Katsuhiro Otomo
Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋, Ōtomo Katsuhiro, born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and movie director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated movie version.[1] He became the fourth manga artist ever honored into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012.[2]
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.jpg) Otomo in 2016 | |
| Born | Katsuhiro Otomo 14 April 1954 (aged 71) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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Notable works | Dōmu Akira Metropolis Steamboy |
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Katsuhiro Otomo Media
Otomo posing on a replica of a futuristic motorcycle seen in his series Akira (2016)
France's 2016 Angoulême International Comics Festival hosted an exhibition of art created in tribute to Otomo.
References
- ↑ "Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo Announces Live-Action Film Plans". Anime News Network. December 14, 2014. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-12-14/akira-katsuhiro-otomo-announces-live-action-film-plans/.82150. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ ANIME NEWS: Katsuhiro Otomo inducted into Eisner's Hall of Fame. August 14, 2012. http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/anime_news/AJ201208140052. Retrieved October 16, 2013.