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●ILLUSTRATION● BPM JAPAN CHARITY ALBUM VOL 2



Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn the cover illustration for the "BPM JAPAN CHARITY ALBUM VOL 2". Be Positive by Music Japan is a charity project to raise funds for the affected by the earthquake that hit Japan last March 11.

Official website: http://bpmjapan.net/

ALBUM INFO
Catalog No : BPMJ 003
Label : BPM JAPAN
Release date : 2011-V-20

TRACK LIST
01 Joel Mull & Sean Palm / Relief
02 Oxia and Nicolas Masseyeff / Keep The Drums
03 Oliver Hacke / Yoyogi
04 Jerome Sydenham / Joumon Sugi
05 Tres / Tres
06 Michel De Hey & M.I.R.K.O. / Need
07 Kaoru Inoue / Ramafar
08 Hideo Kobayashi / Refill Your Heart
09 Gene Le Fosse / FuNKtion
10 Housemeister feat. Elli / Stop
11 Satoshi Fumi / Your Smile
12 Modewarp / Elevated (TrockenSaft Remix)
13 OMB / Silent Prayer
14 DJ Yummy / I'm Still Alive
15 Wall Five / RAC
16 AMIGA / Rejuvenate
17 Beroshima / Sequence Of Life
18 Dr.SHINGO / Never Surrendering
19 DSKE / Hottarakashi Onsen
20 Tomomi Ukumori / Om Ah Hum Vajra Gurn Padma Siddih Hum

The album is only available for digital download here:
http://www.beatport.com/release/bpm-japan-charity-album-vol-2/374261

This illustration is contained in pages 82-83 of KATSUHIRO OTOMO's Artbook KABA 2.
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●PAMPHLET● ONIGAMIDEN movie pamphlet (鬼神伝 映画パンフレット)



Theater Program for ONIGAMIDEN (鬼神伝) the animation movie directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎 博嗣) in which Katsuhiro Otomo has collaborated with the concept design of the dragon Orochi（オロチ). Otomo's concept drawings were collected in the pages 154-155 of the artbook KABA 2.

PAMPHLET DETAILS
Publisher: Shochiku Co: Ltd. Division (松竹株式会社事業部)
Release date: 2011-IV-29
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:-
Size: 21 x 0.3 x 29.7 cm
Retail price:-

AVAILABILITY
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●ANIMATION FILM● ONIGAMIDEN (鬼神伝)




Today it was released in Japanese theaters ONIGAMIDEN (鬼神伝) the animation movie directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎 博嗣) in which Katsuhiro Otomo has collaborated with the concept design of the dragon Orochi（オロチ). Otomo's concept drawings were collected in the pages 154-155 of the artbook KABA 2.


MAIN FILM CREDITS

Directed by
 Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎 博嗣)

Script:
Hirotsugu Kawasaki  (川崎 博嗣)
Naruhisa Arakawa (荒川 稔久)

Storyboard:
Hidekazu Ohara (小原 秀一)
Hirotsugu Kawasaki (川崎 博嗣)
Mamoru Sasaki (佐々木 守)

Unit Director: 
Yoriyasu Kogawa (古川 順康)

Music:
Eitetsu Hayashi (林 英哲)
Ryudo Uzaki (宇崎 竜童)

Original creator: 
Takafumi Takada (高田 崇史)

Character Design:
Tatsuya Tomaru (外丸 達也)
Tetsuya Nishio (西尾 鉄也)

Art Director:
Mutsuo Koseki (小関 睦夫)
Satoshi Matsuoka (松岡 聡)

Animation Director:
Shinji Hashimoto (橋本 晋治)
Tatsuya Tomaru (外丸 達也)

3D Director: 
Takayuki Chiba (千葉 孝幸)

Sound Director: 
Yota Tsuruoka (鶴岡 陽太)

Director of Photography: 
Atsuho Matsumoto (松本 敦穂)

3D Graphic Design: 
Satoshi Takabatake (高畠 聡)

