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Fumito Ueda was inspired by… Galaxy Express 999 (1979).
Ueda has cited the Galaxy Express 999 manga series as one of his influences. Watching the film they made in the middle of its run, I could see a lot of Ico and also some Shadow of the Colossus.
It made me think of Gulliver’s Travels, Alice in Wonderland and Firefly as we follow the boy, Tetsuro, visiting different planets. On a planet called Titan, Tetsuro is given a gun by an old woman that turns out to be ‘the only cosmo gun capable of killing machine men’. Ueda's games feature special weapons that are uniquely effective against the antagonists.
Spoilers for the movie ahead!
It prefigures Ghost in the Shell. There's a character called Tochiro who, moments before his death, gets Tetsuro to activate a machine that vaporizes his body and transfers his consciousness into the supercomputer of his best friend's ship, 'Arcadia'. Maetel, one of two Yorda-like figures, explains to Tetsuro, "I am a copy of your mother in her youth. I am a shadow in the form of a human. When I grow old, I get a copy of a new body. That is how I survive through the ages and travel through time." Both Ico and Shadow of the Colossus feature characters whose bodies are vessels for other consciousnesses (Yorda for The Queen and Wander for Dormin). With the line ‘I had become a witch who controlled time’, it actually sounded more like a warning against plastic surgery.
The castle in the movie gets destroyed.
The other Yorda-like figure is Claire whose mother forced her to trade in her body for one made of glass. Her appearance is reminiscent of petrified Yorda and she has a power that makes her glow which she uses not to open Idol Gates but to save Tetsuro from Queen Promethium.
At the end, Maetel says to Tetsuro, ‘From now on, I will be a woman who lives on only in your memories. I will be nothing more than an illusion of your young boy’s heart, a phantom of your youth.’ The lyrics of 'You Were There' for me carry a similar feeling of nostalgia.
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The movie can be watched for free on YouTube.
#galaxy express 999#fumito ueda#ico#shadow of the colossus#phalanx#you were there#fleeting memories rise#from the shadows of my mind#shadow creatures#yorda#dark mother#self-sacrifice#tetsuro#my one and only friend#i loved you#long lost love#farewell days of youth#gulliver's travels#alice in wonderland#firefly#titan#ghost in the shell#arcadia#wander and mono#dormin#nimrod#time castle#queen promethium#idol gates#fumito ueda was inspired by
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#leijiverse#emeraldas#queen emeraldas#maetel#galaxy express 999#captain harlock#harlock#queen promethium#fan art#kawaii
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𝓔𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓲𝓯 𝓘 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓵𝓸𝓷𝓮, 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓭𝓮𝓯𝓮𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓔𝓪𝓻𝓽𝓱. 𝓝𝓸𝓽 𝓪 𝓼𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓵𝓮 𝓛𝓪 𝓜𝓮𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓼𝓮𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓸𝓽 𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮. Queen Andromeda Promethium Cosplay by me, wig is a Le Tigre from @ardawigs Photo shot by @bokehnohero
#Queen millenia#Yukino yayoi#leiji matsumoto#La andromeda Promethium#leijiverse#cosplay#Katsucon#cosplay photography#Anime Convention#Katsucon 2022
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That one is for you, my friend.
La Andromeda Promethium, as the Queen of Swords. And with her, I now have all of the figures from the Suit of Swords! Thank you very much, @mimmixerenard, for making me fall in love with her.
#tarot project#leijiverse#leijiverse fanart#la andromeda promethium#leiji matsumoto#space symphony maetel#tarot card#tarot concept art#queen of swords
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Owlcatober Day 18 - Dancing Lights
Rosemary and Varn have a moment that’s been a long time coming.
The capital city of Promethium is always a sight to behold, but with the approaching wedding of the Queen and her bride-to-be, it truly is something else. Ribbons and banners are strung from every tower, every building and shopfront has been renovated and repainted, and every garden is overflowing with flowers in full bloom. And the wedding is still a month away.
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Leijiverse favourites, drawn in a retro cartoon style
From up left to up right: Bruce J Speed, Owen (Galaxy Railways), Bernbarrel, Commander Leopard (Space Symphony Maetel)
From middle left to middle right: Ze Faultana Violencia (Submarine Super 99), La Andromeda Promethium, Maetel (frankly, a lot)
And the two in front: Harlock (a lot too) and Warrius Zero (Cosmowarrior Zero)
#leijiverse#galaxy express 999#maetel#space symphony maetel#captain harlock#harlock#endless orbit ssx#the endless odyssey#the galaxy railways#cosmowarrior zero#warrius zero#submarine super 99#queen promethium#bruce j speed#commander leopard#fanart#leijiverse fanart
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✨Cosmos Dream✨
#queen millennia#leijiverse#artists on tumblr#yukino yayoi#queen promethium#started watching this recently!!
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Pics of the Leijiverse merch I bought at the con this year :>!!! A QM vinyl (front and back), a poster that was very hard to take a good pic of (featuring my cat), and an informational book for the Galaxy Express 999 TV series. The last photo is of the mini poster and reproduction cel from the inside.
#queen millennia#galaxy express 999#Maetel#Emeraldas#Tetsuro Hoshino#Promethium#queen promethium#leiji matsumoto
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La Andromeda Promethium | Space Symphony Maetel (Captain Harlock Saga)
Photo: Tim • Tim
#cosplay#anime cosplay#cosplay costumes#leijiverse#leiji matsumoto#captain harlock#space symphony maetel#space opera#andromeda#queen promethium#long hair#maetel
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I know absolutely none of my followers will get this because the source material is still relatively underground outside of Japan and France but still I love it
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Some Leijiverse women.
#sennen joo#Queen Millennia#galaxy express 999#queen emeraldas#leijiverse#emeraldas#Yayoi yukino#queen promethium
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leijiverse things
#captain harlock#queen promethium#space pirate captain harlock#queen millennia#leiji matsumoto#gio arts
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Inktober the Twenty-Second
#edofthetrains#inktober#inktober2019#la andromeda promethium#queen promethium#galaxy express 999#leijimatsumoto#leijiverse#art#artist#artists on tumblr#traditionalart#ink#inkdrawing
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Finally! I made an Alternative Responses to "I Love You" meme for the Leijiverse!
@turquoisewave @mimaybelline
#First-mate Yattaran#Kei Yuki#Emeraldas#Tochiro Oyama#Queen Promethium#battleship Arcadia#Tadashi Monono#Maya#Warrius Zero#Tori-san#Captain Harlock#meme#leiji matsumoto#leijiverse
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