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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	?	Production deal struck for Space Cruiser Yamato dubbed version
No-class	OCT
Production	?	Voice recording for Space Cruiser Yamato movie in Hollywood
No-class
No-class	1977
No-class	JAN
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato Association fanzine #1
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato coverage in Manga Shonen magazine, Jan issue
PUBLICATION	25	Iscandar fanzine Vol. 1 (Cosmo Battleship Yamato Connection)
Music	?	EP: Best hit animation series Yamato b/w Triton of the Sea theme (Nippon Columbia)
Production	?	Sound dubbing completed for Space Cruiser Yamato movie in Hollywood
No-class	FEB
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato coverage in Manga Shonen magazine, Feb issue
PUBLICATION	?	Yamato parody manga fanzine (Tokiwa Publishing)
No-class	MAR
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato Association fanzine #2
PUBLICATION	25	Iscandar fanzine Vol. 2 (Cosmo Battleship Yamato Connection)
No-class	APR
Publication	18	June issue of OUT magazine features Yamato cover story (Minori Shobo)
No-class	MAY
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato coverage in Manga Shonen magazine, May issue
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato Land newsletter No. 1 (Yamato Association)
Production	?	Tokyo distribution deal for Space Battleship Yamato movie secured with Tokyu Recreation
Event	13-27	Space Cruiser Yamato is screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Distribution deals are made for international markets
PUBLICATION	25	Iscandar fanzine Vol. 3 (Cosmo Battleship Yamato Connection)
No-class	JUN
Event	?	Publicity campaign begins for Yamato movie
PUBLICATION	1	Neo Negal doujinshi #1 (Space Battleship Yamato Fan Club II)
Book	1	Big Manga Book features a reprint of Leiji Matsumoto’s Eternal Story of Jura (Playcomic/Akita Shoten)
Publication	18	August issue of OUT magazine features Yamato articles (Minori Shobo)
Event	23	Space Battleship Yamato movie press conference (Hotel Grand Palace, Tokyo)
No-class	JUL
Music	1	EP: Opening and ending themes b/w drama track (Nippon Columbia)
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato Association fanzine #3
Production	18	National distribution deal for Space Battleship Yamato movie secured with Toei Pictures
Publication	18	September issue of OUT magazine features Yamato articles (Minori Shobo)
BOOK	20	Space Battleship Yamato hardcover novel 1 ‘Launch Volume’ (Asahi Sonorama)
Music	25	LP & Cassette: Space Battleship Yamato Drama album (Nippon Columbia)
Publication	25	Manga no Hoshi magazine #1 focuses on the works of Leiji Matsumoto
On Air	29	TV series begins its second rerun on Yomiuri Television
No-class	AUG
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Eiga Fan magazine
Cinema	3	Space Battleship Yamato preview screening (Nissho Hall, Tokyo)
Book	1	Space Battleship Yamato hardcover novel 2 ‘Struggle Volume’ (Asahi Sonorama)
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Manga Shonen magazine
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Fantoche magazine #7
PUBLICATION	1	Leiji Matsumoto essay in Kinejun magazine No. 714
Cinema	3	Space Battleship Yamato preview screening (Yamaha Hall, Tokyo)
Event	5	The night before the movie premiere fans line up at theaters and receive animation cels in a special giveaway
Cinema	6	Space Battleship Yamato movie premieres in seven Tokyo theaters
PUBLICATION	6	Space Battleship Yamato movie program book (Office Academy)
Product	6	Space Battleship Yamato products sold in Tokyo theaters
Book	10	Space Battleship Yamato hardcover novel 3 ‘Restoration Volume’ (Asahi Sonorama)
PUBLICATION	11	movie coverage in Weekly Sankei magazine
Cinema	13	Space Battleship Yamato opens in thirteen more theaters (weekly openings continued for the rest of 1977)
PUBLICATION	15	movie coverage in Kinejun magazine No. 715
PUBLICATION	16	movie coverage in Weekly Playboy magazine
On Air	20	Space Battleship Yamato “Stereo Manga” radio dramatization on NHK FM
PUBLICATION	20	Iscandar fanzine Vol. 4 (Cosmo Battleship Yamato Connection)
PUBLICATION	21	movie coverage in Weekly Myojo magazine
PUBLICATION	22	movie coverage in Weekly Heibon Punch magazine
PUBLICATION	25	movie coverage in Playcomic magazine
PUBLICATION	30	movie coverage in Weekly Playboy magazine No. 35
PUBLICATION	?	Yamato Graphic fanzine No. 1 (Yamato Fan Alliance Ushichaman)
No-class	SEP
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Roadshow magazine, October issue
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Eiga Fan magazine
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Eureka magazine
Publication	1	Yamato mentioned in Starlog issue 9 (Starlog Group, Inc.)
