The studio has animated and produced his recent projects, including the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007. Reports have suggested that Otomo will be the executive producer of the live action adaptation of his manga series Akira. In a 2012 interview, Otomo said he will start a new manga series, set during Japan's Meiji period (late 1800s early 1900s).
The studio has animated and produced his recent projects, including the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007. Reports have suggested that Otomo will be the executive producer of the live action adaptation of his manga series Akira. In a 2012 interview, Otomo said he will start a new manga series, set during Japan's Meiji period (late 1800s early 1900s).
In 1973 he graduated high school and left Miyagi, heading to Tokyo with the hopes of becoming a manga artist.
On October 4, 1973, he published his first work, a manga adaptation of Prosper Mérimée's short novel Mateo Falcone, titled A Gun Report. ==Career== In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball.
On October 4, 1973, he published his first work, a manga adaptation of Prosper Mérimée's short novel Mateo Falcone, titled A Gun Report. ==Career== In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball.
Dōmu began serialization in January 1980 and ran for two years until completed.
He is best known as the creator of the manga and anime franchise Akira, including the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation.
In 1983, it was published in book form and would win the Nihon SF Taisho Award, the Japanese equivalent to the Nebula Award. In 1982, Otomo made his anime debut, working as character designer for the animated film Harmagedon.
In 1983, it was published in book form and would win the Nihon SF Taisho Award, the Japanese equivalent to the Nebula Award. In 1982, Otomo made his anime debut, working as character designer for the animated film Harmagedon.
He is best known as the creator of the manga and anime franchise Akira, including the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation.
In 1988, the animated film Akira was released.
In 1990, Otomo did a brief interview with MTV for a general segment on the Japanese manga scene at the time. Otomo has recently worked extensively with noted studio Sunrise.
It took eight years to complete and would eventually culminate in 2000 pages of artwork. By the mid-1980s, Otomo's work had become influential in Japan.
The studio has animated and produced his recent projects, including the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007. Reports have suggested that Otomo will be the executive producer of the live action adaptation of his manga series Akira. In a 2012 interview, Otomo said he will start a new manga series, set during Japan's Meiji period (late 1800s early 1900s).
He was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, promoted to Officier of the order in 2014, became the fourth manga artist ever inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012, and was awarded the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government in 2013.
The studio has animated and produced his recent projects, including the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007. Reports have suggested that Otomo will be the executive producer of the live action adaptation of his manga series Akira. In a 2012 interview, Otomo said he will start a new manga series, set during Japan's Meiji period (late 1800s early 1900s).
The studio has animated and produced his recent projects, including the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007. Reports have suggested that Otomo will be the executive producer of the live action adaptation of his manga series Akira. In a 2012 interview, Otomo said he will start a new manga series, set during Japan's Meiji period (late 1800s early 1900s).
(May 2007) Newtype USA.
He was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, promoted to Officier of the order in 2014, became the fourth manga artist ever inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012, and was awarded the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government in 2013.
The studio has animated and produced his recent projects, including the 2004 feature film Steamboy, 2006's Freedom Project and his latest project, SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next, released in 2007. Reports have suggested that Otomo will be the executive producer of the live action adaptation of his manga series Akira. In a 2012 interview, Otomo said he will start a new manga series, set during Japan's Meiji period (late 1800s early 1900s).
Combustible won the Grand Prize of the Cultural Affairs Agency's Japan Media Arts Festival Animation awards in 2012, and it was shortlisted for the 2013 Best Animated Short at the 85th Academy Awards, but it failed to get nominated.
He was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, promoted to Officier of the order in 2014, became the fourth manga artist ever inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012, and was awarded the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government in 2013.
Combustible won the Grand Prize of the Cultural Affairs Agency's Japan Media Arts Festival Animation awards in 2012, and it was shortlisted for the 2013 Best Animated Short at the 85th Academy Awards, but it failed to get nominated.
He was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2005, promoted to Officier of the order in 2014, became the fourth manga artist ever inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012, and was awarded the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government in 2013.
Otomo later received the Winsor McCay Award at the 41st Annie Awards in 2014 and the 2015 Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, the first manga artist to receive the award.
Tsukumo, under the title Possessions, would become nominated for the 2014 Best Animated Short at the 86th Academy Awards. Katsuhiro Otomo was later nominated for Angoulême's Top Prize 2014 (Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême) ==Personal life== Otomo is married to Yoko Otomo.
Otomo later received the Winsor McCay Award at the 41st Annie Awards in 2014 and the 2015 Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, the first manga artist to receive the award.
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