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●ANNOUNCEMENT● AKIRA ART OF WALL



To celebrate the end of the construction of SHIBUYA PARCO shopping mall, an exhibition will take place  from November 22 to December 16 at Shibuya’s PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO and from November 22 to December 8 at GALLERY X, showcasing the collages created by Kosuke Kawamura (河村康輔) using the images from Katsuhiro Otomo's manga AKIRA which covered 63 meters of the construction site wall for the last two years. A great variety of merchandise will be released to commemorate the exhibition, from t-shirts and hoodies to posters and phone cases. A special book will be published too.

EVENT PERIOD
2019/11/22 (Friday) ~ 12/16 (Monday)

●PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO (Shibuya PARCO 4F)
November 22, 2019 (Friday)-December 16 (Monday) 10: 00-21: 00

●GALLERY X (Shibuya PARCO B1F) 2019/11/22 (Friday)-12/8 (Sunday) 11: 00-21: 00

* Both venues will close at 18:00 on the last day
* Admission to PARCO MUSEUM TOKYO is 30 minutes before closing each day
* Admission fee 1,000 yen
* 800 yen for high school students and under, free for preschoolers
* Advance tickets sold at Eplus
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●EVENT● ANIME EXPO 2019 PANEL


Photo by Jun Hiraoka

Today, from 5:00 6:00 pm Pacific time in Anime Expo 2019 that is taking place in Los Angeles Convention Center from July 4 to 7,  Katsuhiro Otomo has joined SUNRISE's produced Yasumasa Tsuchiya (土屋 康昌) and president and CEO Makoto Asanuma (浅沼 誠) together with KODANSHA's Editorial Director, Fourth Division and Deputy Executive Director, Rights/Media Business Division Shohei Yoshida (吉田 昌平) and SHOCHIKU's Producer Motoki Mukaichi (向井地 基起) to present his latest projects:

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●ANNOUNCEMENT● AKIRA new anime project started!



Katsuhiro Otomo has announced in Anime Expo 2019 a new AKIRA anime project that is not going to be a Hollywood live-action movie and will deepen on the content from the six volume manga of AKIRA he created from 1982 to 1990.

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●ANNOUNCEMENT● AKIRA 4K remaster



On Spring 2020, Katsuhiro Otomo's, 1988 released animation film AKIRA will be released on 4K Blu-ray with a new 4K scan, 4K remaster and HDR image. The soundtrack will feature a remastered 192 KHz sound supervised by the musical director Shoji Yamashiro.

All the specifications of the two disc set (4K ULTRA HD Blu-ray & Blu-ray) that will be released on March 24, 2020 on Japan with the catalog number BCQA-0009 and a retail price of ￥9,800 are available on the newly launched official sites:

●ANNOUNCEMENT● THE COMPLETE WORKS PROJECT


Katsuhiro Otomo and Kodansha have announced the publication of Katsuhiro Otomo's complete works, back from 1971 to this day and the future. A trailer was presented with this captions:

Manga, Illustration, animation, videos and collaborations...
Works getting created in the future.
Katsuhiro Otomo, known for his works that often straddle genres,
launches a completely new project.
The creator himself edits his own works.

Official Press Release
Kodansha will publish the collection OTOMO: THE COMPLETE WORKS. Katsuhiro Otomo will personally edit and organize the retrospective with the goal of publishing a fresh collection of work through which fans can trace the trajectory of his ideas and creations as far back as the birth of his creative career. It will include every one of his works and statements in chronological order since his debut as a manga artist in 1971. The publication will go beyond a simple "complete collection," and can be regarded as "everything Otomo." Since one of its objectives is to inspire ALL creators and readers of the younger generation, the collection will be published not only in Japan but across the globe. More detailed contents and the release schedule are soon to be announced.

●ANNOUNCEMENT● ORBITAL ERA




Katsuhiro Otomo has announced in Anime Expo 2019 a new animation film in which he is working on titled ORBITAL ERA. He has presented a trailer and some character and world designs. Otomo has worked in multiple animation projects during his prolonged career but this will be his third long feature animation film after AKIRA and STEAMBOY. Otomo published a one-shot four page manga titled Orbital Era back in 2001.

