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More timelines: Series 1 | Yamato movie | Series 2 | The New Voyage | Be Forever Yamato | Series 3 | Final Yamato
No-class | 1977 | |
No-class | NOV | |
Event | 15 | A crew party is held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Nishizaki announces his desire to create a sequel that will depict “the end of Yamato” and names Toei Studio as the co-production company. The first meeting of the main staff is held later that day. |
PRODUCTION | 25 | Nishizaki writes his proposal for Yamato Part 2 |
PRODUCTION | 30 | Main staff members are chosen for Yamato Part 2 |
No-class | DEC | |
PRODUCTION | 3 | Aritsune Toyota finishes his story draft for Yamato Part 2 |
PRODUCTION | 5, 6 | Yamato Part 2 meetings with producer Itaru Yoshita at Toei Studio |
PRODUCTION | 8 | Yamato Part 2 story meetings begin |
PRODUCTION | 13 | Yamato Part 2 Writers “brainstorming meeting” 1 |
PRODUCTION | 16 | Yamato Part 2 staff orientation meetings |
PRODUCTION | 20 | Keisuke Fujikawa finishes his story draft for Yamato Part 2 |
PRODUCTION | 22 | Yamato Part 2 Writers “brainstorming meeting” 2 |
PRODUCTION | 30 | Yamato Part 2 general preproduction meeting |
PRODUCTION | 31 | Yamato Part 2 script and concept meetings |
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No-class | 1978 | |
No-class | JAN | |
PRODUCTION | 5 | Toshio Masuda finishes his first story draft for Yamato Part 2, now titled Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 6 | Farewell to Yamato SF concept meeting |
PRODUCTION | 7-11 | The writing staff travels to Hawaii for story meetings. All are awed by Star Wars and Close Encounters at Hawaiian cinemas |
PRODUCTION | 15 | Aritsune Toyota finishes SF concepts for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 21 | Keisuke Fujikawa finishes first script draft for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 27 | Farewell to Yamato production office opens at Toei Studio (Nerima, Tokyo) |
PRODUCTION | 28 | Mecha and background design meetings begin for Farewell |
No-class | FEB | |
PRODUCTION | 3 | Battle and strategy plans written |
PRODUCTION | 4-7 | Leiji Matsumoto writes his story draft for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 6 | Second draft script review meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 20 | Third draft script review meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 21 | Costume design meeting for Farewell to Yamato with fashion designer Yukiko Hanai |
PUBLICATION | 25 | Farewell to Yamato coverage Yamato fan club magazine #1 |
PRODUCTION | 27 | Comet Empire character designs established for Farewell to Yamato |
PUBLICATION | ? | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Fifth Grade Age magazine (Obunsha) |
No-class | MAR | |
PRODUCTION | 7 | Script completed for Farewell to Yamato (except final scene) |
PRODUCTION | 11 | Costume designs by Yukiko Hanai completed for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 17 | Final scene concept meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 18 | Farewell to Yamato character names finalized |
PRODUCTION | 20 | Final scene review meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 22 | Farewell to Yamato animation begins at Toei Studio |
Publication | 25 | Farewell to Yamato coverage Yamato fan club magazine #2 |
PRODUCTION | 28 | Color design meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
No-class | APR | |
Publication | 1 | Yamato promo in Kinejun magazine #731 |
PRODUCTION | 4 | Sound design meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
PUBLICATION | 8 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Middle 2nd Age magazine (Obunsha) |
Production | 17 | Advertising & publicity meeting, licensing deals signed with Glico and Pepsi for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 24 | Music composing meetings begin for Farewell to Yamato |
