Jiro Matsumoto
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Jiro Matsumoto is a Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 manga artist
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...

 known for his work on Freesia
Freesia (manga)
is a psychological action thriller manga by Jiro Matsumoto, later adapted into a film.-Plot:In alternate history Japan is engaged in protracted war and massive economic recession. Due to massive military spending, many prisons are shut and a Vengeance Act is created instead to allow those who have...

, Uncivilized Planet, Keep on Vibrating, Wendy, Avant-Pop Mars, Little Feet, A Revolutionist in the Afternoon and Tropical Citron. Much of his manga is explicit in nature, frequently containing copious amounts of sex and violence.

Matsumoto's work "Betchin & Mandala" will be released in English August 2011 as "Velveteen & Mandala" by North American publisher Vertical Inc
Vertical Inc
Vertical Inc, headquartered in New York, United States, is a Japanese novel and manga company founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai. In February 2011 the company was bought by Kodansha and Dai Nippon Printing .-Titles:...

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