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.

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Here are some interesting weblinks you should check out:

News: Harlock Goes Gainax

Back in 2013, the 3D animated film Harlock: Space Pirate (called "Space {ire Captain Harlock" in Japan) was released. This week, Gainax of Gurren Lagann fame revealed its plans to take a crack at producing a theatrical anime based on character of Harlock lore. This time, the anime will be a trilogy of films called "The Zero Century" with the first instalment (The Zero Century: Emeraldas) to be released in 2020..

Check out a shot of the first promo art for 2020's instalment below.

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Image source: Anime News Network

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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