Publication | 25 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Yamato fan club magazine #3 |
No-class | MAY | |
PRODUCTION | 4 | Symphonic Concert planning meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
Event | 24 | Farewell to Yamato Press conference (Imperial Hotel in Hibiya, Tokyo) |
Publication | 26 | Animage magazine #1 debuts with a Farewell to Yamato cover story (Tokuma Shoten) |
PRODUCTION | 29 | Farewell to Yamato music recording, 1st session |
PRODUCTION | 31 | Farewell to Yamato music recording, 2nd session |
No-class | JUN | |
PUBLICATION | 3 | Farewell to Yamato manga by Leiji Matsumoto debuts in Adventure King (Akita Shoten) |
PRODUCTION | 5 | Farewell to Yamato music recording, 3rd session |
Production | 6 | Symphonic Concert plans finalized |
Production | 7 | First Farewell to Yamato film rushes viewed, Toei Studio |
PRODUCTION | 11 | Song arrangement meeting for Farewell to Yamato |
PRODUCTION | 13, 14 | Farewell to Yamato music recording, 4th and 5th sessions |
Production | 14 | Isao Sasaki records Teresa Forever and The Rival, two songs for Farewell to Yamato |
Publication | 15 | Farewell to Yamato featured in High 1st Course magazine |
Publication | 15 | Farewell to Yamato featured in SF Anime Fantasy mook (Shinshokan) |
PUBLICATION | 21 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Roadshow magazine (Shueisha) |
PRODUCTION | 22 | Farewell to Yamato music recording, 6th session |
Event | 22 | Yamato fan club meeting in Niigata |
Production | 23 | Kenji Sawada records From Yamato with love, the ending song for Farewell to Yamato |
Event | 24 | Yamato fan club meeting in Sendai |
Event | 25 | Yamato fan club meeting in Shizuoka |
Publication | 25 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Yamato fan club magazine #4 |
Production | 28 | Second Farewell to Yamato film rushes reviewed, Toei Studio |
Publication | 29 | Playcomic magazine includes a Farewell to Yamato poster (Akita Shoten) |
No-class | JUL | |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Manga Shonen magazine (Asahi Sonorama) |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Kinejun magazine No 738 (Kinema Junpo) |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in ASCII magazine #13 |
PUBLICATION | 3 | Farewell to Yamato coverage and manga chapter 2 in Adventure King (Akita Shoten) |
PRODUCTION | 3 | Voice actors recording session, Avaco Studio |
Event | 5 | fan club meeting and premiere of Symphonic Concert Tour in Nagoya |
publication | 5 | Symphonic Concert program book (Office Academy) |
PRODUCTION | 6 | Additional voice recording, Avaco Studio |
EVENT | 7 | Yamato fan club meeting and Symphonic Concert in Hiroshima |
PUBLICATION | 8 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Middle 1st Age magazine (Obunsha) |
PRODUCTION | 8,9 | Additional voice recording, Avaco Studio |
EVENT | 10 | Symphonic Concert in Kyushu |
Publication | 10 | Animage magazine #2 publishes a cover story on Farewell to Yamato (Tokuma Shoten) |
PUBLICATION | 11 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Middle 3rd Age magazine (Obunsha) |
PRODUCTION | 11 | Film editing concludes |
Publication | 13 | Playcomic magazine includes a Farewell to Yamato poster (Akita Shoten) |
EVENT | 14 | Yamato fan club meeting and Symphonic Concert in Sapporo |
Publication | 15 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Rendezvous Comic magazine (Minori Shobo) |
PUBLICATION | 15 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Movie Information magazine (Kokusaijohosha) |
PRODUCTION | 17 | Music recording, 7th session |
EVENT | 17 | Yamato fan club meeting and Symphonic Concert in Fukuoka |
EVENT | 18 | Yamato fan club meeting and Symphonic Concert in Osaka |
