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| No-class | 1978 | ||
| No-class | JAN | ||
| PRODUCTION | 5 | Toshio Masuda finishes his first story draft for Yamato Part 2, which is now called Arrivederci Space Battleship Yamato: Soldiers of Love. | |
| PRODUCTION | 7-11 | The writing staff travels to Hawaii for story meetings. All are awed by Star Wars and Close Encounters at Hawaiian cinemas | |
| Book | 5 |  All SF Spacecraft includes Yamato coverage (Kantosha Co.)
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| PRODUCTION | 6 | Arrivederci SF concept meeting | |
| Cinema | 10-29 | Space Battleship Yamato screens at KBS Laserium in Kyoto | |
| Publication | 15 |  Hamidashi Yamato fan club publishes collected edition of Space Battleship Yamato manga by Yuki Hijiri (fanzine, limited to 300 copies)
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| PRODUCTION | 15 | Aritsune Toyota finishes SF concepts for Arrivederci | |
| PRODUCTION | 21 | Keisuke Fujikawa finishes first script draft for Arrivederci | |
| PRODUCTION | 27 | Arrivederci Yamato production office opens at Toei Studio (Nerima, Tokyo) | |
| PRODUCTION | 28 | Mecha and background design meetings begin for Arrivederci | |
| 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 | ||
| PRODUCTION | 3 | Battle and strategy plans written | |
| PRODUCTION | 4-7 | Leiji Matsumoto writes his story draft for Arrivederci Yamato | |
| PRODUCTION | 6 | Second draft script review meeting for Arrivederci | |
| Event | 16 | The World of Hiroshi Miyagawa concert, first live performance of Yamato music | |
| PRODUCTION | 20 | Third draft script review meeting for Arrivederci | |
| PRODUCTION | 21 | Costume design meeting for Arrivederci with fashion designer Yukiko Hanai | |
| PUBLICATION | 25 |  Yamato fan club magazine #1 shows first wave of Space Battleship Yamato ‘fancy goods’
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| Book | 25 |  Starsha Space Love Illust fantasy (Joy us books/Bandai)
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| PRODUCTION | 27 | Comet Empire character designs established for Arrivederci | |
| book | ? |  Parade Band Songbook 2 features Yamato sheet music
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| No-class | MAR | ||
| On Air | ? | TV series rebroadcast on Fukushima Central TV, Shizuoka telecasting, Yamanashi TV, and Yamagata TV | |
| Cinema | ? | Space Battleship Yamato screens at Humble House Theatre in Kagoshima | |
| PRODUCTION | 7 | Script completed for Arrivederci (except final scene) | |
| PRODUCTION | 11 | Costume designs by Yukiko Hanai completed for Arrivederci | |
| Event | 16 | Yamato product exhibition at Seibu Department Store in Shibuya, Tokyo | |
| PRODUCTION | 17 | Final scene concept meeting for Arrivederci | |
| PRODUCTION | 18 | Arrivederci character names finalized | |
| PRODUCTION | 20 | Final scene review meeting for Arrivederci | |
| PRODUCTION | 22 | Arrivederci animation begins at Toei Studio | |
| Cinema | 24-29 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Yamatoyashiki Theatre in Himeji | |
| Music | 25 |  EP: Three tracks from Symphonic Suite LP (Nippon Columbia)
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| Publication | 25 |  Yamato fan club magazine #2
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| Cinema | 25 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Tokuyama Station Theatre | |
| PRODUCTION | 28 | Color design meeting for Arrivederci | |
| Cinema | 29-31 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Kumamoto Tsuruya Theatre | |
| Event | 30 | Yamato product exhibition at Keisei Department Store in Ueno, Tokyo (through April 5) | |
| Book | 30 | First Space Battleship Yamato hardcover novel goes into its 23rd printing (Asahi Sonorama) | |
| Model | ? |  Yamato in gold coating (Bandai)
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| Publication | ? |  British magazine Starburst covers Space Cruiser Yamato
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| Production | SPRING | Arrivederci Yamato animation begins at Toei Studio | |
| No-class | APR | ||
| PRODUCTION | 4 | Sound design meeting for Arrivederci | |
| Cinema | 6-11 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Wakayama Theatre, Nagasaki | |
| Cinema | 13-25 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens in Nagaoka City | |
| Production | 17 | Advertising & publicity meeting, Toei signs major licensing deals with Glico and Pepsi to promote Arrivederci Yamato | |
| PRODUCTION | 24 | Music composing meetings begin for Arrivederci | |
