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is a manga artist from Tokyo. He made his debut in ''Afternoon'', Kodansha's monthly seinen manga magazine, but is probably best known for his works with Kodansha's rival publisher Shogakukan, including ''Tekkonkinkreet'', ''Ping Pong'' and ''Number Five''. He has received critical praise for his unconventional and often surrealist art style. ''Ping Pong'' and ''Aoi Haru'' (''Blue Spring'') have been adapted into live-action feature films, much more famous than the original manga in the west, and acclaimed animation studio Studio 4°C adapted ''Tekkonkinkreet'' into an animated feature film. In 2007 he received an Excellence Award for manga at the Japan Media Arts Festival for the art of ''Takemitsu Zamurai''. He is the cousin of Santa Inoue, another manga artist. ==Life and career== Originally he wanted to become a famous soccer player, but he decided to turn to artistry 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. The manga he produced covers a variety of topics, from sports to family comedy to science fiction epic.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Taiyo Matsumoto )〕 In 1993, he began work on the ''Tekkonkinkurito'' trilogy, 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 ''Number Five'' in the ''Shogakukan'' magazine in 2001.〔 The ''Tekkonkinkreet'' anime was released in Japan in late 2006 and is now under Sony Pictures licensing in the United States. VIZ has announced plans to republish the manga (previously published in English as ''Black & White'') in one volume and under the original title. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taiyō Matsumoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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