Leiji Matsumoto was an anime creator known for \u0022Space Battleship Yamato\u0022 and other classics using a fantastical style and antiwar themes
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Born in the southwestern city of Kurume, Matsumoto started drawing at age 6, and rose to fame with “Otoko Oidon,” a manga series telling the story of a poor man from southern Japan who lives in a boarding house in Tokyo and struggles to balance work and studying. His antiwar theme comes from his father, an elite army pilot who returned from Southeast Asia and taught his son that war should never be fought.Article content
“War destroys your future,” Matsumoto said in the interview, noting that many talented youths who might have contributed to “the civilization of mankind” were killed during war.
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