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1984-1988 | 1989-1994 | 1995 | 1996-1999 | 2000-2003 | 2004-2007 | 2010 | 2011-2013 | 2014-2020 | 2021-2023
No-class | 2008 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Product | 24 | Kodai and Captain Okita kewpie dolls (Run’A Company) |
Product | ? | 45cm metal Andromeda (Marmit) |
Product | ? | Yamato Cosmofleet Collection ‘Best Selection’ (Megahouse) |
No-class | FEB | |
Music | 6 | CD: Competition of Dreams Dance World features Yamato theme (King Records) |
Video | 22 | DVD: Space Battleship Yamato TV Series 1 HD Remaster with 1/700 model kit (Bandai/Emotion) |
Publication | 25 | Weekly Playboy Magazine features an interview with Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Hideaki Ito (Shueisha) |
Book | 25 | The Primer Regarding Laws of Fantasy Science Vol. 5 by Rikao Yanagida features Yamato content (Media Factory) |
Publication | ? | Otaku USA magazine Vol. 1, No. 4 features a series of Yamato articles (Sovereign Media Inc.) |
No-class | MAR | |
Publication | 1 | Dengeki Hobby Magazine includes an insert booklet on the first TV series (Mediaworks) |
On Air | 3 | Launch of Space Battleship Yamato Music & Video channel for mobile phone downloads (Mobile Ltd.) |
Music | 26 | CD: Cover Song Dolls 3 Anison album features Yamato theme (Audiense Nest Co. Ltd.) |
Publication | 28 | Otonafami Magazine features an interview with Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Hideaki Ito (Enterbrain) |
Product | ? | Dessler Wine Set (Bandai/Lalabit Market) |
No-class | APR | |
Publication | 1 | Hobby Japan magazine #466 publishes a cover story on 1/700 Yamato kit (Hobby Japan Press) |
R.I.P. | 3 | Taichirou Hirokawa, voice of Mamoru Kodai, dies of cancer |
Product | 3 | Cosmo Zero Motorcycle Helmet (Bandai/Lalabit Market) |
Product | 22 | Japan’s Primeworks announces downloadable Yamato cel phone graphics |
Product | 25 | Yamato Mechanical Collection Part 4 (Plex Co.) |
No-class | MAY | |
Event | 19 | Yamato theme performed in concert at Port Angeles High School, Washington |
Product | ? | Yuki Mori crew uniform (m.i.a. Costume) |
No-class | JUN | |
Product | 3 | Cosmo Zero ‘Super Mechanics’ toy (Taito) |
Book | 30 | Yutaka Izubuchi 30th Anniversary Works Collection includes Yamato mecha design (Mediaworks) |
Product | ? | Leiji Matsumoto character doll #31: Sasha from Be Forever Yamato (Zero Goods Universe) |
No-class | JULY | |
R.I.P. | 21 | Master Animator Yoshinori Kanada dies of myocardial infarction |
Production | 31 | Yoshinobu Nishizaki announces formation of Yamato Studio in Nerima, Tokyo to produce Yamato Resurrection as a feature film |
No-class | AUG | |
Event | 16 | Yamato Party 2008 program |
Product | ? | Leiji Matsumoto character dolls 32 & 33: Mamoru Kodai and Sasha (Playstation versions, Zero Goods Universe) |
No-class | OCT | |
Video | 24 | DVD: Dai Yamato Zero Go box set rereleased (Godship) |
ON AIR | 25 | Yamato 2 rebroadcast begins on Family Theatre Network |
No-class | NOV | |
Music | 5 | CD: Hassha [Takeoff] Melody Sound: Anime & Hero includes Yamato theme (King Records) |
Book | 14 | Shigeru Komatsuzaki Bandai Box Art Collection (Gakken) |
Product | 21 | Yamato Fightercraft Collection (Plex Co./Zacca P.A.P.) |
Product | 21 | Farewell to Yamato Mechanical Collection miniatures (Plex Co./Zacca P.A.P.) |
Music | 26 | CD: Piano book of verses: Until we see the day again by Takashi Ohara includes Yamato theme (King Records) |
No-class | DEC | |
Event | 5 | “Leiji Future 2008” event (Tokyo) |
