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No-class	1975
No-class	MAY
PRODUCTION	?	Editing begins on the Space Battleship Yamato movie
No-class	SEP
Publication	24	Fan Club “Yamato Laboratory” announces the existence of the Yamato movie
No-class	1976
No-class	MAY
PRODUCTION	?	A deal is made for an international version of the movie, to be titled Space Cruiser Yamato
No-class	OCT
Production	?	Voice recording for Space Cruiser Yamato movie in Hollywood
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No-class	1977
No-class	JAN
Production	?	Sound dubbing completed for Space Cruiser Yamato movie in Hollywood
No-class	MAY
Event	?	Space Cruiser Yamato is screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Distribution deals are made for European markets
Production	?	Space Battleship Yamato the movie is prepared for release in Japan, to be distributed by Shochiku-Toho
No-class	JUL
MUSIC	25	LP & Cassette: Space Battleship Yamato Drama (Nippon Columbia)
No-class	AUG
Event	5	The night before the movie premiere fans line up at theatres and receive animation cels in a special giveaway
Cinema	6	Space Battleship Yamato movie premieres. Theatres open early and other theatres immediately book the film to meet the extraordinary demand
PUBLICATION	6	Space Battleship Yamato movie program book (Office Academy)
On Air	20	Space Battleship Yamato ‘Stereo Manga’ radio dramatization on NHK FM (runs for 7 days)
No-class	SEP
Publication	15	Kinejun magazine #717 publishes an interview with Yoshinobu Nishizaki (Kinema Junpo Co.)
Publication	?	1978 Space Battleship Yamato calendar (Office Academy)
No-class	OCT
EVENT	6-11	“Yamato Fancy Goods” exhibition at Hanshin Department Store in Osaka
CINEMA	28	The movie closes, having attracted 2.3 million viewers and setting a Japanese box-office record
PUBLICATION	?	Music Guide magazine publishes a Yamato cover story
No-class	NOV
Product	15	Space Battleship Yamato poster wall clock (Office Academy)
MUSIC	25	LP & Cassette: Space Cruiser Yamato English-language drama (Nippon Columbia)
MODEL	?	Yamato “deform display model” (Bandai)
No-class	DEC
ON AIR	2	Space Battleship Yamato 4-hour radio drama on All Night Nippon
Cinema	17-29	Yamato movie is combined with Cyborg 009 for a Toei movie festival
MUSIC	25	LP & Cassette: Symphonic Suite Yamato (Nippon Columbia)
MODEL	?	Cosmo Zero (Bandai)
MODEL	?	Black Tiger (Bandai)
No-class
No-class	1978
No-class	JAN
CINEMA	10-29	Space Battleship Yamato screens at KBS Laserium in Kyoto
ON AIR	28	Space Battleship Yamato radio drama rebroadcast on All Night Nippon
event	?	Space Battleship Yamato exhibit at Imai Department store, Tokyo
No-class	FEB
PUBLICATION	25	Yamato fan club magazine #1 shows first wave of Space Battleship Yamato ‘fancy goods’
Book	25	Starsha Space Love Illust fantasy (Joy us books/Bandai)
No-class	MAR
CINEMA	?	Space Battleship Yamato screens at Humble House Theatre in Kagoshima
EVENT	16	Yamato product exhibition at Seibu Department Store in Shibuya, Tokyo
CINEMA	24-29	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Yamatoyashiki Theatre in Himeji
MUSIC	25	EP: Three tracks from Symphonic Suite (Nippon Columbia)
CINEMA	25	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Tokuyama Station Theatre
CINEMA	29-31	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Kumamoto Tsuruya Theatre
EVENT	30	product exhibition at Keisei Departmen Store in Ueno, Tokyo (through April 5)
MODEL	?	Yamato in gold coating (Bandai)
Publication	?	British magazine Starburst covers Space Cruiser Yamato
No-class	APR
CINEMA	6-11	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Wakayama Theatre, Nagasaki
CINEMA	13-25	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens in Nagaoka City
CINEMA	27	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Daimaru Theatre in Kobe (through May 9)
CINEMA	27	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens in Niigata City (through May 1)
CINEMA	28	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Koriyama Usui Department Store
Cinema	29	Space Battleship Yamato movie opens Golden Week Anime Festival at Omon Theatre, Nagoya
No-class	MAY
