About this list: this is a work-in-progress with the goal of assembling as complete a timeline as possible of the entire Yamato/Star Blazers phenomenon. Data will be added and revised as new information becomes available. As the entries on this list receive coverage elsewhere on this site, links will be added to help you find them. If you notice missing, incorrect, or incomplete items on this list, please contact us and make noise!
1984-1988 | 1989-1994 | 1995 | 1996-1999 | 2000-2003 | 2008-2009 | 2010 | 2011-2013 | 2014-2019 | 2021-2023
No-class | 2004 | |
Event | 30th Anniversary year of first Yamato TV series | |
No-class | JAN | |
Event | 11 | Yamato voted #48 in poll of best 100 anime |
Book | 30 | |
No-class | FEB | |
production | 5 | New Space Battleship Yamato Development Memo 1 |
production | 15 | New Space Battleship Yamato Development Memo 2 |
Music | 24 | CD: Anime Toonz 2 features Yamato theme (Jellybean Records) |
No-class | MAR | |
production | 12 | New Space Battleship Yamato Development Memo 3 |
Game | 20 | |
Music | 24 | CD: Big Hit March: Family Anime Song Collection features Yamato theme |
production | 25 | New Space Battleship Yamato Development Memo 4 |
production | 26 | New Space Battleship Yamato Development Memo 5 |
Book | 26 | |
Event | 29 | Space Battleship Yamato Exhibition at Ikebukuro Sunshine City convention center (through May 9) |
Video | 31 | |
Video | ? | |
Video | ? | |
No-class | APR | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | MAY | |
production | 9 | New Space Battleship Yamato Development Memo 6 |
Video | 10 | |
production | 19 | New Space Battleship Yamato Development Memo 7 |
Music | 26 | CD: Anime Trance DJ Remix features Yamato theme (Farm Records) |
Event | 28 | Ownership rights reconciled between Nishizaki, Matsumoto, and Tohokushinsha |
production | ? | New Space Battleship Yamato Proposal Plan completed |
No-class | JUN | |
Music | 23 | CD: the Animetal Rebirth Heroes features Yamato theme (Sony Music) |
Video | 25 | |
No-class | JUL | |
Online | 12 | Nishizaki’s new company Enagio announces its intentions to produce a new Yamato series with co-owner Tohokushinsha |
Online | 21 | Enagio announces the formation of the music label ‘First Aid Network’ |
Online | 26 | Enagio website posts document about rights reconciliation between Nishizaki and Matsumoto |
No-class | AUG | |
On Air | 2 | Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on NHK |
On Air | 3 | Farewell to Yamato broadcast on NHK |
No-class | SEP | |
Music | 22 | CD: Animetal Marathon VI: the Sentimental features Yamato theme (Sony Music) |
Event | 26 | |
Publication | 26 | Yamato 1979 Memorial fanzine published by fan group New World Academy |
No-class | OCT | |
On Air | 6 | Space Battleship Yamato 30th anniversary rebroadcast of episode 1 |
Game | 6 | |
Book | 30 | |
No-class | NOV | |
Music | 5 | CD: Animero by Zoorasian Brass Quintet features Yamato theme (Aniplex) |
Music | 17 | CD: Zettai Anime 100 features Yamato theme (Aniplex) |
Music | 18 | CD: Super Robot Spirits the Best vol. 2 features Yamato live theme (Be!Smile Music) |
Music | 25 | |
No-class | DEC | |
Book | 8 | |
Music | 22 | |
No-class | ||
Models | ? | |
No-class | 2005 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Game | 27 | |
No-class | FEB | |
Book | 19 | |
Video | 19 | DVD: Real Series Dai Yamato 2 pachinko game guide |
Product | 20 | |
Models | 27 | Bandai reissues classic model kits |
No-class | MAR | |
Book | 19 | |
Game | 20 | |
Music | 23 | |
Models | 25 | |
Book | 31 | |
No-class | APR | |
Game | 7 | |
Book | 16 | |
Book | 19 | |
Event | 23 | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | MAY | |
Event | ? | “Big Bang” exhibition in Osaka (Leiji Matsumoto & Yamato) |
Product | 18 | |
Music | 18 | |
Music | 18 | |
Music | 18 | |
Music | 18 | |
Music | 18 | |
Music | 18 | |
Book | 19 | |
Book | 31 | |
Video | ? | |
No-class | JUN | |
Book | 19 | |
Video | 22 | |
Music | 22 | CD: Gokusen! Anime 100 features Yamato theme (Aniplex) |
Music | 22 | CD: Everlasting Songs of the Human World: Yu Aku lyric collection 5-disc set features Yamato songs (Victor Entertainment) |
Product | 24 | |
Product | 24 | |
Product | 24 | |
Product | 24 | |
No-class | JUL | |
Product | 27 | |
No-class | AUG | |
Online | 1 | Star Blazers Rebirth webcomic debuts at starblazers.com |
Book | 5 | |
Cinema | 23 | Farewell to Yamato screens at Odaiba Movie King |
Music | 24 | CD: MoeTora: Anime Trance 01 features Yamato theme |
No-class | SEP | |
Cinema | 11-20 | Space Battleship Yamato, Farewell to Yamato revival screenings at Toei Theatre in Kurashiki |
Product | 19 | |
Publication | 22 | |
Music | 28 | |
No-class | OCT | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | NOV | |
Cinema | 4, 5 | All five Yamato movies screen at Toho Virgin cinemas, Roppongi, Tokyo |