Product | 6 | Yamato pedometer (Bandai) |
Product | 8 | Yamato Mechanical Collection set of 8 figures (Lawson) |
R.I.P. | 8 | Mikio Terashima, voice of Chief Engineer Sho Yamazaki |
Product | 23 | Yuki Mori ‘Real Figure’ set (Taito) |
Book | 25 | Fantasy Science Guide Vol. 5 by Rikao Yanagida features Yamato content (Media Factory) |
Product | 25 | Light-up 1/665 ‘Super Mechanics’ Yamato toy and 1/1 scale wave-motion gun trigger (Taito) |
Publication | 28 | Susumu Kodai’s Logbook: Radio Drama Memorial doujinshi (New World Academy) |
Product | ? | 23cm metal Dessler Ship (Marmit) |
No-class | 2009 | |
Event | 35th Anniversary year of first Yamato TV series | |
No-class | JAN | |
R.I.P. | 2 | Voice actor Osamu Ichikawa (Miru in Farewell to Yamato) dies at 72 |
No-class | FEB | |
Event | 5 | CR Yamato 2 pachinko game rollout party held in Japan (Fuji Company) |
product | 5 | CR Yamato 2 pachinko game media pack |
product | ? | Monchichi character dolls (set of 2) |
No-class | MAR | |
event | 18-21 | Tohokushinsha Film Corp. promotes the new Yamato movie at the Tokyo International Anime Fair |
Music | 25 | CD: Black Jack & Space Battleship Yamato by Akira Miyagawa and the Osaka Symphony Orchestra (King Records) |
No-class | SPRING | |
online | ? | Yamato Studios’ Promotional website for Yamato Resurrection goes live |
No-class | MAY | |
Event | 3 | Yamato Party ’09 convention |
Video | 11 | Yamato Resurrection promotional DVD #1 (Yamato Studio) |
Event | 16 | Yamato Symphony live performance by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space) |
Event | 17 | Yamato Resurrection promotional DVD #1 exhibited at Wonder Festival Hobby Show, Japan |
publication | 18 | First reports of Yamato Resurrection in news media |
No-class | JUN | |
music | 17 | Iskandall maxi-single (WCDA) |
Models | 27 | Bandai reissues many classic models including the 1/350 Yamato and the Space Panorama kits |
Product | 30 | Yamato Resurrection tote bag available in Japanese convenience stores (through July 6) |
No-class | JULY | |
ONLINE | 13 | Sea of Stars: A Voyage of the Space Cruiser Argo audio drama episode 0: The Argo: Sailor of the Stars (Forward Momentum Productions) |
Event | 18 | Director Noboru Ishiguro announces development of live-action Yamato movie at Otakon, Baltimore MD |
Event | 24-26 | Yamato Resurrection promotional DVD #1 exhibited at Comic Con International, San Deigo |
product | 25 | Yamato Cosmofleet Collection ‘Best Selection II’ (Megahouse) |
product | ? | 1/2000 Yamato display model reissued (F-Toys) |
No-class | AUG | |
publication | 10 | Yamato Resurrection movie flyer circulation begins |
Book | 15 | Space Battleship Yamato manga by Leiji Matsumoto (reissue in one volume/Akita Shoten) |
Production | 17, 18, 26 | Music recording for Yamato Resurrection |
online | 29 | Io9 website ranks Star Blazers #60 in the top 100 all-time great SF/Fantasy shows |
No-class | SEP | |
online | 1 | Promotional website for Yamato Resurrection goes live with teaser content and movie trailers |
cinema | 5 | Yamato Resurrection advance tickets go on sale with free poster and clear file |
product | 11 | Yamato Resurrection pocket watches (Set of 2/Taito) |
event | 19-23 | Yamato Perfect Revival Exhibition gallery show in Tokyo |
No-class | OCT | |
Production | ? | Live-action Yamato movie begins production |
online | 1 | Promotional website for live-action Space Battleship Yamato movie goes live |
publication | 10 | Animage Magazine publishes an interview with Yoshinobu Nishizaki (November issue/Tokuma Shoten) |
