Leiji Matsumoto

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Leiji Matsumoto ( Japanese 松本 零 士 , Matsumoto Reiji ; born January 25, 1938 in Kurume ) is a pseudonym of the Japanese mangaka and director Akira Matsumoto ( 松本 あ き ら , Matsumoto Akira ), who is best known for his large number of space operas . Important works in his work are Captain Harlock and Uchū Senkan Yamato .

He made his debut as a professional manga artist in 1953, at the age of 15, with Mitsubachi no Bōken in the manga magazine Manga Shōnen , for which Osamu Tezuka also worked. While he initially only drew shōjo manga for girls, he switched to the genre of shōnen manga in the 1960s . These were mostly about science fiction and became great successes, which were often filmed in anime . He directed some of the films himself or took on other production tasks.

Interstella 5555 - The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem , an anime implementation of the music of the French formation Daft Punk - was created in 2003 based on an idea by Matsumoto .

Matsumoto has received several awards. He received the Kōdansha Culture Prize in 1972 : Jidō-Manga Bumon for Otoko oidon , in 1976 the Shōgakukan-Manga Prize in the Shōnen category for Ginga Tetsudō 999 and a series of war manga and in 2003 the Animation Kobe Special Prize . In 2001 he received the Japanese Medal of Honor on a violet ribbon , in 2010 the Small Order of the Rising Sun with rosette and in 2012 the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in the level of Chevalier (knight).

He is married to Maki Miyako , who is also a manga artist.

Works

Manga (selection)

  • Mitsubachi no Bōken (蜜蜂 の 冒 険, 1953)
  • Otoko Oidon (9 volumes)
  • The Cockpit (ザ ・ コ ク ピ ッ ト, 8 volumes)
  • Space Battleship Yamato (宇宙 戦 艦 ヤ マ ト Uchū Senkan Yamato , 1975–1980, 3 volumes)
  • Ginga Tetsudō 999 (銀河 鉄 道 999 Ginga Tetsudō 999 , 1977–1981, 18 volumes)
  • Captain Harlock (キ ャ プ テ ン ハ ー ロ ッ ク, 1977–1979, 5 volumes)
  • Queen Emeraldas (ク イ ー ン ・ エ メ ラ ル ダ ス, 2 volumes)
  • The Queen of the Thousand Years (1000 年 女王 Sennen Joou , 1980–1983, 5 volumes)
  • Hard Metal (ハ ー ド メ タ ル, 1986–1989, 3 volumes)

Anime (selection)

Film adaptations

Many of the manga he creates take place in a world of their own, the development of which runs through many of his works and forms a causal chain. This includes the following OVAs , series and films based on this world :

Web links

Commons : Leiji Matsumoto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manga / Anime Creator Leiji Matsumoto Knighted by France. Anime News Network, October 24, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Matsumoto, Leiji
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 松本 零 士 (Japanese); 松本 あ き ら (Japanese, real name); Matsumoto Akira (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese mangaka
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Kurume , Japan