for Be Forever Yamato
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| Model |
? |
 Mecha Collection 19, 20 (Bandai)
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| Publication |
? |
The Anime Magazine #7 publishes an article on Be Forever Yamato (Kindaieiga-sha)
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| No-class |
JUN |
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| ON AIR |
7 |
Be Forever Yamato 4-hour radio drama on all Night Nippon
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| Publication |
10 |
Animage Magazine #25 publishes an article on Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
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| Production |
14 |
“Scanimation” special effects meeting for Be Forever Yamato
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| Book |
15 |
Space Battleship Yamato manga part 1 by Leiji Matsumoto goes into its 57th printing (Sunday comics/Akita Shoten)
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| Event |
18 |
Fan club meeting in Nagoya promotes Be Forever
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| Event |
19 |
Fan club meeting & press conference in Osaka promote Be Forever
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| Publication |
25 |
 Yamato fan club magazine #16 reports Be Forever Yamato events, shows first wave of ‘fancy goods’
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| Production |
26 |
Be Forever Yamato recording script completed
|
| Event |
28 |
Fan club meeting in Fukuoka promotes Be Forever
|
| Event |
10 |
 “World of Leiji Matsumoto: Launch! Space Battleship” exhibit opens at Energy Saving Fair ’80, Tokyo (through July 6)
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| Event |
29 |
“Adventure Roman” sea cruise ticket lottery at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. 14,000 fans apply for only 500 places on board
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| Production |
? |
Yamato III mecha design resumes
|
| Model |
? |
 1/700 EDF Battlecruiser with Landing Craft (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 EDF Carrier (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 Mecha Collection 21, 22 (Bandai)
|
| event |
? |
 The Vega wristwatch company launches a tie-in campaign with Be Forever Yamato
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| publication |
? |
 Starlog magazine publishes an article about Star Blazers in the US
|
| event |
? |
Founding of the first Star Blazers fan club in the US (summer)
|
| publication |
? |
 The Anime magazine #8 publishes a Be Forever Yamato cover story (Kindaieiga Co.)
|
| publication |
? |
 Toei Animation Fan Club News #3 publishes a Be Forever Yamato cover story (Toei Movie Co.)
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| No-class |
JUL |
|
| Music |
1 |
 EP: Until The Day of Love b/w Galaxy Legend (King Records)
|
| Music |
1 |
 LP & Cassette: Be Forever Yamato symphonic album part 1 (Nippon Columbia)
|
| Music |
1 |
 EP: Space Battleship Yamato b/w The Scarlet Scarf “Colorport” picture disc (Nippon Columbia)
|
| Music |
1 |
 EP: Pendant of stars b/w Face in the stars (Nippon Columbia)
|
| Production |
1 |
Hiromi Iwasaki records alternate version of Galaxy Legend
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| PUBLICATION |
1 |
Be Forever Yamato coverage in Juniorhood magazine (Obunsha)
|
| Event |
6 |
Ticket lottery at Ueno Station for Japanese National Railways “Mystery Tour.” 1,233 fans apply for 560 places
|
| Event |
7 |
Fan club meeting in Sapporo promotes Be Forever
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| Production |
10 |
Yamato‘s home office Academy Production Ltd. changes names to Tokyo Animation Ltd.
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| Publication |
10 |
 Animage magazine #26 publishes a cover story on Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
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| book |
10 |
 TV Anime Battlefront: 17 Year History of Anime by Yamato director Noboru Ishiguro & Noriko Ohara (Yamato books)
|
| Publication |
10 |
 Monthly Animation magazine #7 publishes a Be Forever Yamato cover story (Bronze Co.)
|
| Production |
13-15 |
Voice recording for Be Forever Yamato at Avaco Studio.
