Be Forever Yamato TIMELINE

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No-class1979
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PRODUCTION23First staff meeting to plan "Yamato Part III"
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PRODUCTION10Third staff meeting for "Yamato Part III"
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PRODUCTION8Leiji Matsumoto consults on "Yamato Part III"
PRODUCTION31Leiji Matsumoto consults further on "Yamato Part III"
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No-class1980
No-classJAN
PRODUCTION2Staff vacations in Hawaii to plan "Yamato Part III" (now called Be Forever Yamato), screens Star Trek: the Motion Picture
PRODUCTION20Leiji Matsumoto sketches designs for Be Forever Yamato
PRODUCTION23Toshio Masuda completes first script draft for Be Forever Yamato
PRODUCTION24Masuda & Nishizaki script meeting for Be Forever Yamato
No-classMAR
EVENTSPRINGAnimage magazine announces 'Festival in Budokan' concert for July. Over 1,000 ticket requests are received in only three days
No-classMAY
PRODUCTION8Be Forever Yamato storyboard and music meetings
Event26Be Forever Yamato press conference launches promotional campaign
PRODUCTION27Akira Fuse writes closing theme song for Be Forever Yamato
PRODUCTION30Akira Fuse & Isao Sasaki record songs for Be Forever Yamato
No-classJUN
ON AIR7Be Forever Yamato 4-hour radio drama on all Night Nippon
PRODUCTION14"Scanimation" special effects meeting for Be Forever Yamato
EVENT19Yamato fan club meeting & press conference in Osaka
PUBLICATION25 Yamato fan club magazine #16 shows first wave of Be Forever Yamato 'fancy goods'
PRODUCTION26Be Forever Yamato recording script completed
Event29"Adventure Roman" sea cruise ticket lottery at Shinjuku Station, Tokyo. 14,000 fans apply for only 500 places on board
event? The Vega wristwatch company launches a tie-in campaign with Be Forever Yamato
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publication1 The Anime magazine publishes a Be Forever Yamato cover story (Kindaieiga Co.)
MUSIC1 EP: Love until that day b/w Galaxy Legend (King Records)
MUSIC1 LP & Cassette: Be Forever Yamato symphonic album part 1 (Nippon Columbia)
MUSIC1 EP: Pendant of stars b/w Face in the stars (Nippon Columbia)
PRODUCTION1Hiromi Iwasaki records alternate version of Galaxy Legend
EVENT6Ticket lottery at Ueno Station for Japanese National Railways "Mystery Tour."1,233 fans apply for 560 places
Publication10 Monthly Animation magazine publishes a cover story on Be Forever, interviews Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto
PRODUCTION13-15Voice recording for Be Forever Yamato at Avaco Studio.
Publication18 OUT magazine publishes a Be Forever Yamato cover story (Minori Shobo)
Event20-22 "Space Battleship Yamato: the Voyage of Adventure Roman." Nishizaki & Matsumoto launch a cruise ship from Kawasaki Pier to carry actors and fans on a 3-day round trip to Hyuga
Event24 Yamato Festival in Budokan concert in Tokyo. Nishizaki & staff participate in a variety show including Miyagawa conducting the orchestra. 15,000 guests attend two performances
PUBLICATION24 "Festival in Budokan" program book (Office Academy)
PUBLICATION25 Yamato fan club magazine #17 shows second wave of Be Forever Yamato 'fancy goods'
PRODUCTION26Be Forever Yamato sound editing completed
EVENT26Ticket lottery at the Shibuya Pantheon theatre complex for tickets to "Yamato Fever '80"
Event27Anime fair at Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo includes Be Forever attractions (through Aug. 31)
Event28"Yamato Fever '80," hosted by Leiji Matsumoto with cast & crew
PRODUCTION28Be Forever Yamato production wraps
Event29-31 Japan National Railways "Mystery tour" called Three Days of Adventure and Exploration: Where is Secret Training Base Icarus! departs Ueno Station for Lake Nojiri at Nagano Prefecture
Cinema30Be Forever Yamato advance screening held for fan club prize-winners
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EVENT1Thousands of fans line up at movie theatres the night before Be Forever Yamato premieres
MUSIC1 EP: Galaxy legend b/w Life of love (Japan Victor)
Publication1 Kinejun motion picture times #791 publishes a cover story on Be Forever Yamato (Kinema Jumpo Co.)
