Matsumoto Tayo
I have a feeling that one of the byproducts of the Tekkon Kinkreet film (hopefully to be released soon here as well) and the press attention it’s getting, will be that some of the amazing comics by Matsumoto Tayo will finally be given some attention and much needed translation here in the US! On Amazon I noticed that “Five” (issue one and two) seems to be getting rereleased (this time hopefully with all the remaining volumes) and that Blue Spring is getting published. I can only hope that many of Matsumoto’s other masterpieces will get the same treatment. Titles like Ping Pong, Hana Otoko and his latest comic Takemitsu Samurai. I have most of these in original, even without being able to read much of the stories they are worth owning, but I’ve been waiting for a long time for a good translated release. I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
