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●MANGA● APPLE PARADISE ep.2「KIRO」part 3 (APPLE PARADISE 第二話「帰路」3)

APPLE PARADISE ep.2「KIRO」part 3
(APPLE PARADISE 第二話「帰路」3)

Manga Kisōtengai (マンガ奇想天外) vol.8
11・15 | 1981-IX-25 | 16 pages | B&W

Collected in:

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 7: APPLE PARADISE

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) #26

MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) #26
Toriyama Akira 「Dr. Slump」 Dodongadon & Niko-chan daiō

鳥山明「Dr.スランプ」ドドンガドン＆にこちゃん大王

Variety (バラエティ) No.11
1981-IX-21 | 2 pages | B&W

●MANGA● SUIKA MESHIA (スイカメシア)

SUIKA MESHIA (スイカメシア)

Young Magazine Zōkan (ヤングマガジン増刊 )
1981-IX-14 | 8 pages | Color

This story was originally published as a as a special fold out poster printed in both sides included in Young Magazine.

Collected in the books:
●KABA
●MANGA

●ILLUSTRATION● RIKKYO UNIVERSITY YEARBOOK (立教大学年鑑)

Katsuhiro Otomo has draw the cover illustration for the 1981 Rikkyo University yearbook (立教大学年鑑). The book includes a photo of Otomo working in his studio. The illustration was later collected in the page 168 of the art book KABA.

●MANGA● NEKO HA YOKU CHOPO NI KAETEKURU (猫はよく朝方に帰ってくる)

NEKO HA YOKU CHOPO NI KAETEKURU (猫はよく朝方に帰ってくる)

Young Comic (ヤングコミック)
9・9 | 1981-VIII-26 | 24 pages | B&W

Collected in the book:

●OTOMO KATSUHIRO ANTHOLOGY 2

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) #25

MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) #25
Hisa uchi Michio kaku toko no rūtsu “yamamoto san”-ka no baai
ひさうちみちお描くとこのルーツ“山本さん”家の場合

Variety (バラエティ) No.10
1981-VIII-21 | 2 pages | B&W

●ILLUSTRATION● KITAN (綺譚) magazine

Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn the cover illustration for the fourth number of KITAN (綺譚) magazine.

●MAGAZINE● MANGA KISŌTENGAI No.7 Otomo Katsuhiro Special

Otomo's ongoing series: APPLE PARADISE was not published this month due to author's circumstances, and the magazine in which it was being serialized published a 16 page Katsuhiro Otomo special instead; collecting works in progress illustrations and sketches of Otomo's illustrations.

MAGAZINE DETAILS

Publisher: Kisōtengaisha (奇想天外社)
Release date: 1981-VIII-15
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 308
Size: A5
Retail price: ¥590

AVAILABILITY

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●MANGA● ROJIN TO UMI(老人と海) -That's Amazing World-

ROJIN TO UMI (老人と海) -That's Amazing World-

Just Comic (ジャストコミッ) September issue
1981-VIII-5 | 5 pages | B&W

Collected in the book:

●OTOMO KATSUHIRO ANTHOLOGY 1

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 7: APPLE PARADISE

Otomo's note from Anthology's postface

No matter what I'm writing, I'm always pursued by deadlines, and the closer the deadline, the harder I find it to persuade myself that the drawings are up to scratch. Then, as a reaction, the more I wish I could draw properly... When I feel like that, writing a lengthy piece is an impossibility, so I figure that at any rate I might as well draw something short but in which the pictures are sharp and clear. However, since these stories ran as a serial in a monthly magazine, I found myself once more hounded by deadlines, felt increasingly unable to drawn and came more and more to dislike what I was drawing... These are all Western parodies, but I would like to do some Japanese ones someday.

●ILLUSTRATION● FUSION PRODUCT Jun Ishikawa Special Report

Katsuhiro Otomo has contributed with an illustration to this month's FUSION PRODUCT magazine special issue on his friend manga author Jun Ishikawa (いしかわじゅん).

MAGAZINE DETAILS

Publisher: Fusion Product
Release date: 1981-VIII-1
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 224
Size: A5
Retail price: ¥490

AVAILABILITY

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●MANGA● KIBUN WA MOO SENSOO - SAISHŪ KAI ( SONO ICHI ) SARABA ITOSHIKI KUNIGUNI YO (気分はもう戦争 - 最終回 (その１) さらば愛しき国々よ)

KIBUN WA MOO SENSOO - SAISHŪ KAI ( SONO ICHI ) SARABA ITOSHIKI KUNIGUNI YO (気分はもう戦争 - 最終回 (その１) さらば愛しき国々よ)

Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)
8・13 | 1981-VII-30 | 16 pages | B&W

Written by Yahagi Toshihiko (矢作俊彦)

Illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Collected in the books:

●KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ [1982 edition]

●KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ [2000 edition]

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) #24

MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) No.24
Asano Riji 「hatsumei son Dai」
あさのりじ「発明ソン太」

Variety (バラエティ) #9
1981-VII-21 | 2 pages | Color

●BOOK● Sayonara Nippon (さよならにっぽん)

Fourth book collecting short stories by Katsuhiro Otomo. This book has been named after the center, five part story that was developed by Otomo while he was visiting New York city.

