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My latest for the New Yorker: a lookback at the legacy of anime master Leiji Matsumoto.

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Apr 19, 2023
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More than any single other manga artist or animator, Leiji Matsumoto could be said to have created modern-day anime fandom. He passed away at the age of 85 in February, and today I wrote about his legacy for The New Yorker. The mass popularity of his 1979 film "Galaxy Express 999," set aboard a sci-fi steam locomotive soaring through the stars, helped r…

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