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: Trailer for 2013 Captain Harlock Film

Yesterday, numerous websites, including ANN, have posted up the international English language trailer for Toei Animation's 3D animated movie Space Pirate Captain Harlock, the latest animated version of Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock m...

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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

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News: Yamato 2199 Movie 5 To Arrive in April 2013

Today, ANN announces that the fifth installment of the 7-film theatrical series Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is scheduled for ...

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News: Webmaster of StarBlazers.com Launches A New SBY Website

Sometime on Dec 1, keep on the lookout for the launch of Cosmo DNA: The Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato Fandom Archive, a new Space Battleship Yamato website to be hosted by Tim Eldred, the webmaster of Voyager Entertainment's Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers website StarBlazers.com. The address to visit the new website is www.ourstarblazers.com, and I like forward for what's in store.

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News: Matsumoto Knighted by French Embassy in Tokyo

Today, ANN reveals some interesting news regarding Leiji Matsumoto, the legendary creator of Captain Harlock and Gala...

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