Fans are still mourning the passing of manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, the creator of, among many other classic properties, Galaxy Express 999. Now Toei Animation has announced that it’s setting out to create a new Galaxy Express 999 music video. Or, rather, it’s recruiting creatives …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto has been a driving force in the world of anime for literal decades. His works have influenced, inspired, and carried on. His loss is heartbreaking, but he filled our world with beautiful stories in his time. So many, in fact, that we’d be …Read more »
In the world of anime and manga, there are few figures as influential as Leiji Matsumoto. It would be difficult to imagine the landscape of the industry, particularly that of overseas fandom, without his creations fueling and shaping it. Sadly, according to an announcement from …Read more »
French artist Jérôme Alquié grew up with anime being aired in France, and these days it’s paying off. He’s working with Leiji Matsumoto on the comic Space Pirate Captain Harlock from ABLAZE Publishing, which is currently being published. And he is working on a Saint …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto’s beloved character Maetel is getting beers inspired by her. The initial release, Galaxy Express 999: Maetel Weizen, officially came out in Japan yesterday, and was made by Sawauchi Brewery. The image to go with it was produced by Toei Animation. More Galaxy Express …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto’s classic Galaxy Express 999 manga has inspired a live-action drama, and a press conference was held for the project this week. It turns out this isn’t all that’s in store for the series, because Matsumoto confirmed he is currently working on a new …Read more »
I commend Seven Seas Entertainment for releasing the original Space Pirate Captain Harlock by Leiji Matsumoto, but perhaps Matsumoto’s art style and loose approach to continuity may feel too “old fashioned” to new fans. Harlock is ideal for a remake, but the various anime (and …Read more »
A new trailer has arrived for the upcoming CG-animated feature based on the classic Captain Harlock saga by Leiji Matsumoto ( Galaxy Express 999 , Space Battleship Yamato ). The adaptation is set to open in Japanese theaters in both 2D and 3D on September …Read more »
Far be it from us to sleep on something as staggering as a live-action Space Battleship Yamato teaser. Takashi Yamazaki—remember his earlier works like Returner and Juvenile ? It's okay if you don't, I hardly do myself—is directing the VFX-heavy flick, with boy band SMAP's …Read more »
Now that's a headline that inspires excitement, fully deserving of the full sentence treatment. I mean, Leiji Matsumoto anything tends to get me amped, so throw Queen in the mix and it's game over. If you're just now joining us, Leiji Matsumoto is the legendary …Read more »
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