Leiji Matusmoto, historic manga and anime creator, has died
Matsumoto, born in 1938 on the island of Kyushu and an admirer of the great manga artist Osamu Tezuka, published his first manga at the age of 15, “The adventures of a Bee”.
Songs from Matsumoto’s cartoon shows remain among Japan’s karaoke favorites, often played by bands at baseball games.
In an interview with AFP a decade ago, Matsumoto recounted what it was like to experience the atomic bombs of 1945 that ended World War II.
“The plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima passed over my head. The second one was for a town near Fukuoka, where I lived. It was bad weather that doomed Nagasaki,” he recalled.
“That traumatized me, but it was a source of inspiration, as were all the experiences of my youth (…) Personal experience is essential for the creative spirit, even in science fiction,” he said.
Source: Ambito
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