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No-class	1973
PRODUCTION	APRIL	Following his management tenure at Osamu Tezuka’s Mushi Productions, Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki founds Academy Co., Ltd. and works with writers Keisuke Fujikawa and Aritsune Toyota to develop an SF adventure anime
PRODUCTION	SUMMER	Director/Supervisor Eiichi Yamamoto revises the series proposal into a 45-page illustrated plan book for prospective buyers
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No-class	1974
Production	APRIL	Leiji Matsumoto replaces Eiichi Yamamoto on the production team
No-class	MAY
Production	?	Negotiations begin with the Yomiuri TV network
PRODUCTION	21	Leiji Matsumoto refines the TV Series concept into its final form
PRODUCTION	JUNE	Office Academy Studio opens in Nerima, Tokyo. Pilot Film production begins
PRODUCTION	SUMMER	The writing team creates a 39-episode outline for the TV series
No-class	AUG
PRODUCTION	?	Pilot Film and 16-page Publicity Book completed
PRODUCTION	?	Voice actor auditions begin (finish in early September)
No-class	SEP
PRODUCTION	19, 20	Background music recorded at Waseda Avaco Studio
No-class	OCT
PUBLICATION	1	Space Battleship Yamato manga by Leiji Matsumoto debuts in the monthly Adventure King magazine
PUBLICATION	1	Terebi Land magazine publishes the first Space Battleship Yamato article (Tokuma Shoten)
ON AIR	6	TV series Episode 1: SOS Earth! Revive Battleship Yamato! (Sundays, 7:30pm)
ON AIR	13	Episode 2: The opening gun! Space Battleship Yamato starts!
ON AIR	20	Episode 3: Yamato, take off! The challenge of 296,000 light years!
ON AIR	27	Episode 4: World of wonder! Yamato leaps past light!
publication	27	Yamato article published in Shonen Sunday manga magazine
MUSIC	31	EP: Opening and ending themes b/w drama track (Sonorama Ace Puppy Series/Asahi Sonorama)
book	31	Space Battleship Yamato Sonosheet book (Asahi Sonorama)
publication	?	Yamato ‘Picture Stories’ begin serialization in 4th Grader, 5th Grader, and 6th Grader magazines (Shogakukan)
PRODUCT	?	Space Battleship Yamato “Family Picture Story Show” (Epoch Co.)
No-class	NOV
publication	1	Space Battleship Yamato manga by Yuki Hijiri begins serialization in Terebi Land Magazine (Tokuma Shoten)
BOOK	2	Space Battleship Yamato manga vol. 1 by Keisuke Fujikawa & Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama)
ON AIR	3	Episode 5: Escape the floating continent! Crisis calls the wave-motion gun!
ON AIR	10	Episode 6: Space destroyer Yukikaze sleeps in the icefield!
MUSIC	10	EP: Opening and end themes: Space Battleship Yamato b/w The Scarlet Scarf (Nippon Columbia)
ON AIR	17	Episode 7: Yamato sinks! Fateful battle to destroy the enemy stronghold!
ON AIR	24	Episode 8: Yamato braves death! Destroy the reflection satellite gun!
production	?	Yomiuri TV network reduces Yamato series from 39 episodes to 26
No-class	DEC
ON AIR	1	Episode 9: Revolving defense! Asteroid belt!
ON AIR	8	Episode 10: Farewell, solar system! From the galaxy with love!
MUSIC	10	EP: Terebi Manga Action Series: Yamato b/w Kamen Rider Amazon theme (Nippon Columbia)
ON AIR	15	Episode 11: Resolution! Break through the Gamilas’ absolute defense line!
BOOK	20	Space Battleship Yamato Big Picture Book by Studio Nue (Asahi Sonorama)
BOOKk	20	Space Battleship Yamato novelization volume 1: The Fall of Earth (Asahi Sonorama)
ON AIR	22	Episode 12: Absolute death! The wishing star of Orion, hell-star!
BOOK	25	Space Battleship Yamato manga vol. 2 by Keisuke Fujikawa & Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama)
ON AIR	29	Episode 13: Hurry, Yamato! Earth is suffering!
product	?	Yamato mini-card packs (Amada)
MODEL	?	MasComi Series 113: Yamato with windup motor (Bandai)
MODEL	?	MasComi Series 112: Cosmo Zero with windup motor (Bandai)
MODEL	?	MasComi Series 116: Black Tiger with windup motor (Bandai)
MODEL	?	MasComi Series 119: Analyzer with windup motor (Bandai)
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No-class	1975
No-class	JAN
ON AIR	5	Episode 14: The galaxy’s ordeal! The year 2200 approaches!