PRODUCTION | 19 | Music recording, 8th session |
PRODUCTION | 19-23 | Sound editing sessions |
Event | 20-26 | Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Daimaru dept. store, Osaka (through July 26) |
PUBLICATION | 21 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Roadshow magazine (Shueisha) |
MUSIC | 25 | EP: The Rival b/w Teresa Forever (Nippon Columbia) |
Event | 25 | Yoshinobu Nishizaki and singer Kenji Sawada appear on Night of 1001 Stars (Fuji TV) |
Publication | 28 | OUT magazine publishes a Farewell to Yamato cover story (Minori Shobo) |
EVENT | 28 | Yamato exhibition at Matsuya Dept. Store, Tokyo (through Aug 2) |
PRODUCTION | 28 | Symphonic Concert rehearsal session |
EVENT | 28 | Staff preview screening, Toei Studio |
EVENT | 29, 30 | Symphonic Concert tour concludes in Shinjuku, Tokyo |
Publication | 31 | Manga magazine Pretty Pretty publishes a Farewell to Yamato cover story (Major Enterprise) |
Publication | ? | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Children’s Light magazine |
MODEL | ? | Yamato “image model” (reissue of ‘Deform display model’/Bandai) |
MODEL | ? | Yamato reissued with “Teresa panel” (Bandai) |
No-class | AUG | |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Terebiland magazine (Akita Shoten) |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Farewell to Yamato game and coverage in ASCII magazine (Akita Shoten) |
Publication | 1 | Kinejun #740 publishes a cover story on Farewell to Yamato (Kinema Jumpo Co.) |
Music | 1 | EP: From Yamato with love single (Polydor) |
Music | 1 | LP & Cassette: Farewell to Yamato symphonic album (Nippon Columbia) |
PUBLICATION | 2 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Small 4th Age magazine (Obunsha) |
Cinema | 2 | Farewell to Yamato preview screening at the Pantheon Theatre (Shibuya, Tokyo) |
Publication | 3 | Farewell to Yamato coverage and manga in Adventure King (Akita Shoten) |
On Air | 4 | Space Battleship Yamato radio drama rebroadcast on All Night Nippon, followed by a new one based on Farewell to Yamato |
Cinema | 5 | Farewell to Yamato film premiere in 133 theaters |
PUBLICATION | 5 | Farewell to Yamato movie program book (Office Academy) |
Product | 5 | Farewell to Yamato products released in theaters and stores |
PUBLICATION | 10 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Animage magazine #3 (Tokuma Shoten) |
PUBLICATION | 10 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Women Themselves magazine (Kobunsha) |
PUBLICATION | 11 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Middle Third Age magazine (Obunsha) |
Music | 11 | EP: From Yamato with love included on Kenji Sawada’s album And Now the Glorious Banquet (Polydor) |
Book | 15 | Farewell to Yamato novel part 1 (Fanfan library/Shueisha) |
BOOK | 19 | Farewell to Yamato novel (Cobalt library/Shueisha) |
PUBLICATION | 20 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Rendezvous magazine (Minori Shobo) |
PUBLICATION | 21 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Roadshow magazine (Shueisha) |
BOOK | 25 | Farewell to Yamato novels 1 & 2 (Monkey library/Shueisha) |
Publication | 25 | Yamato fan club magazine #5 |
PUBLICATION | 28 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in OUT magazine (Minori Shobo) |
Book | 30 | Farewell to Yamato novel part 2 (Fanfan library/Shueisha) |
PUBLICATION | 30 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Seventeen magazine No. 38 (Shueisha) |
On Air | ? | Farewell to Yamato special on Tokyo 12 channel’s “SF Buzz Megaflick” |
No-class | SEP | |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Yamato coverage in Playboy magazine #39 (Shueisha) |
BOOK | 1 | Farewell to Yamato hardcover novel part 1 (Asahi Sonorama) |
Publication | 1 | Farewell to Yamato Precise Illustrated Edition blueprint set (Asahi Sonorama) |
