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:

• Leiji Matsumoto Official Home Page (Japanese)
• Leiji Matsumoto Encyclopedia (Japanese)
• Star Blazers
• Space Battleship Yamato
• Space Webzine Yamato (Yamato & Star Blazers)
• Star Blazers / Yamato: Wave Motion Web Page
• Star Blazers Fleet Battle System Website
• Star Blazers Fleet Battle System - Main Page
• The E.D.F. Drawing Board
• Visions: The Virtual Fanzine
• The Captain Harlock Archives
• Leiji Matsumoto and his universe: leijiverse
• L'Univers de Yamato! (French)
• Leiji Studio (French)
• MAH's Memory - Yamato Art Gallery (Japanese)
• Albator SSX (French)
• 3DWorld (Japanese)
• L'Univers de Tochiro (French)
• Captain Harlock|Introduction
• leiji matsumoto universe
• Galaxy Harlock (French)
• Cosmo DNA: The Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato Fandom Archive

News: Captain Harlock's Creator Turns 75

Not much say today at Leijiverse 999 on Jan 25, but today is the 75th birthday of legendary manga writer and illustrator Leiji Matsumoto, the director and conceptual artist of the original Space Battleship Yamato series as well the writer and illustrator of a number of manga titles, including Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Express 999, and Queen Millenia. Yes, 75 years old and still going on in the manga and anime industry.

Happy birthday, Matsumoto-sensei, and happy 60th anniverary to your visual career as well

11:57 PM Canada EST

News: Leiji Matsumoto Turns 74

Not much to post here today, but today, Leiji Matsumoto, creator of "Captain Harlock" and director of the original "Space Battleship Yamato" series, turns 74 years of age and still remains active in the anime and the manga biz, especially with a few big projects he has on his watch for this decade and with a world summit event to celebrate his career in July 15 and 16 in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Many birthday wishes to the guy who co-redefined anime as a medium in the 1970s with "Space Battleship Yamato" with many years of excitement to come.

3:52 PM Canada EST