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!

Timelines for the remake productions can be found in their own sections.

No-class	2021
No-class	JAN
online	15	Article on Yoshinobu Nishizaki (Magmix)
BOOK	17	Leiji Matsumoto: Essays on the Manga and Anime Legend (McFarland)
No-class	FEB
RIP	28	Amy Howard Wilson (voice of Nova in Star Blazers)
No-class	MAR
BOOK	1	Showa Anime Card Chronicle (Tatsumi Publishing)
online	25	The History of the Star Blazers mini-documentary (Toy Galaxy)
No-class	APR
event	9	Isao Sasaki 60th anniversary concert
online	22	Online poll, favorite Leiji Matsumoto manga (Netlab)
music	25	CD: Departing Ship: a Baritone’s Collection of Hiroshi Miyagawa Songs (BKM records)
No-class	MAY
online	1	Cartoon Barroom podcast covers Yamato
online	13	Oldtaku no Radio podcast covers Yamato
online	10	Article: The Science of Warping (Kusolab)
No-class	AUG
event	25	Selections from Yamato Grand Symphony performed live at Osaka University of Arts Promenade Concert 2021
No-class	SEP
RIP	7	Eiichi Yamamoto (writer)
music	8	CD: Always ~ Masterpiece Story by Ikuko Kawai (Sony Music)
online	16	Online poll, favorite space manga (Voice Note magazine)
publication	22	Duo! Trio! Fun Ensemble for Alto & Tenor Sax features sheet music for Yamato theme (Yamaha Music Entertainment)
BOOK	27	Dawn Chapter, Aquarius Algorithm novel (Kadokawa)
No-class	OCT
event	1	Yamato artifacts at Hideaki Anno Exhibition (Tokyo)
BOOK	8	Star Blazers Lambda manga Vol. 3 (Kadokawa)
online	17	Article on Yamato melody at Kure train station (AERAdot)
No-class	NOV
event	13	Yamato exhibits at Yokosuka Sea Anime Carnival
online	19	Article: The Revival of Okita (Kusolab)
RIP	26	Makoto Hirahara (musician)
No-class	DEC
online	12	Online poll, favorite Kei Tomiyama character (Netlab)
RIP	19	Sayaka Kanda (voice of Teresa in 2202)
No-class
No-class	2022
No-class	JAN
event	16	Yamato Montage for Chamber Music performed by Ensemble Vega
event	19	Be Forever Yamato, Rebel 3199 announced
No-class	FEB
online	15	Online auction, art by Keisuke Masunaga (Mandarake)
event	23	Yamato Montage for Chamber Music performed by Ensemble Vega
No-class	MAR
online	14	Shinya Ogura interview about Farewell to Yamato (Febri)
No-class	APR
event	8	Animage & Ghibli exhibition at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
event	10	Yamaket 19 fan event
event	25	Yakitori Yamato restaurant closes
online	?	Yamato Montage for Chamber Music posted on Youtube
No-class	MAY
on air	7	Radio Suite Be Forever Yamato broadcast
online	13	Space movie popularity poll (Voice Note magazine)
event	14	Yamato music performed live at Shizuoka Hobby Show
No-class	JUN
online	?	The Lost Journey webcomic completed
No-class	JUL
online	4	Online auction, art by Keisuke Masunaga (Mandarake)
online	7	Fan poll: favorite Kodai lines (Akiba Souken)
on air	21	Yamato model appears on Mass Production Rico TV series
No-class	AUG
online	12	Star Blazers Lambda concludes serialization (Comic Newtype)
event	14	Yamato theme performed at Anime Japan Fes 2022
event	20	Yamato Montage for Chamber Music performed by Ensemble Vega
publication	25	Studio Nue 50th anniversary covered in SF Magazine (Hayakawa Shobo)
No-class	SEP
on air	3	Masato Ibu appears on No Car, No Life TV series
event	17/18	Yamato models exhibited at Doro Off Exhibition X
book	19	The Lost Journey limited print edition
No-class	OCT
online	5	Yamato vs. Arcadia article (Kusolab)
on air	15	Isao Sasaki appears on Singing Battle 2022 Autumn TV series
event	24	Yasuhiko Yoshikazu receives Film Lifetime Achievement award from Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs
event	30	Yamato music performed live at Ensemble Vega concert
online	30	Fan poll: favorite vintage mecha (Akiba Souken)
event	30	Yamaket 20 fan event
No-class	NOV
event	1	Nobuhiro Okaseka Illustration Exhibition (through Nov 10)
online	8	Dessler’s language article (Kusolab)
BOOK	10	Star Blazers Lambda manga Vol. 4 and 5 (Kadokawa)
online	16	Online auction, art by Shinya Takahashi
on air	17	Isao Sasaki appears on Showa Songs Best Ten DX TV series
event	18	Yamato music performed live at JSDF Music Festival ’22
No-class
No-class	2023
No-class	JAN
ON AIR	4	Yamato actors place in popularity poll on Generation Z Voice Actor’s Choice!
