- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
Since 1975
Tokyo
Legendary Japanese manga creator Leiji Matsumoto, known for Galaxy Express 999 and many other works, has collapsed and been sent to hospital in Turin, Italy, Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported Friday.
Suspected of having a stroke, Matsumoto, 81, underwent a computed tomography scan of his brain, according to the paper.
According to Corriere della Sera, another Italian newspaper, Matsumoto's condition seems to be serious.
Matsumoto was visiting Turin to attend an event marking the 40th anniversary of the start of the television broadcast in Italy of Space Pirate Captain Harlock, one of his most famous manga works, local media reported.
[Jiji Press]