On Air | 6 | Isao Sasaki appears on TV Tokyo Channel 12 |
Product | 11 | |
Online | 24 | EZ web delivery for Space Battleship Yamato TV series |
No-class | DEC | |
Publication | 30 | Yamato 2199 tribute illustration book (fanzine) |
Model | ? | |
No-class | 2006 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Music | 6 | CD: Akira & On-Gaku-Dan! by Akira Miyagawa and the Osaka Municipal Symphonic Band features Yamato theme (King Records) |
Product | ? | |
No-class | FEB | |
Event | ? | Yamato Theme wins ‘Anison Ranking 2006’ contest, Isao Sasaki performs live |
No-class | MAR | |
R.i.p. | 21 | Hiroshi Miyagawa dies at age 75 |
Music | 24 | CD: Trance Heaven presents AniTra (Anime Trance) Heaven features Yamato theme (Victor Entertainment) |
Event | 26 | Japan Philharmonic Orchestra concert at Tokyo Art Theatre honors Hiroshi Miyagawa |
Book | 30 | |
No-class | APR | |
Music | 19 | CD: Best Anison 100 unplugged features Yamato theme (Aniplex) |
Model | ? | Yamato ‘Mechanic File’ clear version (Bandai) |
No-class | MAY | |
Music | 10 | CD: Favorite Songs of the Showa Children features Yamato theme (King Records) |
Music | 24 | CD: AniBara: Moved to Tears! Memory of Anime Ballads features The Scarlet Scarf (Columbia Music Entertainment) |
Product | 28 | |
No-class | JUN | |
Music | 6 | CD: Naniwa Orchestral Winds 2006 by Akira Miyagawa features Yamato theme (Brain Music) |
Book | 21 | |
Event | 24 | ‘Leiji Future 2006’ exhibition, sponsored by Liberty Planet and Zero Goods Universe (to July 2) |
Product | 24 | |
No-class | JUL | |
Book | 10 | |
On Air | 16 | Hiroshi Miyagawa tribute special on Family Theatre |
Music | 26 | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | AUG | |
Music | 2 | CD: Animetal: Decade of Bravehearts features Yamato theme (Sony Music) |
Product | 4 | |
On Air | 11 | Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre |
Publication | 13 | Yamato 2201 tribute illustration book (fanzine) |
On Air | 13 | Isao Sasaki appears on a Hiroshi Miyagawa memorial program on NHK |
On Air | 13 | Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Asahi National Broadcasting |
On Air | 18, 20 | Space Battleship Yamato movie broadcast on Family Theatre |
Music | 23 | CD: Kyoen Rafureshia: Anijazz Tokyo Brass Style features Yamato theme |
Product | ? | |
No-class | SEP | |
Music | 27 | CD: 100 Best Competition Marches features Yamato theme |
On Air | ? | |
Product | ? | Space Battleship Yamato lighter |
No-class | OCT | |
Publication | 25 | Yamato theme included in Solo Guitar Mood, Film Music for Pleasure |
No-class | NOV | |
Publication | 1 | “The Road to Iscandar” recurring feature begins in Hobby Japan magazine |
Product | 23 | |
Product | ? | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | DEC | |
On Air | 31 | Isao Sasaki performs on TV Tokyo channel 12 |
Publication | 31 | Yamato Reunion tribute illustration book (fanzine) |
Product | ? | |
Product | ? | |
Product | ? | ‘Handy Karaoke Mike Boy’ bundled with Yamato songs (Onkyo) |
Product | ? | |
No-class | 2007 | |
No-class | JAN | |
Music | 10 | CD: C-Gal@Anime features Yamato theme (Japan Crown) |
Model | 27 | |
Model | ? | |
No-class | FEB | |
Model | ? | |
Product | ? | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | MAR | |
Publication | 1 | |
Event | 11 | |
Product | 26 | |
Book | ? | |
No-class | APR | |
Publication | 1 | |
Book | 3 | |
Book | 15 | |
Music | 18 | CD: New Sounds in Brass 2007 features Yamato theme (EMI Music Japan) |
Music | 25 | CD: J-Pop TV Anime Hit Hit March: 101 Omnibus features Yamato theme (Victor Entertainment) |
Product | ? | |
No-class | MAY | |
Music | 23 | CD: AniCapella Vol. 1 features Yamato theme (Universal Music) |
model | ? | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | JUN | |
R.i.p. | 15 | Composer Kentaro Haneda dies at age 58 |
Video | 15 | |
Music | 29 | CD: Cherry Bell Presents Welcome to the New World features Yamato theme |
Product | ? | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | JUL | |
Model | ? | 1-meter long Yamato kit reissue (Liberty Planet) |
No-class | AUG | |
R.i.p. | 1 | Lyricist Yu Aku dies of cancer |
Online | 1 | Star Blazers Rebirth webcomic concludes at starblazers.com |
publication | 17 | |
Video | 24 | |
Product | ? | |
No-class | SEP | |
Music | 19 | CD: 100 Voices: Voice actors Grand Prix features Yamato theme (Sony Music) |
Product | ? | |
No-class | OCT | |
Online | 1 | |
Music | 3 | CD: AniMeg by Megumi Ogata features Yamato theme |
No-class | NOV | |
Event | 10 | |
product | 10 | CR Yamato pachinko game media pack |
Music | 10 | |
No-class | DEC | |
Music | 5 | CD: BraBan! The Koshien Live Recording! brass band album features Yamato theme (Universal Music International) |
Publication | 10 | |
Product | 15 | |