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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 9:58 pm
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R.I.P. And yes, he liked those parodies of his work in A-Ko and Excel Saga.
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AksaraKishou
Joined: 16 May 2015
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Location: End of the World
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:02 pm
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What the.... fudge me. RIP
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wilson_x1999
Joined: 04 Aug 2006
Posts: 183
Location: Monterrey, Mexico
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:13 pm
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Godspeed, sensei, may you find your way in the Sea of Stars.
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Surrender Artist
Joined: 01 May 2011
Posts: 3264
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:20 pm
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May he enjoy one last never-ending journey to the stars.
Eight five years is long enough that I don't think that sadness is quite the appropriate sentiment. That's a lot for mortal men and he made quite a lot of them.
If nothing else, Galaxy Express 999 is a favorite of mine and has been since I stumbled upon the first film on The Sci-Fi Channel's Saturday Anime as a child. I still love it and feel an acute gratitude that he created something that I have found so rewarding. His work had uncommon distinction, vivaciousness and grandeur.
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ValkyrieZeroZeroOne
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 434
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:27 pm
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Tragic news, but 85 years, well over half of those providing us with so many wonderful characters, stories, and adventures, a good long life.
They've been a big part of my life for four decades now, and I'm forever thankful to him.
May he sail the sea of stars forever.
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Shay Guy
Joined: 03 Jul 2009
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:29 pm
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Here's to one of the greats.
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TsukasaElkKite
Joined: 22 Nov 2005
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:34 pm
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May his memory be a blessing
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Top Gun
Joined: 28 Sep 2007
Posts: 4809
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:41 pm
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Rest in peace to a true legend.
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Triltaison
Joined: 03 Jul 2011
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 10:48 pm
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I've been fighting off being sick for the better part of a week, so this hit extra hard to my addled faculties. I know it's not a total surprise, but I've still really enjoyed his works and hoped we'd get to have him with us a bit longer. The American anime fandom might not have come to pass at all without the Yamato.
Rest in peace and thanks for everything. I hope you find Iscandar on the way to your own Arcadia.
As soon as I'm coherent enough to actually understand things again, I'll definitely be doing a deep dive into the Leijiverse again. I even have my train ticket, courtesy of Discotek.
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lucio542
Joined: 11 Apr 2015
Posts: 292
Location: Brazil
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:05 pm
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A true legend.
Rest in piece.
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penguintruth
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
Posts: 8503
Location: Penguinopolis
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:07 pm
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Rest in peace, legend.
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residentgrigo
Joined: 23 Dec 2007
Posts: 2600
Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:08 pm
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He is one of the reasons why anime was allowed to mature from a kid's medium to something broader outside of his manga being very influential. Not necessarily a creator whose works can stand side by side with the greats of today but someone had to make the push. For sure a Mount Rushmore type of mangaka, writer and director. Also well known for showing up to cons and stuff. RIP
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mrsatan
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Joined: 06 Jul 2005
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:21 pm
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Very sad. Got to see him in person once. I'm at a loss for words.
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Gem-Bug
Joined: 10 Nov 2018
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:26 pm
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Rest in Peace to a total legend. I think one of the dubbed 80's Galaxy Express movies was maybe my first anime experience when I was like 3.
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mdo7
Joined: 23 May 2007
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Location: Katy, Texas, USA
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2023 11:30 pm
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residentgrigo wrote: | He is one of the reasons why anime was allowed to mature from a kid's medium to something broader outside of his manga being very influential. Not necessarily a creator whose works can stand side by side with the greats of today but someone had to make the push. For sure a Mount Rushmore type of mangaka, writer and director. Also well known for showing up to cons and stuff. RIP |
Yes, he ranked alongside Shotaro Ishinomori, & Go Nagai for making anime mature beyond children demographic. His passing will great be felt around the world (particularly France where his work is well-loved amongst French speakers). Hearing about his death just now really sadden me because I watched Captain Harlock a decade ago on Hulu (when Hulu used to be free ad-supported before they went premium), I've watched The Galaxy Railways back in 2010 on Funimation's website. I have high respect for Matsumoto's work because of how creative he was back in his era.
He'll be missed. RIP Leiji Matsumoto 1938-2023
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