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just-vt · 1 year

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✨One More Time✨

#interstella 5555 #leijiverse #daft punk #digital fanart #fanart

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balrog-slayer66 · 6 months

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Promotional artwork for "Space Pirate Captain Harlock," illustrated by creator Leiji Matsumoto for the anime series produced by Toei Animation.

#captain harlock #space pirate captain harlock #leijiverse #leiji matsumoto #retro anime #retro sci-fi

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arcadiargh · 4 months

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winter visit

#leijiverse #captain harlock

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animenostalgia · 1 year

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Some sad news to share, friends - Leiji Matsumoto, the iconic creator of Space Battleship Yamato (aka Starblazers), Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999, and many more, has passed away at the age of 85. A manga artist since the 50s who originally got his start in shoujo manga, Matsumoto’s works were a cornerstone of early anime fandom. American sci-fi fans of the 70s may not have known the terms “anime”, “manga”, or “cosplay”, but they knew and loved Matsumoto’s work, which was many fan’s first exposure to anime back in the day. One of the first recorded “cosplay” gatherings in the US was of fans dressed as mostly Leiji Matsumoto characters!

In other parts of the world, they also fell in love with Matsumoto’s work: as in France, where Harlock was known as Albator, and won the hearts of many fans. So much so that Matsumoto won many prestigious awards there, and would eventually be knighted in 2012 by the French government. French electronic duo Daft Punk was highly influenced by his work, and in 2001 collaborated with Matsumoto to release anime music videos (and eventually a feature-length film version called Interstella 555).

Modern anime & manga owe much to his work, as he was THE pioneer of space opera and what he liked to call “boy’s romance” stories--”romance” in the literarily sense--full of angst, heroism, and fighting for independence while celebrating nature, brotherhood, and friendship. He helped many people learn to never give up on themselves and their dreams, no matter how fantastical they may seem.

May his spirit travel on, in a new adventure in the endless sea of stars.

#news #death #Leiji Matsumoto #Leijiverse #classic manga #Classic anime #Starblazers #space battleship yamato #space pirate captain harlock #Queen Emeraldas #galaxy express 999

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gigew · 1 year

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