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Every decade or so, some visionary artist in Japan (assisted by a horde of animators, background artists, and other technical staff) produces a film of astounding visual brilliance that still manages to split the fandom along partisan lines, resulting in endless quibbling over whether the …Read more »
If you’re in NYC, here’s an exhibition you’ve got to check out. The new Philippe Labaune Gallery in Chelsea is holding an exhibition dedicated to Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo. The exhibition features art from well over a dozen artists paying tribute to the manga and …Read more »
Where the hell is Jack? Oh, there he is. Go Nagai’s rude dude Violence Jack will return in a new manga called Violence Jack 20XX later this month. It’s written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani, and it’ll unfold in the pages of Monthly Young Magazine. …Read more »
If you weren’t planning on attending this year’s Anime Expo convention, the latest guest announcement might just change your mind. AX revealed the addition to Anime News Network earlier today, and it’s none other than Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo. In addition to creating the Akira manga and adapting it into an …Read more »
"Katsuhiro Otomo" by uzaigaijin The details aren’t yet clear, but it appears Katsuhiro Otomo is at work on a new live-action film. This will be the third live-action film for Otomo, the manga artist-turned-director who created Akira and helmed films like Memories , Steamboy , …Read more »
Last week, AL, a gallery in the hip Daikanyama neighborhood of Tokyo, hosted an exhibition of posters illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira and Short Peace . Though best known for his manga and anime, Otomo has also done lots of work over the …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced some plans for Short Peace , the anime anthology curated by Katsuhiro Otomo ( Akira , Steamboy ). The collection of shorts will head to select digital outlets and bilingual Blu-ray/DVD after its theatrical run. Among the shorts in Short Peace is …Read more »
Netflix is making some moves to get in on more current anime with plans to stream Knights of Sidonia in summer 2014. The anime adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei's manga —published in North America by Vertical, Inc.—makes its debut in Japan next spring. The official announcement …Read more »
Katsuhiro Otomo likes to take his time. The legendary artist and anime director, best known for his magnum opus Akira , took almost 15 years between that film and his next major work, Steamboy . So fans of Otomo take note whenever he’s involved in …Read more »
It's always fun to see who's going to turn out for San Diego Comic-Con, and this year's fully revealed lineup has an especially colossal special guest in store. Katsuhiro Otomo , the visionary creator behind Akira , will be in attendance at the convention, which …Read more »
Katsuhiro Otomo has always had it kind of rough. That's not to say he's living a transient life on the skids, but there aren't many other creators out there standing in the booming shadow of a single piece of work (or, in his case, two …Read more »
That's right, you get two for the price of one today, as a handful of us were a bit tied up at this year's New York Anime Festival (and we'd like to thank everyone that stopped by the booth!). Even in the cavernous echo of …Read more »
Publisher: Del Rey Story and Art: Yuko Osada Toto! is a about a young boy named Kakashi who lives in a small town on a small island where nothing ever happens. He's determined to get off the island and find adventure, and thus continually involves …Read more »
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