TOKYO - Leiji Matsumoto, a famed Japanese cartoonist known for his works "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Battleship Yamato," has died of acute heart failure, his production studio said Monday. He was 85.The manga artist, who also created "Space Pirate Captain Harlock," died at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 13, Studio Leijisha said. Many of his works were adapted into anime television series that became popular at home and abroad.In a tribute to her father posted on his production studio's website, Matsumoto's daughter Makiko wrote that he had "set off for the sea of stars" and that she believed …READ FULL ARTICLE