Publication	1	Yamato coverage in Manga Shonen (Asahi Sonorama)
Publication	1	Yamato reviews in Kinejun No. 716 (Kinema Junpo Co.)
PUBLICATION	1	2001 My Dream fanzine (Terebi Anime Club)
PUBLICATION	5	Yamato interview fanzine
Publication	8	Weekly Bunshun magazine Vol. 19 #36 publishes an interview with Yoshinobu Nishizaki (Bungeishunju Ltd.)
Publication	15	Kinejun magazine #717 publishes an interview with Yoshinobu Nishizaki (Kinema Junpo Co.)
PUBLICATION	15	movie coverage in English Today magazine
PUBLICATION	19	movie coverage in Weekly Heibon Punch magazine
Book	20	Roman Album #1: Space Battleship Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
PUBLICATION	20	movie coverage in Weekly Seventeen magazine
PUBLICATION	21	movie coverage in Screen magazine
PUBLICATION	22	Yoshinobu Nishizaki interview in Weekly Sankei magazine (Sankei Publishing)
Publication	?	1978 Space Battleship Yamato calendar (Office Academy)
Publication	?	movie coverage in OUT magazine, November issue (Minori Shobo)
Music	?	LP: Isao Sasaki/The Scarlet Scarf, World of Anime Roman features Yamato songs (Nippon Columbia)
Publication	?	Cosmo Battleship Yamato Technical Manual fanzine (Group Zero)
No-class	OCT
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Roadshow magazine, November issue
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Treasure Island magazine
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato coverage in Manga Shonen magazine
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato coverage in Middle Third Age magazine
EVENT	6-11	“Yamato Fancy Goods” exhibition at Hanshin Department Store in Osaka
PUBLICATION	15	Yamato coverage in Movie Arts magazine
PUBLICATION	15	Parody Edition Space Battleship Yamato fanzine Volumes 1 & 2 (Character Class Lab)
PUBLICATION	25	Iscandar fanzine Vol. 5 (Cosmo Battleship Yamato Connection)
Publication	?	OUT magazine December issue features fan content (Minori Shobo)
PUBLICATION	?	Music Guide magazine publishes a Yamato cover story
No-class	NOV
Product	1	Space Battleship Yamato, Asahi 8mm library film reels (Set of 3, Asahi Sonorama)
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Roadshow magazine, December issue
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Kappa Monthly magazine
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Modern Film magazine
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Goro magazine No. 22
Product	15	Space Battleship Yamato panel clock (Office Academy)
Event	15	Yamato movie celebration part at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo Nishizaki announces the sequel
Cinema	16	Space Cruiser Yamato opens in Europe and the UK
PUBLICATION	17	Yamato calendar image in Weekly Action magazine
Music	25	LP & Cassette: Space Cruiser Yamato English-language drama album (Nippon Columbia)
Model	?	Yamato “deform display model” (Bandai)
No-class	DEC
Event	?	Official Yamato Fan Club established by Academy Co. Ltd. in Chiyoda, Tokyo
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Roadshow magazine, January issue
PUBLICATION	1	movie coverage in Terebi Magazine
book	1	Yamato coverage in The World of TV Anime (Manga shonen/Asahi Sonorama)
Book	1	Space Battleship Yamato TV Mook (Akita Shoten)
PUBLICATION	1	Neo Negal fanzine #3 (Space Battleship Yamato Fan Club II)
On Air	2	Space Battleship Yamato 4-hour radio drama on All Night Nippon
Cinema	17-29	Yamato movie screened at Toei movie festival
PUBLICATION	21	Space Cruiser Yamato movie review in Variety magazine
Music	25	LP & Cassette: Symphonic Suite Yamato (Nippon Columbia)
Model	?	Cosmo Zero (Bandai)
Model	?	Black Tiger (Bandai)
product	?	Lenticular image card (Bandai)
No-class
No-class	1978
No-class	JAN
Publication	1	Yamato movie review in Modern Film magazine
Publication	1	Yamato movie review in Treasure Island magazine
Event	4-11	Yamato exhibition and product sales (Keio Department Store, Tokyo)
Publication	5	Yamato featured in All About SF Space Movies (Kantosha)
CINEMA	10-29	Space Battleship Yamato screens at KBS Laserium in Kyoto
Publication	13	Yamato appears in Asahi Graph comic magazine
Publication	17	Iscandar doujinshi Vol. 6 (Cosmo Battleship Yamato Connection)
ON AIR	28	Space Battleship Yamato radio drama rebroadcast on All Night Nippon
Event	29	Yamato Launch to 1978 mini-convention (gathering of fan clubs)
event	?	Space Battleship Yamato exhibit at Imai Department store, Tokyo