Official websites:
●http://orbital-era.com
●https://twitter.com/orbitalera
Official Press Release
''ORBITAL ERA'' will be his 3rd animated feature film after "AKIRA" (1988) and "STEAMBOY"(2004 ). Otomo himself will write the original concept and screenplay, as well as design and direct the film. The plot takes place in the near-future on a space colony under construction. It is an action-adventure story following the lives of some young boys surviving in this peculiar environment and society as they are tossed around by fate. "The reality found in mankind's future" will be depicted through their perspective. The first key-visual, which Otomo created especially for this announcement, is already inciting excitement not only amongst his devotees but anime fans all over the world.


Katsuhiro Otomo's comment
I’m very happy I can bring to you a new animated feature film. This movie is what I would like to present to the today’s world. We’re still in the middle of production, but I would like to create a film that will be enjoyed by a wide range of people. Please look forward to it.

●EVENT● ANIME EXPO 2019




Katsuhiro Otomo will present a new movie project in which he has embarked in Los Angeles Anime Expo, a anime and manga event that takes off today with a pre-show in Los Angeles Convention Center. Anime Expo 2019 will take place from July 4 to 7 and Katsuhiro Otomo will attend as a guest of honor. He will participate on a panel on July 4th from 5 to 6 pm where he will announce his latest movie project. Get more information here.

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●MANGA● 50 ans d'édition Glénat

   

Katsuhiro Otomo has collaborated with a two page story to French publisher Glénat's book: 50 ANS D'ÉDITION GLÉNAT L'ALBUM, published to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The premise was 'An author knocks on the door of Glénat publishing..."

PARTICIPANTS
Tadashi Agi et Shu Okimoto, Olivier Balez, Fred Bernard, Marc-Antoine Boidin, Franck Bonnet, François Boucq, Chabouté, Didier Convard et Denis Falque, Jean-Yves Delitte, Xavier Dorison et Terry Dodson, Espé, David Etien, Fabcaro, Vittorio Giardino, Gos, Sui Ishida, Konami Kanate, Nicolas Keramidas, Ralf König, Jean-Charles Kraehn, Timothé Le Boucher, Régis Loisel, Marc Malès, Milo Manara, Lisa Mandel, Julien Neel, Nob, Katsuhiro Otomo, Nicolas Pétrimaux, Dimitri Planchon, Pieter de Poortere, Ptiluc, Quino, François Rocard, Stan et Vince, Tébo, Sylvain Vallée, Vincent et Jean-Blaise Dijan, Zanzim, Zep.


BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Glénat
Release date: 2019-VI-19
Language: French
Number of pages: 80
Size: 24 x 32 cm
Retail price: 20€
ISBN-10: 2344032274
ISBN-13: 978-2344032275

AVAILABILITY
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●ILLUSTRATION● GENKAN SHOKUDO



Katsuhiro Otomo has created an illustration poster for a crowd funding campaign by GENKAN SHOKUDO (玄関食堂), a small cafeteria in Kichijoji where he resides ran by Hazuki Sino.

The poster that shows the main entrance door of the cafeteria will be limited to 200 pieces and printed in A3 Giclee high-grade paper with delicate texture. It will be available for contributions starting at ¥12,000 and will include a set of two new sauces.

※ Paper: German etching (310 g/m²)
※ Size: A3 (297 × 420 mm)
※ The poster will be delivered in a poster cylinder
※ The poster will be numbered by pencil by the Studio. Number can not be chosen
※ It will be delivered on September 2019

Link to the campaign: https://camp-fire.jp/projects/120917/backers/new?id=234407

Genkan Shokudo & Hazuki Sino: Web | Twitter | Instagram

●SIGNATURE● SELF PORTRAIT


●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.