| Publication | 25 |  Yamato fan club magazine #3
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| 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 | |
| Music | ? | LP: Golden Terebi Manga All Star Big Hit features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia) | |
| Music | ? | LP: Action Deluxe: Yamato/Star of the Giants features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia) | |
| Music | ? |  LP: Space Fantasy features Yamato themes (For Life Records)
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| No-class | MAY | ||
| Music | 1 |  LP & Cassette: The World of Hiroshi Miyagawa live concert (Nippon Columbia)
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| 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 | |
| PRODUCTION | 4 | Symphonic Concert planning meeting for Arrivederci | |
| Event | 24 | Arrivederci Yamato Press conference held at Imperial Hotel in Hibiya, Tokyo followed by inaugural fan club meeting | |
| Production | 24 | The Space Battleship Yamato 2 TV Series begins pre-production | |
| Event | 25 | Yamato fan club meeting in Kanto | |
| PRODUCTION | 29 | Arrivederci Yamato music recording, 1st session | |
| PRODUCTION | 31 | Arrivederci Yamato music recording, 2nd session | |
| On Air | 31 | Live Yamato radio special on Munhwa TV/Radio | |
| No-class | JUN | ||
| PUBLICATION | 1 |  Arrivederci Yamato manga by Leiji Matsumoto debuts in the monthly Adventure King comics magazine (Akita Shoten)
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| PRODUCTION | 5 | Arrivederci Yamato music recording, 3rd session | |
| Production | 6 | Symphonic Concert plans finalized | |
| Production | 7 | First Arrivederci film rushes viewed, Toei Studio | |
| BOOK | 10 |  Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Collection of Records hardcover trilogy (Office Academy)
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| Music | 10 |  EP: Starsha, thoughts among the stars b/w symphonic track (Nippon Columbia)
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| Publication | 10 |  Animage magazine #1 debuts with an Arrivederci Yamato cover story (Tokuma Shoten)
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| PRODUCTION | 11 | Song arrangement meeting for Arrivederci | |
| PRODUCTION | 13, 14 | Arrivederci Yamato music recording, 4th and 5th sessions | |
| Production | 14 | Isao Sasaki records Teresa Forever and The Rival, two songs for Arrivederci Yamato | |
| Publication | 15 | Paper Moon magazine SF Anime Fantasy special includes first coverage of Arrivederci (Shinshokan) | |
| PRODUCTION | 22 | Arrivederci 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 Arrivederci Yamato | |
| Event | 24 | Yamato fan club meeting in Sendai | |
| Event | 25 | Yamato fan club meeting in Shizuoka | |
| Publication | 25 |  Yamato fan club magazine #4 shows second wave of Space Battleship Yamato ‘fancy goods’
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| Production | 28 | Second Arrivederci Yamato film rushes reviewed, Toei Studio | |
| Cinema | 29 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Yamato Theatre in Joetsu City (through July 4) | |
| No-class | JUL | ||
| Production | 3 | Voice actors recording session for Arrivederci, Avaco Studio | |
| Event | 5 |  Yamato fan club meeting and premiere of Symphonic Concert Tour in Nagoya
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| publication | 5 |  Symphonic Concert program book (Office Academy)
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| Production | 6 | Additional voice recording for Arrivederci, Avaco Studio | |
| Event | 7 | Yamato fan club meeting and Symphonic Concert in Hiroshima | |
| Production | 8, 9 | Additional voice recording for Arrivederci, Avaco Studio | |
| Publication | 10 |  Animage magazine #2 publishes a cover story on Arrivederci Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
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| Event | 10 | Symphonic Concert in Kyushu | |
| Production | 11 | Film editing concludes for Arrivederci Yamato | |
| Publication | 13 |  Playcomic magazine includes an Arrivederci Yamato poster (Akita Shoten)
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| Event | 14 | Yamato fan club meeting and Symphonic Concert in Sapporo | |
| PRODUCTION | 17 | Arrivederci Yamato 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 | Arrivederci Yamato music recording, 8th session | |
| Production | 19-23 | Sound editing sessions for Arrivederci Yamato | |
| Event | 20-26 | Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Daimaru dept. store, Osaka | |