Cinema2 Be Forever Yamato released through Shochiku-Toei theatres
PUBLICATION2 Be Forever Yamato movie program book (Office Academy)
Event2A train renamed Yamato-Go runs on the Toyoko line, conducted by Leiji Matsumoto
Event2Nishizaki, Masuda and Toei president Shigeru Okada appear at Toei Palace in Marunouchi, Tokyo
Event2Press conference at Toei headquarters
ON AIR4 Yamato Festival in Budokan is broadcast on Tokyo 12 channel
Publication10 Animage magazine publishes a cover story on Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
Book15 Be Forever Yamato novel (Cobalt library/Shueisha)
PUBLICATION25 Yamato fan club magazine #18 shows third wave of Be Forever Yamato 'fancy goods'
MODEL? 1/360 Kodai's patrol ship (Bandai)
MODEL? 1/220 EDF Automated Battleship (Bandai)
MODEL? Yamato reissue (Bandai)
MODEL? 1/700 Yamato (non cutaway version/Bandai)
MODEL? Yamato "new image model" (Bandai)
MODEL? 1/500 Yamato "new cosmic model" (Bandai)
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PUBLICATION1Yamato Movie series Big Collection (Asahi Sonorama)
Book1 Be Forever Yamato novel part 1 (Monkey Library/Shueisha)
BOOK1Be Forever Yamato novel part 1 (Fanfan Library/Shueisha)
MUSIC10 LP & Cassette: Be Forever Yamato symphonic album part 2 (Nippon Columbia)
MUSIC10 EP: Be Forever Yamato b/w New Voyage (4 tracks, Nippon Columbia)
Book10 Be Forever Yamato novel part 2 (Monkey Library/Shueisha)
BOOK10Be Forever Yamato novel part 2 (Fanfan Library/Shueisha)
Book20 Roadshow magazine special: Be Forever Yamato (Shueisha)
Book20 Be Forever Yamato 'Complete Works' novel part 1 (Asahi Sonorama)
Book25 Be Forever Yamato 'Complete Works' novel part 2 (Asahi Sonorama)
Publication25 Be Forever Yamato "Precise Illustrated Edition" blueprint set (Asahi Sonorama)
CINEMA26Be Forever Yamato closes, having attracted over 2.3 million viewers.
Book27 SF fantastic animation materials: Be Forever Yamato 'Setting Data Collection' (Shonen Pictorial Co.)
Book30 Be Forever Yamato Cel Collection (Shonen Pictorial Co.)
No-classOCT
BOOK5 Be Forever Yamato Anime Comics volume 1 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten)
Publication5 Be Forever Yamato special (Screen Movie Magazine)
MUSIC10 LP & Cassette: Be Forever Yamato Drama album (Nippon Columbia)
Book10 Perfect Memoir Deluxe #4 Be Forever Yamato & All of Yamato (Leed Company)
Book20 Perfect Memoir #11 Be Forever Yamato (Leed Company)
Book20 Be Forever Yamato Eternal Treasure storybook (Jitsugyono Nippon Co.)
