It is located on the 5th floor of the commercial building named “Aru Aru City.” Kitakyushu City is proud of having produced many manga artists, with the most famous being Reiji Matsumoto. This museum serves as the central place to promote the local manga culture further. It displays manga drafts drawn by local artists, the process of making manga, and background places for photos. It also provides a free space for reading manga chosen from the shelves installed there.
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Reiji Matsumoto
Reiji Matsumoto was a popular manga artist who lived in Kokura. The town takes advantage of this to promote the community, and you will see bronze statues of his manga characters at Kokura Station. He became one of the top manga artists because the animation of his manga Space Warship Yamato became very popular. His distinctive feature, and a fan favorite, is his futuristic machine design called the “Reiji Meter.” These machines have indicator instruments in the shape of circles with scales, resembling chronograph watches.
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