●COMMENT● SYD MEAD EXHIBITION



Katsuhiro Otomo's comment on the SYD MEAD EXHIBITION (シド・ミード展)  PROGRESSIONS TYO 2019, that is taking place at the the 3331 Arts Chiyoda until June 2, 2019. The exhibition is a retrospective on the artworks of futurist designer Syd Mead, who worked on films such as Blade Runner and Tron which had a great influence on Otomo.

●ILLUSTRATION● MANGA ACTION (漫画アクション) No.9 5/7



Katsuhiro Otomo has illustrated the cover of Manga Action (漫画アクション) magazine No.9 - 5/7 coinciding with the  publication of his 17 page-long manga: KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ 3 DATTA KAMO SHIRENAI (気分はもう戦争 3 だったかも知れない), a sequel to KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ  (気分はもう戦争) written by Yahagi Toshihiko (矢作俊彦) and illustrated by Otomo himself. This issue includes an extra-large poster and a postcard attached as an appendix featuring this same illustration. The original manga was collected as a book titled KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ (気分はもう戦争) (1982 edition | 2000 edition) after being serialized in Weekly Manga Action 38 years ago, between the years 1980 and 1981, in 16 chapters. Manga Action is the magazine in which Otomo debuted back in 1973 and where the majority of his short stories were published during the seventies and early eighties.

MAGAZINE DETAILS
Publisher: Futabasha (双葉社)
Release date: 2019-IV-16
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 450
Size:  25 x 17.2 x 2.8 cm
Retail price: 450¥

AVAILABILITY
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●MANGA● KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ 3 DATTA KAMO SHIRENAI (気分はもう戦争 3 だったかも知れない)



KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ 3 DATTA KAMO SHIRENAI 
(気分はもう戦争 3 だったかも知れない)
Manga Action (週刊漫画アクション)
2019-IV-16 | 17 pages | B&W

Written by Yahagi Toshihiko (矢作俊彦)
Illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)

Magazine cover illustration by Katsuhiro Otomo (read more)

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OTOMO'S NOTE
I started to draw on the 50th anniversary* of Manga Action but it took me so much time to use the pen. *2 years ago


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●CD● DŌMU Soundtrack (童夢 サウンドトラック)



Released originaly as an LP by King Records in June 1984. The original soundtrack of Dōmu (童夢)  a manga written by Katsuhiro Otomo in 1980, has been re-released 35 years later in CD format.  The CD maintains the same design characteristics as the LP but in a smaller size. The release features the same cover illustration by Otomo and includes a talk between composer Kazuhiko Izu (伊豆一彦 ) and Otomo. Disc Union stores have even created a special red obi that mimics the one that the LP included back in the day.


CD DETAILS
DŌMU Limited Edition, Original Recording, Soundtrack
(童夢 限定版, オリジナルレコーディング, サウンドトラック)

Label: FUJI
Release date: 2019-IV-10
Duration: 42 min
Retail price: ¥2,800+TAX
Catalogue number: FJ153
JAN:4988044045309


AVAILABILITY
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TRACK LIST
1. Act 1 Scene 7
2. Act 2 Scene 26
3. Act 3 Scene 8
4. Act 4 Scene 14
5. Act 5 Scene 10
6. Act 6 Scene 24
7. Act 7 Scene 23
8. Act 8 Scene 11
9. Act 9 Scene 27

CREDITS
Producer, Music By Kazuhiko Izu (伊豆一彦)
Supervised By [Director]: Toshinori Takatsuka (高塚俊紀)
Mixed By: Ryoji Fukushima (福島良治)
Sequenced By [MC-4], Programmed By [Synthesizer]: Tatsuhiko Mori (森達彦)
Violin [Solo]: Toshihiro Nakanishi (中西俊博)
Bass [Wood]: Motohiko Hamase (浜瀬元彦)
Drums: Atsuo Okamoto (岡本郭男)
Electric Bass: Yuji Muto (武藤祐二)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar: Kenji Kitajima (北島健二), Takayuki Hijikata (土方隆行)
Mandolin: Hideki Wachi (和智秀樹)
Percussion: Tatsuji Yokoyama (横山達嗣)
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano, Synthesizer: Hirotaka Izumi (和泉宏隆), Kazuhiko Izu (伊豆一彦)
Saxophone, Flute: Ikuo Kataoka (片岡郁雄)

