ChronOtomo | Otomo Katsuhiro Chronology

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter XIII - LONDON HEN 8（ロンドン編8)

STEAMBOY chapter XIII - LONDON HEN 8（ロンドン編8)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #8
2006-VI-26 | 36 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY SHITA

The first and second episodes of

KIKINOSUKE GOMEN (危機之介御免)

were also published in this number.

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter XII - LONDON HEN 7（ロンドン編7)

STEAMBOY chapter XII - LONDON HEN 7（ロンドン編7)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #7
2006-V-26 | 34 pages | B/W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY SHITA

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #53

OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #53

Published in MONO Magazine in 2006-V-16

1 page. Color.

Collected in the book:

●VIVA EL CICLISSIMO!

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter XI - LONDON HEN 6（ロンドン編6)

STEAMBOY chapter XI - LONDON HEN 6（ロンドン編6)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #6
2006-IV-26 | 32 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY SHITA

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter X - LONDON HEN 5（ロンドン編5)

STEAMBOY chapter X - LONDON HEN 5（ロンドン編5)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #5
2006-III-25 | 30 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY SHITA

●DVD● KOUKOU EROTOPIA AKAI SEIFUKU (高校エロトピア赤い制服)

Today it was released in DVD in Japan, KOUKOU EROTOPIA AKAI SEIFUKU (高校エロトピア赤い制服) a 1979 released, 63 minutes long erotic movie based on an original story by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Shôko Shikamizu (鹿水晶子) and directed by Shin'ichi Shiratori (白鳥信一).

DVD DETAILS

Publisher: Geneon Entertainment (ジェネオンエンタテインメント)

Release date: 2006-III-24
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | DVD5

Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital mono
Subtitles:-

Run time: 63 min

Retail price: ￥3,990
Catalogue number: GNBD-1231

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●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #51

OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #51

Published in MONO Magazine in 2006-III-16

1 page. Color.

Collected in the book:

●VIVA EL CICLISSIMO!

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter IX - LONDON HEN 4（ロンドン編4)

STEAMBOY chapter IX - LONDON HEN 4（ロンドン編4)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #4
2006-II-25 | 32 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY SHITA

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter VIII - LONDON HEN 3（ロンドン編3)

STEAMBOY chapter VIII - LONDON HEN 3（ロンドン編3)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #3
2006-I-26 | 42 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY SHITA

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter VII - LONDON HEN 2（ロンドン編2)

STEAMBOY chapter VII - LONDON HEN 2（ロンドン編2)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #2
2005-XII-26 | 27 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY UE

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #49

OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #49

Published in MONO Magazine in 2005-XII-16

1 page. Color.

Collected in the book:

●VIVA EL CICLISSIMO!

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter VI - LONDON HEN 1（ロンドン編1)

STEAMBOY chapter VI - LONDON HEN 1（ロンドン編1)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #1
2005-XI-26 | 34 pages | B/W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY UE

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter V - MANCHESTER HEN 5（マンチェスター編5)

STEAMBOY chapter V - MANCHESTER HEN 5（マンチェスター編5)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #12
2005-X-26 | 36 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY UE

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #47

OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #47

Published in MONO Magazine in 2005-X-16

1 page. Color.

Collected in the book:

●VIVA EL CICLISSIMO!

●BOOK● LITTLE NEMO 1905-2005: UN SIGLO DE SUEÑOS

This book commemorates the 100th anniversary of Winsor McCay's masterwork LITTLE NEMO. Various authors collaborated with essays, illustrations and comics. Published in spanish by Ediciones Sins Entido and in Italian by Cocorino Press, Otomo made a single page manga that pays tribute to McCay's work titled LITTLE BIT NEMO IN SLUMB. This page was collected later in Italian language in Otomo's artbook KABA 2

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher : Ediciones Sins Entido

Release date: 2005-X-1
Language: Spanish

Hardcover: 104 pages

Retail price: 24 euro
Size: A4
ISBN-10: 8495634724
ISBN-13: 978-8495634726

AVAILABILITY

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ITALIAN EDITION ● LITTLE NEMO 1905-2005 UN SECOLO DI SOGNI

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Coconino Press
Release date: 2005-XI-24
Hardcover: 102 pages
Language: Italian
Retail price: 24 euro
ISBN-10: 8876180214
ISBN-13: 978-8876180217

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●MANGA● LITTLE BIT NEMO IN SLUMB

LITTLE BIT NEMO IN SLUMB

Published in the book:

LITTLE NEMO 1905-2005: UN SIGLO DE SUEÑOS
2005-X-01 | 1 page | B&W

This comic was later collected in KABA 2.

●UMD● AKIRA

Geneon has released AKIRA on UMD disc for PlasyStation Portable in the United States. This is the first time AKIRA is released in this new Sony proprietary format. And even usually the japanese editions come first, AKIRA was never released in japan in UMD.

UMD DETAILS:

Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer]
Release date: 2005-IX-27
Languages: English and Japanese with english subtitles
Length: 124 min.
Retail price: 19.98$US
UMD Label: 17006

AVAILABILITY

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UK EDITION:

UMD DETAILS
Publisher: Boulevard
Release date: 2005-IX-19
Languages: English and Japanese with english subtitles
Length: 124 min.
Retail price:
UMD Label:

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●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter IV - MANCHESTER HEN 4（マンチェスター編4)

STEAMBOY chapter IV - MANCHESTER HEN 4（マンチェスター編4)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #11
2005-IX-26 | 36 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY UE

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter III - MANCHESTER HEN 3（マンチェスター編3)

STEAMBOY chapter III - MANCHESTER HEN 3（マンチェスター編3)

Published in Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #10
2005-VIII-26 | 34 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY UE

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #45

OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #45

Published in MONO Magazine in 2005-VIII-16

1 page. Color.