Book20 Keibunsha #68 Be Forever Yamato 'Big Encyclopedia' (Kodansha)
Book20 Roman Album #36 Be Forever Yamato (Tokuma Shoten)
BOOK30 Be Forever Yamato manga volume 1 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama)
MODEL? Dark Nebula Empire Tripod Tank (Bandai)
No-classNOV
BOOK10 Be Forever Yamato Final Deluxe hardcover (West Cape Corporation)
BOOK15 Be Forever Yamato Anime Comics volume 2 (Champion Graphic/Akita Shoten)
Book25 Terebi Magazine special: Be Forever Yamato (Akita Shoten)
MODEL? Dark Nebula Empire Patrol Tank (Bandai)
MODEL? 1/700 Yamato new mechanic cutaway model reissue (Bandai)
PUBLICATION? 1981 Be Forever Yamato calendar (West Cape Corporation)
No-classDEC
MUSIC10 EP: Space Battleship Yamato/Arrivederci Yamato/Be Forever Yamato (4 tracks, Nippon Columbia)
MUSIC25 LP & Cassette: '80 Yamato Festival in Budokan Live (Nippon Columbia)
game? Be Forever Yamato board game (Popy)
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book? Be Forever Yamato Sonosheet books (Set of 2/Asahi Sonorama)
book? Be Forever Yamato 'Anime Picture Books' (Set of 3/Shueisha)
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No-class1981
No-classJAN
BOOK23 Be Forever Yamato manga volume 2 by Akira Hio (Sun Comics/Asahi Sonorama)
No-classMAR
Cinema14'Space Roadshow': The New Voyage and Be Forever Yamato double feature attracts 1.5 million viewers (through April 4)
No-classJUL
publication? TV Guide publishes a cover story on Be Forever Yamato (Tokyo News Agency)
No-classAUG
On Air19Be Forever Yamato premieres on Nippon Television's 'Wednesday Roadshow'
No-classOCT
MUSIC25 LP: Mitsuko Horie's Anime Best Hit album features Be Forever songs (Nippon Columbia)
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No-class1982
No-classAUG
Event?Farewell and Be Forever are screened at Creation Convention, New York City
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No-class1983
No-classMAR
ON AIR2Be Forever Yamato is rebroadcast on Fuji Television
Video? VHS & Beta: Be Forever Yamato (Toei)
No-classAPR
video21 VHD: Be Forever Yamato (Japan Victor)
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No-class1984
No-classMAY
Event10Yamato films exhibited at Cannes Film Festival
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Video? VHS: Be Forever Yamato (Japan Victor)
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No-class1985
No-classMAR
Video21 LD & VHS: Be Forever Music Video (Nippon Columbia)
No-classAUG
ON AIR/td>31Be Forever Yamato is rebroadcast on Fuji Television
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Video? LD: Be Forever Yamato (Nippon Columbia)
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No-class1987
No-classAUG
Cinema3-7Summer Vacation Anime theatre exhibition includes Yamato exhibit, screens Space Battleship Yamato, Arrivederci, Be Forever and Final Yamato in Shibuya, Tokyo
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No-class1988
No-classMAY
Event11Yamato movies and other Westcape productions marketed at Cannes Film Festival.