●MAGAZINE● MANGA ACTION: KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ 3 digest


Manga Action (漫画アクション) magazine No.8 has published a digest of KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ (気分はもう戦争) the manga serialized 38 years ago, written by Yahagi Toshihiko (矢作俊彦) and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) to prepare readers for the next issue No.9 in which the sequel of this story will be published. This next issue will include a postcard and an extra-large poster attached as an appendix.

MANGA ACTION (漫画アクション) No.8 2019年4/16号
MAGAZINE DETAILS
Publisher: Futabasha (双葉社)
Release date: 2019-IV-2
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:
Size: 25.4 x 17.6 x 2 cm
Retail price: ¥ 430


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●TRAILER● KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ 3 Promo



Futabasha has released a trailer to promote the new sequel to KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ (気分はもう戦争), the manga written by Yahagi Toshihiko (矢作俊彦) and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) serialized 38 years ago. This new episode titled KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ 3 DATTA KAMO SHIRENAI (気分はもう戦争 3 だったかも知れない) will be published in Manga Action (漫画アクション) magazine No.9 on April 16th. The magazine will include as a bonus a postcard and an oversize poster.

Official site of Manga Action magazine: http://webaction.jp/action/

Video Production: Synchrotron Studio, Ltd. (合同会社 シンクロトロン・スタジオ）

●ANNOUNCEMENT● MANGA ACTION: KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ


Manga Action (漫画アクション) magazine has an announced in it's issue No.7 that Yahagi Toshihiko (矢作俊彦) and Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) will collaborate once again in the sequel to KIBUN WA MŌ SENSŌ (気分はもう戦争)


MAGAZINE DETAILS
MANGA ACTION (漫画アクション)
No.7 2019年4/2号
Publisher: Futabasha (双葉社)
Release date: 2019-III-19
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:
Size: 25.2 x 17.4 x 2 cm
Retail price: ¥ 430

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●FRENCH BOOK● ROCKYRAMA hors-série AKIRA



This month's ROCKYRAMA french film centric publication is focused in its entirety in Katsuhiro Otomo's AKIRA both the manga and the animation movie. This book plunges into the heart of the Akira machine that revolutionized animation and fascinated the world. The book was first available in kiosks on January 29th and then distributed to libraries on February 6th.

MAGAZINE DETAILS
Publisher: Ynnis Edition
Release date: 2019-I-29
Language: French
Number of pages:
Size: 19,2 x 1,1 x 27 cm
Retail price: 14.95€
ISBN-10: 2376970385
ISBN-13: 978-2376970385

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●DESIGN SUPERVISION● NHK SPECIAL TOKYO REBORN



Katsuhiro Otomo has been involved as design supervisor of the title image of the upcoming NHK documentary series about the evolution of Tokyo titled NHK SPECIALl TOKYO REBORN (ＮＨＫスペシャル シリーズ「東京リボーン」). To be broadcasted over the course of two years from December this year, the series is a large-scale program that depicts the evolution and reproduction of Tokyo under the view of the world of "AKIRA". Shoji Yamashiro the original composer of AKIRA soundtrack  is in charge of the theme music of the program.

The first episode titled "Challenge to the Bay Area Futuristic City" will be broadcasted on December 23rd at 9 pm in Japan. In the official announce website a 2-minute video was published as well as some comments by Katsuhiro Otomo and Shoji Yamashiro.