ON AIR	12	Episode 15: Desperate escape! The galaxy’s different dimension!
ON AIR	19	Episdoe 16: Planet Beemera, underground prison of condemned criminals!
ON AIR	26	Episode 17: Charge! Balanodon special attack group!
No-class	FEB
ON AIR	2	Episode 18: Floating fortress island! Two men brave death!
BOOK	3	Space Battleship Yamato novelization volume 2: The Recovery of Earth (Asahi Sonorama)
ON AIR	9	Episode 19: Homesickness of space! My mother’s tears are my tears!
ON AIR	16	Episode 20: The day Planet Balan’s sun dropped!
BOOK	20	Space Battleship Yamato manga vol. 3 by Keisuke Fujikawa & Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Sonorama)
ON AIR	23	Episode 21: Desperate challenge from Domel’s fleet!
product	23	Die Cast “Popynica” Cosmo Zero Toy (Popy)
product	23	Soft vinyl Analyzer toy (Popy)
EVENT	?	15-meter Yamato and 3-meter snow sculptures built at Sapporo Snow Festival
Music	?	LP: Terebi Manga Action Deluxe features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia)
EVENT	?	Formation of a private group called the Yamato Fan Club, to publish a fanzine titled “Negal”
No-class	MAR
Publication	1	Space Battleship Yamato by Yuki Hijiri concludes in Terebi Land Magazine (Tokuma Shoten)
ON AIR	2	Episode 22: Decisive battle! Fight for honor at the rainbow star group!
ON AIR	9	Episode 23: Finally arrived! Crest of the Magellanic Cloud’s wave!
ON AIR	16	Episode 24: Death struggle! God, weep for the Gamilas!
ON AIR	23	Episode 25: Iscandar! A dying planet of love!
ON AIR	30	Episode 26: Earth! Yamato returns! (conclusion) Average TV rating: 6%
Publication	?	Yamato ‘picture stories’ conclude in Shogakukan Magazines
No-class	APR
PUBLICATION	1	Space Battleship Yamato manga by Leiji Matsumoto concludes in Adventure King comics magazine
Music	?	LP: Terebi Manga Golden Album features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia)
Music	?	LP: Terebi Manga Action DX features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia)
EVENT	?	Formation of a private group called the Cosmo Battleship Yamato Laboratory, to publish a line of fanzines
No-class	MAY
PRODUCTION	?	Editing begins on the Space Battleship Yamato movie
No-class	JUL
BOOK	20	Cosmoship Yamato manga vol. 1 by Leiji Matsumoto (Sunday Comics/Akita Shoten)
Event	?	Yamato TV series receives Nebula Award at “Shincon” convention in Kobe, Japan
No-class	SEP
ON AIR	10	TV series 1 starts rebroadcast (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
Publication	24	Yamato Laboratory announces the existence of the Yamato movie
No-class	OCT
Music	?	LP: Terebi Manga Adventure features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia)
No-class	NOV
BOOK	10	Space Battleship Yamato ‘SF novel’ collects 2 earlier novels (Asahi Sonorama SF series)
No-class	DEC
BOOK	20	Space Battleship Yamato manga by Keisuke Fujikawa & Akira Hio goes into 3rd printing
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Music	?	LP: Golden Terebi Manga Big Hit Song 17 features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia)
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No-class	1976
No-class	JAN
ON AIR	22	TV series starts rebroadcast on Yomiuri Network
No-class	FEB
EVENT	?	Yamato Laboratory is dissolved and replaced by the Yamato Association
No-class	MAR
BOOK	20	Space Battleship Yamato manga by Keisuke Fujikawa & Akira Hio goes into 8th printing
No-class	APR
Publication	3	Fantoche magazine #2 publishes the first-ever Yamato cover story
No-class	MAY
PRODUCTION	?	A deal is made for an international version of the movie, to be titled Space Cruiser Yamato
No-class	AUG
Event	14, 15	Yamato Hour slideshow presentation given by artists from Studio Nue at Tokon 6 convention in Tokyo
PUBLICATION	26	Playcomic magazine features Eternal Story of Jura, a Yamato side-story manga by Leiji Matsumoto
Music	?	LP: Isao Sasaki Terebi Main Title Theme Song Action features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia)
No-class	OCT
Production	?	Voice recording for Space Cruiser Yamato movie in Hollywood
No-class	DEC
BOOK	20	Space Battleship Yamato manga by Keisuke Fujikawa & Akira Hio re-released with new covers (Asahi Sonorama)

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