No-classOCT
EVENT23-30Westcape Corporation exhibit at Milan Film Festival
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Video? LD: All five Yamato movies are released in a 'Perfect Collection' box set (Bandai/Emotion)
Music? CD: Walking Songs by Mitsuko Horie features Be Forever songs (Nippon Columbia)
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No-class1990
No-classAPR
Video25 VHS: Be Forever Yamato in 'Perfect Collection' packaging (Bandai/Emotion)
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No-class1993
No-classAUG
Video25 LD: Be Forever Yamato reissued with Hiroyuki Kitazume art (Bandai/Emotion)
No-classOCT
Book25 Yamato Collection 4: Be Forever Yamato Sun Wide Comics Special by Akira Hio) (Asahi Sonorama
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No-class1995
No-classJAN
MUSIC1 CD: Be Forever Yamato 2-disc symphonic album (Nippon Columbia)
No-classAPR
MUSIC1 CD: Be Forever Yamato Drama (Nippon Columbia)
Video? VHS: Subtitled version of Be Forever Yamato released in US (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
No-classAUG
Music19 CD: Mitsuko Horie Best & Best 2-disc compilation features Be Forever songs (Nippon Columbia)
No-classSEP
MUSIC21 CD: Be Forever Yamato BGM collection (Nippon Columbia)
No-classNOV
Music21 CD: Yamato Festival in Budokan 1980 live album (Nippon Columbia)
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No-class1996
No-classDEC
PUBLICATION? Star Blazers comic magazine #9 by Studio Go! Be Forever Yamato Prelude (Argo Press/Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
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No-class1997
No-classFEB
PUBLICATION? Star Blazers comic magazine #10 by Studio Go! Be Forever Yamato Part 1 (Argo Press/Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
No-classMAY
PUBLICATION? Star Blazers comic magazine #11 (final issue) by Studio Go! Be Forever Yamato Part 2 (Argo Press/Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
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No-class1998
No-classJUL
Video25 LD & VHS: Be Forever Yamato reissued with 25th anniversary Toshihiro Kawamoto art (Bandai/Emotion)
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No-class1999
No-classAPR
PUBLICATION1GaZo magazine retrospective article on Be Forever Yamato's 'warp dimension'
No-classJUL
EVENT8Bronze statues are unveiled in a festival at Tsuruga City commemorating Be Forever Yamato and Galaxy Express 999 (through July 27)
No-classAUG
Video25 DVD: Be Forever Yamato (Bandai/Emotion)
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No-class2000
No-classNOV
ON AIR8Be Forever Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre
ON AIR17Be Forever Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre
ON AIR29Be Forever Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre
No-classDEC
MUSIC30 CD: Space Battleship Yamato 'Eternal Edition' discs 5 & 6 (Columbia Records)
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No-class2002
No-classMAY
ON AIR4Be Forever Yamato broadcast on Family Theatre
No-classDEC
ON AIR5All 5 Yamato movies broadcast on channel NECO
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No-class2003
No-classJAN
ON AIR5All 5 Yamato movies rebroadcast on channel NECO
No-classMAR
ON AIR31Three of the movies are broadcast on late-night 'Daily Life Television'
No-classAUG
VIDEO? DVD: Be Forever Yamato subtitled (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
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No-class2004
No-classMAR
Video? DVD: Yamato movie box set (Voyager Entertainment, Inc.)
No-classNOV
MUSIC25 Yamato Eternal Edition Premium box (Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc.)
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No-class2005
No-classJAN
Game27 Counterattack of the Dark Nebula (Playstation 2/Bandai)
No-classMAR
Book31 Counterattack of the Dark Nebula Complete Guide (Enterbrain)
No-classAPR
Game7 Collapse of the Double Galaxies (Playstation 2/Bandai)
No-classMAY
MUSIC18 CD: Be Forever Yamato BGM collection (reissue/Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc.)
BOOK19 Be Forever Yamato by Akira Hio (reissue/Media Factory)
Book31 Collapse of the Double Galaxies Complete Guide (Enterbrain)
No-classNOV
CINEMA4, 5All five Yamato movies screen at Toho Virgin cinemas, Roppongi, Tokyo
PRODUCT11Space Battleship Yamato, Farewell, Be Forever jigsaw puzzles (Epoch)
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No-class2007
No-classAUG
Video24 DVD: Space Battleship Yamato movies 'Memorial Box' (Bandai/Emotion)
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No-class2008
No-classJUN
Product? Leiji Matsumoto character doll #31: Sasha from Be Forever Yamato (Zero Goods Universe)
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No-class2009
No-classNOV
video25DVD: All five Yamato movies reissued (Bandai/Emotion)
No-classDEC
on air10, 31Be Forever rebroadcast (Family Theatre TV network)
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No-class2010
No-classFEB
book6 Be Forever Yamato manga by Akira Hio (reissue/Media Factory)
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