You may have heard about the Bartkira project , which has hundreds of artists from across the globe working to recreate Katsuhiro Otomo's epic Akira manga with characters from The Simpsons . The project started with some art from Ryan Humphrey, and with the assistance …Read more »
Akira , the classic anime film that helped launch a wave of anime fandom in these here United States, is, believe it or not, almost thirty years old. Geez Louise. Akira used to be practically required viewing for anime fans who grew up in the …Read more »
Late last year Katsuhiro Otomo, the legendary manga artist and director behind Akira , Memories and Short Peace announced he was working on a live-action film project, but did not offer any further details on the project. It’s now come to our attention that project …Read more »
Short Peace , if you’ll recall, is the latest film from Katsuhiro Otomo – a man who’s forever linked with his masterwork Akira , but should also noted for his contributions to the world of anime shorts, stretching all the way back to Labyrinth Tales …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 »
Space Dandy is gearing up for its January 2014 debut in Japan and in America, and Bandai Visual has a preview of the latest from Shinichiro Watanabe ( Cowboy Bebop , Samurai Champloo ) in a new full promo. The Japanese voice cast is on …Read more »
One thing the world can never have enough of is manga by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo. Thankfully, an interview with Japanese magazine Geijutsu Shincho reveals something new up his sleeve: a long-form shonen manga. Set in the Meiji era, Otomo's new project will be his …Read more »
Katsuhiro Otomo, the famed creator of the world popular sci-fi apocalyptic themed manga and anime Akira , will hold his first original sketch exhibition at “3331 Arts Chiyoda” in Tokyo between April 9 and May 30. The exhibition will display about 3,000 original sketches, including …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 »
I'm much more eager to post about this than the still-alive rumblings of Zac Effron being considered for the role of Kaneda. After all, is there anything that makes a movie's existence more "real" than the inclusion of Morgan Freeman? Apparently Freeman is circling the …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 »
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