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Futabasha (双葉社)

Publishing date: 1981-VII-16
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 241
Size:A5
Retail price: ¥650
ISBN: 4-575-93030-X
ISBN: 978-4-575-93030-6

AVAILABILITY

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COLLECTED STORIES

●EAST OF THE SUN, WEST OF THE MOON（原案/狩撫麻礼)
Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)
3・8 | 1979-II-22 | 24 pages | B&W

●SAYONARA NIPPON 1 (さよならにっぽん I)

●MANGA● KIBUN WA MOO SENSOO - MONKEY'S ALLOWANCE (気分はもう戦争 - MONKEY'S ARROWANCE)

KIBUN WA MOO SENSOO - MONKEY'S ALLOWANCE
(気分はもう戦争 - MONKEY'S ALLOWANCE)

Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)
7・16 | 1981-VII-9 | 20 pages | B&W

Written by Yahagi Toshihiko (矢作俊彦)

Illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Collected in the books:

●KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ [1982 edition]

●KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ [2000 edition]

●ILLUSTRATION● Book frontispiece MEI TANTEI NI NAMAE WA IRANAI (名探偵に名前はいらない)

Katsuhiro Otomo has illustrated the frontispiece of the book that collects some stories written by Natsuo Sekikawa (関川夏央) illustrated by various manga artist such as Hakusan Nobuyuki (白山宣之), Jiro Taniguchi (谷口ジロー), Matsumori Tadashi (松森正), Kazuo Kamimura (上村一夫) and Honma Liu (ほんまりう)

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Tōkyōsanseisha (東京三世社)
Release date: 1981-VII-10
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 208
Size: A5 HardCover
Retail price: ￥980

AVAILABILITY

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●MANGA● NOA NO HAKO FUNE (ノアの箱船) -That's Amazing World-

NOA NO HAKO FUNE (ノアの箱船) -That's Amazing World-

Just Comic (ジャストコミッ) August issue
1981-VII-5 | 5 pages | B&W

Collected in the book:
●OTOMO KATSUHIRO ANTHOLOGY 1

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 7: APPLE PARADISE

Otomo's note from Anthology's postface

●SIGNATURE● self-portrait

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) #23

MANJU KOWAI (饅頭こわい) #23
Umezu Kazuo 「hebi shōjo」 hebi shōjo no miwake-kata hoka denju
楳図かずお「ヘビ少女」ヘビ少女の見分け方ほか伝授

Variety (バラエティ) No.8
1981-VI-22 | 2 pages | B&W

●MANGA● DŌMU (童夢) part 4

DŌMU (童夢) part 4

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊)
7・6 | 1981-VI-19 | 31 pages | B&W

Dōmu was collected as a book:

●DŌMU
●GŌKA HON DŌMU

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 8: DŌMU

●ILLUSTRATION● METROFARCE (メトロファルス)

Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn a package and poster illustration for the Japanese Rock Band METROFARCE (メトロファルス). The illustration is collected in the page 19 of the art book KABA.

Official site: http://www.metrofarce.com/reissue/orenge.html

CD EDITION (CD+DVD) ● オレンジ M music シリーズ vol.1

CD DETAILS
Label: Bridge (ブリッジ)
Release date: 2010-V-12
Duration
Reatil price:
Catalogue number: BRIDGE-158

AVAILABILITY

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CD TRACK LIST

1. サカモギ・ソング
2. TRACE AGAIN
3. Livin'in the parties dream
4. NAVIGATOR
5. BEATING DRUM
6. 消息不明の子供達
7. なしくずしオペラ
8. Jeune Fille（ジュネ・フィユ）
9. MISTRAL

DVD TRACK LIST

1. NAVIGATOR
2. BEATING DRUM
3. intermission
4. 消息不明の子供達
5. なしくずしオペラ
6. 伊藤ヨタロウ
7. 光永"GUN"巌　Guitars
8. ボン鈴木　Bass
9. 岩瀬"チャバネ"雅彦　Drums
10. 小滝満　Keyboards