Publication | 3 | Farewell to Yamato coverage and manga in Adventure King magazine (Akita Shoten) |
Book | 5 | Farewell to Yamato, Roadshow Authoritative Edition Vol. 1 (Shueisha) |
Publication | 5 | Farewell to Yamato article in Mainichi Shimbun |
PUBLICATION | 9 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Middle Third Age magazine (Obunsha) |
Book | 10 | Farewell to Yamato manga Vol. 1 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama) |
PUBLICATION | 9 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in High 1st Age magazine (Obunsha) |
Book | 15 | Roman Album #11: Farewell to Yamato (Tokuma Shoten) |
BOOK | 15 | Yamato coverage in Phantom II Vol. 3 doujinshi (Yamato Fan Club F4 Phantom II) |
Publication | 15 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Kinejun magazine #743 |
PUBLICATION | 21 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Roadshow magazine (Shueisha) |
BOOK | 30 | Farewell to Yamato hardcover novel (Shueisha) |
Book | ? | Farewell to Yamato Sonosheet books, set of 3 (Asahi Sonorama) |
Product | ? | Farewell to Yamato Collection cards (Amada) |
Music | ? | EP: Farewell to Yamato sonosheet (Asahi Sonorama Ace Puppy Series) |
No-class | OCT | |
Publication | 1 | Yuki costume pattern published in Asahi Shimbun newspaper |
Music | 10 | LP & Cassette: Farewell to Yamato drama album (Nippon Columbia) |
Publication | 15 | Farewell coverage in High 2nd Course magazine (Gakken) |
Music | 21 | EP: Space Action Terebi Manga Series features Farewell to Yamato songs (Elec Records) |
PUBLICATION | 21 | Yamato coverage in Roadshow magazine (Shueisha) |
MODEL | ? | 1/700 Yamato cutaway mechanic model (Bandai) |
MODEL | ? | Dessler’s Battleship (Bandai) |
MODEL | ? | Cosmo Tiger II (Bandai) |
No-class | NOV | |
Publication | 1 | Terebi Land magazine includes a bonus set of Yamato mecha cards (Tokuma Shoten) |
Book | 1 | Movie Terebi Magazine special: Farewell to Yamato TV Mook (Akita Shoten) |
Publication | 1 | Maru magazine publishes an essay by Leiji Matsumoto |
Book | 5 | Yamato content in Terebi Anime Big Parade (Shueisha) |
PUBLICATION | 9 | Yamato coverage in Middle 1st Age magazine (Obunsha) |
PUBLICATION | 11 | Yamato coverage in Middle 3rd Age magazine (Obunsha) |
PUBLICATION | 14 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in High 1st Course magazine (Gakken) |
Event | 15 | Farewell to Yamato success party at Imperial Hotel (Hibiya, Tokyo) |
Product | 15 | Farewell to Yamato poster wall clock (Office Academy) |
Book | 20 | Roadshow magazine special: Farewell to Yamato Authoritative Edition Vol. 2 (Shueisha) |
Book | 30 | Farewell to Yamato manga volume 2 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama) |
Model | ? | 1/500 Yamato Cosmic Model with Analyzer (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Zordar’s Super-Giant Battleship (Bandai) |
Product | ? | Yamato First Bridge action playset and 5 action figures (Nomura) |
Model | ? | 1/1200 Yamato (Nomura) |
Model | ? | 1/1200 Andromeda (Nomura) |
Model | ? | 1/1000 Andromeda (Nomura) |
Model | ? | 1/1000 Naska carrier (Nomura) |
Publication | ? | 1979 Yamato Calendar A type (Office Academy) |
Publication | ? | 1979 Yamato Calendar B type (Office Academy) |
Publication | ? | Anyway Space Battleship Yamato, Soldiers of Passion doujinshi (Parody Studio Yamato) |
No-class | DEC | |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Yamato toy coverage in Small 4th Age magazine (Obunsha) |
Book | 3 | Farewell to Yamato Cell Collection (Shonen Pictorial Co.) |
PUBLICATION | 9 | Farewell to Yamato coverage in Middle 2nd Age magazine (Obunsha) |
Publication | 20 | Farewell to Yamato Paper Model set (Shogakukan) |
Publication | 20 | Farewell to Yamato Card Picture Books, AKA ‘Wonder Cards’ (Asahi Sonorama) |
