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Leiji Matsumoto Hand-Drawn Manuscript "Galaxy Express 999"

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Condition: Stained, glue traces

Current Price	205,000 yen
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Start Time	2025/10/15 15:00:00
Live Time	2025/11/07 21:00:00 2025/11/07 04:00:00
Item Number	6517
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Item's Details

(item number) 6517
(title) Leiji Matsumoto Hand-Drawn Manuscript "Galaxy Express 999"
(size) 272×383mm
(Condition Rating) 7
(detailed) Stained, glue traces
(starting bid price) 200,000 yen

(comment) This is from the second episode "Shadow: The Roaming Planet Cemetery" of the "Galaxy Express 999" Eternal Arc, which was resumed in the 1990s. This is a manuscript of the scene where Maetel lands on Pluto, which came to be called the "Star of Confusion," and visits the ice field where the real bodies of the people who chose mechanical bodies lie. Maetel murmurs on the next page, "I will return to myself," suggesting that her body lies beneath this frozen expanse. The line "The distant ring of time..." in the panel at the center of the manuscript is a phrase symbolizing the worldview of Matsumoto Leiji's later years, which also became the title of his autobiography. It was quoted in his farewell message in a form such as, "At the place where the distant rings of time meet, we can meet again." As he reconnects with his iconic work, he reflects on the end of the journey that will one day come. This manuscript is full of Matsumoto's romance, fitting for the beginning of the Eternal arc journey, which revolves around the ring of time (Yamatani).
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