This is the third in a series of posts related to the upcoming exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum: World of Shojo Manga: Mirrors of Girls’ Desires (March 28, 2015 – July 5, 2015). A small rotating exhibit on the 3rd floor of Thompson Library highlights cartoonists who will be included in the exhibit!
Matsumoto Leiji (Reiji) is most famous for his science fiction or “space opera” manga and anime, such as Space Battleship Yamato (Uchū senkan Yamato 宇宙戦艦ヤマト) and Galaxy Express 999 (銀河鉄道999 Ginga tetsudō 999), but he started his career producing shōjo manga. Furthermore, he is married to another shōjo manga cartoonist, Maki Miyako, who is also featured in the exhibit.
Ohio State has some of Matsumoto Leiji’s shōjo manga and I am ordering more for the collection, so check back later if you are interested.
- Aoi hanabira 青い花びら (1958) — We have two reprints, the 1982 limited edition and the 2007 reprint (which is a circulating copy)
- Midori no tenshi 緑の天使 (1960) 2006 reprint (circulating copy)
Here are the ones I am still trying to get:
- くレアの湖 (1968) (pictured above)
- 銀の谷のマリア (1970)
- 白夜のリンナ (1967)
- エスの太陽 (1978)