Leiji Matsumoto
Writing · Author · Series Writer · Director
Born Jan 25, 1938 · Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Active 1974–2023 · Awards: Kōdansha Cultural Award, Seiun Awards, Shogakukan Manga Award, Japan Cartoonists Association Award, Medal with Purple Ribbon, The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
Leiji Matsumoto was a Japanese mangaka, creator of several anime and manga series. His wife Miyako Maki is also a manga artist.
Filmography
Be Forever Yamato Rebel 3199: Part 3: Ultramarine Asteroid (2025) — Original StorySpace Battleship Yamato 50th Anniversary Project — Original StoryBe Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 - Part 6: Blue Labyrinth (2026) — Original StoryInterstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003) — Original Series Design · Art Designer · DirectorSpace Pirate Captain Harlock (2013) — Original StorySpace Battleship Yamato (2010) — Comic BookQueen Millennia (1981) — CreatorStarzinger (1978) — CreatorSpace Pirate Captain Harlock (1978) — Comic Book · CreatorGalaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979) — Author · Series Writer · WriterGalaxy Express 999 (1978) — Comic BookStar Blazers (1974) — Director · CreatorAdieu Galaxy Express 999 (1981) — Author · WriterSpace Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia (1978) — Creator · Comic BookSpace Battleship Yamato (1974) — Series DirectorSpace Battleship Yamato 2199: Defense of the Galactic March (2013) — Original StorySpace Battleship Yamato (1977) — Story · CharactersGalaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! (1979) — Original Story · Writer · Original Series CreatorArcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982) — CreatorThe Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor (1980) — Director · Comic BookBe Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 2: The Assault of the Burning Sun (2024) — Original StoryBe Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199: Part 1: Dark Invasion (2024) — Original StoryFarewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) — Director · Story · Original Film WriterSpace Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014) — Original Concept · Original Film Writer