Background Art: 
Chuan-Lin Zhang

Color design: 
Kayoko Nishi (西 香代子)

Orochi Concept Design:
Katsuhiro Otomo   (大友 克洋)

Editing:
Seiji Morita (森田 清次)
Yuri Tamura (田村 ゆり)

Original Color & Specter  Design:
Shinji Hashimoto (橋本 晋治)

Visual Concept Design: 
Masaaki Endou (遠藤 正明)


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●SIGNATURE● MANGA SUMMIT


Katsuhiro Otomo and many other artist made a contribution by auctioning each an original drawing to rise funds on behalf of the victims of the earthquake that occurred in Tohoku and Kanto.


●ILLUSTRATION● BPM JAPAN CHARITY ALBUM VOL 1



Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn the cover illustration for the "BPM JAPAN CHARITY ALBUM VOL 1". Be Positive by Music Japan is a charity project to raise funds for the affected by the earthquake that hit Japan last March 11.

 Official website: http://bpmjapan.net/

ALBUM INFO
Catalog No : BPMJ 002
Label : BPM JAPAN
Release date : 2011-IV-22

TRACK LIST
01 Ken Ishii / GM Tube
02 A.Mochi / Stroke (Be Positive Mix)
03 Marco Bailey & Tom Hades / Mars
04 Hardfloor / In Acid We Trust
05 TOKTOK / 12.34pm
06 Gabriel Ananda / Whats Up Pussy
07 Dominik Eulberg and Laura Dünnwald / Kibo
08 Jeans Team / Cocktailständer (Lince Dub)
09 Loco and Jam / Arma
10 Planetary Assault Systems / Radiance
11 Alex Bau / Tears Of Meji
12 TECHRiDERS / Old Ladies in The Elevator
13 Mijk Van Dijk / The World Is Beside You
14 Axel Karakasis / Breathe
15 Sugiurumn / Forward
16 Osamu M & Hiromat / The Gleam
17 Pascal FEOS & Frank Leicher / Japan
18 Thomas Schumacher / Hier oder im Drueben
19 Cristian Varela / Valdir II (Dedicated To Japan)
20 Akiko Kiyama / Sleeping

The album is only available for digital download here:
http://www.beatport.com/release/bpm-japan-charity-album-volume-1/362359

This illustration is contained in pages 82-83 of KATSUHIRO OTOMO's Artbook KABA 2.

●ILLUSTRATION● BPM JAPAN CHARITY ALBUM SAMPLER



Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn the cover illustration for the "BPM JAPAN CHARITY ALBUM SAMPLER". Be Positive by Music Japan is a charity project to raise funds for the affected by the earthquake that hit Japan last March 11.

Official website: http://bpmjapan.net/

ALBUM INFO:
Catalog No : BPMJ 001
Label : BPM JAPAN
Release date : 2011-IV-01

TRACK LIST 
01 Marco Bailey & Tom Hades / Mars
02 Hardfloor / In Acid We Trust
03 A.Mochi / Stroke (Be Positive Mix)
04 Q'hey / Secondary
05 Dr.Shingo / Never Surrendering

The album is only available for digital download here:

This illustration is contained in pages 82-83 of KATSUHIRO OTOMO's Artbook KABA 2.

●BOOK● TANPENSHŪ HI MI TSU KI CHI (短篇集 ヒミツキチ)



This book collects short stories, essays and photographs from a diversity of authors. Katsuhiro Otomo's 2 page illustrated essay HI MI TSU KI CHI (短篇集) originally released in 2009-VIII-28 in Big Comic Superior Magazine is reprinted here. Here a list of the authors that collaborated in this volume:

Hiromi Kawakami (川上 弘美 ), Akira Saso (さそう あきら), Gin Miyoshi (三好 銀), Igarashi Mikio (いがらし みきお), Shinichi Fukuoka (福岡 伸一), Katsuhiro otomo (大友 克洋), Hanawa Kazuichi (花輪 和一), Daisuke Igarashi (五十嵐 大介), Takano Fumiko (高野 文子), Hatanaka Jun (畑中 純), Naoki Yamamoto (山本 直樹), Kuroda Iō (黒田 硫黄), Ōsaka Mieko (逢坂 みえこ), Gouda Yoshiie (業田 良家), Abe Yarou (安倍 夜郎), Hori Nobuyuki (ほり のぶゆき), Daisaku Nishimiya (西宮 大策), Suidōbashi Hakase (水道橋 博士), Sugimura Shinichi (すぎむら しんいち), Shigeyuki Fukumitsu (福満 しげゆき)

Official book site:: http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/pr/himitsukichi/

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Shogakukan (小学館)
Realease date: 2011-I-19
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 244
Size: 21 x 14.8 x 2.2 cm
Retail price: ￥1,365
ISBN-10: 4091836143
ISBN-13: 978-4091836144

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/1dD9uJi
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1EpJYAB
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1Cuh2MK
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1xdwKd9
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/1H0tXHd
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1H0tXqM
Amazon IT: http://amzn.to/1wYItfi
Amazon ES: http://amzn.to/1wYIi3u

ILLUSTRATION COLLECTED IN
■KABA 2 (page 78) without the essay

●DVD● HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん)



Hipirakun (ヒピラくん) is a TV animation series of five minute long episodes directed by Shinji Kimura (木村 真二) based on the tale illustrated by himself upon a original story by Katsuhiro Otomo that was released as a book in 2002 and was originally published in NeNe (ねーねー)  magazine between 2001 and 2002. 

Official website: http://www.hipira.net/

DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Bandai Visual
Release date: 2010-XII-22
Format: NTSC | Region 2 | DVD5 | 1.78:1
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: -
Run time: 25 min
Retail price: ￥1,500
Catalogue number: BCBA-4046

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/OJxilN
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1xZfKY6
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1CeAGGa
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1IlAo8r
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/1IlAih3
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1GiLqe5
Amazon IT:-
Amazon ES: http://amzn.to/1IlA8Xa

COLLECTED EPISODES

OTHER JAPANESE EDITIONS
There is a DVD edition that collects all the episodes of Hipirakun
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版)

●DVD● FREEDOM DVD BOX


Bandai has released a 4 disc DVD BOX set of FREEDOM that includes the whole series consisting in 7 episodes. Katsuhiro Otomo has been in charge of mechanical and character design of this OVA that was originally released between 2006 and 2008. 

DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Bandai Emotion
Release date: 2010-XI-26
Disc type: NTSC | Region 2 | DVD9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: none
Format: 16:9 Vista Size
Run time: 204min
Retail price: ￥7,800
Catalogue number: BCBA-3985

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/1fYf1GM
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1OZMuWu
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1MAUJJT
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1BN9HRP
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/1BN9DSc
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1MAUD51
Amazon IT:-
Amazon ES: https://amzn.to/2JkECTY


US EDITION ● Freedom: Complete Collection
DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Bandai
Release date: 2009-VII-7
Disc type: NTSC | Region 1 | DVD9 | 2 discs
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 | English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English
Format: 16:9
Run time: 350 min
Retail price: $48.88

 AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/1FhVRvn
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1FhW8hO
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1xznfER
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1MALwBx
Amazon DE: https://amzn.to/2Jl8kID
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1xzna4i
Amazon IT: http://amzn.to/1MALrxG
Amazon ES: http://amzn.to/1EEHjs4


UK EDITION ● Freedom The Complete Collection
DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Manga Entertainment
Release date: 2011-X-10
Disc type: PAL | Region 2 | 2 DISCS | DVD9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 | English Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English
Format: 16:9
Run time: 358 min
Retail price: £10,90

 AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/1Dv6ps4
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1NK7PBO
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1EEMNTG
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1MANKRs
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/1xzpurV
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1EEN5Kp
Amazon IT: http://amzn.to/1MAOiXm
Amazon ES: http://amzn.to/1MAOohz


FRENCH EDITION ● Freedom : L'intégrale
DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Kazé Animation
Release date: 2013-VII-3
Disc type: PAL | Region 2 | 2 DISCS | DVD9
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 | French Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: French
Format: 16:9
Run time: 195 min
Retail price: €25

 AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/1Dv97xE
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1xzqR9U
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1C981BZ
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1MAPGcG
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/1MAPEkO
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1xzqtbI
Amazon IT: http://amzn.to/1MAPCtb
Amazon ES: http://amzn.to/1EEPwfS


ITALIAN EDITION ● Freedom: Complete Box
DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Dynit
Release date: 2011-II-2
Disc type: PAL | Region 2 | 7 DISCS | DVD5
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1 | Italian Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Italian
Format: 16:9
Run time: 195 min
Retail price: €28,90

 AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/1DvbekV
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1I5qp7d
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1OZKDRw
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1MAR5zR
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/1xzrOPJ
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1EEStgu
Amazon IT: http://amzn.to/1MAQWMN
Amazon ES: http://amzn.to/1MAQVIH


SPANISH EDITION ● Freedom: Edición Integral
DVD DETAILS
Publisher: Selecta Vision
Release date: 2011-III-29
Disc type: PAL | Region 2 | 2 DISCS | DVD9
Audio: Japanese | Spanish | Catalan Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: Spanish | Catalan
Format: 16:9
Run time: 195 min
Retail price: €18,90

 AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: https://amzn.to/2XAK3ag
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1OZLEJn
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1OZLzFu
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1EEVvkU
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/1MASSVJ
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/1EEVnSA
Amazon IT: https://amzn.to/2JmAlzs
Amazon ES: http://amzn.to/1MASMNL

●ILLUSTRATION● CYCLE MODE INTERNATIONAL 2010



Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn the image for CYCLE MODE INTERNATIONAL 2010. A cycling event that takes place in Tokyo and Osaka every year. The illustration has been used to promote the event as well as for the cover of the official guide book.

Check the official site here:http://www.cyclemode.net/2010/

The illustration is contained in the page 68 of KABA 2 art book.

●ILLUSTRATION● TARZAN magazine cover



This month's Tarzan magazine cover features an original illustration by Katsuhiro Otomo. This illustration is included in Katsuhiro Otomo's KABA 2.

 MAGAZINE DETAILS
Publisher: Magazine House (マガジンハウス)
Release date: 2010-X-14
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:-
Size: 27.8 x 19.8 x 0.8 cm
Retail price: ¥550

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/TmY3bF

●ILLUSTRATION● ATRÉ KICHIJOJI



Katsuhiro Otomo Illustrated the Poster for ATRÉ KICHIJOJI a shopping mall in Kichijoji. The illustration and diferent variations of the color proccesss are contained in the pages 59 and 60 of the Katsuhiro Otomo's Artbook KABA 2.

●ILLUSTRATION● CONTEST-S



This is one of the two letterpress illustrations that Katsuhiro Otomo did for the exhibition KAPPAN OMEGURU BOUKEN TEN (活版を巡る冒険展) an 'Exhibition Adventure Over The Letterpress' that took place in CONTEST-S Asagaya from june 6 to june 13. 200 copies were made from this letterpress.


The illustration is reprinted in the page 84 of the artbook KABA 2.

●ILLUSTRATION● CONTEST-S



This is one of the two letterpress illustrations that Katsuhiro Otomo did for the exhibition KAPPAN OMEGURU BOUKEN TEN (活版を巡る冒険展) an 'Exhibition Adventure Over The Letterpress' that took place in CONTEST-S Asagaya from june 6 to june 13. 200 copies were made from this letterpress.


The illustration is reprinted in the page 84 of the artbook KABA 2.

●BOOK● KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 2 (危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜 2)



This is the continuation of KIKINOSUKE GOMEN (危機之介御免), a Katsuhiro Otomo original story, written by Yoshihiko Tomizawa (富沢義彦) and illustrated by Hiroyuki Kaidō (海童博行) . KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 (危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜) was serialized in Dengeki Maoh (電撃黒マ王) magazine from 2008-III-21 to 2009-XII-17. This is the second book that collects the last four episodes.