cinema | 23 | Farewell to Yamato re-released in a Toei Christmas Roadshow (through Jan. 15, 1979) |
Publication | 25 | Yamato fan club magazine #7 shows second wave of Farewell to Yamato ‘fancy goods’ |
Music | 25 | EP: Yamato Best 4 (Nippon Columbia) |
Music | ? | LP: New Disco Arrange: I Adore the Eternity of Love (Polydor) |
Product | ? | 1/850 Diecast Yamato toy (Nomura) |
product | ? | Farewell to Yamato 8mm film reels (2 volumes, Toei) |
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No-class | 1979 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Book | 5 | Keibunsha #32 Farewell to Yamato ‘Big Encyclopedia’ (Kodansha) |
Book | 20 | Farewell to Yamato Panel Book (Keibunsha) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #1, Yamato (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #2, Cosmo Tiger II (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #3, EDF Battleship (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #4, Andromeda (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #5, Dessler ship (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #6, Zordar’s Super Giant Battleship (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #7, Baruze (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #8, Naska (Bandai) |
No-class | FEB | |
BOOK | 15 | Farewell to Yamato manga volume 3 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama) |
Book | 20 | Anime cartoon masterpiece series #7 Farewell to Yamato part 1 (Shogakukan) |
Model | ? | Goland’s missile ship (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #9: Comet Empire Destroyer (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #10: Goland’s Missile Ship (Bandai) |
No-class | MAR | |
books | 15 | Farewell to Yamato ‘SF’ novels 1 & 2 (Asahi Sonorama) |
Book | 20 | Anime cartoon masterpiece series #8 Farewell to Yamato part 2 (Shougakukan) |
BOOK | 25 | Yamato Part 2 all-color manga by Leiji Matsumoto (Akita Shoten) |
No-class | APR | |
Book | 1 | Farewell to Yamato deluxe hardcover (Office Academy) |
Book | 15 | Farewell to Yamato Cel Collection part 2 (Shonen Pictorial Co.) |
PUBLICATION | 25 | Yamato fan club magazine #9 shows third wave of Farewell to Yamato ‘fancy goods’ |
BOOK | 30 | Cosmoship Yamato manga vol. 2 by Leiji Matsumoto (Sunday Comics/Akita Shoten) |
Model | ? | Space panorama set 1 (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Space panorama set 2 (Bandai) |
No-class | MAY | |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #11: EDF Frigate (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection kit #12: EDF Destroyer (Bandai) |
No-class | JUL | |
ON AIR | 13 | All Night Nippon “Yamato Festival” special |
Cinema | 14 | Yamato Festival features Yamato, Farewell, Triton of the Sea (through Aug. 4) |
Publiction | 14 | Yamato Festival movie program book (Office Academy) |
BOOK | 30 | Farewell to Yamato manga by Akira Hio (Reissue in three volumes/Sonorama comics library) |
MODEL | ? | EDF battleship with Comet Empire fighters (Bandai) |
MODEL | ? | EDF patrol cruiser with medical ship (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection 13-15 (Bandai) |
No-class | AUG | |
MODEL | ? | 1/700 Andromeda (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Space panorama set 3 (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Space panorama set 4 (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Space panorama set 5 (Bandai) |
No-class | DEC | |
PUBLICATION | 1 | Farewell to Yamato manga by Leiji Matsumoto concludes in Adventure King magazine |
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No-class | 1980 | |
No-class | JAN | |
On Air | 3 | Arrivederci Yamato broadcast premiere (Fuji Television) |
Book | 15 | Space Battleship Yamato postcard book (Japan Business Co.) |
PRODUCTION | ? | Farewell to Yamato review in Starburst magazine No. 17 (Marvel UK) |
No-class | MAR | |
