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Leiji Matsumoto

Born Jan. 25, 1938
Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Died Feb. 13, 2023, aged 85

Leiji Matsumoto was a Japanese mangaka, creator of several anime and manga series. His wife Miyako Maki is also a manga artist.

98 titles
67 Writing
21 Crew
19 Creation

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Writing (67)

Space Pirate Captain Harlock (2013)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato (2010)

Comic book

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)

Author

Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978)

Comic book

Adieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981)

Author

Galaxy Express 999 (1978)

Comic book

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia (1978)

Comic book

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)

Original concept / Original Film Writer

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Fantasy (1998)

Author

Queen Millennia (1982)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato (1977)

Story / Characters

Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey (2002)

Comic book

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978)

Story / Original Film Writer

Be Forever Yamato (1980)

Original story / Original Film Writer

Arcadia of My Youth (1982)

DNA Sights 999.9 (1998)

Original story

Final Yamato (1983)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato: The New Voyage (1979)

Original Film Writer

The Cockpit (1993)

Comic book

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs (1999)

Comic book

Ozma (2012)

Original concept / Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3 (2017)

Original story

Arei's Mirror ~ Way to Virgin Space (1985)

Original story / Screenplay

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Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass (1980)

Original Series Creator

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! (1979)

Original story / Original Series Creator

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!! (1980)

Original Series Creator

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (2014)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Desperate Struggle in the Heliosphere (2012)

Original story

Submarine Super 99 (2003)

Comic book

Galaxy Express 999: Eternal Traveler Emeraldas (1980)

Original Series Creator / Original concept

Maetel Legend (2000)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Endless Voyage (2012)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Offense and Defense on the Outer Reaches of the Galaxy (2013)

Original story

Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger (1979)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Defense of the Galactic March (2013)

Original story

The Galaxy Railways (2003)

Original story

The Legend of Marine Snow (1980)

Original story

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion (2024)

Original story

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 2: The Assault of the Burning Sun (2024)

Original story

Danguard Ace vs Insect Robot Army (1977)

Great Yamato No. Zero (2004)

Original Film Writer

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: And Now the Warship Comes (2013)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Arrival! Large Magellanic Cloud (2013)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: The Era Called Yamato - Choices of 2202 (2021)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage - Prior Chapter: Take Off (2021)

Original Film Writer

Space Symphony Maetel (2004)

Original story

Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 3: Ultramarine Asteroid (2025)

Original story

Cosmo Warrior Zero: Marina's Special (2002)

Dangard Ace: The Great Space War (1978)

Mii the Tabby (1999)

Comic book

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: The Redolence of Intergalactic Space (2013)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 1 (2017)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey (2022)

Original story

The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor (1980)

Comic book

Be Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 - Part 6: Blue Labyrinth (2026)

Original story

Galaxy Express 999: Beyond the Diamond Ring (2009)

Maetel Legend (2000)

Original Series Creator

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 2 (2017)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 4 (2018)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 5 (2018)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 6 (2018)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 7 (2019)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato II: The Comet Empire (1979)

Original story

Space Battleship Yamato III: The Destruction of the Solar System (1983)

Original story

The Galaxy Railways Compilation ~The Far Away Galaxy Railway~ (2005)

Original Series Creator / Original story

The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet (2006)

Original story

Crew (21)

Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)

Series Writer

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia (1978)

Creation

Be Forever Yamato (1980)

Script

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3 (2017)

Creation

Galaxy Express 999: Claire of Glass (1980)

Creation

Galaxy Express 999: Can You Love Like a Mother?!! (1980)

Creation

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember (2014)

Creation

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light (1986)

Creation

Sci-Bots 10: Snark & the Diamonds (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 11: Star Point Tantar (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 12: Crystal & the Space Bees (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 13: Dector the Betrayer (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 1: Conflict (1987)

Creation

Sci-Bots 2: Strike Back (1987)

Creation

Sci-Bots 3: Battle of the Flame Dragon (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 4: Betrayal (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 5: Death Valley (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 6: Love and Treasure (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 7: Zalo (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 8: Evil Catyla (1988)

Creation

Sci-Bots 9: Surrender by Force (1988)

Creation

Creation (19)

Starzinger (1978)

Space Pirate Captain Harlock (1978)

Queen Millennia (1981)

Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982)

Star Blazers (1974)

Gun Frontier (2002)

Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey (2002)

Cosmo Warrior Zero (2001)

The Cockpit (1993)

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs (1999)

Ozma (2012)

Planet Robot Danguard Ace (1977)

Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2205: The New Voyage (2024)

The Galaxy Railways (2003)

Great Yamato No. Zero (2004)

Space Symphony Maetel (2004)

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 (2024)

Galaxy Express 999: Indestructible Space Rail (2002)

Galaxy Express 999: Journey with Energy Beyond Space and Time (2010)

Directing (8)

Star Blazers (1974)

Space Battleship Yamato (1974)

Series Director

Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978)

Be Forever Yamato (1980)

Final Yamato (1983)

Harlock Saga - The Ring of the Nibelungs (1999)

The Legend of Marine Snow (1980)

The Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor (1980)

Art direction (2)

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)

Original Series Design / Art Designer

Queen Millennia (1982)

Visual effects (1)

Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey (1980)

Character Designer

Acting (1)

Saint Elmo - Apostle of Light (1986)

Leiji Matsumoto (voice)

Appearances (3)

Daft Punk Unchained (2015)

Self

99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016)

Self

'80 Animation: The Best Ten (1980)

Self - Galaxy Express 999 creator, mangaka