A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Matsumoto Taiyo
Matsumoto Taiyou
Matsumoto Taiyô
Matsumoto Taiyō
Taiyo Matsumoto
Taiyou Matsumoto
Taiyô Matsumoto
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
Born:
October 25, 1967
Taiyō Matsumoto (born 1967) is an influential manga artist. He made his debut in Afternoon, Kodansha's monthly seinen manga magazine, but is probably best known for his works with Kodansha's rival publisher Shogakukan, including Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong and Number Five. He has received critical praise for his unconventional and often surrealist art style. Ping Pong and Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) have been adapted into live-action feature films, much more famous than the original manga in the west, and acclaimed animation studio Studio 4°C adapted Tekkonkinkreet into an animated feature film. In 2007 he received an Excellence Award for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival for the art of Takemitsu Zamurai. He is the cousin of Santa Inoue, another critically acclaimed manga artist.
Character Designer:
2022 Inu-Oh
Comic Book:
1999 Tekkonkinkreet Pilot
2001 Blue Spring
2002 Ping Pong
2003 Revolver - Blue Spring
2006 Tekkonkinkreet
2022 Inu-Oh
Comic Book:
2014 Ping Pong the Animation
Thanks:
2014 Ping Pong the Animation
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