Cinema | 24-26 | Arrivederci Yamato screens at Sankei Hall in Sakurajima, Tokyo |
No-class | APR | |
BOOK | 5 | Cosmoship Yamato manga vol. 3 by Leiji Matsumoto (Sunday Comics/Akita Shoten) |
No-class | JUN | |
Model | ? | 1/700 EDF Battlecruiser with Landing Craft (Bandai) |
Model | ? | EDF Carrier (Bandai) |
Model | ? | Mecha Collection 21, 22 (Bandai) |
No-class | DEC | |
MUSIC | 10 | EP: Space Battleship Yamato/Farewell to Yamato/Be Forever Yamato (4 tracks, Nippon Columbia) |
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No-class | 1981 | |
No-class | JAN | |
BOOK | 10 | Farewell to Yamato Anime Comics volume 1 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten) |
BOOK | 20 | Farewell to Yamato Anime Comics volume 2 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten) |
No-class | NOV | |
Music | 1 | EP: Terebi manga best collection #22 The New Voyage b/w Farewell to Yamato (Nippon Columbia) |
No-class | DEC | |
On Air | 30 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on Nippon Televison’s ‘Year End Party Movie’ |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1982 | |
No-class | AUG | |
Event | ? | Farewell to Yamato and Be Forever are screened at Creation Convention, New York City |
No-class | SEP | |
MUSIC | 21 | Cassettes: Farewell to Yamato complete drama (Nippon Columbia) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1983 | |
No-class | MAR | |
Video | ? | VHS & Beta: Farewell to Yamato (Toei) |
No-class | APR | |
video | 21 | VHD: Farewell to Yamato (Japan Victor) |
No-class | AUG | |
Event | ? | Farewell to Yamato screened at Creation Convention, New York City |
No-class | SEP | |
Event | 1-5 | Farewell to Yamato screened in Star Blazers room at Constellation (41st World Science Fiction Convention), Baltimore MD |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1984 | |
No-class | MAY | |
Event | 10 | Yamato films exhibited at Cannes Film Festival |
No-class | AUG | |
Video | 1 | LD & VHS: Farewell to Yamato Music Video (Nippon Columbia) |
EVENT | 27 | Fan club meeting & Farewell to Yamato screening in Tokyo |
No-class | ||
Video | ? | VHS: Farewell to Yamato (Japan Victor) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1985 | |
No-class | JUN | |
MUSIC | 21 | CD: Farewell to Yamato symphonic album (Nippon Columbia) |
No-class | ||
Video | ? | LD: Farewell to Yamato (Nippon Columbia) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1986 | |
No-class | OCT | |
EVENT | 5 | Leiji Matsumoto delivers a lecture at a Farewell to Yamato screening at Oscar Theatre in Yokohama |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1987 | |
No-class | AUG | |
Cinema | 3-7 | Summer Vacation Anime theatre exhibition includes Yamato exhibit, screens Space Battleship Yamato, Farewell, Be Forever and Final Yamato in Shibuya, Tokyo |
No-class | DEC | |
ON AIR | 31 | Farewell to Yamato rebroadcast on Hiroshima Television |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1988 | |
PRODUCTION | ? | The film is dubbed in English by Nishizaki’s new company, Voyager Entertainment, and formally retitled Farewell to Yamato |
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 | JAN | |
ON AIR | 5 | Farewell to Yamato is broadcast on Fuji Television |
No-class | MAR | |
Video | 25 | VHS: Farewell to Yamato in ‘Perfect Collection’ packaging (Bandai/Emotion) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1991 | |
No-class | MAR | |
ON AIR | 26 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on Tokyo 12 Channel |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1993 | |
No-class | MAR | |
ON AIR | 24 | Farewell to Yamato featured in a “100 Great Anime” TV special |
No-class | JUL | |
Video | 21 | LD: Farewell to Yamato reissued with Hiroyuki Kitazume art (Bandai/Emotion) |
No-class | AUG | |
