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Taiyo MATSUMOTO

松本 大洋
Family name (in kanji): 松本
Given name (in kanji): 大洋
Date of birth: 1967-10-25
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
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Shogakukan - Matsumoto Taiyo (Japanese)
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Tekkonkinkreet's Michael Arias Directs Animated Adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny Manga (Updated) (Apr 17, 2025)
Anime Limited Will Release Collector's Blu-rays of Tekkonkinkreet and Blue Giant on February 24 (Jan 14, 2025)
One Piece Film Red and Inu-Oh Blu-rays Released Monday (Aug 7, 2023)
SPY×FAMILY, Takopi's Original Sin Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes (Feb 19, 2023)
Masaaki Yuasa Live Q&A in London on October 18 (Oct 3, 2022)
Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh in U.K. Cinemas from Wednesday (Sep 26, 2022)
Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Will Have U.K. Cinema Release from September 28 (Aug 15, 2022)
Inu-Oh Anime Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed (Jun 15, 2022)
Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Anime Film Streams Short 'Buddy' Trailer (Apr 28, 2022)
Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Will Be Screened in Glasgow on Monday and Tuesday (Mar 6, 2022)
Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Will Be Screened in Glasgow Film Festival in March (Jan 27, 2022)
Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Anime Film Posts New Teaser (Jan 13, 2022)
Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Willl Have U.K. Cinema Release in Summer 2022 (Sep 12, 2021)
Cats of the Louvre, Witch Hat Atelier, Way of the Househusband Win Eisner Awards (Jul 24, 2020)
Anime Limited Acquires Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh (Jun 17, 2020)
Taiyo Matsumoto's Character Designs for Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh Anime Film Unveiled (Jun 16, 2020)
Start Dates Revealed for New Manga by Taiyo Matsumoto, Daruma Matsuura (Apr 24, 2020)
Taiyo Matsumoto, Daruma Matsuura, More Launch New Manga in Big Comic Superior Magazine (Dec 28, 2019)
Taiyo Matsumoto Illustrates Kiki's Delivery Service Author Eiko Kadono's New Essay Book (Sep 18, 2019)
Devilman Crybaby Director Masaaki Yuasa Unveils Inu-Oh Anime Film for 2021 (Jun 12, 2019)
My Hero Academia S3 P1 and Girls' Last Tour Released Monday (May 12, 2019)
Taiyo Matsumoto Launches Manga About Manga Editor's Life After Early Retirement (Apr 12, 2019)
Viz Licenses The Way of the Househusband, Cats of the Louvre, No Guns Life, Levius Manga (Feb 14, 2019)
7 Manga Nominated for Angoulême's Top Prize (Jan 3, 2019)
Fullmetal Alchemist Producer at MCM Comic Con Scotland (Aug 24, 2016)
Ping Pong and Mirai Nikki Released Monday (Jul 10, 2016)
Assassination Classroom, A Bride's Story, Master Keaton, Mizuki's Showa, A Silent Voice, Sunny Manga Nominated for Eisner Awards (Apr 19, 2016)
Anime Limited Acquires Ping Pong on Blu-ray and DVD (Jul 24, 2015)
Taiyo Matsumoto to End Sunny Manga Next Month (Jun 27, 2015)
Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Ping Pong, Wanna Be the Strongest in the World (Mar 28, 2015)
Ping Pong Director Masaaki Yuasa Makes New Anime Film (Mar 22, 2015)
AnimeLab adds Five New Series including Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!! and Dragonar Academy (Feb 20, 2015)
Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo Nominated Again for Angoulême's Top Prize (Jan 12, 2015)
Adventure Time Earns Annie Award Nominations for Masaaki Yuasa, Eunyoung Choi (Dec 1, 2014)
Funimation Adds Ping Pong, Tokyo Ravens, Puchimas Home Video Rights (Nov 8, 2014)
Attack on Titan, Sunny, Showa: A History of Showa Japan Get Harvey Nods (Jul 16, 2014)
Funimation to Stream Ping Pong: The Animation (Apr 4, 2014)
Ping Pong Anime's Promo Features merengue's Ending Theme (Mar 21, 2014)
Ping Pong Anime's 'Dragon' Character Previewed in TV Ad (Mar 20, 2014)
Live Soundtrack Barbican Screening of Tekkonkinkreet in October (Aug 13, 2013)
Toronto Comic Arts Festival Hosts Taiyo Matsumoto, Gengoroh Tagame (Jan 15, 2013)
Sketchtravel Kickstarter Reaches $12,000 Goal (Sep 10, 2012)
Film 4 To Screen Paprika and Tekkon Kinkreet (Jul 16, 2012)
Yuichi Yokoyama's Garden Vies for L.A. Times Book Prize (Feb 22, 2012)
Bride's Story, Drifting Life Win at 's Angoulême (Jan 29, 2012)
Drifting Life, St. Young Men, More Nominated at 's Angoulême (Dec 7, 2011)
Both Gantz Films to Be Screened at San Francisco (Aug 1, 2011)
Tekkonkinkreet's Taiyo Matsumoto to Start Sunny Manga (Nov 25, 2010)
Big Comic Spirits Marks 30th with Rumiko Takahashi, Others (Oct 4, 2010)
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 29-April 4 (Apr 26, 2010)
GoGo Monster Manga Nominated for LA Times Book Prize (Feb 23, 2010)
Osamu Tezuka's Dororo Manga Wins Eisner Award (Jul 25, 2009)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking, February 9-15 (Mar 16, 2009)
Ponyo Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year (Feb 19, 2009)
Viz Adds Yu-Gi-Oh! R, Boys over Flowers Epilogue (Feb 8, 2009)
Eagle Talon Flash Anime Pitches New Michael Arias Film (Feb 7, 2009)
Stranger, 20th Century Boys at Italy's Future Film Fest (Jan 15, 2009)
Free Tekkonkinkreet Screening in New York City Tonight (Dec 4, 2008)
Anime After Dark Film Fest Begins in Monterey, California (Nov 27, 2008)
Japanese Anime TV Ranking, September 29-October 5 (Oct 12, 2008)
Tekkonkinkreet Wins Eisner Award (Jul 26, 2008)
Tekkonkinkreet, N.Y. Salad, Dororo Win Technical Awards (Jun 23, 2008)
Uniqlo Offers Manga T-Shirts in the United Kingdom (Apr 17, 2008)
Manga Listed Among Eisner Award Nominees for 2008 (Apr 14, 2008)
Miike, I.G Create Mobile Phone Detectives 7 TV Drama (Feb 29, 2008)
Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year (Feb 26, 2008)
Tekkonkinkreet Wins Japan's Academy Award for Animation (Feb 15, 2008)
Tekkonkinkreet Wins Top Prize at Belgium's Anima Fest (Feb 11, 2008)
Viz Pictures Adds Maiko Haaaan!!! Live-Action Film (Dec 10, 2007)
Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 4, 2007)
Tekkonkinkreet Submitted for Oscar Animation Nomination (Nov 8, 2007)
Tekkonkinkreet Trailer for NYC, LA, Portland Showings (Jul 11, 2007)
5 Centimeters, Freedom, Ping Pong to Screen at AX 2007 (Jun 22, 2007)
Tekkonkinkreet to Screen in NY, Honolulu, LA, Portland (Apr 20, 2007)
LA Times Article on Tekkon Kinkreet (Feb 5, 2007)
Tekkon Kinkreet Trailer (Oct 5, 2006)
Black and White Anime (Oct 17, 2005)
Viz Announces "No. 5" (Dec 11, 2001)
Black & White to become anime: "Tekkon Kinkreet" (Sep 2, 1999)
Viz announces Pokemon, FY graphic novels (Apr 24, 1999)
Interest:
Ping Pong, Sunny Manga Creator Draws Kenji Ozawa's CD Art (Sep 2, 2017)
Louvre Comics Exhibit Tours Japan, Features Work From 7 Manga Creators (Apr 29, 2016)
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