|
| Publication |
18 |
 OUT magazine publishes a Be Forever Yamato cover story (Minori Shobo)
|
| Event |
20-22 |
 “Space Battleship Yamato: the Voyage of Adventure Roman.” Nishizaki & Matsumoto launch a cruise ship from Kawasaki Pier to carry actors and fans on a 3-day round trip to Hyuga
|
| Event |
24 |
 Yamato Festival in Budokan concert in Tokyo. Nishizaki & staff participate in a variety show including Miyagawa conducting the orchestra. 15,000 guests attend two performances
|
| Publication |
24 |
 Yamato Festival in Budokan” program book (Office Academy)
|
| Event |
25 |
 ’80 Summer Vacation Children’s Expo’ at Matsuya Department Stores in Tokyo includes Yamato attractions and screenings (through Aug. 19)
|
| Publication |
25 |
 Yamato fan club magazine #17 shows second wave of Be Forever Yamato ‘fancy goods’
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| PUBLICATION |
25 |
Be Forever Yamato coverage in Weekly TV Guide magazine, Tohoku Edition (Tokyo News Agency)
|
| Production |
26 |
Be Forever Yamato sound editing completed
|
| Event |
26 |
Ticket lottery at the Shibuya Pantheon theatre complex for tickets to “Yamato Fever ’80”
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| PRODUCTION |
27 |
Camera work completed for Be Forever Yamato
|
| Event |
27 |
Anime fair at Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo includes Be Forever attractions (through Aug. 31)
|
| Event |
28 |
“Yamato Fever ’80,” hosted by Leiji Matsumoto with cast & crew
|
| Production |
28 |
Be Forever Yamato production wraps
|
| Event |
29 |
‘Space Battleship Yamato & Animation Festival’ at Mitsukoshi Department Store in Sapporo, Tokyo (through Aug. 6)
|
| Event |
29-31 |
 Japan National Railways “Mystery tour” called Three Days of Adventure and Exploration: Where is Secret Training Base Icarus! departs Ueno Station for Lake Nojiri at Nagano Prefecture
|
| Cinema |
30 |
Be Forever Yamato advance screening held for fan club prize-winners
|
| Model |
? |
 Small-scale Dessler Carrier (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 Cosmo Zero reissue (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 Black Tiger reissue (Bandai)
|
| Publication |
? |
The Anime Magazine #9 publishes an article on Be Forever Yamato (Kindaiega-sha)
|
| No-class |
AUG |
|
| Event |
1 |
Thousands of fans line up at movie theatres the night before Be Forever Yamato premieres
|
| Music |
1 |
 EP: Galaxy legend b/w Life of love (Japan Victor)
|
| book |
1 |
 Space Battleship Yamato ‘Complete Works’ novels 1-3 (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| book |
1 |
 Yamato 2 ‘Complete Works’ novels 1, 2 (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| book |
1 |
 The New Voyage ‘Complete Works’ novels 1, 2 (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| Publication |
1 |
 Kinejun motion picture times #791 publishes a cover story on Be Forever Yamato (Kinema Jumpo Co.)
|
| On Air |
1 |
The New Voyage is rebroadcast on Fuji Television
|
| PUBLICATION |
1 |
Be Forever Yamato coverage in Juniorhood magazine (Obunsha)
|
| Cinema |
2 |
 Be Forever Yamato released through Shochiku-Toei theatres
|
| PUBLICATION |
2 |
 Be Forever Yamato movie program book (Office Academy)
|
| Event |
2 |
A train renamed Yamato-Go runs on the Toyoko line, conducted by Leiji Matsumoto
|
| Event |
2 |
Nishizaki, Masuda and Toei president Shigeru Okada appear at Toei Palace in Marunouchi, Tokyo
|
| Event |
2 |
Press conference at Toei headquarters
|
| On Air |
4 |
Yamato Festival in Budokan is broadcast on Tokyo 12 channel
|
| PUBLICATION |
7 |
Be Forever Yamato cruise coverage in Weekly Bunshun magazine (BungeiShunju)
|
| Publication |
9 |
Animage Magazine #27 publishes an article on Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
|
| Book |
15 |
 Be Forever Yamato novel (Cobalt library/Shueisha)
|
| Publication |
25 |
 Yamato fan club magazine #18 shows third wave of Be Forever Yamato ‘fancy goods’
|
| Model |
? |