PUBLICATION	11	Yamato music coverage in Showa 40 Man Vol. 77
ONLINE	27	Interview with JAXA Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (Yomiuri Newspaper Online)
No-class	FEB
ONLINE	6	Yamato examined in Dream-Science Laboratory column
ONLINE	13	Isao Sasaki interviewed by Zakzak
RIP	13	Leiji Matsumoto dies of heart failure at 85
RIP	15	Voice Actor Shozo Iizuka dies of heart failure
EVENT	23	Yamato Meets Classics concert (Fukuoka)
ONLINE	24	Final Yamato character popularity poll (Akiba Souken)
ONLINE	27	Yamato examined in Dream-Science Laboratory column
No-class	MAR
EVENT	23	Yamato Meets Classics concert (Himeji)
No-class	APR
ONLINE	5	Online poll, favorite Final Yamato mecha (Akiba Souken)
ONLINE	6	Leiji Matsumoto retrospective article (The Comics Journal)
EVENT	8	Yamato music performed live at Movie Music XIV concert (Kawasaki)
ONLINE	9	Ryusuke Hikawa interview (Hochi Shimbun)
ONLINE	20	Shiro Sanada analysis article (Shizuoka Shimbun)
EVENT	23	Yamato music performed live at Koriyama Brass Band 50th Anniversary concert (Koriyama city)
ON AIR	25	Isao Sasaki performs Yamato theme on Uta-con (NHK)
ONLINE	28	Yamato Grand Symphony analysis article (NOTE website)
No-class	MAY
PUBLICATION	2	Yamato Meets Classics concerts covered in Sarasate Vol. 112
No-class	JUN
EVENT	3	Leiji Matsumoto’s “galactic funeral” (Tokyo)
EVENT	11	Yamato music performed live at organ recital (Yokohama)
ONLINE	20	Interview with Director Christopher McQuarrie (Collider)
EVENT	23	Yamato music performed live at Organ Hour concert (Aichi Prefecture)
No-class	JUL
EVENT	8	Yamato Grand Symphony performed live by Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
EVENT	15	The World of Takashi Yamazaki, Film Director exhibition opens, Matsumoto City Museum of Art (through Oct 29)
No-class	AUG
ONLINE	5	Online poll, favorite Farewell to Yamato mecha (Akiba Souken)
PUBLICATION	10	Yamato goods listed in Mandarake Zenbu #117
ONLINE	12	Shinya Takahashi art at Yahoo Japan Auctions
EVENT	13	Isao Sasaki performs at AJF2023 concert (Nagano)
EVENT	23	Sarah Alainn performs Yamato song in concert (Tokyo)
PRODUCT	25	Advance tickets for Space Battleship Yamato and Farewell to Yamato in 4k
PUBLICATION	25	Yamato 4k flyer in theaters
ONLINE	29	Trailer for Yamato movies in 4k
No-class	SEP
ONLINE	8	Emotion 40th Anniversary Youtube special, Ep. 6 part 1
EVENT	9	Yamato included in Giant Robots of Japan exhibition at Fukuoka Art Museum (through Nov 12)
ONLINE	22	Emotion 40th Anniversary Youtube special, Ep. 6 part 2
No-class	OCT
EVENT	1	Yamato theme performed live at Enjoy Anime Music With Orchestra (Shizuoka)
ONLINE	6	Emotion 40th Anniversary Youtube special, Ep. 6 part 3
ONLINE	13	Hideaki Anno comments on 49th anniversary
CINEMA	21	Be Forever Yamato screened at Fukuyamanime 6 event
EVENT	21,29	Isao Sasaki performs at Anison Fantastic Concerts
No-class	NOV
EVENT	5	Yamato Meets Classics concert (Tokyo)
BOOK	5	Space Battleship Yamato Suite for Orchestra annotated score book (Hustle Copy)
BOOK	5	Grand Symphony Yamato annotated score book (Hustle Copy)
EVENT	12	Yamato 4k movies promoted at Kyushu Sumo Tournament
VIDEO	22	Blu-ray: Space Battleship Yamato Series 1 reissue (Bandai/Emotion)
RIP	28	Writer Aritsune Toyota dies of cancer at 85
No-class	DEC
PRODUCT	7	Final Yamato LD game, download version (Nintendo)
CINEMA	8	Space Battleship Yamato released in 4k
