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Fire hazards be damned! A good stir fry is worth it when you're a struggling young Japanese man in Leiji Matsumoto's breakthrough #manga, "Otoko Oidon." The protagonist is an ancient ancestor of Captain Harlock's best friend, Tochiro Oyama, named Noboita Oyama. Oh, and Tori-san!
"My Pet L" was an M/M production. No, not the candy! That was the title given to the joint works of Leiji Matsumoto and the famous shojo mangaka/his wife, Miyako Maki.
These works highlight what the couple shared a passion for alongside their complementary skills. #manga
One of Leiji Matsumoto's most beautiful renderings of Emeraldas, of "Queen Emeraldas" fame. While not actually a Queen (or typically given an emerald color), she did get her start in @akitashoten's "Princess Monthly" with an airship pirate one-shot. #manga #animegirl #AnimeArt
In 1970, Leiji Matsumoto seizes an opportunity provided by @ToshibaUSA (actually Japan, but I'm tagging anyway), as their mascot-turned-super hero, "Lightspeed Esper," needed a new mangaka. Leiji Matsumoto took the job, transforming an Astro Boy ripoff with his new sci-fi style.
Maetel, from Leiji Matsumoto's "Galaxy Express 999" manga, charging up a beam attack to destroy La Metal...iirc.
Incredible artwork created alongside "Maetel Legend," an anime OVA produced by Akira Tsuburaya, which tells the story of Leiji Matsumoto's Maetel and Emeraldas' origin story, and details the downfall of their mother, Queen Millennia.
Anime Allstar, Keisuke Masunaga, is the go-to artist when it comes time to adapt the character designs of Leiji Matsumoto for animation.
Here are some incredible pieces displaying his prowess with varied stroke widths that give characters motion without additional frames! #anime
Cover art for the Leiji Matsumoto Fan Club magazine's second issue by Keisuke Masunaga, one of the most prolific animators to have adapted Leijiverse character designs.