Editing Matagi (section)

== Literary references ==
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Matagi are referenced and described in the biographical novel ''[[Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain]]'' by Martha Sherrill, alongside descriptions of a real modern day Matagi named Uesugi, who was a friend of the main characters who helped preserve the [[Akita (dog)|Akita]] breed of dog, which they used extensively for hunting.

Matagi figure as primary characters in the novel, ''The Girl with the Face of the Moon'' by Ellis Amdur.
In the manga series ''[[Golden Kamuy]]'' a Matagi hunter named [[Golden Kamuy#Genjirō Tanigaki|Tanigaki Genjirou]] is prominently featured, as well as Ainu culture in general. ''[[My Deer Friend Nokotan]]'' also features a Matagi character named ''Souichirou Kumatori'' who attempts to hunt the main character, a deer, for a procession of a local festival in his hometown in [[Hokkaido]].<ref>{{cite web |title=My Deer Friend Nokotan |url=https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/MyDeerFriendNokotan |website=TV Tropes}}</ref>

The main character, Hitomi, of the comic book series with the same name by HS Take and Isabella Mazantini is said to be a Matagi.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garofalo |first1=Daniele |title="Hitomi": una storia di vendetta e samurai |url=https://www.lospaziobianco.it/hitomi-una-storia-di-vendetta-e-samurai/ |website=Lo Spazio Bianco |language=it-IT |date=22 September 2023}}</ref>