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Company Teases Project With Leiji Matsumoto
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
A website for a company named Film World Studios began streaming a teaser video on Wednesday teasing a project with manga creator Leiji Matsumoto (Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999, Queen Emeraldas. The teaser states "7 days before D-Day!"
The official Facebook page of the Leiji Matsumoto fan club also linked to the page.
Matsumoto was born in 1938 and he debuted as a manga artist in 1953 with Michibachi no Bōken (Honeybee's Adventure) while he was still in high school. His notable works include Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999, and Queen Emeraldas — all of which inspired multiple anime or live-action adaptations — and he contributed designs and created the tie-in manga for Space Battleship Yamato. He also supervised animated music videos for French electronic pop group Daft Punk's Discovery album, and the videos were strung together into the INTERSTELLA 5555 film.
Thanks to Gwyn Campbell for the news tip.
