Contained here is a complete record of media coverage for The New Voyage from the first teaser to the last lookback, spanning all of 1979. April 9: Middle 1st Age, May issue Hot on the heels of Yamato 2‘s finale, … Continue reading →
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1979 Voice Actor interviews
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The Inferno (地獄, Tatsumi Kumashiro, 1979)
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Vintage Report 18: February 1979
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Vintage Report 19, March/April 1979
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Vintage Report 23: November/December 1979
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Vintage Report 21: July/August 1979
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Vintage Report 20, May/June 1979
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Vintage Report 22: September/October 1979
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