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