Publication	?	Space Cruiser Yamato profiled in Famous Monsters magazine #140
No-class	FEB
Publication	15	Yamato review in Kinejun magazine #728
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)
Publication	28	Mechanic Analysis doujinshi No. 2 (Uchuu Battleship Yamato Fans)
Publication	?	HERO doujinshi No. 1
book	?	Parade Band Songbook 2 features Yamato sheet music
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
Publication	27	Valelus doujinshi No. 1
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
Publication	1	Yamato fan art in Roadshow magazine
Publication	1	Iscandar doujinshi Vol. 7 (Cosmo Battleship Yamato Connection)
Publication	1	Neo Negal doujinshi No. 5 (Yamato Fan Club II)
Publication	10	Cosmonaut doujinshi No. 1 (Yamato Association)
CINEMA	6-11	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Wakayama Theatre, Nagasaki
CINEMA	13-25	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens in Nagaoka City
Publication	15	Wave-Motion doujinshi Vol. 4 (Yamato Fan Club Wave-Motion)
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)
Publication	1	Yamato featured in World of SF TV/Comic/Anime/Movie (Asahi Sonorama)
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
Publication	?	Yamato featured in Elementary 4th Year Student magazine
Publication	?	Yamato featured in High 2nd Course magazine
No-class	JUN
BOOK	10	Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Records Collection hardcover trilogy (Office Academy)
Music	10	EP: Starsha, thoughts among the stars b/w symphonic track (Nippon Columbia)
Cinema	29	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Yamato Theatre in Joetsu City (through July 4)
No-class	JUL
Event	20	Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Daimaru dept. store, Osaka (through July 26)
Event	28	Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Matsuya dept. store, Tokyo (through Aug. 2)
Cinema	28	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Matsuya Theatre in Ginza, Tokyo (through Aug. 2)
publication	29	TV Guide publishes a cover story on Yamato movie (Tokyo News Agency)
No-class	AUG
On Air	4	Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast debut on Fuji Television Network (31.9% audience rating)
Event	4	Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Mitsukoshi dept. store, Nagoya (through Aug 9)
Cinema	4-9	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nagoya
On Air	4	Space Battleship Yamato radio drama rebroadcast on All Night Nippon, followed by a new one based on Farewell
Event	10	Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Matsuzakaya dept. store, Shizuoka (through Aug 15)
Cinema	10	Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Matsuzakaya Theatre in Shizuoka (through Aug 15)
PUBLICATION	?	Lana 001 doujinshi (Group Lana)
PUBLICATION	?	Neo Negal #6 doujinshi (Yamato Fan Club II)
PUBLICATION	?	Hero No. 1 doujinshi
PUBLICATION	?	Hero Special doujinshi
No-class	OCT
Event	9	Space Cruiser Yamato covered in Fantastic Films magazine (Blake Publishing Corp.)
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)
No-class
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
No-class
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.)
No-class
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)
No-class
No-class	1985
No-class	JUN
MUSIC	21	CD: Symphonic Suite Yamato (Nippon Columbia)
No-class
Video	?	LD: Space Battleship Yamato (Nippon Columbia)
No-class
No-class	1986
No-class	JAN
EVENT	12	Fan Club screening of Space Battleship Yamato movie in Tokyo
No-class
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
No-class
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
No-class
Video	?	LD: All five Yamato movies are released in a ‘Perfect Collection’ box set (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class
No-class	1990
No-class	MAR
Video	25	VHS: Space Battleship Yamato in ‘Perfect Collection’ packaging (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class
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
No-class
No-class	1993
No-class	JUL
Video	21	LD: Space Battleship Yamato movie reissued with Hiroyuki Kitazume art (Bandai/Emotion)
No-class
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.)
No-class
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)
No-class
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)
No-class	2023
No-class	AUG
CINEMA	25	Advance tickets for Space Battleship Yamato in 4k
ONLINE	29	Trailer for Yamato movies in 4k