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Artist · Japan

Born 1967

In their own script

“松本大洋”

Portrait of Taiyō Matsumoto
Cover of TekkonkinkreetTekkonkinkreetCover of Ping PongPing PongCover of SunnySunnyCover of GoGo MonsterGoGo MonsterCover of No. 5No. 5Cover of HanaotokoHanaotokoCover of Tokyo These DaysTokyo These DaysCover of Blue SpringBlue Spring
Born1967
Born inTokyo

Taiyō Matsumoto.

mangaka · comics artist

Japan, Born 1967

In short

Taiyō Matsumoto (Japanese: 松本 大洋, Hepburn: Matsumoto Taiyō; born October 25, 1967) is a Japanese manga artist. Active as a professional manga artist since the 1980s, he is known for his experimental style and genre-blending works such as Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong, and No. 5.

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Born
1967, Tokyo
Citizenship
Japan
Active
1991 to 2019
Work
mangaka, comics artist, artist, illustrator
Career

Taiyō Matsumoto, in numbers

Years active
Hanaotoko, 1991Tekkonkinkreet, 1993Ping Pong, 1996No. 5, 2000GoGo Monster, 2000Blue Spring, 2001Sunny, 2010Tokyo These Days, 20198works
Works by year, 1991 to 2019. Known for
3works1990s2010s
Works by decade. Busiest: the 1990s.

Sketchbook

Portrait of Taiyō Matsumoto

Cover of TekkonkinkreetCover of Ping PongCover of Sunny
Known for

The essential Taiyō Matsumoto

Bibliography

8 works, decade by decade

1990s

2000s

2010s