 1/360 Kodai’s patrol ship (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 1/220 EDF Automated Battleship (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 Yamato reissue (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 1/700 Yamato (non cutaway version/Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 Yamato “new image model” (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 1/500 Yamato “new cosmic model” (Bandai)
|
| Publication |
? |
The Anime Magazine #10 publishes an article on Be Forever Yamato (Kindaiega-sha)
|
| Publication |
? |
Novel Junior Magazine publishes a Be Forever Yamato novella (Shueisha)
|
| No-class |
SEP |
|
| Publication |
1 |
 Yamato Movie series Big Collection (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| Book |
1 |
 Be Forever Yamato novel part 1 (Monkey Library/Shueisha)
|
| BOOK |
10 |
Be Forever Yamato novel part 1 (Fanfan Library/Shueisha)
|
| Music |
10 |
 LP & Cassette: Be Forever Yamato symphonic album part 2 (Nippon Columbia)
|
| Music |
10 |
 EP: Be Forever Yamato b/w New Voyage (4 tracks, Nippon Columbia)
|
| Book |
10 |
 Be Forever Yamato novel part 2 (Monkey Library/Shueisha)
|
| BOOK |
10 |
Be Forever Yamato novel part 2 (Fanfan Library/Shueisha)
|
| Book |
20 |
 Roadshow magazine special: Be Forever Yamato (Shueisha)
|
| Book |
20 |
 Be Forever Yamato ‘Complete Works’ novel part 1 (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| Book |
25 |
 Be Forever Yamato ‘Complete Works’ novel part 2 (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| Publication |
25 |
 Be Forever Yamato “Precise Illustrated Edition” blueprint set (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| Book |
25 |
 Anime Poster Big Compendium (Akita Shoten)
|
| on air |
25 |
Space Battleship Yamato: All the Love and Adventure TV special introduces Yamato III (Yomiuri TV)
|
| Cinema |
26 |
Be Forever Yamato closes, having attracted over 2.3 million viewers.
|
| Book |
27 |
 SF fantastic animation materials: Be Forever Yamato ‘Setting Data Collection’ (Shonen Pictorial Co.)
|
| PRODUCTION |
29 |
Yamato III music recording, first session
|
| Book |
30 |
 Be Forever Yamato Cel Collection (Shonen Pictorial Co.)
|
| No-class |
OCT |
|
| Publication |
1 |
Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa debuts in Adventure King Magazine (Akita Shoten)
|
| Publication |
1 |
Starlog magazine issue 24 publishes an article about the anime boom, centered on Yamato and Gundam (Tsurumoto Room Co.)
|
| Book |
5 |
 Be Forever Yamato Anime Comics volume 1 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten)
|
| Publication |
5 |
 Be Forever Yamato special (Screen Movie Magazine)
|
| Music |
10 |
 LP & Cassette: Be Forever Yamato Drama album (Nippon Columbia)
|
| Book |
10 |
 Perfect Memoir Deluxe #4 Be Forever Yamato & All of Yamato (Leed Company)
|
| On Air |
11 |
Yamato III TV series Episode 1: The solar system faces destruction! (Yomiuri Television, Saturday nights)
|
| On Air |
18 |
Yamato III Episode 2: The great battle in the Milky Way!
|
| Book |
20 |
 Perfect Memoir #11 Be Forever Yamato (Leed Company)
|
| Book |
20 |
 Be Forever Yamato Eternal Treasure storybook (Jitsugyono Nippon Co.)
|
| Book |
20 |
 Keibunsha #68 Be Forever Yamato ‘Big Encyclopedia’ (Kodansha)
|
| Book |
20 |
 Roman Album #36 Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
|
| On Air |
25 |
Yamato III Episode 3: Yamato sets sail at dawn!
|
| Publication |
25 |
 Yamato fan club magazine #19
|
| Book |
30 |
 Be Forever Yamato manga volume 1 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama)
|
| Book |
30 |
 Space Battleship Yamato All Mecha Big Collection (Asahi Sonorama)
|
| PRODUCTION |
? |
Yamato III music recording, second session
|
| Model |
? |
 Dark Nebula Empire Tripod Tank (Bandai)
|
| Product |
? |
Glico confectionary campaign begins for Yamato III
|
| Product |
? |
 ‘Popynica’ Yamato Toy (Popy)
|
| Product |
? |
 ‘DX Popynica’ Yamato Toy (Popy)
|
| Product |
? |
 Gummy Yamato Toys; set of 2 (Popy)
|
| PUBLICATION |
? |
Yamato coverage in Japanese Starlog magazine (Tsurumoto Room Co.)