MUSIC	1	LP & Cassette: The World of Hiroshi Miyagawa (Nippon Columbia)
CINEMA	3-9	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Yamato Theatre in Kanazawa
CINEMA	4	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Yagihashi Theatre in Kumagaya
No-class	JUN
MUSIC	10	EP: Starsha, thoughts among the stars b/w symphonic track (Nippon Columbia)
PUBLICATION	25	Yamato fan club magazine #4 shows second wave of Space Battleship Yamato ‘fancy goods’
CINEMA	29	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Yamato Theatre in Joetsu City (through July 4)
No-class	JUL
CINEMA	20-26	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Daimaru Theatre in Osaka
CINEMA	28	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Matsuya Theatre in Ginza, Tokyo (through Aug. 2)
publication	?	TV Guide publishes a cover story on Space Battleship Yamato: the Movie (Tokyo News Agency)
No-class	AUG
ON AIR	4	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast debut on Fuji Television Network (31.9% audience rating)
ON AIR	4	The Space Battleship Yamato 4-hour radio drama is rebroadcast on “All Night Nippon”
CINEMA	4-9	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nagoya
CINEMA	10-15	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Matsuzakaya Theatre in Shizuoka
No-class	DEC
PUBLICATION	20	Space Battleship Yamato Card Picture Book, AKA ‘Wonder Cards’ (Asahi Sonorama)
Book	20	Anime cartoon masterpiece series #5 Space Battleship Yamato part 1 (Shogakukan)
MUSIC	25	EP: Space Cruiser Yamato b/w The Red Scarf with English lyrics (Nippon Columbia)
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No-class	1979
No-class	JAN
Book	20	Anime cartoon masterpiece series #6 Space Battleship Yamato part 2 (Shogakukan)
No-class	JUN
No-class	JUL
On Air	13	“Yamato Festival” special on All Night Nippon includes re-broadcast of first Yamato radio drama
Cinema	14	‘Yamato Big Summer Roadshow Festival’ features Space Battleship Yamato, Arrivederci, Triton of the Sea (through Aug. 4)
Publiction	14	“Yamato Festival” movie program book (Office Academy)
No-class	DEC
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No-class	1980
No-class	JAN
ON AIR	2	Space Battleship Yamato movie rebroadcast on Fuji Television
Book	15	Space Battleship Yamato postcard book (Japan Business Co.)
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No-class	1981
No-class	MAR
BOOK	25	Space Battleship Yamato Anime Comics volume 1 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten)
No-class	MAY
BOOK	15	Space Battleship Yamato Anime Comics volume 2 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten)
No-class	AUG
On Air	12	Space Battleship Yamato movie rebroadcast on Nippon Television’s ‘Wednesday Roadshow’
No-class
No-class	1982
No-class	DEC
BOOK	25	Symphonic Suite Yamato piano compositions (Tokyo Ongaku Shoen)
No-class
No-class	1983
No-class	MAR
Video	?	VHS & Beta: Space Battleship Yamato (Toei)
No-class	APR
video	21	VHD: Space Battleship Yamato movie (Japan Victor)
No-class
No-class	1984
No-class	MAY
Event	10	Yamato films exhibited at Cannes Film Festival
No-class	JULY
Video	1	LD & VHS: Space Battleship Yamato Music Video (Nippon Columbia)
No-class
Video	?	VHS: Space Battleship Yamato (Japan Victor)
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No-class	1985
No-class	JUN
MUSIC	21	CD: Symphonic Suite Yamato (Nippon Columbia)
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Video	?	LD: Space Battleship Yamato (Nippon Columbia)
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No-class	1986
No-class	JAN
EVENT	12	Fan Club screening of Space Battleship Yamato movie in Tokyo
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No-class	1987
No-class	AUG
Cinema	3-7	Summer Vacation Anime theatre exhibition includes Yamato exhibit, screens Space Battleship Yamato, Arrivederci, Be Forever and Final Yamato in Shibuya, Tokyo
No-class	DEC
ON AIR	28	Space Battleship Yamato movie rebroadcast on Hiroshima Television
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No-class	1988
No-class	MAY
Event	11	Yamato movies and other Westcape productions marketed at Cannes Film Festival.
