Welcome to Leijiverse, the.Otaku.com-based fan-site WORLD that focuses on the anime and manga works of legendary manga author Leiji Matsumoto (such as Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999, Submarine Super 99, Cosmowarrior Zero, The Galaxy Railways, Queen Millenia, The Ultimate Time-Sweeper Mahoroba, SF Sayuiki Starzinger, Danguad Ace, etc) as well as the late Yoshinobu Nishizaki's most legendary sci-fi franchise Space Battleship Yamato (which Matsumoto himself helped create). This will also focus on non-Leiji Matsumoto-created movie and T.V. projects based on the master's characters and works.

If you wish to submitt your own posts on a topic that has anything to do with Leiji Matsumoto's works, please PM me first, and I'll add you to the "guest posters" list, then I'll PM you back an O.K. to add your posts to this WORLD.

Here are some interesting weblinks you should check out:

News: GE999 Eternal Fantasy Now Licensed for R1 Release

North America-based anime distributor Discotek is about to once again bring a moment of joy to all North America-based fans of Leiji Matsumoto's anime. For this afternoon, the company announed that it now has license to distribute the short theatr...

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News: Harlock's '78 T.V. Series Coming to Region 1 English Sub DVD

Once again, Diskotek has brought some enlightment to my day. For I found out from Anime News Network today that last night, t...

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News: GE999 TV Series On Arrive On R1 DVD

For all you North America-based fans of Leiji Matsumtoto anime out there. Tonight is a moment of good news because after years of waiting, ANN has confirmed that the 1978 anime T.V. series adaptation of the 1977 manga serial classic "Galaxy Express 999" will finally be brought on region 1 DVD, except that the release includes only Japanese audio with English subtitles, unlike the 1979 film version of the same manga, whose R1 DVD release includes both dub and sub options. However, no release date is yet confirmed, but the release will be handled by S'more Entertainment, a company specializing in DVD releases of vintage television series and cult films within the North American continent.

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Space Battleship Yamato

Space Battleship Yamato: The Classic Anime Saga Author's Note: In past years I've been at theOtaku.com, it seemed as if no one other than...

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News: A DVD Release for GE999 Movies At Last

For all you fans of "Captain Harlock" and "Galaxy Express 999", today's a moment of good news! For, North American DVD distributor Discotek has been granted license to distribute both the 1979 film "Galaxy Express 999" and its sequel "Adieu Galaxy...

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