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More timelines: Series 1 | Yamato movie | Farewell to Yamato | Series 2 | The New Voyage | Be Forever | Final Yamato
No-class | 1979 | |
No-class | DEC | |
production | ? | Eiichi Yamamoto appointed Supervising Director of Yamato III TV series |
No-class | 1980 | |
No-class | FEB | |
Production | ? | Space Battleship Yamato III TV series development begins |
No-class | APR | |
Production | ? | Yamato III planning book completed, mecha design suspended |
No-class | JUN | |
Production | ? | Yamato III mecha design resumes |
No-class | SEP | |
Publication | 6 | Weekly TV Programs announces Yamato III |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage in Animage Vol. 28 (Tokuma Shoten) |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage in The Anime Vol. 11 (Kindaieigasha) |
PRODUCTION | 18 | Yamato III voice recording begins |
on air | 25 | Space Battleship Yamato: All the Love and Adventure TV special introduces Yamato III (Yomiuri TV) |
Publication | 27 | Yamato III coverage in OUT magazine (Minori Shobo) |
PRODUCTION | 29 | Yamato III music recording, first session |
Publication | ? | Yamato III coverage in TV Rumors magazine |
No-class | OCT | |
Publication | 1 | Yamato III article and manga by Hiroshi Aizawa debuts in Adventure King Magazine (Akita Shoten) |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage in Animage Vol. 29 (Tokuma Shoten) |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage in The Anime Vol. 12 (Kindaieigasha) |
On Air | 11 | Yamato III 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! |
Publication | 21 | Yamato III coverage in Roadshow magazine (Shueisha) |
Publication | 23 | Yamato III coverage in The Best One magazine (Gakken) |
On Air | 25 | Yamato III Episode 3: Yamato sets sail at dawn! |
Publication | 25 | |
PRODUCTION | ? | Yamato III music recording, second session |
Product | ? | Glico confectionary campaign begins for Yamato III |
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Product | ? | |
No-class | NOV | |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Yamato III coverage in Terebi Kun (Shogakukan) |
Publication | 1 | Yamato III manga Chapter 2 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Yamato III coverage in Animec No. 14 (Rapport) |
On Air | 1 | Yamato III Episode 4: Hit Mars! |
On Air | 8 | Yamato III Episode 5: SOS! Spaceship Rajendora! |
PUBLICATION | 9 | Yamato III coverage in 4th Grader (Shogakukan) |
PUBLICATION | 10 | Yamato III coverage in Animage Vol. 30 (Tokuma Shoten) |
PUBLICATION | 10 | Yamato III coverage in The Anime Vol. 13 (Kindaieigasha) |
On Air | 15 | Yamato III Episode 6: Fierce battle near Planet 11! |
On Air | 22 | Yamato III Episode 7: The rough seas of Planet Alpha! |
PUBLICATION | 22 | Yamato III coverage in The Best One (Gakken) |
PUBLICATION | 22 | Yamato III coverage in Screen (Kindaieigasha) |
On Air | 29 | Yamato III Episode 8: The last pioneer! |
production | ? | Yomiuri TV network reduces Yamato III series from 52 episodes to 25 |
PRODUCTION | ? | Yamato III music recording, third session |
No-class | DEC | |
Publication | 1 | Yamato III manga Chapter 3 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
On Air | 6 | Yamato III Episode 9: Duel at Planet Barnard! |
Publication | 9 | Yamato III coverage in Middle 2nd Age magazine (Obunsha) |
PUBLICATION | 10 | Yamato III coverage in Animage Vol. 31 (Tokuma Shoten) |
PUBLICATION | 10 | Yamato III coverage in The Anime Vol. 14 (Kindaieigasha) |
Music | 10 | |
Music | 10 | |
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! |
PUBLICATION | 22 | Yamato III coverage in The Best One (Gakken) |
Publication | 25 | |
On Air | 27 | Yamato III Episode 12: The penal colony in space! |
Publication | 29 | Yamato III manga Chapter 4 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
Product | ? | |
Product | ? | |
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game | ? | |
game | ? | |
Product | ? | |
