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Leiji Matsumoto, creator of “Galaxy Express 999” and “Space Battleship Yamato” Dies at 85

Leiji Matsumoto, one of the pioneering giants of the manga and anime genres, died in a Tokyo hospital on February 13 at the age of 85. Acute heart failure was listed as the cause of death. In announcing his death, Matsumoto’s daughter Makiko, issued a statement saying that he “set out on a journey to…