Comments on: INTERVIEW: Taiyo Matsumoto (1995)

By: Drink Deep «

Drink Deep « — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:50:00 +0000

[...] so please, do yourself a favor. Also, there’s an amazing interview with Taiyo posted on Chris Butcher’s blog, another treat that’s worth a [...]

By: werewolf » Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #18… Tim Bollinger

werewolf » Cartoon Alley: Reviews and commentary #18… Tim Bollinger — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:17:11 +0000

[...] Each has its own distinctive drawing style, cartoon logic, and unique narrative approach. See http://comics212.net/2008/07/08/interview-taiyo-matsumoto-1995/ for a bibliography and interview. And see what Same Hat! Blog had to say about the Japanese edition [...]

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Encyclopedia Czapiewski » Blog Archive » Drink Deep — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 02:36:38 +0000

[...] so please, do yourself a favor. Also, there’s an amazing interview with Taiyo posted on Chris Butcher’s blog, another treat that’s worth a [...]

By: Matsumoto Taiy?: A Comic-Essay «

Matsumoto Taiy?: A Comic-Essay « — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:24:27 +0000

[...] Interview: Taiyo Mastumoto (1995) at Comics 212 [...]

By: Taiyo Matsumoto and Michael Arias - Influences « let’s fall asleep

Taiyo Matsumoto and Michael Arias - Influences « let’s fall asleep — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:22:04 +0000

[...] In July 2008 Christopher Butcher later re-posted and edited Kansai Takita’s Tokyo Cool 1995 interview and appended it with a comprehensive bibliography. [...]

By: More Matsumoto Manga, please! « boiled egg

More Matsumoto Manga, please! « boiled egg — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:32:16 +0000

[...] More Matsumoto Manga, please! Filed under: japanese manga — genuinearticle @ 6:32 pm Chris Butcher has an excellent interview with Taiyo Matsumoto up which he did the rewrite on. [...]

By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » July 9, 2008: Poor boy causing trouble

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:36:45 +0000

[...] [Profile] Christopher Butcher resurrects a 1995 Kansai Takita interview with Blue Spring/Tekkon Kinkreet author Taiyo Matsumoto. [...]

By: Eoin

Eoin — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:08:38 +0000

Chris, you are a god. This is a treasure trove of Matsumoto information. This should be linked to on Wikipedia…
I just thought I’d let you know some extra things you missed out on;

- Taiyo-sensei wrote and illustrated the short folk-fairytale “Kankichi” for the French/Japanese anthology “Japan : As Viewed By 17 Creators”.
The English publisher’s site; http://www.ponentmon.com
- The Ping Pong film was released for Region 2 as well (which was suprising for me when I stumbled across it in a world cinema shop). It’s released by ICA Projects, a division of the BBC.
Page to purchase; http://www.ica.org.uk/Ping20Pong+11888.twl
- According to creator notes in the Ping Pong DVD, Taiyo also collaborated in theatre design. And it quotes the same play you mentioned up above too.
- I’m not sure as to exactly what he did in it, but Taiyo also contributed to the manga antholgy “Adidas Fever”.
Baka-Updates page for it; http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=7171
- It should also be noted that French-translated versions of THE ENTIRE No. 5 series, Gogo Monster, and Brothers of Japan are available.

Once again, commendable work dude!

By: magwea

magwea — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:12:34 +0000

Great detective work Christopher, some delicious tidbits here, and like a true fan sharing the wealth.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:24:25 +0000

[Damn in-transit internet connection. Apologies for the jumbled text!]

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:16:47 +0000

Chris, thanks for taking the time to put this all together! Matsumoto is one of my all-time favorites, and I hadn’t seen this before. What a great collection of posts and information :)

I’m reading this on the bus so I’ll need to re-read it but briefly… I’d posted this on my MoCCA re-cap, but I heard from Dan Nadel at PictureBox that they will be releasing a book by Yoshikazu Ebisu next year. HUZZAH!

Also, I think you’re right about the Koji Aihara reference… the guy is multifaceted, that’s for sure. Back a few years ago we did a few brief scanlations of Aihara 4-koma strips on Same Hat:
http://samehat.blogspot.com/search/label/koji%20aihara

Last thing– the “black tent” reference here is (I believe) related to underground theater in Japan, referred to as shogekijo (small theater). This is most well-known via the great works of Shuji Terayama and his Tenjo Sajiki (which had famous posters created by Tadanori Yokoo and ). Red Tent was a troupe that would perform traveling shows in public areas with a temporary stage and tent. I don’t know much about Black Tent Troupe, but they were another crew of underground performers:
http://www.culturalprofiles.net/japan/Units/788.html

Tentâ€™ because it toured in a red tent, performing in parks or on the vacant land in different city precincts

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:32:53 +0000

Interesting what he says about not being able to draw women. I hadn’t thought about how male dominated the stories I’ve read are.

That’s some intro, too! “A penetrating black-hole of negative space”!

By: Dominic Bugatto

Dominic Bugatto — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:03:23 +0000

Great informative post. Lots to digest here.

I need more Matsumoto on my bookshelf .

By: tcp

tcp — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:23:37 +0000

oh lawdy bless your soul kind sir, o patron saint of matsumoto fans, working tirelessly to spread the good word, the Lawd’s word

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » AX followups, manga musings

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » AX followups, manga musings — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:43:17 +0000

[...] At Comics 212, Christopher Butcher digs up and edits a vintage interview with manga-ka Taiyo Matsumoto, creator of Tekkonkinkreet. He throws in a bibliography and a gallery of cover images as well. Also, he spots an entry in Time Magazine’s “Famous Authors’ Guilty Pleasures” series in which Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz confesses to his love of Naoki Urasawa’s Monster. So maybe all is not lost! [...]