Book | 30 | Yamato Collection 2: Farewell to Yamato Sun Wide Comics Special by Akira Hio (Asahi Sonorama) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1994 | |
No-class | JUN | |
VIDEO | ? | VHS: Dubbed version of Farewell to Yamato released in US (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1995 | |
No-class | JAN | |
MUSIC | 1 | CD: Farewell to Yamato symphonic album reissue (Nippon Columbia) |
No-class | APR | |
Music | 1 | CD: Farewell to Yamato Drama album (Nippon Columbia) |
Video | 20 | VHS: Farewell to Yamato English dub released in Japan (Linguaphone Video Comic Theatre) |
No-class | SEP | |
VIDEO | ? | VHS: Subtitled version of Farewell to Yamato released in US (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1998 | |
No-class | MAY | |
Video | 25 | LD & VHS: Farewell to Yamato reissued with 25th anniversary Toshihiro Kawamoto art (Bandai/Emotion) |
No-class | JULY | |
Video | ? | DVD: Farewell to Yamato reissued with 25th anniversary Toshihiro Kawamoto art and special packaging (Bandai/Emotion) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 1999 | |
No-class | AUG | |
Video | 25 | DVD: Farewell to Yamato in standard packaging (Bandai/Emotion) |
No-class | SEP | |
BOOK | 20 | Farewell to Yamato manga vol. 1 by Akira Hio (reissue/Asahi Sonorama) |
No-class | SEP | |
BOOK | 20 | Farewell to Yamato manga vol. 2 & 3 by Akira Hio (reissue/Asahi Sonorama) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2000 | |
No-class | JAN | |
PRODUCT | ? | Farewell to Yamato keyholders; set of 8 (Banpresto) |
No-class | MAY | |
Game | 2 | Farewell to Yamato standard edition and deluxe pack (Playstation 1/Bandai) |
Product | 15 | Farewell to Yamato for Playstation 1 commemorative metrocard (Bandai) |
No-class | JUN | |
Book | 17 | Farewell to Yamato Playstation 1 game Complete Guide (Enterbrain) |
No-class | AUG | |
book | 10 | Farewell to Yamato Playstation 1 ‘Enjoyment Book’ (Keibunsha) |
Product | 11 | Farewell to Yamato telephone “Quo” cards (Nexus) |
No-class | NOV | |
MUSIC | 1 | CD: Space Battleship Yamato ‘Eternal Edition’ discs 2 & 3 (Columbia Records) |
ON AIR | 3 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre |
ON AIR | 12 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre |
ON AIR | 23 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2001 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Book | 15 | Farewell to Yamato ‘Fixed Data’ (Studio DNA media books) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2002 | |
No-class | MAY | |
ON AIR | 2 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre |
No-class | FEB | |
VIDEO | ? | DVD: Farewell to 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 | |
BOOK | 25 | Cosmoship Yamato manga reissue vol. 2 by Leiji Matsumoto (Akita Top Comics/Akita Shoten) |
No-class | APR | |
BOOK | 25 | Cosmoship Yamato manga reissue vol. 3 by Leiji Matsumoto (Akita Top Comics/Akita Shoten) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2004 | |
No-class | MAR | |
Video | ? | DVD: Yamato movie box set (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.) |
No-class | AUG | |
ON AIR | 3 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on NHK |
No-class | NOV | |
MUSIC | 25 | Yamato Eternal Edition Premium box (Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc.) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2005 | |
No-class | MAR | |
BOOK | 19 | Farewell to Yamato manga by Akira Hio (reissue in two volumes/Media Factory) |
No-class | AUG | |
CINEMA | 23 | Farewell to Yamato screens at Odaiba Movie King |
No-class | SEP | |
CINEMA | 11-20 | Space Battleship Yamato, Farewell revival screenings at Toei Theatre in Kurashiki |
No-class | OCT | |
Product | ? | 1/6 Yuki character doll ‘town version’ (Zero Goods Universe) |
No-class | NOV | |
