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Katsuhiro Otomo is famous for his work, especially Akira, and Kodansha is getting ready to release the manga Complete Works of Katsuhiro Otomo in Japan. They’re putting up some pretty serious advertising murals in crowded areas of Shinjuku and Shibuya, and Otomo himself had to …Read more »
The government of Japan bestows the Medal with Purple Ribbon on “individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” This autumn, they’ve giving it to Masaaki Yuasa. Yuasa has been in the anime business for a long time. He began as …Read more »
Unless you’ve been fully offline recently, you may have noticed that The Matrix is returning with a new film. Directed by Lana Wachowski, the new chapter of the cyber-action hit will be coming our way in December. Until then, we’re diving back into some of our favorite …Read more »
Way back in the winter of 2011, I was wandering around Berlin one cold day when I found myself at a pretty incredible exhibition called Proto Anime Cut. The show, organized by curator Stefan Riekeles, featured background paintings, concept art and reference photos from some …Read more »
Is France’s President Emmanuel Macron an otaku? The world leader recently flew into Japan for the Olympics and to talk to the prime minister, but his trip has also included some real otakudom. In addition to getting an original illustration of One Piece from creator …Read more »
Things are really different at this year’s Olympics because of COVID, but it appears the Tokyo Olympics might have been even more different if the pandemic hadn’t begun. And by that I mean different in a good way and very exciting for otaku. Anime News …Read more »
American company ABLAZE Publishing says it seeks to bring “some of the best content from all corners of the globe to readers,” and it’s been upping its manga content. It just announced that will be publishing Versus Fighting Story by Izu, Madd and Kalon; and Crueler …Read more »
There’s manga with great storytelling—then there’s manga with great storytelling and great art. With all due respect to all the manga artists pumping out pages week after week, some are just, well, better than others. Japanese site Magmix has just put out an article listing …Read more »
Akira is what really made a name for manga creator Katsuhiro Otomo, but it’s far from his only work. According to Anime News Network, “The Complete Works Project” for Katsuhiro Otomo is being released in 2021, thanks to Kodansha. The “complete work” refers to his …Read more »
Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira manga is one of the most well-known and widely read series out there, thanks in no small part to the landmark anime film adaptation that was released in 1988. The original manga ran in Weekly Young Magazine from 1982 to 1990, and …Read more »
Nowadays, there are lots of places you can stream anime — just about any title you want! Crunchyroll and Funimation have simulcasts and impressive catalogs, and even mainstream sites like Hulu, Amazon, and Netflix are getting in on the anime action. But what if you …Read more »
Ten years ago, on August 24, 2010, anime director Satoshi Kon died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 46. In his short life, Kon became one of the most celebrated auteurs in anime history. He directed the films Perfect Blue, Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers …Read more »
This week saw the Japanese government cancel the State of Emergency early in 39 prefectures throughout Japan, with the exception of Tokyo Capital Region, Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Hokkaido. Just prior to that, select movie theaters in 11 prefectures announced plans to reopen, and there …Read more »
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, a long-planned movie museum created by the folks behind the Oscars, is set to open December 14, 2020. One of the first exhibitions on display will be dedicated to Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of films …Read more »
The history of the live-action Hollywood adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira has been a tumultuous one. Back in May, it seemed the closest to reality yet, with director Taika Waititi’s take on the material set for a May 21, 2021 premiere. Then script troubles forced it to be pushed …Read more »
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