Product | ? | Yamato Watergun (Popy) |
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No-class | 1981 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Event | 2-7 | Space Battleship Yamato expositions held at various department stores |
On Air | 3 | Yamato III Episode 13: Dreadful! The Bolar Federation! |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage in The Anime Vol. 15 (Kindaieigasha) |
On Air | 10 | Yamato III Episode 14: The dimensional submarine Garuman Wolf! |
On Air | 17 | Yamato III Episode 15: Yamato is captured! |
Publication | 24 | Yamato III coverage in The Best One (Gakken) |
On Air | 24 | Yamato III Episode 16: The day of Dessler! |
On Air | 31 | Yamato III Episode 17: Critical moment of Dessler’s empire! |
No-class | FEB | |
Publication | 3 | Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 5 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
Book | 10 | |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage in The Anime Vol. 16 (Kindaieigasha) |
On Air | 14 | Yamato III Episode 18: The angry sun! |
On Air | 21 | Yamato III Episode 19: The way to Planet Phantom! |
Publication | 24 | Yamato III coverage in The Best One (Gakken) |
Music | 25 | |
Publication | 25 | |
On Air | 28 | Yamato III Episode 20: Phantom planet! |
No-class | MAR | |
Publication | 3 | Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 6 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
On Air | 7 | Yamato III Episode 21: Shattered hope! |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage in The Anime Vol. 17 (Kindaieigasha) |
Publication | 10 | Yamato III coverage and film story begins in My Anime (Akita Shoten) |
On Air | 14 | Yamato III Episode 22: Farewell, planet of dreams! |
On Air | 21 | Yamato III Episode 23: Fierce battle! Skalagek Star Cluster! |
Publication | 24 | Yamato III coverage in The Best One (Gakken) |
On Air | 28 | Yamato III Episode 24: The secret of Planet Shalbart! |
Book | 30 | |
No-class | APR | |
Publication | 3 | Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 7 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
On Air | 4 | Yamato III Episode 25: Yamato, shoot the sun! (conclusion) Average audience rating: 15.4% |
Book | 20 | |
Publication | 25 | |
Model | ? | |
No-class | MAY | |
Publication | 2 | Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 8 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
Books | 15 | |
Model | ? | |
Model | ? | |
No-class | JUN | |
Publication | 3 | Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 9 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
Book | 10 | |
Music | 11 | |
Book | 25 | |
Book | 25 | |
Book | 30 | |
Model | ? | |
Model | ? | |
No-class | JUL | |
Book | 1 | |
Publication | 3 | Yamato III manga by Hiroshi Aizawa Chapter 10 in Bouken Oh (Akita Shoten) |
Book | 30 | |
No-class | OCT | |
Music | 1 | |
MUSIC | 25 | |
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book | ? | |
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No-class | 1982 | |
No-class | JUN | |
Publication | 1 | Yamato III Anime Comics conclude in My Anime Magazine (Akita Shoten) |
No-class | JUL | |
book | 15 | |
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No-class | 1983 | |
No-class | DEC | |
On Air | 28 | Yamato III compilation movie broadcast |
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No-class | 1984 | |
No-class | DEC | |
On Air | 26 | Yamato III compilation movie broadcast on Fuji Television |
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No-class | 1985 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Video | 21 | |
No-class | ||
On Air | ? | Yamato III is added to the Star Blazers syndication package, increasing the number of episodes to 77 |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1987 | |
No-class | DEC | |
On Air | 30 | Yamato III compilation movie rebroadcast on Hiroshima Television |
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No-class | 1988 | |
Video | ? | |
