December 2026 is when Japanese cinemas get Galaxy Express 999 back, this time as a 4K Remaster of the second movie, Adieu Galaxy Express 999. That second film first hit theaters in 1981, with Rintaro directing and Toei…



Leiji Matsumoto (born Akira Matsumoto) was a seminal Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, and anime director whose career fundamentally reshaped the science fiction genre.