Leiji Matsumoto
Writing · Author · Series Writer · Director
Born Jan 25, 1938 · Kurume, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan
Active 1974–2023
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 StoryBe Forever Yamato - Rebel 3199 - Part 6: Blue Labyrinth (2026) — Original StorySpace Battleship Yamato 50th Anniversary Project — 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) — CreatorGalaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979) — Author · Series Writer · WriterSpace Pirate Captain Harlock (1978) — Comic Book · CreatorGalaxy 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 (1977) — Story · CharactersFarewell to Space Battleship Yamato (1978) — Director · Story · Original Film WriterArcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX (1982) — CreatorThe Great Tale of the Great Tatami Progenitor (1980) — Director · Comic BookGalaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! (1979) — Original Story · Writer · Original Series CreatorSpace Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014) — Original Concept · Original Film WriterBe 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 StoryBe Forever Yamato (1980) — Original Story · Script · Director · Original Film Writer