|
| No-class |
NOV |
|
| Event |
? |
Academy Co. Ltd. is closed and replaced by West Cape Corporation
|
| Publication |
1 |
Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 2 (Adventure King Magazine, Akita Shoten)
|
| On Air |
1 |
Yamato III Episode 4: Hit Mars!
|
| Book |
5 |
 Leiji Matsumoto Anime Fantasy World (Kindai Eiga Co.)
|
| On Air |
8 |
Yamato III Episode 5: SOS! Spaceship Rajendora!
|
| BOOK |
10 |
 Be Forever Yamato Final Deluxe hardcover (West Cape Corporation)
|
| On Air |
15 |
Yamato III Episode 6: Fierce battle near Planet 11!
|
| Book |
15 |
 Be Forever Yamato Anime Comics volume 2 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten)
|
| On Air |
22 |
Yamato III Episode 7: The rough seas of Planet Alpha!
|
| Book |
25 |
 Terebi Magazine special: Be Forever Yamato (Akita Shoten)
|
| On Air |
29 |
Yamato III Episode 8: The last pioneer!
|
| PRODUCTION |
? |
Yamato III music recording, third session
|
| Model |
? |
 Dark Nebula Empire Patrol Tank (Bandai)
|
| Model |
? |
 1/700 Yamato new mechanic cutaway model reissue (Bandai)
|
| Publication |
? |
Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa debuts in Adventure King Magazine (Akita Shoten)
|
| production |
? |
Yomiuri TV network reduces Yamato III series from 52 episodes to 25
|
| PUBLICATION |
? |
 1981 Be Forever Yamato calendar (West Cape Corporation)
|
| No-class |
DEC |
|
| Publication |
1 |
Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 3 (Adventure King Magazine, Akita Shoten)
|
| Music |
1 |
 LP & Cassette: Space Battleship Yamato Hit song & Theme collection (Nippon Columbia)
|
| On Air |
6 |
Yamato III Episode 9: Duel at Planet Barnard!
|
| Music |
10 |
 EP: Space Battleship Yamato/Arrivederci Yamato/Be Forever Yamato (4 tracks, Nippon Columbia)
|
| Music |
10 |
 EP: Yamato Be Forever b/w Parting (Nippon Columbia)
|
| On Air |
13 |
Yamato III Episode 10: Counterattack of Dagon’s new fleet!
|
| On Air |
20 |
Yamato III Episode 11: Yamato in danger! The demonic Cygnus airspace!
|
| Music |
25 |
 LP & Cassette: ’80 Yamato Festival in Budokan Live (Nippon Columbia)
|
| Publication |
25 |
 Yamato fan club magazine #20
|
| On Air |
27 |
Yamato III Episode 12: The penal colony in space!
|
| Publication |
29 |
Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 4 (Adventure King Magazine, Akita Shoten)
|
| Product |
? |
 ‘Big Scale DX’ Yamato Toy (Popy)
|
| Product |
? |
 Yamato ‘Space Collection’ Spaceships; set of 10 (Popy)
|
| Product |
? |
 Yamato ‘DX Space Collection’ box set (Popy)
|
| game |
? |
 Be Forever Yamato board game (Popy)
|
| game |
? |
 Yamato III ‘Wave-Motion Gun Set’ shooting game (Popy)
|
| No-class |
|
|
| book |
? |
 Be Forever Yamato Sonosheet books (Set of 2/Asahi Sonorama)
|
| book |
? |
 Be Forever Yamato ‘Anime Picture Books’ (Set of 3/Shueisha)
|
| Product |
? |
 Yamato Light-up electronic gun (Popy)
|
| Product |
? |
Yamato Watergun (Popy)
|
| Music |
? |
LP & Cassette: Children’s Terebi Main Title Songs features Yamato songs (King Record Co.)
|
| Music |
? |
 EP: Fugue of Yoko features two songs by Yoko Asagami, the voice of Yuki (Nippon Columbia)
|
| Music |
? |
LP & Cassette: Animation Best Collection features Yamato songs (Nippon Columbia)
|