No-class	OCT
EVENT	23-30	Westcape Corporation exhibit at Milan Film Festival
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Video	?	LD: All five Yamato movies are released in a ‘Perfect Collection’ box set (Bandai/Emotion)
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No-class	1990
No-class	MAR
Video	25	VHS: Space Battleship Yamato in ‘Perfect Collection’ packaging (Bandai/Emotion)
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No-class	1991
No-class	JAN
ON AIR	1	Space Battleship Yamato movie is rebroadcast on Tokyo 12 Channel
No-class	AUG
ON AIR	11	Space Battleship Yamato movie is broadcast on Hiroshima Television
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No-class	1993
No-class	JUL
Video	21	LD: Space Battleship Yamato movie reissued with Hiroyuki Kitazume art (Bandai/Emotion)
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No-class	1995
No-class	JAN
MUSIC	1	CD: Symphonic Suite Yamato reissue (Nippon Columbia)
No-class	APR
Music	1	CD: Space Battleship Yamato Drama album (Nippon Columbia)
No-class	SEP
VIDEO	?	VHS: Subtitled version of the Space Battleship Yamato movie released in US (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
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No-class	1998
No-class	JUL
Video	25	LD & VHS: Space Battleship Yamato movie reissued with 25th anniversary Toshihiro Kawamoto art (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class
No-class	1999
No-class	JAN
ON AIR	?	The Yamato movies are broadcast on CS Power Movie
No-class	AUG
Video	25	DVD: Space Battleship Yamato movie (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class
No-class	2000
No-class	APR
Publication	30	Yamato 1977 Memorial fanzines published by fan group New World Academy
No-class	NOV
ON AIR	2	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre
ON AIR	10	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre
ON AIR	22	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre
No-class
No-class	2002
No-class	MAR
ON AIR	21, 22	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on WOWOW
No-class	MAY
ON AIR	1	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre
No-class	JUN
Video	?	DVD: Space Battleship Yamato subtitled (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
No-class	DEC
ON AIR	5	All 5 Yamato movies broadcast on channel NECO
No-class
No-class	2003
No-class	JAN
ON AIR	5	All 5 Yamato movies rebroadcast on channel NECO
No-class	MAR
ON AIR	31	Three of the movies are broadcast on late-night ‘Daily Life Television’
No-class
No-class	2004
No-class	MAR
Video	?	DVD: Yamato movie box set (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
No-class	AUG
ON AIR	2	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on NHK
No-class	NOV
MUSIC	25	Yamato Eternal Edition Premium box (Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc.)
No-class
No-class	2005
No-class	SEP
CINEMA	11-20	Space Battleship Yamato, Farewell to Yamato revival screenings at Toei Theatre in Kurashiki
No-class	NOV
No-class
No-class	2006
No-class	AUG
ON AIR	11	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre
ON AIR	13	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Asahi National Broadcasting
ON AIR	18, 20	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre
No-class
No-class	2007
No-class	MAY
Product	?	Space Battleship Yamato ‘Real Artwork’ series wall art (Happinet)
No-class	AUG
Video	24	DVD: Space Battleship Yamato movies ‘Memorial Box’ (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class
No-class	2009
No-class	NOV
video	25	DVD: All five Yamato movies reissued (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class	DEC
on air	7, 30	Space Battleship Yamato movie rebroadcast (Family Theatre TV network)
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No-class	2010
No-class	AUG
product	18	Flash anime mobile service offers footage from the first Yamato movie, renamed Yamato The Origin (Softbank)
No-class	2011
No-class	NOV
online	24	Space Battleship Yamato streaming on Yamato Resurrection Fever pachinko game website (through 11/6)
No-class	DEC
online	5	Space Battleship Yamato streaming on Yamato Resurrection Fever pachinko game website (through 12/18)
No-class	2012
No-class	FEB
MUSIC	16	Yamato Eternal Edition Premium box reissued (Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd.)
No-class	MAY
product	21	Yamato poster towels (set of 2/Exario)
No-class	JULY
music	18	CD: Yamato Sound Almanac 1977-II Space Cruiser Yamato drama album (Columbia)
No-class	NOV
BOOK	2	Rules of a Hit Anime Movie by Morihiko Saitoh covers the first Yamato film (Knowledge Fore)
No-class	2013
No-class	APR
ON AIR	28	Yamato movie marathon (Family Theater)
No-class	JUNE
VIDEO	21	Bluray: Space Battleship Yamato movie (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class	JULY
VIDEO	24	DVD & Bluray: Space Battleship Yamato MV (Music Video, Bandai/Emotion)
No-class	2014
No-class	AUG
music	28	CD: Yamato Sound Almanac bonus disc Space Battleship Yamato drama album (Columbia)
No-class	DEC
on air	1	Rebroadcast of Yamato movie (Star Channel)
on air	9	Rebroadcast of Yamato movie (Star Channel)
on air	27	Rebroadcast of Yamato movie (Star Channel)
No-class	2019
No-class	OCT
ON AIR	6	Rebroadcast of Yamato movie (Family Theater)
No-class	2020
No-class	MAR
ON AIR	28	Rebroadcast of Yamato movie (Family Theater)