PRODUCT	8	Space Battleship Yamato 4k week 1 theater handout
VIDEO	8	4k Blu-ray: Space Battleship Yamato limited edition (Bandai Emotion)
PUBLICATION	8	Space Battleship Yamato/Farewell to Yamato 4k program book
PRODUCT	8	Space Battleship Yamato/Farewell to Yamato 4k theater goods
ONLINE	8	NOTE website publishes Yamato 4k movie review
EVENT	10	Theater talk event for Yamato 4k (Shinjuku Piccadilly)
PRODUCT	14	Final Yamato LD game, physical version (Nintendo)
PRODUCT	15	Space Battleship Yamato 4k week 2 theater handout
ONLINE	21	Isao Sasaki interview on TV Guide Web
ONLINE	22	Yamato 4k promo video (Star Channel)
PRODUCT	23	Space Battleship Yamato 4k week 3 theater handout
ONLINE	28	Farewell to Yamato 4k trailer
CINEMA	30,31	Space Battleship Yamato “1977 version” released in 4k
EVENT	31	Yamato music performed live at New Year’s Eve “Silver Star” concert (Tokyo)
No-class
No-class	2024
No-class	JAN
PUBLICATION	1	Yamato covered in Asahi Shimbun newspaper
on air	3	Space Battleship Yamato movie, 4k version (Star Channel)
online	4	Article on Magmix
CINEMA	5	Farewell to Yamato released in 4k
online	5	Farewell 4k review (NOTE)
VIDEO	5	4k Blu-ray: Farewell to Yamato limited edition (Bandai Emotion)
PRODUCT	5	Farewell to Yamato 4k week 1 theater handout
PRODUCT	12	Farewell to Yamato 4k week 2 theater handout
event	19	Prize lottery for 4k promo flags
PRODUCT	19	Farewell to Yamato 4k week 3 theater handout
event	28	Yamato music performed at Elysion Philharmonic Orchestra concert (Kurume City)
No-class	FEB
on air	4	Farewell to Yamato movie, 4k version (Star Channel)
event	4	Yamato music performed at Soleil Pipe Organ concert (Kitakyushi)
event	11	Yamato music performed at Filmscore concert (Kawasaki)
online	16	Article on lyricist Yu Aku (Catalog House)
online	16	Article on Anime Herald
CINEMA	25	Space Battleship Yamato in 4k screened at Namba Parks Cinema Film Festival
CINEMA	25	Farewell to Yamato in 4k screened at Namba Parks Cinema Film Festival
VIDEO	28	4k Blu-ray: Space Battleship Yamato standard edition (Bandai Emotion)
CINEMA	29	Space Battleship Yamato in 4k screened at Namba Parks Cinema Film Festival
CINEMA	29	Farewell to Yamato in 4k screened at Namba Parks Cinema Film Festival
No-class	MAR
on air	25	Space Carrier Blue Noah (Star Channel)
online	26	Leiji Matsumoto: Manga and Anime Legend of Sci-fi and Beyond symposium (Japan Foundation)
VIDEO	27	4k Blu-ray: Farewell to Yamato standard edition (Bandai Emotion)
music	27	CD: Grand Symphony Yamato Live 2023 (Denon)
online	27	Article on Yamato Grand Symphony (Mikiki)
No-class	APR
VIDEO	2	4k Blu-ray: Space Battleship Yamato/Farewell to Yamato box set (Bandai Emotion)
event	7	Yamato music performed at Family Concert~Addicted to Brass (Kobe city)
EVENT	13	Hideaki Anno Exhibition opens at Kanayama Minami Museum, Aichi (through June 23))
online	16	News coverage of Yamato statues in Tsuruga
event	20-21	Yamato panel at HAL-Con 2024 (Kawasaki)
on air	29	Isao Sasaki appears on Premium Songs TV series
No-class	MAY
ONLINE	2	Shinya Takahashi original art auctions (Yahoo Japan)
ON AIR	4	Radio Suite 1974 (Nanako Live FM)
ONLINE	6	Yoshinobu Nishizaki profile on Magmix
EVENT	11&12	Yamato models at Shizuoka Hobby Show 2024
ON AIR	19	Isao Sasaki performs Yamato theme on Nodo Jiman
ONLINE	19	Yamato statues in Tsuruga covered by J-Town
ONLINE	21	Hideaki Anno birthday Tweet
