Space Battleship Yamato Co-Creator Leiji Matsumoto Dies At 85

At the age of 85, legendary manga artist Leiji Matsumoto passed away on 13 February 2023 at 11:00 a.m. due to acute heart failure. Matsumoto was born in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan, on 25 January 1938. He later moved to Tokyo in 1953 to pursue a career in manga at the age of 18, debuting with Mitsubachi no Boken, a manga Matsumoto wrote wh...

World’s First Anime AMV Creator James Kaposztas Has Passed Away

James Kaposztas, best known for making the first Anime AMV (Anime Music Video) has passed away. He was 62. Kaposztas passing was confirmed in a tweet last Sunday by publisher and co-founder of Anime.com Inc, Michael Pinto, tweeting on how Kapozstas made his first Anime music themed video using only secondhand VHS footage. The cause of death was ...