●ANNOUNCEMENT● MEMORIES (メモリーズ) 4K theatrical release

 

To mark the 30th anniversary of MEMORIES (メモリーズ), the omnibus film created by Otomo in 1995, Filmarks （フィルマークス) has announced a new 4K digital remaster that will be theatrically released starting in November 28, 2025. The limited two-week run release will hit 64 theaters in Japan, with more venues to be added in the future. 

It was also announced that the film will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on December 24 and a bunch os merchandise is being created for the occasion, such as layout storyboard for Magnetic Rose and  voice recording scripts covering all three pieces that make up the film.

OTOMO'S COMMENT

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Anyway, is 30 years a happy occasion?

TRAILER

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●SIGNATURE● AKIRA CEL EXHIBITION Message Wall

Katsuhiro Otomo did this signature auto-portrait in the AKIRA CEL EXHIBITION Message Wall that opened its doors today.

●SIGNATURE● CINE WIND

Katsuhiro Otomo attended  the 1st NIIGATA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FILM FESTIVAL (第1回新潟国際アニメーション映画祭) where a retrospective of some of his animations works is taking place and where the film NEZUMIKOZO JIROKICHI (鼠小僧次郎吉) in which he collaborated was premiered.

TWEETS by OTOMO (March 13~21, 2023)

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■I'm going to the Niigata International Animation Film Festival. I am looking forward to going to Niigata for the first time. Please tell me something delicious

■(After some delicious culinary recommendations) Thank you. I want to go to Miyoshi.

■(After even more recommendations) I also like B-class gourmet, so it's okay.

■Niigata Miyoshiya's Chinese soba has arrived! Thank you to everyone who introduced us!! ︎

■I'm walking through the town of Niigata right now 

■(After a recommendation: A bar called Camarado (カマラード) in Furumachi (古町)). I visited the bar you introduced. On the way, director Kitakubo notices... is it safe? I was able to enter the bar!

■I finished all my plans for Niigata and am on the Shinkansen. Thank you to everyone who came to the venue. I'm sorry if you didn't receive your sticker.

■(After a compliment about not getting old) As you can see, I'm old.

●SIGNATURE● KABA 2 signature

Signature in the back cover of KABA 2 book.

●SIGNATURE● R.I.P. Kim Jung Gi

Katsuhiro Otomo shared in his OYAJISHU Twitter account a sketch remembering the late Kim Jung Gi (김정기) who passed away suddenly at the age of 47 last October 3. Otomo's eulogy reads like this:

Every time we met,

Kim was always smiling.

Katsuhiro Otomo

●SIGNATURE● DRAWING IN A BOTTLE "Zenshū-kun ga iku"

Katsuhiro Otomo has posted a new drawing in a bottle, this time in the OTOMO ZENSHU twitter account announcing that the serialization of ZENSHŪ-KUN GA IKU (全集くんが行く) will start in the OTOMO COMPLETE home page.

●SIGNATURE● DRAWING IN A BOTTLE "Space Ace"

Katsuhiro Otomo has posted a new drawing in a bottle in the OYAJISHU (親父衆) twitter account.

●SIGNATURE● DRAWING IN A BOTTLE "August is over"

Katsuhiro Otomo has posted a new drawing in a bottle in the OYAJISHU (親父衆) twitter account.

●SIGNATURE● DRAWING IN A BOTTLE "End of War Memorial Bottle"

Katsuhiro Otomo has posted a new drawing in a bottle in the OYAJISHU (親父衆) twitter account with the quote: "End of War Memorial Bottle (Otomo)"

●SIGNATURE● DRAWING IN A BOTTLE "Next guest"

Katsuhiro Otomo has posted a new drawing in a bottle in the OYAJISHU (親父衆) twitter account with the quote: "Next guest (Otomo)"

●SIGNATURE● DRAWING IN A BOTTLE "Dobīn"

Katsuhiro Otomo has posted a new drawing in a bottle in the OYAJISHU (親父衆) twitter account with the quote: "Dobīn (Otomo)"

●SIGNATURE● SELF PORTRAIT in bottle

Katsuhiro Otomo has posted another self portrait drawn in a bottle in his OYAJISHU (親父衆) twitter account.

●SIGNATURE● SELF PORTRAIT for Young Magazine's 40th anniversary

Kodansha's Young Magazine is celebrating its 40th anniversary and more than 60 authors, ranging from the artists who are currently serialized to those who were once active in the magazine such as Katsuhiro Otomo drew an illustration to commemorate the occasion.

The illustrations are collected in this weeks special issue and are also collected in a website: https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/sp/40th_illust/

MAGAZINE DETAILS: 

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YOUNG MAGAZINE

(ヤングマガジン 2020年 7/20 号)

Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Release date: 2020-VII-6
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:
Size: 25.8 x 18 x 2.9 cm
Retail price: 410¥


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●SIGNATURE● SELF PORTRAIT in bottle

Every now and then, Katsuhiro Otomo posts on the OYAJISHU (親父衆) twitter account. This time he has shared a photo of a bottle signed by him with these two comments: 

"I drink it without losing to corona"

"I'm drunk so the picture is awful. Sorry."

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●SIGNATURE● SYD MEAD EXHIBITION

Katsuhiro Otomo attended the SYD MEAD EXHIBITION (シド・ミード展) PROGRESSIONS TYO 2019, shown from April 27 to June 2, 2019 at the 3331 Arts Chiyoda, where he made a drawing in the visitors wall.

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●SIGNATURE● TRIBUTE TO OTOMO exhibition

Katsuhiro Otomo has been signing in the TRIBUTE TO OTOMO exhibition that is taking place until june 18th in the SpaceHACHIKAI on the eighth floor of the Tower Records Building in Tokyo. Here some of the signature illustrations he did for the attenders.

●SIGNATURE● TRIBUTE TO OTOMO mural

Katsuhiro Otomo made a signed selfportrait on the mural of the TRIBUTE TO OTOMO exhibition that opens its doors on june 3 in SpaceHACHIKAI on the eighth floor of the Tower Records Building.

●SIGNATURE● toilet direction

Katsuhiro Otomo drew the toilet direction in a wall of Bommusshu (ボン・ムッシュ) restaurant in Roppogi. 

via: https://www.instagram.com/daikono/