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Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋, Ōtomo Katsuhiro, born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director. He is best known as the creator of Akira, both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation.
Katsuhiro Ôtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball.
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Birthday: Apr 14, 1954. Website: Member Favorites: 2,352. More: Katsuhiro Otomo was born in the province of Miyagi, Japan. His great passion when he was young, was watching American movies. He often had to travel for hours to the nearest movie theater.
Nov 3, 2023 · In this Thursday edition of the Animation Obsessive newsletter, we’re publishing a long interview with Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) done in the mid-1990s. To our knowledge, it’s never appeared in English before. The interview comes from an out-of-print Japanese book called The Memory of Memories (1996).
Sep 18, 2021 · Katsuhiro Otomo's world-conquering epic Akira is a cerebral masterpiece. Here's everything you need to know about the seminal cyberpunk manga.
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Katsuhiro Ôtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball.
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May 26, 2017 · The writer, director and artist Katsuhiro Otomo. Credit: Ollie Barder. For most people outside of Japan, Akira is probably their first contact with the world of manga and anime. The original...
