Katsuhiro Otomo
Animeography
Akira (Shin Anime)
add Director, Original Creator Not Yet AiredBuki yo Saraba
add Original CreatorCanon T-70: Mirai Toshi-hen
add DirectorCrusher Joe
add Character Design (Arakune)Freedom
add Storyboard, Character Design, Mechanical DesignGenma Taisen
add Character Design, Key AnimationGondora
add DirectorGundam: Mission to the Rise
add Director, Script, Storyboard, Mechanical DesignHi no Youjin
add Director, Script, Original CreatorHipira-kun
add Original CreatorHipira-kun ONA
add Original CreatorHipira-kun Special
add Original CreatorKorakuen Yuuenchi: Luna Park
add DirectorManie-Manie: Meikyuu Monogatari
add Director (The Order to Stop Construction), Script, Character Design (The Order to Stop Construction), Key AnimationMemories
add Director (Chief Director), Script (Stink Bomb, Cannon Fodder), Storyboard (Cannon Fodder), Episode Director (Cannon Fodder), Original Creator, Original Character Design, Art Director (Cannon Fodder), Executive Producer, PlanningMetropolis
add ScriptOnigamiden
add Character Design (Orochi Concept Design)Perfect Blue
add Planning (Assistant)Peut-etre Toi
add ScreenplayRobot Carnival
add Director (OP, ED), Script (OP, ED), Storyboard (OP, ED)Roujin Z
add Script, Original Creator, Mechanical Design, Key AnimationShin SOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai
add Original Creator, Original Character DesignSpace☆Dandy 2nd Season
add Character Design (Dancingians)Spriggan
add Script (Screen Story Structure), Mechanical Design (Noah's Ark), Producer (Chief Supervisor)Steamboy
add Director, Script, Original CreatorYamanaka Sadao ni Sasageru Manga Eiga "Nezumikozou Jirokichi"
add Character DesignMangaography
Akira
Story & ArtApple Paradise
Story & ArtBoogie Woogie Waltz
Story & ArtDJ Teck no Morning Attack
Story & ArtDoumu
Story & ArtGood Weather
Story & ArtHansel and Gretel
Story & ArtHighway★Star
Story & ArtKanojo no Omoide...
Story & ArtKouen
Story & ArtSayonara Nippon
Story & ArtShort Peace
Story & ArtSOS Dai Tokyo Tankentai
Story & ArtSteamboy
StorySultan Boueitai
StoryWorld Apartment Horror
StoryZeD
StoryAbout
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. He moved to Tokyo in 1973 and made his debut in comics the same year, with "Jyu-sei" ("A Gun Report"), an adaptation of the Prosper Mérimée novella "Mateo Falcone." After this, he frequently published his work in magazine Action. In 1979, Otomo's first longer publication appeared—a series called "Fireball," which was a great success for its ground-breaking style, which changed traditional manga forever. This was the beginning of Otomo's interest in science-fiction themes. In 1980, Otomo's "Domu" became a best-seller and won Japan's Science Fiction Grand Prix Award. In 1982, Otomo came up with the comic series "Akira," which was first published in magazine Young. It was an immediate success and grew into an epic tale. It has won numerous awards and is regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever created. It has been published in the West as well, where it has been met with just as much enthusiasm. He is also a fan of James Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause" and Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey." Twitter: @oyaji_shu