publication | 19 | Weekly Space Battleship Yamato Fact File #1 goes on sale in Hiroshima (De Agostini) |
online | 24 | New movie trailers added to Yamato Resurrection official website |
Product | 25 | Dessler wine glass (Aoshima/Skynet) |
publication | 28 | Yamato Resurrection 2010 Calendar (Etoile Co.) |
publication | 31 | Animage Original Volume #5 includes an article on Yamato Resurrection music (Tokuma Shoten) |
Product | ? | Popynica BPX-01 Yamato toy reissued (Bandai) |
No-class | NOV | |
publication | 2 | Weekly Space Battleship Yamato Fact File #2 (De Agostini/Hiroshima edition) |
publication | 10 | Weekly Space Battleship Yamato Fact File #3 (De Agostini/Hiroshima edition) |
publication | 15 | Distribution of press sheet for Yamato Resurrection |
event | 17 | Yamato Resurrection mini-exhibition at Tokyo Anime Center through Dec. 13 (Akihabara) |
publication | 17 | Weekly Space Battleship Yamato Fact File #4 (De Agostini/Hiroshima edition) |
Product | 19 | CR Yamato 2 pachinko game wall scrolls (Set of 2/Maitan Co.) |
model | 20 | 1/350 Yamato kit reissued with limited edition reflective coating (Bandai) |
book | 22 | Space Battleship Yamato manga Vol. 1 by Akira Hio and Keisuke Fujikawa (Reissue/Media Factory) |
publication | 24 | Weekly Space Battleship Yamato Fact File #5 (De Agostini/Hiroshima edition) |
online | 24 | Yamato Crew website goes live |
online | 24 | Yamato Resurrection tie-in campaign begins with Cedyna credit card |
video | 25 | DVD: All five Yamato movies reissued (Bandai/Emotion) |
Product | 26 | Super Mechanics Space Battleship Yamato “Resurrection Version” toy (Taito) |
publication | 26 | Hyperweapon 2009 magazine covers Yamato Resurrection mecha design (Model Art Co.) |
cinema | 28 | Yamato Resurrection preview screening in Tokyo |
product | 28 | Gift bags given to spectators at Yamato Resurrection preview screenings |
publication | 28 | Space Battleship Yamato Mechanic Memorial (Toho) |
cinema | 30 | Yamato Resurrection preview screening in Shinjuku, Tokyo |
No-class | DEC | |
publication | 1 | Weekly Space Battleship Yamato Fact File #6 (De Agostini/Hiroshima edition) |
cinema | 1 | Yamato Resurrection preview screening in Yurakucho, Tokyo |
product | 1 | Yamato Bento food items debut at Sunkus convenience stores in Japan |
product | 1 | Yamato Resurrection pastries from Pasco Co. debut at stores in Kanto region (sold through Dec. 31) |
cinema | 2 | Yamato Resurrection preview screening in Osaka |
cinema | 3 | Yamato Resurrection preview screenings in Fukuoka and Sapporo |
publication | 3 | Rocks Magazine #5 publishes a Yamato Resurrection cover story (Shibuya Publishing) |
cinema | 4 | Yamato Resurrection preview screening in Nagoya |
on air | 5 | TV special: Tracks of Yamato and Us (Family Theatre TV network) |
on air | 5 | TV special: Space Battleship Yamato: All the Charm (TBS Japan) |
on air | 5 | First Yamato TV series episodes 1-13 rebroadcast in an overnight marathon (Family Theatre TV network) |
event | 5 & 6 | Yamato Resurrection Exhibition at Aeon Laketown Shopping Center (Tokyo/Koshigaya City) |
product | 5 | First wave of Yamato apparel debuts at Jusco Department Stores |
product | 5 | Yamato capsule toys go on sale |
product | 5 | 300-piece Yamato Resurrection jigsaw puzzle (Plex Co.) |
publication | 5 | Yamato Resurrection 2010 Calendar (Yamato Studio) |
on air | 7 | Space Battleship Yamato movie (Family Theatre TV network) |
online | 7 | Yamato Crew website launches mobile phone app |
