Leiji Matsumoto

Helen McCarthy has been researching anime and manga since 1981. She has edited two classic British anime magazines, curated exhibitions and film seasons, lectured widely, and written a dozen books translated into seven languages including Japanese. She lives in London, England. Darren-Jon Ashmore holds a Ph.D. in cultural anthropology from the University of Sheffield. His main area of research is in Japanese media arts, especially the literature, theater and film of the 1960s–1980s. He is Head of Japan Studies at Yamanashi Gakuin University.

• Table of ContentsForewordGilles PoitrasPrefaceDarren-Jon Ashmore and Helen McCarthyGlossaryIntroductionDarren-Jon Ashmore and Helen McCarthyLeiji Matsumoto: A Life in ContextHelen McCarthySailing a Sea of Stars: Growth and Change in Matsumoto’s Space OperaDarren-Jon AshmoreEven Better Than the Real Thing: Matsumoto’s MangaTim EldredThe Cockpit and the Nobility of FailureJonathan TarboxFemale in a Male Universe: Women in Matsumoto’s Space OperasStefanie ThomasThe Impact of Matsumoto’s Universe on Anime Magazines as a Platform for CosplayEdmund W. HoffA Captain’s Tribute to Leiji Matsumoto: A Cosplay ProjectOndine Montoya and Matthew MontoyaTranslating Leiji MatsumotoZack DavissonInterview with Leiji MatsumotoDarren-Jon AshmoreGeneral Bibliography and WeblinksAppendix A: Matsumoto AnimationAppendix B: Matsumoto Comics and Graphic WorksAppendix C: Matsumoto Collaborations and Other WorksAbout the ContributorsIndex

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