“Space Battleship Yamato” became a milestone in science fiction animation when it was broadcast on TV in 1974 with a total of 26 episodes.After the original proposal was completed as “Space Battleship Yamato”, Leiji Matsumoto, the manga artist who created “Galaxy Express 999”, joined the project as a designer. He not only designed the series, but also worked on the character drafts, various settings...
PLANETES is a Japanese manga by Makoto Yukimura, creator of the historical manga Vinland Saga, serialised irregularly from 1999 to 2004 in four volumes. Also, a TV animation series directed by Goro Taniguchi, based on the manga. Synopsis The time period is the 2070s (after 2075). The protagonist, Hachirouta Hoshino (nickname: Hachimaki), is a salaryman. He is a professional astronaut whose job is to...
“PSYCHO-PASS” is an original Japanese anime, which was first broadcast on TV in 2012-2013, followed by “PSYCHO-PASS 2” in 2014 and “PSYCHO-PASS 3” in 2019. Four films have also been released. Synopsis A world in which human psychological states and personality tendencies could be instantly measured and quantified. All emotions, desires and sociopathic psychological tendencies were recorded and controlled, and the masses were eager...
“DORAEMON” is nationally known in Japan and highly popular overseas, especially in East and Southeast Asia. Created by Japanese cartoonist Fujiko F. Fujio (Hiroshi Fujimoto), the manga series began in 1969 and was serialized in children’s magazines. 1979 saw the start of an animated television series. The story is about “DORAEMON,” a cat-shaped robot from the future, and the daily adventures and mayhem that...