online | 7 | Yahoo Japan opens Yamato Resurrection website with preferred customer program for new products (through Jan. 15) |
book | 7 | Space Battleship Yamato manga Vol. 2 by Akira Hio and Keisuke Fujikawa (Reissue/Media Factory) |
product | 8 | Yamato Resurrection lighters (Set of 2/Zippo) |
on air | 8 | Farewell to Yamato movie (Family Theatre TV network) |
music | 9 | CD: Symphony Yamato 2009 (EMI Music) |
on air | 9 | The New Voyage movie (Family Theatre TV network) |
on air | 10 | Be Forever Yamato movie (Family Theatre TV network) |
publication | 10 | Animage and New Type magazines publish articles on Yamato Resurrection |
on air | 11 | TV special: The Age with Yamato (History Channel Japan) |
product | 11 | “Choco Pan” canned bread (Anime World Star) |
on air | 11 | Final Yamato movie (Family Theatre TV network) |
cinema | 12 | Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection premieres in Japan |
publication | 12 | Yamato Resurrection program book (Yamato Studio) |
publication | 12 | Yamato Resurrection Model Sheet Collection (Yamato Studio) |
publication | 12 | Yamato Resurrection Papercraft (Fujitsuka Zero Taro Store/Office Prion) |
product | 12 | Yamato Resurrection accessories (Movic) |
product | 12 | Yamato Resurrection clear files (set of 2/Movic) |
product | 12 | Limited-edition Yamato Resurrection calendar card given away to moviegoers (Toho) |
on air | 12 | First Yamato TV series episodes 14-26 rebroadcast in an overnight marathon (Family Theatre TV network) |
event | 12 & 13 | Yamato Resurrection Exhibition at Aeon Dainichi Shopping Center (Osaka) |
event | 14 | Yamato charity auction opens on Yahoo.jp |
publication | 15 | Weekly Space Battleship Yamato Fact File #7 (De Agostini/Hiroshima edition) |
music | 16 | CD: Yamato Resurrection Original Soundtrack (EMI Music) |
music | 16 | CD Singles: Yamato Resurrection songs by rock group The Alfee (Set of 3/EMI Music) |
product | 16 | Yamato Resurrection clear file (tie-in with The Alfee CD singles) |
on air | 19 | Yamato 2 TV series rebroadcast in an all-day marathon (Family Theatre TV network) |
event | 19 & 20 | Yamato Resurrection Exhibition at Aeon Bay City Shopping Center (Nagoya) |
event | 20 | Leiji Future 2009 Exhibition (Tokyo) |
product | 20 | Flannel products added to Yamato Crew online store |
product | 21 | Sunkus convenience stores release Yamato Resurrection apparel and lighter |
publication | 21 | Space Battleship Yamato Memorial 2010 Calendar (Yamato Studio) |
event | 21 | Yamato charity auction closes on Yahoo.jp |
book | 22 | Farewell to Yamato manga Vol. 1 by Akira Hio (reissue/Media Factory) |
product | 22 | Space Battleship Yamato postcards (2 sets of 4/Anime World Star) |
on air | 26 | Yamato III TV series rebroadcast in an all-day marathon (Family Theatre TV network) |
product | 26 | Monchichi character keychains (set of 2) |
product | 27 | Yamato Resurrection commemorative set (Nippon Broadcasting Projects, Inc.) |
on air | 29 | Space Battleship Yamato TV series rebroadcast in an all-day marathon (Family Theatre TV network) |
on air | 30 | All-day marathon: Space Battleship Yamato movie, Farewell to Yamato, Yamato 2 TV series, The New Voyage (Family Theatre TV network) |
on air | 31 | All-day marathon: Be Forever Yamato, Yamato III TV series, Final Yamato (Family Theatre TV network) |
product | ? | Poster towels (Set of 6/Roman Temple Co.) |
model | ? | 1/700 Yamato and Andromeda kits reissued with new box art (Bandai) |
product | ? | Yamato Resurrection digital art prints (set of 2/Heal the Earth) |