ChronOtomo | Otomo Katsuhiro Chronology

●SIGNATURE● SELF-PORTRAIT for Variety magazine interview

Katsuhiro Otomo drew this self-portrait for the January 1979 issue of Variety magazine where he was interviewed by Nanae Sasaya (ささやななえ) and Akira Kagami (鏡明)

●MANGA● ASHITA NO YAKUSOKU (あしたの約束)

ASHITA NO YAKUSOKU (あしたの約束)

Weekly Manga Action (漫画アクション増刊 )
10・27 | 1978-X-13 | 26 pages | B&W + Limited Color

Collected in the books:

●HIGHWAY STAR

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

●MANGA● CINEMA CLUB (任侠シネマクラブ)

CINEMA CLUB (任侠シネマクラブ)

Young Comic (ヤングコミック)
10・25 | 1978-X-11 | 24 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●SHORT PEACE

●SHORT PEACE (re-release)

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

●MANGA● KAZOKU (家族)

KAZOKU (家族)

Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)
9・21 | 1978-IX-7 | 20 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●HIGHWAY STAR

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

●ILLUSTRATION● BLACK PANTHER

Various Japanese manga authors have collaborated in the 'All American Comics' reportage on this month's Popeye (ポパイ) magazine. Katsuhiro Otomo drew an illustration of Black Panther.

MAGAZINE DETAILS

Publisher: Magzine House (マガジンハウス)
Release date: 1978-VIII-25
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 130
Size: A5
Retail price: ¥230

●MANGA● TAIKYŌ (大麻境)

TAIKYŌ (大麻境)

Zōkan Young Comic (増刊ヤングコミック)
9・20 | 1978-VIII-20 | 24 pages | B&W + Limited color

Collected in the books:

●SHORT PEACE

●SHORT PEACE (re-release)

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

●MANGA● TŌI MATSURI (遠い祭り)

TŌI MATSURI (遠い祭り)

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊)
8・18 | 1978-VIII-4 | 27 pages | B&W

Original story by Nobuyuki Shirayama (白山宣之)

Collected in the book:

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

●MANGA● SHINJUKU PUREISUPOTTO RUPO (新宿プレイスポット・ルポ)

SHINJUKU PUREISUPOTTO RUPO (新宿プレイスポット・ルポ)

Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション )
1978-VII-24 | 8 pages | B&W + Red

●MANGA● HENZERU TO GUREETERU (ヘンゼルとグレーテル)

HENZERU TO GUREETERU (ヘンゼルとグレーテル)

Zōkan Young Comic (増刊ヤングコミック)
8・20 | 1978-VII-20 | 28 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●HANSEL & GRETEL
●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

New title page presented in the book

●MANGA● AI NO MACHIKADO NI CHŌME SAN BANCHI (愛の街角２丁目３番地 )

AI NO MACHIKADO NI CHŌME SAN BANCHI (愛の街角２丁目３番地 )

Weekly Manga Action ( 週刊漫画アクション)
7・21 | 1978-VII-12 | 16 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:
●GOOD WEATHER

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

This story was adapted to a 8mm film directed by Katsuyuki Hirano (平野勝之) released in 1987 with the same name AI NO MACHIKADO NI CHŌME SAN BANCHI (愛の街角2丁目3番地)

●MANGA● TSUYA NO ATOSAKI (つやのあとさき)

TSUYA NO ATOSAKI (つやのあとさき)

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊 )
7・8 | 1978-VI-23 | 23 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:
●HIGHWAY STAR

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 5: Fire-Ball

●MANGA● SO WHAT

SO WHAT

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊 )
6・10 | 1978-V-26 | 28 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:
●GOOD WEATHER
●SO WHAT Special Edition DVD

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

This story was adapted to a live action film 'SO WHAT' directed by Naoto Yamakawa (山川直人) the special edition DVD includes a booklet with Otomo's manga.

●ILLUSTRATION● LIVE IN CHIGASAKI (ライブイン・茅ヶ崎)

Katsuhiro Otomo has draw a illustration to promote the film LIVE IN CHIGASAKI (ライブイン茅ヶ崎) by Yoshimitsu Morita (森田芳光). The 75 min long film was released in Japan on May 2, 1978.

Collected in the book:

●MORITA YOSHIMITSHU SAI (森田芳光祭)

●MANGA● TOKYOO CHANG PONG (トウキョウ　チャンポン)

TOKYŌ CHANG PONG (トウキョウ　チャンポン)

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊)
5・13 | 1978-IV-28 | 25 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●GOOD WEATHER

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●MANGA● SAYONARA NIPPON 5 (さよならにっぽん V)

SAYONARA NIPPON 5 (さよならにっぽん V)

Weekly manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)
2・23 | 1978-II-9 | 20 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●SAYONARA NIPPON

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●ILLUSTRATION● Manga Action cover

Katsuhiro Otomo has drawn the cover illustration of this January's number of Manga Action Zoukan (漫画アクション増刊) in which he also published SAYONARA NO OMIYAGE (さよならのおみやげ) a 25 page manga.

●MANGA● SAYONARA NO OMIYAGE (さよならのおみやげ)

SAYONARA NO OMIYAGE (さよならのおみやげ)

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊)
1・10 | 1977-XII-25 | 25 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●HIGHWAY STAR

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●MANGA● SAYONARA NIPPON 4 (さよならにっぽん IV)

SAYONARA NIPPON 4 (さよならにっぽん IV)

Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)
1・5 | 1977-XII-22 | 25 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:
●SAYONARA NIPPON

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●MANGA● GOOD WEATHER part 2

GOOD WEATHER part 2

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊 )

11・2 | 1977-X-14 | 24 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●GOOD WEATHER

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●MANGA● SAYONARA NIPPON 3 (さよならにっぽん III)

SAYONARA NIPPON 3 (さよならにっぽん III)

Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)

10・20 | 1977-X-5 | 24 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●SAYONARA NIPPON

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●MANGA● GOOD WEATHER part 1

GOOD WEATHER part 1

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊 )

9・21 | 1977-IX-2 | 23 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●GOOD WEATHER

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●MANGA● SAYONARA NIPPON 2 (さよならにっぽん II)

SAYONARA NIPPON 2 (さよならにっぽん II)

Weekly Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)

9・8 | 1977-VIII-25 | 24 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:

●SAYONARA NIPPON

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

●MANGA● MINER SWING

MINER SWING

Manga Action Zōkan (漫画アクション増刊)

8・24 | 1977-VIII-5 | 23 pages | B&W

Collected in the books:
●OTOMO KATSUHIRO ANTHOLOGY 1

●OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 4: SAYONARA NIPPON

Otomo's note from anthology's postface

I thought about doing something for the summer, a weird, eerie story and then linking it to the problem of pollution. At the time, I loved "sting-in-the-tail" stories like this one, like the stories of Abe Kodo and Oe Kensaburo, especially if they had a weird ending...