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In February of 2023, we learned that we lost an icon of not just manga and anime, but a pillar of otaku fandom as we know it: Leiji Matsumoto. And so this month, we celebrated him and his beautiful Leijiverse by having a fan-made Memorial Livestream. For those that missed out on it, this is the audio from said livestream, in handy podcast form! The first part of the stream I was joined by Leiji Matsumoto translator and superfan, Zack Davisson, as we give some background on Matsumoto’s live and work. After that, I reached out to the Leijiverse fandom to get audio and written submissions on not only how Matsumoto’s work touched our hearts, but also significantly changed some of our lives. Get those tissues ready, because there’s sure to be some tears shed in this heartfelt, extra-long episode!

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Special thanks to everyone who submitted audio & written contributions for this stream! It wouldn’t have been a huge success without all of you.

Relevant links:

• Watch Galaxy Express 999 the TV series free in the US on Tubi and Pluto TV
• Watch Space Pirate Captain Harlock the TV series free in the US on Pluto TV
• Watch Arcadia of My Youth free in the US on Retrocrush, Pluto TV, and Tubi
• Watch Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX the TV series free in the US on Tubi and Pluto TV
• Buy Leiji Matsumoto’s Space Battleship Yamato manga at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy Leiji Matsumoto’s Captain Harlock manga at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy Leji Matsumoto’s Queen Emeraldas manga at Rightstuf or Amazon
• Buy Leiji Matsumoto: Essays on the Manga and Anime Legend on Rightstuf or Amazon 
• Visit OurStarBlazers.com, the biggest and longest running Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato fansite, still running!

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