BOOK DETAILS
Published by: Akusi media works - Dengeki Comics (アスキー・メディアワークス
電撃コミックス)
Release date: 2010-II-26
Numebr of pages: 192
Language: Japanese
Size: B6 
Retail price: ￥570
ISBN-10: 4048684310
ISBN-13: 978-4048684316

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/TRifcx
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/1AGlDVV
Amazon CA: http://amzn.to/1MKNv2B
Amazon UK: http://amzn.to/1x1DpH3
Amazon DE: http://amzn.to/19AgPeu
Amazon FR: http://amzn.to/19AgOqN
Amazon IT: https://amzn.to/2J8d55k
Amazon ES: https://amzn.to/2qItaHg

EPISODES
●KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 Episode 5
(危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜 第5回)
Published in Dengeki Maoh (電撃黒マ王) Vol.7 in 2009-III-18

●KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 Episode 6
(危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜 第6回)
Published in Dengeki Maoh (電撃黒マ王) Vol.8 in 2009-VI-22

●KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 Episode 7
(危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜 第7回)
Published in Dengeki Maoh (電撃黒マ王) Vol.9 in 2009-IX-18

●KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 Episode 8
(危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜 第8回)
Published in Dengeki Maoh (電撃黒マ王) Vol.10 in 2009-XII-17

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #12 (ヒピラくん ＃12)


HIPIRAKUN #12 AKAI HEYA NO HIMITSU NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #12「赤い部屋の秘密の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-25 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
Inside Doyen's laboratory, Hipira finds many doors. Hipira opens only one door and inside is…

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #11 (ヒピラくん ＃11)


HIPIRAKUN #11 KYŌFU! MUNKĀ-KAN NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #11「恐怖！ムンカー館の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-25 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
Hipira and his school friends decide to explore a haunted house at the very end of Salta.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #10 (ヒピラくん ＃10)


HIPIRAKUN #10 UITCHI SUKETCHI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #10 「ウィッチ･スケッチ の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-25 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
On the way to school, Hipira meets Sarah who asked him to be a model for a painting. Sarah turns out to be a witch with a magical sketchbook that traps.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #9 (ヒピラくん ＃9)


HIPIRAKUN #9 CHITEI SEKAI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #9 「地底世界の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-24 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
Soul was kidnapped in an underground town. The "Shining Stone" that was illuminating the underground town burned up. The town began to try to ignite Soul…

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #8 (ヒピラくん ＃8)


HIPIRAKUN #8 ATARASHĪ TOMODACHI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #8「あたらしい友だちの巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-24 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
Hipira noticed something growing from the meteorite after a few days. A towering tree emerges where a cute goblin is found on top.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #7 (ヒピラくん ＃7)


HIPIRAKUN #7 SARUTA SAIGO NO HI? NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #7「サルタ最後の日？の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-23 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
A prophecy has been foretold that Salta will be hit by a large meteorite when Three Crescent Moons appear.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #6 (ヒピラくん ＃6)


HIPIRAKUN #6 GAKKŌ WA TANOSHĪ NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #6 「学校はたのしい の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-23 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
A giant bloodcake and fireworks are on display to celebrate the school's 666,666th founding anniversary. Many of the students are excited to see the special guest, except Hipira.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #5 (ヒピラくん ＃5)


HIPIRAKUN #5 KAERU ŌJI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #5「カエル王子の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-23 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
As the investigation continues, Hipira and Soul come across the cursed Prince Frog. To lift Prince Frog's curse, he was told he must eat a vampire boy and a soul.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #4 (ヒピラくん ＃4)


HIPIRAKUN #4 NOBARANOSEI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #4「野バラの精の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-22 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
Hipira and Soul go into the forest where they run into Rose, who does nothing but cry. Rose sends them on a quest to investigate the river nearby.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #3 (ヒピラくん ＃3)


HIPIRAKUN #3 KOKEKOKKŌ NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #3「コケコッコー の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-22 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS
A 2000 year old curse, made the moon shine bright like the sun. No one was out except for Hipira and Soul.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #2 (ヒピラくん ＃2)




