For Hideaki Anno, creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion, Yamato was a revelation. Born in 1960, Anno was a teenager when the series first aired. “Japanese anime began with Space Battleship Yamato ...

Space Battleship Yamato was retooled for Western audiences in the wake of Star Wars, and was among the first anime kids of that era ever saw. Star Blazers is available on DVD if you hunt around ...

Leiji Matsumoto, the legendary anime and manga creator behind such classic franchises as Space Battleship Yamato, Galaxy Express 999, Space Pirate Captain Harlock and much more, has passed away at ...

Space Battleship Yamato has long been a big part of the anime world, first hitting the scene as a manga in 1974. Not only have anime viewers been fans of the series, but creators can also ...

3) Space Battleship Yamato Space Battleship Yamato (Image via Academy Productions) This iconic Japanese space opera franchise has spawned several anime adaptations, sequels, and live-action remakes.

Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, well known for his works “Space Battleship Yamato” and the series “Galaxy Express 999,” died of acute heart failure at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 13, his ...

A pathos-packed tale of the World War II battleship Yamato being converted into a spaceship and sent on a perilous voyage to obtain ways for humanity to fight off alien invaders and cleanse the ...

Leiji Matsumoto, the famed Japanese manga and anime creator of epic space sagas including "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Pirate Captain Harlock", has died aged 85, his office said on Monday.

TOKYO — Leiji Matsumoto, the anime creator known for ”Space Battleship Yamato” and other classics using a fantastical style and antiwar themes, has died at age 85. His manga works “Galaxy ...