{"id":26855,"date":"2023-02-22T09:08:33","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=26855"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:08:33","slug":"manga-creator-leiji-matsumotodies-aged-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monsffa.ca\/?p=26855","title":{"rendered":"Manga creator, Leiji Matsumoto,dies aged 85"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leiji Matsumoto, legendary manga creator, dies aged 85<\/h1>\n
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By Imogen James<\/div>\n
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Famed Japanese manga and anime creator Leiji Matsumoto, whose real name was Akira Matsumoto, has died aged 85, his studio has announced. <\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement, Studio Leijisha said he died of acute heart failure on 13 February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Matsumoto was known for his epic science fiction sagas, including Galaxy Express 999, Queen Emeraldas and Space Battleship Yamato.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His work often included anti-war themes and emotional storylines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Matsumoto’s daughter, Makiko Matsumoto, who heads Studio Leijisha said in the statement that he “set out on a journey to the sea of stars. I think he lived a happy life, thinking about continuing to draw stories as a manga artist.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Born in 1938 in the south-western city of Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Matsumoto was only 15 when his debut work, Mitsubachi no Boken (Honey Bee’s Adventures), was published in a manga magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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After finishing high school, he moved to Tokyo to pursue his dream of becoming a professional artist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He married Miyako Maki in 1961, a well-known manga creator and one of Japan’s earliest female artists in the genre. Together they collaborated on several projects, and he changed his name to Leiji Matsumoto.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His big break came a decade later after he published Otoko Oidon, a series about the life of a poor, young man preparing for university exams. It was hugely successful and won the Kodansha Publishing Award for Children’s Manga.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Several of his manga comics were made into anime television series, including the sci-fi epic Space Pirate Captain Harlock, which follows the adventures of an outcast turned space pirate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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