HIPIRAKUN #2 SŌRUKUN TANJŌ MAKI
(ヒピラくん ＃2「ソウルくん誕生 の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-21 | 5 min | Color

SYNOPSIS
Hipira hears spells coming out of an eerie door. He's hesitant to open the door as he sees Doyen conducting expirements.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #1 (ヒピラくん ＃1)




HIPIRAKUN #1 HIPIRAKUN TOUJOU NO KAN
(ヒピラくん ＃1 「ヒピラくん登場 の巻」)
Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-21 | 5 min | Color

SYNOPSIS
Hipira is a young vampire living in the town of Salta where it's never morning. Elena, his classmate, tells him of a strange light coming out of Doyen's house.

COLLECTED IN
●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●PROMOTION VIDEO● HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん)



HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) is a 13 episode animated mini-series based on the homonym short illustrated stories written by Otomo with artwork by Shinji Kimura (木村 真二) on 2001. Kimura himself years later directed this series that was originally aired on the Japanese TV network NHK-BS2 from December 21 to 25, 2009 and then collected in DVD and Blu-ray.

The original illustrated stories were published as HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) on NeNe (ねーねー) magazine during the years 2001 and 2002 and later collected as a single volume book.

Official website: http://www.hipira.net

EPISODE LIST
■ Episode 1: Hipira kun toujou no kan「ヒピラくん登場 の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-21
5 min | Color

■Episode 2: Sōrukun tanjō no maki「ソウルくん誕生 の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-21
5 min | Color

■Episode 3: Kokekokkō no maki「コケコッコー の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-22
5 min | Color

■Episode 4: Nobaranosei no maki「野バラの精の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-22
5 min | Color

■Episode 5: Kaeru Ōji no maki「カエル王子の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-23
5 min | Color

■Episode 6: Gakkō wa tanoshī no maki「学校はたのしい の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-23
5 min | Color

■Episode 7: Saruta saigo no hi? No maki「サルタ最後の日？の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-23
5 min | Color

■Episode 8: Atarashī tomodachi no maki「あたらしい友だちの巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-24
5 min | Color

■Episode 9: Chitei sekai no maki「地底世界の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-24
5 min | Color

■Episode 10: Uitchi suketchi no maki「ウィッチ･スケッチ の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-25
5 min | Color

■Episode 11: Kyōfu! Munkā-kan no maki「恐怖！ムンカー館の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-25
5 min | Color

■Episode 12: Akai heya no himitsu no maki「赤い部屋の秘密の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-25
5 min | Color

■Episode 13: Sōrukun pinchi! No maki「ソウルくんピンチ！の巻」
Never aired
5 min | Color

●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 (危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜 ) episode 8




KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜  (危機之介御免 〜ギヤマンの書〜 ) ep. 8
Published in Dengeki Maoh (電撃黒マ王) vol. 10 in 2009-XII-17
45 pages | B/W

Original Story by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋)
Written by Yoshihiko Tomizawa (富沢義彦)
Illustrated by Hiroyuki Kaidō (海童博行)

Collected in the book:
●KIKINOSUKE GOMEN 〜 GIYAMAN NO SHO 〜 2



●BLU-RAY● GENMA TAISEN (幻魔大戦)


Kadokawa has released today in Blu-ray Genma Taisen (幻魔大戦) , the animation film directed by Rintaro (りんたろう), originally released theatrically in Japan on march 12, 1983. This film was the first collaboration of Katsuhiro Otomo in an animation project in which he worked as character designer. The first printing comes with a exclusive film bookmark.

