ChronOtomo | Otomo Katsuhiro Chronology: Hajime Katoki

Bandai Visual has released a book that covers the process that went behind the making of BUKI YO SARABA (武器よさらば) a short story by katsuhiro Otomo published as a manga in 1981-XI-16 in Young magazine, that was turned into an animated short film directed by Hajime Katoki's (力トキハジメ) as part of the omnibus SHORT PEACE project released in 2013 and already available in Blu-ray and DVD. The book also includes the original manga by Katsuhiro Otomo and in case you don't own SHORT PEACE, it was also released a limited bundle that includes the short film in Blu-ray.

BOOK CONTENT

■Manga: BUKI YO SARABA「武器よさらば」

■Manga: BUKI YO SARABA「武器よさらば」GALLERY (published and setting materials)

■Movie BUKI YO SARABA「武器よさらば」setting materials

■Movie BUKI YO SARABA「武器よさらば」Screenplay & Storyboards

■Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) × Hajime Katoki (カトキハジメ) talk

■ゴンク撮り下ろしグラビア

■A2 poster with the Cover illustration by Katsuhiro Otomo

BOOK DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual

Release date: 2014-III-20
Language: Japanese

Number of pages: 160

Size: 14.2 x 10.2 x 0.6 inches (B4)

retail price: ¥3,000

ISBN: 9784894571068

Part Number：EC-1006

AVAILABILITY

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●LIMITED EDITION● BOOK + BLU-RAY

BUKI YO SARABA Complete【BVC limited】 (武器よさらば complete【BVC限定】)
This edition includes the book plus a B2 size poster illustrated by Hajime Katoki and a 24 min long Blu-Ray with the feature film that is part of SHORT PEACE and was collected in the BLU-RAY (BCXA-0809 and BCXA-08080) and the DVD (BCBA-4582) released by BANDAI in 2014-I-16.

LIMITED EDITION DETAILS

Publisher: Bandai Visual

Release date: 2014-III-20
Language: Japanese

Number of pages: 160

Size: 14.2 x 10.2 x 0.6 inches (B4)

Retail price: ¥4,500

ISBN: 9784894571068

Part Number：EC-1007

Today has been released in Japanese theaters Katsuhiro Otomo's last animation project: SHORT PEACE (ショート・ピース) that collects 4 short animation films by renown Japanese directors

●Opening sequence directed by Koji Morimoto (森本晃司)

●Katsuhiro Otomo's (大友克洋) HI NO YOUJIN(火要鎮)

●Shuhei Morita's (森田修平) TSUKUMO (九十九)

●Hiroaki Ando's (安藤裕章) GAMBO

●Hajime Katoki's (力トキハジメ) BUKI YO SARABA (武器よさらば)

Oficial site: www.shortpeace-movie.com
Oficial Facebook site:www.facebook.com/shortpeacemovie
Oficial Twitter: www.twitter.com/shortpeacemovie

MAIN FILM CREDITS

●HI NO YOUJIN (火要鎮)●
Written & Directed by

Katsuhiro Otomo

Music:

Makoto Kubota(久保田麻琴)

Character Design & Visual Concept:

Hidekazu Ohara (小原秀一)

Animation Director:

Tatsuya Tomaru (外丸達也)

CGI Director:

Shūji Shinoda (篠田周二)

Animation:

Hidetsugu Ito

Hiroyuki Horiuchi

Koji Watanabe

Kouichi Arai

Mari Tominaga

Masaaki Endou

Shuichi Kaneko

Takahiro Tanaka

Background Art:

Junichi Taniguchi

Yoshiaki Honma

Effects Animation Director:

Takashi Hashimoto (橋本敬史)

●TSUKUMO (九十九)●

Written & Directed by

Shuhei Morita (森田修平)

Music:

Reiji Kitazato

Original story & conceptual design:

Keisuke Kishi

Character Design:

Daisuke Sajiki (桟敷大祐)

Art:

Goki Nakamura (中村豪希)

CGI Director:

Ryūsuke Sakamoto

Animation:

Hiroyuki Horiuchi (堀内博之)

Production:

Bandai Visual

Dentsu Inc.

Bandai Namco Games

Shochiku Co., Ltd

●GAMBO●

Directed by

Hiroaki Ando (安藤裕章)

Screenplay:

Katsuhito Ishii (石井克人)

Kensuke Yamamoto (山本健介)

Music:

Hikaru Nanase (七瀬光)

Original Concept & creative director:

Katsuhito Ishii (石井克人)

Original Character Design:

Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (貞本義行)

Character Design & Animation director:

Yusuke Yoshigaki (芳垣祐介)

Art Director:

Yoshiaki Honma (本間禎章)

CGI Director:

Masashi Kokubo (小久保将志)

Animation:

Hirofumi Nakata

Yoh Yoshinari

Yusuke Yoshigaki

CG Animation:

Ryūsuke Sakamoto

Color Coordination & color design:

Yuichi Kuboki

Composite Chief:

Kodai Sato

Backgrounds:

Totonyan

Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production

Finish Animation:

RIC

Wish

In-Between Animation:

RIC

●BUKI YO SARABA (武器よさらば)●

Writen & Directed by:

Hajime Katoki (力トキハジメ)

Storyboard:

Hajime Katoki (力トキハジメ)

Kazuyoshi Katayama (片山一良)

Unit Director:

Shuhei Morita (森田修平)

Music:

Tomohisa Ishikawa (石川智久)

Original creator:

Katsuhiro Otomo

Character Design:

Tatsuyuki Tanaka (田中達之)

Art Director:

Hiromasa Ogura (小倉宏昌)

Animation Director:

Hiroyuki Horiuchi (堀内博之)

Mechanical design:

Hajime Katoki (力トキハジメ)

Kimitoshi Yamane (山根公利)

CGI Director:

Makoto Wakama (若間真)

Director of Photography:

Jiro Tazawa (田沢二郎)

Color Scheme:

Akiyo Yamaura

Editing:

Takeshi Seyama

Key Animation:

Hirofumi Masuda

Hiroyuki Horiuchi

Keiichirou Honjou

Koji Sugiura

Koji Watanabe

Kouichi Arai

Mari Tominaga

Masayuki Ozaki

Shuichi Kaneko

Takashi Hashimoto

Yumenosuke Tokuda

Backgrounds:

Baku Production

Studio Easter

CG Animation:

Transistor Studio

Finish Animation:

Studio Elle

In-Between Animation:

8 Bit

Angle

BEEP

Oriental Light and Magic

Pierrot Plus

RIC

Studio Gimlet

Key Animation:

Artland

Seigasha

Studio Cosmo

Studio Kuma

Photography:

T2 Studio

Broadcaster:

Bandai Channel

Production:

Bandai Visual

Sunrise

Pages

●BOOK & BLU-RAY● BUKI YO SARABA (武器よさらば)

●ANIMATION FILM● SHORT PEACE (ショート・ピース)

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●BOOK & BLU-RAY● BUKI YO SARABA (武器よさらば)

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●ANIMATION FILM● SHORT PEACE (ショート・ピース)