Inspired By
His character might be inspired by Miyazawa's "Night on the Galactic Railroad" : in fact, he's even seen reading it in tome 19 (chapter 164). Night on the Galactic Railroad was also a movie (1985), based on Kenji Miyazawa's work, and the main characters were depicted as cats, just like Matamune. Matamune is often seen travelling in trains (with Yoh, or in Hell). Therefore, it's made very clear that Hiroyuki Takei was inspired by Kenji Miyazawa's work.
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