| Cinema | 20-26 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Daimaru Theatre in Osaka | |
| On Air | 21 | TV series begins its third rerun on Yomiuri TV | |
| Music | 25 |  EP: The Rival b/w Teresa Forever (Nippon Columbia)
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| Event | 25 | Nishizaki and Sawada appear on Night of 1001 Stars (Fuji TV) | |
| Publication | 27 |  Playcomic magazine includes an Arrivederci Yamato poster (Akita Shoten)
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| Publication | 28 |  OUT magazine publishes an Arrivederci Yamato cover story (Minori Shobo)
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| PRODUCTION | 28 | Symphonic Concert rehearsal session | |
| production | 28 | Arrivederci Yamato staff preview screening, Toei Studio | |
| 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) | |
| Event | 29, 30 | Symphonic Concert tour concludes in Shinjuku, Tokyo | |
| Publication | 31 |  Manga magazine Pretty Pretty publishes an Arrivederci Yamato cover story (Major Enterprise)
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| event | ? | Space Battleship Yamato exhibit tour begins at a Ginza Department store, Tokyo | |
| publication | ? |  TV Guide publishes a cover story on Space Battleship Yamato: the Movie (Tokyo News Agency)
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| Model | ? |  Yamato “image model” (reissue of ‘Deform display model’/Bandai)
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| Model | ? |  Yamato reissued with “Teresa panel” (Bandai)
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| Music | ? |  LP: Terebi Animation Exciting Brass features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia)
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| Publication | ? | ASCII Magazine features coding for a Yamato PC game (ASCII Publishing) | |
| No-class | AUG | ||
| On Air | ? | Arrivederci Yamato special on Tokyo 12 channel’s “SF Buzz Megaflick” | |
| Publication | 1 |  Kinejun motion picture times #740 publishes a cover story on Arrivederci (Kinema Jumpo Co.)
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| Music | 1 |  EP: From Yamato with love (Polydor)
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| Music | 1 |  LP & Cassette: Arrivederci Yamato symphonic album (Nippon Columbia)
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| Cinema | 2 | Arrivederci sneak preview screening at the Pantheon Theatre (Shibuya, Tokyo) | |
| On Air | 4 | Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast debut on Fuji Television Network (31.9% audience rating) | |
| Event | 4-9 | Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Mitsukoshi dept. store, Nagoya | |
| Cinema | 4-9 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nagoya | |
| On Air | 4 | The Space Battleship Yamato 4-hour radio drama is rebroadcast on “All Night Nippon,” followed by a new one based on Arrivederci Yamato | |
| Cinema | 5 |  Arrivederci Yamato film premiere at Shochiku-Toei theaters. Advance ticket sales total 500,000. Animage Magazine declares this the summer of “Yamato Fever”
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| PUBLICATION | 5 |  Arrivederci Yamato movie program book (Office Academy)
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| Event | 10-15 | Space Battleship Yamato exhibition at Matsuzakaya dept. store, Shizuoka | |
| Cinema | 10-15 | Space Battleship Yamato movie screens at Matsuzakaya Theatre in Shizuoka | |
| Book | 15 | Arrivederci Yamato novel part 1 (Fanfan library/Shueisha) | |
| BOOK | 19 |  Arrivederci Yamato novel (Cobalt library/Shueisha)
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| BOOK | 25 |  Arrivederci Yamato novels 1 & 2 (Monkey library/Shueisha)
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| Publication | 25 |  Yamato fan club magazine #5 shows first wave of Arrivederci Yamato ‘fancy goods’
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| On Air | 25 | TV series concludes its third rerun on Yomiuri TV with an average audience rating of 13.8% | |
| Book | 30 | Arrivederci Yamato novel part 2 (Fanfan library/Shueisha) | |
| Model | ? |  Analyzer reissue (Bandai)
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| Product | ? |  Arrivederci Yamato Minicards (Amada)
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| No-class | SEP | ||
| BOOK | 1 |  Arrivederci Yamato hardcover novel part 1 (Asahi Sonorama)
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| Publication | 1 |  Arrivederci Yamato “Precise Illustrated Edition” blueprint set (Asahi Sonorama)
