Leiji Matsumoto (松本 零士, Matsumoto Reiji?, born Akira Matsumoto January 25, 1938 in Kurume, Fukuoka Kurume is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters which make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is) is a well-known creator of several anime Anime (アニメ?, an abbreviated pronunciation in Japanese of "animation", pronounced [anime] in Japanese, but typically /ˈænəˌmeɪ/ (help·info) or /ˈænəˌmə/ in English) is animation originating in Japan. The world outside Japan regards anime as "Japanese animation". Anime originated about 1917 and manga Manga (kanji: 漫画; hiragana: まんが; katakana: マンガ; listen ) (English: /ˈmɑːŋɡə/ or /ˈmæŋɡə/) consist of comics and print cartoons (sometimes also called komikku コミック), in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 20th century. In their modern form, manga date from shortly after series. His wife Miyako Maki (牧 美也子, Maki Miyako?) is also known as a manga artist.[1]
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