On March 16th, "Neritan Anime Project in Oizumi" was held around Oizumi-gakuen Station on Seibu Ikebukuro Line. On the event, a Japanese famous comic artist,Leiji Matsumoto
I saw this ceremony at pedestrian deck in front of the station. And Matsumoto said that he lived near the railway when he was young in his hometown, Fukuoka Prefecture, train sound was like a lullaby, it took 24 hours from Fukuoka to Tokyo by train hauled by a steam locomotive, and he became a railfan, all of which made the world of "Galaxy Express 999". After that, the conductor and a woman wearing costume like a character in this work, Maete, appeared there, and he got thetasukisash of honorary station master from Matsumoto. It is first time for Matsumoto to see the conductor's living doll. The figure of the conductor appeared on the station.
After the ceremony, I went to Toei Animation Gallery, which was first time for me to visit. In the gallery, it exhibits some screen cuts and posters of anime works made by Toei, and the visitors could get a poster on that day, so I got one.
At 1:00 PM, Myoenji Temple, Matsumoto's talk show was held. What he talked was similar to the one on the morning, but it is also interesting for me.
For events, a poster that limited express NRA flying to the night sky like 999 was shown at stations on Seibu Ikebukuro Line.