MATSUMOTO Leiji
Associated Names
L. Matsumoto
MATSUMOTO Akira
MATSUMOTO L
MATSUMOTO Reiji
松本あきら
Name (in native language)
松本零士
Birth Place
Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Birth Date
January 25, 1938
Zodiac
Aquarius
Last Updated
September 23rd, 2024 11:10pm PDT - 8 months ago
Status
Deceased
Date of Death
N/A
Comments
Real Name: Matsumoto Akira. (Matsumoto Leiji is a pseudonym.) 6o5t45
Husband of fellow mangaka TEZUKA Osamuat the same time and lived in Nerima.
Leiji Matsumoto, the son of an air force pilot, was only fifteen years old when his first story, ‘Mitsubachi no Bouken’, was published in Manga Shônen. Soon, he created a varying oeuvre, at first inspired by Tezuka, in several genres: children's comics (‘Kuroi Hanabira’, ‘S no Taiyou’, science fiction (Kousoku Esper), westerns and others. He was one of the first mangakas whose manga and animation work crossed over internationally.
His fame came with the series Sennen Joou. His 1974 Sci-Fi anime ‘Space Cruiser Yamato’ earned fame in the USA from 1979 under the title 'Star Blazers'. Matsumoto was hired by the French band Daft Punk to animate their music videos from the album ‘Discovery’, and compiled into the 2003 anime movie 'Interstella 5555'.
ed away on February 13, 2023 at age 85.
Among his assistants were AKANA Shuu.
Blood Type
B
Gender
Male
Genres
Total Series
80
Official Website
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Genre
Fantasy, Sci-fi, Supernatural
2014
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Romance, Sci-fi
1980
Drama, Romance, Shoujo
1964
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mature, Romance, Sci-fi, Seinen
2019
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi, Shounen
2014
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Psychological, Sci-fi, Seinen
1993
Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-fi
2016
Comedy, Drama, Mature, Psychological, Romance, Seinen, Slice of Life, Tragedy
1972
Action, Adventure, Seinen
1974
Action, Comedy, Shounen
1961
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi, Shounen
1975
Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Sci-fi, Seinen, Supernatural
2019
Mystery, Romance, Shoujo
1958
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-fi, Shounen
1977
Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Seinen
2018
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Historical, Mature, Seinen
1972
Action, Adventure, Drama, Shounen
2016
Comedy, Seinen, Slice of Life
1977
Adventure, Sci-fi, Shounen
1954
Comedy, Historical, Mystery, Seinen
1974
Horror, Sci-fi, Seinen
1975
Action, Adventure, Supernatural
1998
Action, Sci-fi, Shounen
1968
Mystery, Sci-fi, Shounen
1997
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi
1990
Comedy, Slice of Life
1976
Action, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Sci-fi, Shounen, Tragedy
1971
Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, Shounen
1978
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Shounen
1978
Action, Historical, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy
1969
Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi, Shounen, Supernatural
1980
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Shounen
1964
Action, Adult, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi
1968
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Shounen
2000
Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Psychological, Romance, Seinen
1990
Comedy, Shoujo, Slice of Life
1975
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-fi, Seinen
1977
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mecha, Sci-fi, Shounen
1974
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Shounen
1974
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Shounen
2012
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Shounen
1979
Action, Adventure, Mecha, Sci-fi, Seinen
1987
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Mecha, Sci-fi, Shounen
1973
Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, Shounen
1977
Drama, Shoujo, Slice of Life
1964
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Mystery, Sci-fi, Supernatural
1968
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