Collected in the book:

●VIVA EL CICLISSIMO!

●UMD● STEAMBOY (スチームボーイ)

Sony Pictures has released AKIRA on UMD disc for PlasyStation Portable in the United States. This is the first time STEAMBOY is released in this new Sony proprietary format. And even usually the japanese editions come first, STEAMBOY was never released in japan in UMD.

UMD DETAILS:

Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date: 2005-VII-26
Languages: English & Japanese, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Length: 124 min.
Retail price: 19.98$US
Catalogue Number: 11579

UPC: 0-43396-11579-8

AVAILABILITY

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UK EDITION:

UMD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures

Release date: 2006-III-27
Languages: English & Japanese
Subtitles: English, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Swedish, Turkish

Length: 127 min.
Retail price: -
Catalogue Number: -

UPC: -

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GERMAN EDITION:

UMD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IX-1
Languages: Japanese, German & English (Dolby Stereo)
Subtitles: English, German, Turkish
Length: 127 min.
Retail price: -
Catalogue Number:-

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FRENCH EDITION:

UMD DETAILS:
Publisher: G.C.T.H.V.
Release date: 2005-IX-1
Languages: Japanese, English & French
Subtitles: English, French, Arabic

Length: 127 min.
Retail price:
Catalogue Number:-

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ITALIAN EDITION:

UMD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IX-3
Languages: Japanese, English & Italian
Subtitles: -
Length: 127 min.
Retail price: -
Catalogue Number: -

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SPANISH EDITION:

UMD DETAILS:
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release date: 2005-IX-1
Languages: Japanese, English & Spanish (Dolby Stereo)
Subtitles: English & Portuguese
Length: 127 min.
Retail price:
Part Number: 03027

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●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter II - MANCHESTER HEN 2（マンチェスター編2)

STEAMBOY chapter II - MANCHESTER HEN 2（マンチェスター編2)

Published in Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #9
2005-VII-26 | 32 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:

●STEAMBOY UE

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● STEAMBOY chapter I - MANCHESTER HEN 1（マンチェスター編1)

STEAMBOY chapter I - MANCHESTER HEN 1（マンチェスター編1)

Monthly Magazine Z (月刊マガジンゼット) #8
2005-VI-26 | 42 pages | B&W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani (衣谷遊)

Collected in the book:
STEAMBOY UE (スチームボーイ上)

●ILLUSTRATED ESSAY● OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #43

OSYARE HANDLE (おしゃれハンドル) #43

Published in MONO Magazine in 2005-VI-16

1 page. Color.

Collected in the book:

●VIVA EL CICLISSIMO!

●SIGNATURE● self-portrait

●ILLUSTRATION● STEAMBOY game promotional poster

Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn a illustration for the promotional poster of the STEAMBOY game that will be released on 2005-VI-9 for PlayStation2.

Th illustration is collected in the book:

■KABA 2 [page 16]

■POSTERS [ page71]

The PlayStation game is available in Amazon Japan:

http://amzn.to/16iDfiD

●AWARD● Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Katsuhiro Otomo was awarded by the French Government with the "Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters). Renaud Donnedieu gave the speech in which he enphasised the intensity of his artistic commitment, the intrepid splendor and the particular beauty of his creations.

●ANIMATION FILM● SHIN SOS DAITOKYO TANKENTAI (新SOS大東京探検隊)

SHIN SOS DAITOKYO TANKENTAI (新SOS大東京探検隊) the animation movie directed by Shinji Takagi (高木真司) based on Katsuhiro Otomo's one shot manga SOS TAITOKYO TANKENTAI (SOS 大東京探検隊) was released theatricaly today.Otomo's story was originally published in Manga Shonen Magazine(マンガ少年) in 1980-IV and collected in the book SOS TAITOKYO TANKENTAI / OTOMO KATSUHIRO ANTHOLOGY 2. Katsuhiro Otomo re-designed the characters for the occasion. The drawing are collected in the page 148 of his art book KABA 2.

FILM CREDITS:

Director:

Shinji Takagi (高木真司)

Screenplay:

Sadayuki Murai (村井さだゆき)

Original creator & Original Character Design:

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Character Design & Animation Director :

Hidekazu Ohara (小原秀一)

Art Director:

Junichi Taniguchi (谷口淳一)

Music:

Yoshihiro Ike (池頼広)

Sound Director:

Keiichi Momose (百瀬慶一)

CGI Director:

Masashi Kokubo (小久保将志)

Animation Assistant:

Mitsunori Murata (村田充範)

Chief animator:

Tomonari Nakajima

Chief Compositor:

Mitsuhiro Sato (佐藤充宏)

Color design:

Nagisa Abe (安部なぎさ)

Editing:

Takeshi Seyama (瀬山武司)

Modeling:

Hiroki Yamada (山田裕城)

Special Effects Animation Director:

Takashi Hashimoto (橋本敬史)

Production:

Bandai Visual (バンダイビジュアル) / Sunrise (株式会社サンライズ)

Animation Production:

Sunrise (株式会社サンライズ)

Distributor:

Shochiku Co., Ltd. (松竹株式会社)

Production Assistance:

Autodesk, Inc. / Production I.G (プロダクションIG)

Key Animation:

Pierrot (ぴえろ) / Studio KIN

3D CGI:

Gonzo (ゴンゾ) / IKIF+ / Transistor Studios / Trick Block

Digital Paint:
Buyu / Studio Elle (スタジオエル) / T2 Studio / Wish

In-Between Animation:

Nakamura Production (中村プロダクション)

Pierrot (ぴえろ)

Studio Kuma (スタジオ九魔)

Studio Takuranke (スタジオたくらんけ)

SynergySP (シナジーSP)

Wish

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