Music | ? | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1989 | |
No-class | APR | |
Music | 5 | LP & Cassette: Image by Toshio Furukawa includes a song for Yamato III (Canyon) |
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No-class | 1990 | |
No-class | SEP | |
Video | 25 | |
No-class | OCT | |
Video | 25 | |
No-class | NOV | |
Video | 22 | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1992 | |
No-class | FEB | |
Video | 28 | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1993 | |
Video | ? | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1994 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Video | 21 | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1995 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Music | 1 | |
No-class | APR | |
Music | 1 | |
No-class | JUN | |
On Air | 15 | Yamato III compilation movie broadcast on Chiba Television |
No-class | AUG | |
On Air | 10 | Yamato III compilation movie broadcast on Osaka Television |
On Air | 18 | Yamato III compilation movie broadcast on Chiba Television |
Music | 19 | |
No-class | SEP | |
Music | 21 | |
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No-class | 1998 | |
No-class | OCT | |
Video | 25 | |
No-class | NOV | |
Video | 25 | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1999 | |
No-class | MAR | |
On Air | 21, 26 | Yamato III compilation movie broadcast on CS Power Movie |
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No-class | 2001 | |
No-class | FEB | |
Music | 1 | |
No-class | MAY | |
Video | 25 | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2002 | |
No-class | MAY | |
On Air | 13 | Yamato III compilation movie broadcast on Anime Network Japan |
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No-class | 2003 | |
No-class | JAN | |
VIDEO | ? | |
No-class | MAR | |
VIDEO | ? | |
No-class | MAY | |
VIDEO | ? | |
No-class | JUN | |
On Air | 9 | Yamato III TV series is rebroadcast on Family Theatre |
No-class | JUL | |
VIDEO | ? | |
No-class | SEP | |
VIDEO | ? | |
No-class | OCT | |
On Air | 7 | Yamato III TV series is rebroadcast on Family Theatre |
No-class | NOV | |
VIDEO | ? | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2004 | |
No-class | NOV | |
Music | 25 | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2005 | |
No-class | MAY | |
Music | 18 | |
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No-class | 2007 | |
No-class | OCT | |
Product | 15 | |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2009 | |
No-class | OCT | |
Product | 1 | The Bolar Wars: Extended webcomic begins at starblazers.com |
No-class | DEC | |
on air | 26 | Yamato III TV series rebroadcast in an overnight marathon (Family Theatre TV network) |
on air | 31 | Yamato III TV series rebroadcast in an all-day marathon (Family Theatre TV network) |
No-class | 2010 | |
No-class | JAN | |
online | 29 | |
product | 29 | |
No-class | OCT | |
music | 6 | |
No-class | 2012 | |
No-class | FEB | |
Music | 16 | |
Music | 16 | |
No-class | 2013 | |
No-class | JAN | |
MUSIC | 23 | |
No-class | SEP | |
MUSIC | 18 | |
MUSIC | 18 | |
No-class | 2014 | |
No-class | JAN | |
on air | 27 | Rebroadcast of Yamato III, Episodes 1-6 (Family Channel) |
on air | 28 | Rebroadcast of Yamato III, Episodes 7-12 (Family Channel) |
on air | 29 | Rebroadcast of Yamato III, Episodes 13-18 (Family Channel) |
on air | 27 | Rebroadcast of Yamato III, Episodes 19-25 (Family Channel) |
No-class | 2016 | |
No-class | MAR | |
ON AIR | 8 | Yamato III rebroadcast through March 27 (Star Channel) |
No-class | 2019 | |
No-class | DEC | |
ON AIR | 30 | Yamato III on satellite channel Family Theater |
No-class | 2020 | |
No-class | APR | |
ON AIR | 25 | Yamato III on satellite channel Family Theater |
No-class | OCT | |
ONLINE | 11 | Yamato III 40th anniversary article (Magmix) |
No-class | 2024 | |
No-class | AUG | |
on air | 11 | Yamato III: Destruction of the Solar System (Star Channel) |
No-class | NOV | |
on air | 22 | Yamato III rerun (Star Channel) |