Amin Abbas 

The French electronic music duo, Daft Punk, worked with legendary manga artist Leiji Matsumoto, renowned for his popular works, to create INTERSTELLA 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem, in 2003.

The music group joined in on the anime project taking on the role of writers, producers as well as music composers, alongside Matsumoto renowned for his work on popular anime series like Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999.

Cartoon Network aired the first four episodes of the film, on 31 August 2001.Cartoon Network later hosted the episodes online as part of their short-lived Toonami Reactor project, later renamed Toonami Jetstream.

In December 2003, Interstella 5555 was released along with the album Daft Club, which served to promote the film and provided previously unreleased remixes of tracks from the Discovery album. A Blu-ray edition of the film was also released in September 2011.

In the world of electronic music, Daft Punk emerged from a burgeoning European house and dance music scene from the early ’90s, and were influential figures within the genre of electronic music. The duo wore instantly recognizable chrome helmets that masked their features in public appearances and tours.

Daft Punk released its debut album, Homework, on Virgin Records in 1997, and became internationally successful through hits like “Da Funk” and “Around the World.” The duo’s follow-up, Discovery, came out in 2001 and included singles like “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” (later sampled by Kanye West) and “One More Time.”

In 2005, the group released Human After All, touring extensively following its release, including a memorable performance atop an elaborate light-up pyramid at Coachella in 2006– Daft Punk’s first concert in the United States in nearly a decade. A live album entitled: Alive 2007, later won the Grammy for best electronic/dance album.

The electronic music duo Daft Punk announced their split up in Feb. by releasing a video titled “Epilogue” on their YouTube channel. The duo, consisting of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter from France, have been producing together under the collective name Daft Punk since 1993. They released four studio albums and two live albums as well composing the entire soundtrack to the Tron: Legacy film.