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| Publication | 1 |  Adventure King magazine includes an Arrivederci poster book (Akita Shoten)
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| Production | 1 | Academy Studio opens in Nerima, Tokyo; Space Battleship Yamato 2 production begins | |
| Book | 5 |  Roadshow magazine special: Arrivederci Yamato (Shueisha)
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| Book | 10 |  Arrivederci Yamato manga volume 1 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama)
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| Book | 15 |  Roman Album #11: Arrivederci Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
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| BOOK | 15 |  Arrivederci Yamato hardcover novel part 2 (Asahi Sonorama)
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| Production | 16 | First voice actor recording session for Yamato 2 | |
| BOOK | 20 |  Space Battleship Yamato novel (Cobalt library/Shueisha)
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| BOOK | 30 |  Arrivederci Yamato hardcover novel (Shueisha)
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| Product | 30 |  Yamato 2 digital wall clock (Office Academy)
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| Book | ? |  Arrivederci Yamato Sonosheet books, set of 3 (Asahi Sonorama)
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| Product | ? |  Arrivederci Yamato Collection cards (Amada)
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| Music | ? |  EP: Arrivederci Yamato two songs plus a drama track (Asahi Sonorama Ace Puppy Series)
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| production | ? | Westchester films acquires Space Battleship Yamato series 1 and the forthcoming Yamato 2 for syndication to American TV audiences | |
| No-class | OCT | ||
| Event | 9 | Nishizaki & Matsumoto attend a publicity press conference | |
| On Air | 14 |  Space Battleship Yamato 2 TV Episode 1: 2201: Yamato returns! (Saturday, 7pm/Yomiuri Television)
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| Music | 10 |  LP & Cassette: Arrivederci Yamato Drama album (Nippon Columbia)
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| On Air | 21 | Yamato 2 Episode 2: The comet appears; remodeling the Yamato! | |
| Music | 21 |  EP: Space Action Terebi Manga Series features Arrivederci Yamato songs (Elec Records)
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| Publication | 25 |  Yamato fan club magazine #6
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| Cinema | 27 | Arrivederci Yamato closes, having drawn over 4 million viewers and earning an record 4.3 billion yen. This signifies the peak of the second “Yamato boom” | |
| On Air | 28 | Yamato 2 Episode 3: Earth’s crisis awakens Yamato! | |
| BOOK | 30 |  Space Battleship Yamato novel (Monkey library/Shueisha)
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| BOOK | 30 |  Space Battleship Yamato hardcover novel (Shueisha)
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| Event | 28 | fan club headquarters relocates to Nerima, Tokyo | |
| Model | ? |  1/700 Yamato cutaway mechanic model (Bandai)
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| Model | ? |  Dessler’s Battleship (Bandai)
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| Model | ? |  Cosmo Tiger II (Bandai)
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| publication | ? |  TV Guide publishes a cover story on Yamato 2 (Tokyo News Agency)
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| Music | ? |  LP: Isao Sasaki Best 24 features Yamato songs (Nippon Columbia)
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| Music | ? | LP: Anime Request Best 28 features Yamato theme (Nippon Columbia) | |
| Product | ? |  1/1300 Diecast Yamato toy (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  1/100 Diecast Cosmo Tiger toy (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  1/100 Diecast Analyzer toy (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  Windup Analyzer toys; set of 2 (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  ‘Mystery Analyzer’ toy (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  Soft Vinyl action figures; set of 5 (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  Cosmo Gun toy with badge (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  Cassette Movie Projector (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  Message Capsule toy (Nomura)
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| Product | ? |  ‘Ministeck’ Mosaic; set of 2 (Nomura)
