Taiyō Matsumoto Explained

Name Nonen:松本 大洋
Birth Date:25 October 1967
Area:Manga artist
Nonus:ja

is a Japanese manga artist.

Career

Matsumoto was born in Tokyo. Originally, he wanted to become a soccer player, but changed to artist as an occupation instead. After his initial success in the Comic Open contest, he began touring France in 1986, an event that became a significant point in his career.[1]

Matsumoto published his first manga in 1987 at the age of 20 in Kodansha's Morning magazine. While he published a few works there, he didn't gain enough popularity and was eventually not able to publish anymore in big magazines like Morning. Instead, he came in contact with Yasuki Hori, editor at Shogakukan, who pushed him to draw a manga about boxing, which became Zero and was published in the magazine Big Comic Spirits between 1990 and 1991.[2]

In 1993, he began work on the Tekkonkinkreet manga, which became a success in the Big Spirits magazine, and published a series of short stories in a collection called Nihon no Kyodai that was publicized at the time by Comic Aré magazine. Ping Pong appeared in Big Spirits in 1996, soon followed by the series No. 5 in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki magazine in 2000.[1]

The Tekkonkinkreet anime was released in Japan in late 2006, and both the anime and manga have been published in English.[3]

Style

The manga he produced covers a variety of topics, from sports manga to family comedies to science fiction epics. Manga critic Natsume Fusanosuke divided his manga series in 2021 into different distinct categories: Manga like Zero, Hanaotoko and Ping Pong that work within the artistic framework of shōnen manga and seinen manga and that were developed with the pressure of editors in mind that wanted him to fit into the industry's standards. However, dystopian science-fiction manga like Tekkonkinkreet and No. 5 as well as the autobiographical orphanage story Sunny in a lot of ways break with many conventions of the manga industry's norms. Fusanosuke analyzes that these manga follow a path that has been developed after the success of Katsuhiro Otomo and are influenced by French bande dessinée.

His work is seen as "meta manga", often criticizing the genres within which they operate.

Matsumoto draws free-hand, with sketchy wavering lines. He often uses extreme close-ups with perspectives inspired by a fisheye lens, which creates a cinematic effect. He also experiments with panel composition, using it for example in Ping Pong to evoke the feeling of speed.[4]

Matsumoto has cited Moebius, Enki Bilal, Katsuhiro Otomo, Shotaro Ishinomori and Tsuchida Seiki as influences on his work.[5] He has been influenced by the New Wave movement in manga.[6]

Reception

Ping Pong and Blue Spring have been adapted into live-action feature films. Animation studio Studio 4°C adapted Tekkonkinkreet into an animated feature film, it was released in Japan in late 2006, and both the anime and manga have been published in English.

Matsumoto influenced younger manga artists like Daisuke Igarashi.[7]

He has won several awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and Eisner Award:

Award YearCategory Recipient(s)Result
Japan Cartoonists Association Award2001GoGo Monster[8]
Japan Media Arts Festival2001Manga AwardGoGo Monster[9]
2003Manga AwardNo. 5[10]
2007Manga AwardTakemitsuzamurai[11]
2016Sunny[12]
Eisner Awards2008Tekkonkinkreet[13]
2020Cats of the Louvre[14]
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize2011Takemitsuzamurai[15]
Cartoonist Studio Prize2014Sunny[16]
Shogakukan Manga Award2016Sunny[17]

Personal life

Matsumoto's wife is manga artist Saho Tono, who collaborated with him on Sunny.[18] He is the cousin of Santa Inoue, another manga artist.

Works

TitleYearNotesRefs
1989Morning, Kodansha Comics, 2 volumes
Zero1990–91Big Comic Spirits, 2 volumes

Taiyo Matsumoto / Katsuki Tanaka / Hiro Sugiyama		1992Tokyo Comic Insider, 1 volume[19]
1992Big Comics, Big Spirits Comics Special, 3 volumes
Blue Spring1993Anthology collection of short stories
Published by Shogakukan, 1 volume		[20]
/Black & White1993–94Serialized in Big Comic Spirits
Published by Shogakukan, 3 volumes		[21]
1995Mag Comics, 1 volume
1001995Big spirits comic special, 2 volumes
Ping Pong1996–97Serialized in Big Comic Spirits
Published by Shogakukan, 5 volumes		[22]
GoGo Monster2000Published by Shogakukan, 1 volume[23]
No. 52000–05Serialized in Monthly Ikki magazine
Published by Shogakukan in 8 volumes		[24] [25]
2002stage play adapted to manga novella, 1 volume

with Issei Eifuku (writer)		2006–10Serialized in Big Comic Spirits
Published by Shogakukan, 8 volumes		[26]
Sunny2010–15Serialized in Monthly Ikki and Monthly Big Comic Spirits
Published by Shogakukan, 6 volumes		[27] [28]
2016–17Issued by the Louvre museum, 2 volumes[29] [30] [31]
2019–2023Serialized in Big Comic Original Zōkan[32]