CINEMA | 4, 5 | All five Yamato movies screen at Toho Virgin cinemas, Roppongi, Tokyo |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2006 | |
No-class | AUG | |
Product | 4 | Captain Okita relief panel (Liberty Planet) |
PUBLICATION | 13 | Yamato 2201 tribute illustration book (fanzine) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2007 | |
No-class | AUG | |
Video | 24 | DVD: Space Battleship Yamato movies ‘Memorial Box’ (Bandai/Emotion) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2008 | |
No-class | NOV | |
Product | 21 | Farewell to Yamato Mechanical Collection miniatures (Plex/Zacca P.A.P.) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2009 | |
No-class | NOV | |
video | 25 | DVD: All five Yamato movies reissued (Bandai/Emotion) |
No-class | DEC | |
on air | 8, 30 | Farewell to Yamato rebroadcast (Family Theatre TV network) |
book | 22 | Farewell to Yamato manga Vol. 1 by Akira Hio (reissue/Media Factory) |
No-class | ||
No-class | 2010 | |
No-class | JAN | |
book | 7 | Farewell to Yamato manga Vol. 2 by Akira Hio (reissue/Media Factory) |
No-class | 2011 | |
No-class | NOV | |
online | 24 | Farewell to Yamato streaming on Yamato Resurrection Fever pachinko game website (through 11/6) |
No-class | 2012 | |
No-class | FEB | |
MUSIC | 16 | CD: Space Battleship Yamato ‘Eternal Edition’ discs 2 & 3 reissued (Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd.) |
MUSIC | 16 | Yamato Eternal Edition Premium box reissued (Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd.) |
No-class | SEP | |
music | 19 | CD: Yamato Sound Almanac 1978-II Farewell to Yamato symphonic album (Columbia) |
music | 19 | CD: Yamato Sound Almanac 1978-III Farewell to Yamato BGM album (Columbia) |
No-class | 2013 | |
No-class | APR | |
VIDEO | 24 | Bluray: Farewell to Yamato (Bandai/Emotion) |
ON AIR | 28 | Yamato movie marathon (Family Theater) |
No-class | 2014 | |
No-class | MAR | |
publication | 20 | White Comet sheet music in Electone magazine (Yamaha Music Media) |
No-class | NOV | |
video | 19 | DVD & Blu-ray: Farewell to Yamato MV (Columbia) |
No-class | DEC | |
on air | 2 | Rebroadcast of Farewell to Yamato (Star Channel) |
on air | 16 | Rebroadcast of Farewell to Yamato (Star Channel) |
on air | 17 | Rebroadcast of Farewell to Yamato (Star Channel) |
No-class | 2018 | |
No-class | SEP | |
PUBLICATION | 11 | Cover story in Showa 40 Man magazine Vol. 51 (Crete Publishing) |
BOOK | 13 | Cosmoship Yamato 2 Boukenou Original Revive Version, Vol. 1 (Fukkan) |
No-class | OCT | |
BOOK | 18 | Cosmoship Yamato 2 Boukenou Original Revive Version, Vol. 2 (Fukkan) |
No-class | 2019 | |
No-class | SEP | |
ONLINE | 23 | Commercial for HD remaster of Farewell to Yamato (Family Theater) |
No-class | OCT | |
ON AIR | 20 | Farewell to Yamato on satellite channel Family Theater |
No-class | NOV | |
CINEMA | 9 | Farewell to Yamato screened in 4K (Tokyo) |
No-class | 2020 | |
No-class | MAR | |
ON AIR | 28 | Farewell to Yamato on satellite channel Family Theater |
No-class | 2023 | |
No-class | AUG | |
ONLINE | 5 | Online poll, favorite Farewell to Yamato mecha (Akiba Souken) |
CINEMA | 25 | Advance tickets for Farewell to Yamato in 4k |
PUBLICATION | 25 | Farewell to Yamato 4k flyer in theaters |
ONLINE | 29 | Trailer for Yamato movies in 4k |
No-class | NOV | |
EVENT | 12 | Yamato 4k movies promoted at Kyushu Sumo Tournament |
No-class | DEC | |
ONLINE | 22 | Yamato 4k promo video (Star Channel) |
ONLINE | 28 | Farewell to Yamato 4k trailer |
No-class | 2024 | |
No-class | JAN | |
CINEMA | 5 | Farewell to Yamato 4K remaster in theaters (through Feb 25) |
VIDEO | 5 | Blu-ray: Farewell to Yamato 4K remaster theater edition |
PRODUCT | 5 | Farewell 4K theater handout, week 1 |
ONLINE | 5 | Farewell to Yamato 4K review at NOTE |
PRODUCT | 12 | Farewell 4K theater handout, week 2 |
PRODUCT | 19 | Farewell 4K theater handout, week 3 |