ONLINE	23	BS10 Star Channel movie broadcasts announced
ONLINE	24	Isao Sasaki profile blog
PUBLICATION	24	Yasuhiko Yoshikazu cover story in Geijutsu Shincho [Art New Trends] (Shinchosa)
ONLINE	25	Saga of a Space Battleship Episode 1 fan film (Typhon Productions)
online	25	Fan film: Saga of a Space Battleship Episode 1 (Typhon Productions)
No-class	JUN
on air	2	The New Voyage (Star Channel)
event	2	Yamato music performed at Oyama to Space concert (Oyama)
event	8	Yamato music performed at Osaka Shion Wind Orchestra 155th concert (Osaka)
event	8	Yamato artifacts at Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Exhibition (Hyobo Prefectural Art Museum)
on air	9	Be Forever Yamato (Star Channel)
on air	18	Isao Sasaki appears on Utacon TV series
event	23	Yamato music performed at Kashiwa City Wind Orchestra concert
No-class	JUL
EVENT	4	The World of Director Takashi Yamazaki exhibit opens at Battleship Yamato Museum in Kure (through Nov. 24)
EVENT	6	Yamato & Villains concert (Tokyo)
EVENT	7	Yamato theme performed at Asao Philharmonic Family Concert (Kawasaki City)
on air	7	Final Yamato (Star Channel)
PUBLICATION	11	Yamato cover story in Mono magazine No. 942 (World Photo Press)
RIP	12	Noriko Ohara (voice actor: Jiro Shima & Sabera)
on air	14	Yamato Resurrection (Star Channel)
event	20	Yamato panel at Asahi Culture Center (Tokyo)
MUSIC	23	CD: Yamato of Two People/Yamato Meets Classics standard edition (Sony Music)
MUSIC	23	CD: Yamato of Two People/Yamato Meets Classics limited edition (Sony Music)
EVENT	26	Yamato theme performed at The Ultimate Titanic Concert (Osaka)
on air	29	Final Yamato (Star Channel)
on air	30	Yamato Resurrection, Director’s Cut (Star Channel)
No-class	AUG
ONLINE	1	Saga of a Space Battleship Episode 2 fan film (Typhon Productions)
event	3	Yamato music performed at Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra concert (Miyagi Prefecture)
on air	4	Yamato 2 Complete Edition (Star Channel)
event	6	Yamato lamp at Bonbori Festival, Kamakura (Studio Khara)
on air	11	Yamato III: Destruction of the Solar System (Star Channel)
EVENT	11	Yamato theme performed at Super Anime Song Spirits 2024
event	24	Space Battleship Yamato Strings concert (Mt Fuji Kawaguchiko Music Festival)
online	26	Article on writer Keisuke Fujikawa (Keio Student Newspaper)
PUBLICATION	30	Yamato feature in Spectator magazine Vol. 53 (Gentosha)
No-class	SEP
online	6	50th Anniversary logo unveiled (Studio Khara)
EVENT	7	Yamato models at Kansai Character Modeler Festival
on air	8	Odin: Photon Space Sailor Starlight (Star Channel)
BOOK	10	Yamato featured in SF Anime and War (Tatsumi Publishing)
EVENT	14&15	Yamato models at Yokohama Modeler’s Club Exhibition
event	15	Yamato music performed at Kansai University Symphonic Band concert (Osaka)
online	22	Article on Yamato influence on JAXA’s Hayabusa (NHK)
online	29	Profile of Prime Minister/Yamato fan Shigeru Ishiba (J-Town)
No-class	OCT
event	6	Symphonic Suite Yamato concert (Tokyo)
CINEMA	6	50th Anniversary Screening event, Studio Khara Yamato project announced
event	6	50th Anniversary Screening talkshow (Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater)
PRODUCT	6	50th Anniversary goods sold in theaters (Studio Khara)
on air	13	Space Battleship Yamato 50th Anniversary TV special (Star Channel)
on air	13	Space Battleship Yamato movie, 4k version (Star Channel)