BLU-RAY DETAILS
Publisher: Kadokawa (角川書店)
Release date: 2009-XII-27
Format: region A | BD50G | AVC | 16:9 | 1080p
Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital
Subtitles:-
Run time: 131 min
Retail price: ¥5,200 yen
Catalogue number: DAXA-1132

AVAILABILITY
Amazon JP: http://amzn.to/1hQvobc

●FRENCH COLLECTOR LIMITED EDITION● HARMAGEDON
BLU-RAY DETAILS:
Publisher: Dybex
Release date: 2025-V-5
Format: Region B | 16:9 (1.77:1) | 1080p
Audio: Japonais 2.0 DTS HD
Subtitles: Français
Run time: 120 min
Retail price: 69.99€
Reference No. 5413505331589

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●ILLUSTRATION● TARZAN magazine cover



Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn an illustration for this month's Tarzan magazine cover. This illustration is included in Katsuhiro Otomo's KABA 2.

 MAGAZINE DETAILS
Publisher: Magazine House (マガジンハウス)
Release date: 2009-X-29
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:-
Size: 27.8 x 20.4 x 1 cm
Retail price: ¥550

AVAILABILITY
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●ESSAY● THE ART OF OSAMU TEZUKA book FOREWORD





The book "The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga" by Hellen McCarthy collects the life and work of the famous manga artist Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫). This book includes a 45 minute documentary by NHK never before published outside Japan.

Helen McCarthy is the author of eight books about Japanese animation and comics, including the first book in the English language devoted to anime: Anime! A Beginners Guide To Japanese Animation (1993). She is also the curator of the Osamu Tezuka Film Festival at London’s Barbican Centre.


BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
Release date: 2009-X-1
Language: English
Number of pages: 272
Size: 9 x 1 x 12.2 inches (hardcover)
Retail price: $40.00
ISBN-10: 0810982498 
ISBN-13: 978-0810982499 


AVAILABILITY
Foreword by Katsuhiro Otomo:

It is important to understand that Osamu Tezuka is not the founder of Japanese animation.There were animators in Japan before him, as well as those working at the same time. Tezuka's work, however, revolutionized the industry by transferring recognized cinematic forms of expression from the silver screen to both his manga and his anime in order to make his stories more appealing to his (initially young) audience. In Tezuka's anime especially, camera conceits such as close-ups, pan/tilt, and so forth contributed to the creation of a realistic feel to his animated features, though initially they caused all sorts of production problems. He also played with varied lighting to enhance mood. By Tezuka's time, manga and anime had ceased to be the throwaway items they had been before the war, and it is Tezuka's greatest success that he recognized the need to inject wider perspectives and social awareness into his work. This was important after the war, when Disney animation was contributing to the anti -Japanization of Japanese popular culture, and U.S. -supported reconstruction dominated Japan. Today, much of the manga and anime business stands far removed from the fragile system into which Tezuka breathed life, and from some perspectives, imagination seems to have largely given over to the sort of routine against which Tezuka railed. However, there still remain strands of the Master's imagination woven throughout the islands of Japan, and I have faith that even today many of his professional descendents remain true to the standards by which he built an industry. It is no exaggeration to say that it is largely due to the genius of Tezuka, in those formative years of the country's reconstruction, that Japanese animation and manga have developed into a form largely without comparison in the world. Influenced by the innovations of Disney but guided by his own emotional compass, Tezuka did not demand absolute rigidity of his staff, but he allowed them to explore their own creative processes and unique styles. These were animators who would later go on to create an entire industry, impassioned by their beloved teacher. 

Katsuhiro Otomo is the creator of AKIRA, the seminal manga and movie

PAPERBACK EDITION
It also includes the 45 minute documentary on DVD.

 BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Ilex Press
Release date: 2013-II-4
Language: English
Number of pages: 272 (paperback)
Size: 30.5 x 22.7 cm
Retail price: £19.90
ISBN-10: 1781570337
ISBN-13: 978-1781570333

 AVAILABILITY
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JAPANESE EDITION ● TEZUKA OSAMU NO GEIJUTSU (手塚治虫の芸術)
BOOK DETAILS:
Publisher: Yumanishobō (ゆまに書房 )
Release date: 2014-X-24
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:: 271
Size: 30.6 x 23.4 x 3 cm
Retail prize:￥ 9,180
ISBN-10: 4843345792
ISBN-13: 978-4843345795

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