with Issei Eifuku (writer)		2020–presentSerialized in Big Comic Superior magazine[33] [34] [35]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Comic creator: Taiyo Matsumoto. Lambiek. December 28, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20051224141952/http://lambiek.net/artists/m/matsumoto_t.htm. December 24, 2005. live.
  2. Furanosuke. Natsume. September 20, 2021. Making it Just in Time: Author-Creator Matsumoto Taiyō. The Comics Journal.
  3. Web site: INTERVIEW: Taiyo Matsumoto (1995). Butcher. Christopher. July 8, 2008. Comics212. 28 December 2010. 16 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081016041839/http://comics212.net/2008/07/08/interview-taiyo-matsumoto-1995/. dead.
  4. Book: Amano, Masanao . Manga Design . 2004 . Taschen . 978-3-8228-2591-4 . Wiedemann . Julius . Köln . 468.
  5. Web site: Butcher. Christopher. Interview: Taiyo Matsumoto - Page 2. About.com. September 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427210627/http://manga.about.com/od/mangaartistinterviews/a/Interview-Taiyo-Matsumoto_2.htm. April 27, 2016.
  6. Web site: Mizumoto. Kentarō. ja:「ニューウェイブ」という時代. http://www.big.or.jp/~solar/comics/newwave.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20030123005700/http://www.big.or.jp/~solar/comics/newwave.html. January 23, 2003. March 9, 2024. Sora Tobu Kikai.
  7. 2012. Conversation between Taiyo Matsumoto and Daisuke Igarashi. Brutus. (English translation)
  8. Web site: 協会賞案内 / 歴代受賞者. Japan Cartoonists Association. December 11, 2014. Japanese.
  9. Web site: Manga Division . 2024-03-13 . JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL . ja.
  10. Web site: Manga Division . 2024-03-13 . JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL . ja.
  11. Web site: Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards. 4 December 2007. 30 July 2014. Anime News Network.
  12. Web site: Manga Division – 2017 [20th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive]. Japan Media Arts Festival. November 11, 2020. https://archive.today/20201111204242/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2017/manga/. November 11, 2020. live.
  13. Web site: Loo. Egan. Tekkonkinkreet Wins Eisner Award. Anime News Network. June 27, 2020. July 26, 2008. September 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920013427/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-26/tekkonkinkreet-wins-eisner-award. live.
  14. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Cats of the Louvre, Witch Hat Atelier, Way of the Househusband Win Eisner Awards. Anime News Network. July 25, 2020. July 24, 2020.
  15. Web site: 15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced. 2 May 2011. 30 July 2014. Anime News Network.
  16. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny Manga Wins Cartoonist Studio Prize. 8 March 2014. 1 August 2014. Anime News Network.
  17. Web site: Haikyu!!, My Love Story!!, Sunny Win Shogakukan Manga Awards. Anime News Network. 27 April 2016.
  18. Web site: Kosaka . Kris . 2016-11-26 . A dark, bittersweet childhood becomes a manga masterpiece . 2024-03-09 . The Japan Times . en.
  19. Web site: ja:チャオアンファンテリブル. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C329914. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. December 9, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211209005020/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C329914. December 9, 2021. ja. live.
  20. Web site: ja:【青春映画】男性から大人気の映画『青い春』をご紹介します！. https://entertainment-topics.jp/75720. Entertainment Topics. HACK Media Solution, Co., Ltd. January 8, 2021. ja. April 24, 2016.
  21. Web site: ja:若月佑美、乃木坂46として最後の舞台「鉄コン筋クリート」開幕「未来が少し見えた」. https://natalie.mu/music/news/308436. Natalie. January 8, 2021. ja. November 18, 2018.
  22. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Kick-Heart's Yuasa to Direct Ping Pong Anime for Noitamina. Anime News Network. January 8, 2021. January 16, 2014.
  23. Web site: http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_409179341X. ja:GOGOモンスター. Shogakukan. December 11, 2014. ja. https://archive.today/20141211211913/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_409179341X. December 11, 2014. live.
  24. Web site: ja:本誌掲載作品一覧 (創刊号). http://www.ikki-para.com/paradise/list/list.html#01. https://web.archive.org/web/20100902103014/http://www.ikki-para.com/paradise/list/list.html#01. September 2, 2010. September 16, 2020. Ikkist Paradise. Shogakukan. ja.
  25. Web site: ja:月刊ＩＫＫＩ ３月号. http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magcode?sha=1&sho=0170903105&type=s&keitai=0. Shogakukan. https://web.archive.org/web/20050325005619/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magcode?sha=1&sho=0170903105&type=s&keitai=0. March 25, 2005. ja.
  26. Web site: ja:スピ「創魂」にたがみよしひさ。大洋「竹光侍」最終回. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/29042. Natalie. January 8, 2021. ja. March 15, 2010.
  27. Web site: ja:松本大洋の新作「Sunny」ポストカード他、IKKI購入特典. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/42625. Natalie. November 17, 2020. ja. December 25, 2010.
  28. Web site: ja:松本大洋「Sunny」月スピにて完結！新鋭による“性春”ラブコメも始動. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/155133. Natalie. November 17, 2020. ja. July 27, 2015.
  29. Web site: ja:ルーヴル美術館監修の企画展、新たに松本大洋、五十嵐大介らが参加. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/179113. Natalie. July 25, 2020. ja. March 10, 2016.
  30. Web site: ja:吉田戦車の“まんが一家”がBCオリジナルに帰還、新連載「出かけ親」. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/241592. Natalie. July 25, 2020. ja. July 20, 2017.
  31. Web site: Le Louvre et la bande dessinée - Musée du Louvre Editions. editions.louvre.fr. 2019-09-04.
  32. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Taiyo Matsumoto Launches Manga About Manga Editor's Life After Early Retirement. Anime News Network. December 8, 2021. April 12, 2019.
  33. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Taiyo Matsumoto, Daruma Matsuura, More Launch New Manga in Big Comic Superior Magazine. Anime News Network. January 8, 2021. December 28, 2019.
  34. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Start Dates Revealed for New Manga by Taiyo Matsumoto, Daruma Matsuura. Anime News Network. January 8, 2021. April 24, 2020.
  35. Web site: ja:ビッグ スペリオール １１号. https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/magazine?cd=2600405120. Shogakukan. January 8, 2021. https://archive.today/20201220092227/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/magazine?cd=2600405120. December 20, 2020. ja. live.

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