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| Product | ? | ‘Crew Set’ mini-goods collection (Nomura) | |
| Product | ? | Picture Puzzle (Nomura) | |
| No-class | NOV | ||
| Book | 1 |  Terebi Magazine special: Arrivederci Yamato (Akita Shoten)
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| Publication | 1 |  Maru magazine publishes an essay by Leiji Matsumoto
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| On Air | 4 | Yamato 2 Episode 4: Blast off to the unknown! | |
| Book | 5 |  Terebi Anime Big Parade (Shueisha)
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| On Air | 11 | Yamato 2 Episode 5: Open main guns! Target: Yamato! | |
| Event | 15 | Arrivederci Yamato success party at Imperial Hotel, Hibiya, Tokyo. Fan club representatives are invited | |
| Product | 15 |  Arrivederci Yamato poster wall clock (Office Academy)td> | |
| On Air | 18 | Yamato 2 Episode 6: Heavy fighting! The space marines! | |
| Book | 20 |  Roadshow magazine special: Arrivederci Yamato part 2 (Shueisha)
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| On Air | 25 | Yamato 2 Episode 7: Counterattack! The invisible space submarine! | |
| Book | 30 |  Arrivederci Yamato manga volume 2 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama)
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| Model | ? |  1/500 Yamato Cosmic Model with Analyzer (Bandai)
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| Model | ? |  Zordar’s Dreadnaught (Bandai)
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| Product | ? |  Yamato First Bridge action playset and 5 action figures (Nomura)td> | |
| Models | ? |  Four model kits: Yamato, Nazca’s ship, and two Andromedas (Nomura)
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| Publication | ? |  1979 Yamato Calendar A type (Office Academy)
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| Publication | ? |  1979 Yamato Calendar B type (Office Academy)
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| No-class | DEC | ||
| Publication | 1 |  Terebi Land magazine includes a bonus set of Yamato mecha cards (Tokuma Shoten)
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| On Air | 2 | Yamato 2 Episode 8: Space storm! Escape is impossible! | |
| Book | 3 |  Arrivederci Yamato Cel Collection (Shonen Pictorial Co.)
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| On Air | 9 | Yamato 2 Episode 9: Charge! Sink Yamato! | |
| On Air | 16 | Yamato 2 Episode 10: Crisis relief! The roar of the wave-motion gun! | |
| Publication | 20 |  Arrivederci Yamato Paper Model set (Shogakukan)
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| Publication | 20 |  Space Battleship Yamato & Arrivederci Yamato Card Picture Books, AKA ‘Wonder Cards’ (Asahi Sonorama)
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| Book | 20 |  Anime cartoon masterpiece series #5 Space Battleship Yamato part 1 (Shogakukan)
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| On Air | 23 | Yamato 2 Episode 11: Lord Dessler, the vengeful demon! | |
| cinema | 23 | Arrivederci Yamato re-released in a Toei Christmas Roadshow (through Jan. 15, 1979) | |
| Publication | 25 |  Yamato fan club magazine #7 shows second wave of Arrivederci Yamato ‘fancy goods’
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| Music | 25 |  EP: Space Cruiser Yamato b/w The Red Scarf with English lyrics (Nippon Columbia)
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| Music | 25 |  EP: Yamato Best 4 (Nippon Columbia)
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| Music | 25 |  LP: Isao Sasaki Singing His Beloved Animation Hits features English-language Yamato songs (Nippon Columbia)
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| On Air | 30 | Yamato 2 Episode 12: Will Yamato perish in the hollow planetoid? | |
| books | 30 |  Space Battleship Yamato ‘SF’ novels 1-3 (Asahi Sonorama)
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| Music | ? |  LP: New Disco Arrange: I Adore the Eternity of Love (Polydor)
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| Product | ? |  1/850 Diecast Yamato toy (Nomura)
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| product | ? |  Arrivederci Yamato 8mm film reels (2 volumes, Toei)
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| Music | ? | EP: Oricon ’78 Playback Disco All-Stars features discoYamato theme | |
| Music | ? | LP: New Screen Themes Best Album features Yamato theme | |
| Music | ? | LP: Star Wars & Yamato Marches features Yamato themes (King Record Co./Seven Seas) | |