RIP	17	Toshiyuki Nishida (actor, live action Tokugawa)
online	18	Article on Hideaki Anno (Nikkei Business)
online	21	Article on Hideaki Anno (Daily Cyzo)
online	21	Article on Hideaki Anno (Daily Sports)
PUBLICATION	21	Yamato featured in Mamor magazine Vol. 214 (Fusosha Publishing)
online	28	Article on Series 1 (Futaman)
event	31	Yamato panel at Tokyo International Film Festival
No-class	NOV
CINEMA	1	Farewell to Yamato in 4k screened at Tokyo International Film Festival
BOOK	1	Dawn Chapter 2, Malignant Memory novel (Kadokawa)
event	2/3	Yamato models exhibited at Rowguanes ’24 Exhibition X
CINEMA	3	Space Battleship Yamato in 4k screened at Tokyo International Film Festival
CINEMA	4	Be Forever Yamato screened at Tokyo International Film Festival
event	6	Yoko Asagami panel at Tokyo International Film Festival
online	10	Article on Yamato Choral and Piano Suite (Yomiuri Online)
RIP	18	Mitsuru Kashiwabara (sound designer)
online	20	Yamato discussion on The Bob Cesca Show (podcast)
on air	22	Yamato III (Star Channel)
online	30	50th Anniversary Special Selection Screening trailer on Youtube
PRODUCT	30	Yamato shirts (Series of 6, Hard Core Chocolate)
PRODUCT	30	Yamato commemorative shochu wine (Oshika Shuza)
No-class	DEC
online	1	Interview with artist Kia Asamiya (Mantan Web)
PUBLICATION	7	50th Anniversary Special Selection Screening flyer in theaters
EVENT	8	Yamato models at HOBAS Club Exhibition
online	13	Article on Series 1 (Magmix)
PRODUCT	21	Yamato hot dog in theaters
event	21/22	Yamato music performed at Melody Yamato concert (Battleship Yamato Museum, Kure)
event	22	Kazuko Kawashima talk event (Tokyo)
music	25	CD & LP: Symphonic Suite Space Battleship Yamato 2024 Mix (Columbia)
PUBLICATION	26	Yamato cover story in Figure King Vol. 323 (World Photo Press)
online	26	Article on Yamato saga (Minpo Online)
CINEMA	27	50th Anniversary Special Selection Screening, Program 1
PRODUCT	27	Special Selection Screening goods sold in theaters
event	27	Special Selection Screening talkshow (Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater)
on air	29	Space Battleship Yamato live-action movie (Star Channel)
on air	30	Space Battleship Yamato movie, 4k version (Star Channel)
on air	31	Farewell to Yamato movie, 4k version (Star Channel)
No-class
No-class	2025
No-class	JAN
on air	1	The New Voyage (Star Channel)
ONLINE	1	Saga of a Space Battleship Episode 4 fan film (Typhon Productions)
on air	2	Be Forever Yamato (Star Channel)
on air	3	Final Yamato (Star Channel)
CINEMA	3	50th Anniversary Special Selection Screening, Program 2
event	4	Special Selection Screening talkshow (Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater)
on air	4	Yamato Resurrection (Star Channel)
on air	5	Yamato Resurrection Director’s Cut (Star Channel)
online	7&8	Articles on classic Yamato (Magmix)
on air	10	Isao Sasaki appears on Anison Days TV series
CINEMA	3	50th Anniversary Special Selection Screening, Program 3
event	10	Special Selection Screening talkshow (Shinjuku Piccadilly Theater)
online	11	Online auction, art by Shinya Takahashi
ONLINE	15	Hideaki Anno comments on 50th anniversary screenings
BOOK	17	Godzilla vs. the Self-Defense Forces, “War Theory” of Anime (Bungeishunju Publishing)
VIDEO	29	DVD & Blu-ray: Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato Series 1 box set (Dynit, Italy)