Official site: http://www6.nhk.or.jp/nhkpr/post/original.html?i=17044

NHK posted the opening in their YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/8ttEulEkYbE

●ILLUSTRATION● FLYINGDOG 10th Anniversary


Katsuhiro Otomo has created one of the images that will be sold as a t-shirt to celebrate the FLYINGDOG 10th Anniversary LIVE - DOG FESTIVAL (FlyingDog：10周年記念‐犬フェス‐). This event held by FlyingDog, an animation video/music label will take place on February 2, 2019 at the main arena of MUSASHINO NO MORI GENERAL SPORTS PLAZA  (武蔵野の森総合スポーツプラザ) in Tokyo, Japan. Other manga artists such as Shōji Kawamori (河森正治), CLAMP and Range Murata (村田蓮爾)  have collaborated with their respective designs.

The T-shirt retails for  ¥3.500 and is on sale online on SevenNet in various sizes ExtraLarge, Large  and Medium. Designed by the longtime Otomo collaborator Toshiaki Uesugi.

●INTERVIEW● KINO ROTTERDAM



KINO ROTTERDAM has screened AKIRA inside its TOKYO STORIES series and this interview was shown before every screening of the film. The interview was done when Otomo visited the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen for the INSIDE BABEL exhibition.


Interview by Tom Mes
Q: It is the 30th anniversary of AKIRA

A:AKIRA? Thirty years old? I am very pleased that it is still so popular after thirty years. But for me it's a closed project. But despite the fact that it is a closed project... I made a manga from the story. I made an anime, so it's closed for me. But I am still being asked for projects related to the film AKIRA. That still surprises me and makes me proud too.

Q: And an AKIRA 2?

A: Part 2? People talk about it. But I can't say anything about it.

Q: Can you tell something about the animation process? It is such a beautifully detailed work of art. And specifically about the design of Neo-Tokyo.

A: I created the city based on what I have seen. I live in Tokyo myself, but I've been to New York and Paris. I have translated all those things that I have seen into animation. In addition, the weapons and motor, for example, I based on things that were on my desk. I have linked different things together and that's how things came about.

Q: The film is very futuristic but the story and the characters are influenced by the politics and society of the sixties. Does the contemporary social and political climate, both in Japan and across the world, have an impact on you and your work?

A: It is a very different political climate at the moment than if I had made AKIRA. There were other things going on then. The global situation will always have an impact on my work.

●SIGNATURE●


●INTERVIEW● GQ JAPAN + Grand Seiko



GQ JAPAN and Grand Seiko are running a series of promotional interviews with professionals of a variety of mediums about how they see the Grand Seiko watches. Katsuhiro Otomo was interviewed in his studio where he is working on a new manga. You can read the interview in Japanese in its entirety in the official site: https://gqjapan.jp/special/grand-seiko2018/interview07

●INTERVIEW● MEMORY OF THE BIG



Shogakukan's Big Comic (ビッグコミック) magazine is celebrating its 50th anniversary and in this issue continues with a series of interviews as a celebration. In this 22nd chapter, Katsuhiro Otomo talks about his thoughts on Big Comic and the influence from Tetsuya Chiba (ちばてつや). The magazine is also celebrating the BIG COMIC 50th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION (ビッグコミック50周年展) in Kanagawa, Kawasaki city civic museum open until January 14, 2019.

MAGAZINE DETAILS
Publisher: Shogakukan (小学館)
Release date: 2018-XI-10
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:
Size: 25.8 x 18 x 1.6 cm
Retail price: ¥370


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●E-BOOK● BOKURA WA YUKAINA HŌMON-SHA (僕等は愉快な訪問者)



Tadashi Matsumori's  unpublished masterpiece short story, with Katsuhiro Otomo and Masaki Tsuji (辻真先) as original authors BOKURA WA YUKAINA HŌMON-SHA (僕等は愉快な訪問者), has been published in e-book format . The book also includes the first and second parts of NOBUNAGA (信長) (original work by Masaki Tsuji). Original color pages were recovered for this release.


E-BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Group Zero (グループ・ゼロ )
Release date: 2018-X-1
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 165
Size: e-book (106.7mb)
Retail price: ¥440

AVAILABILITY
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Apple Books JP: https://apple.co/3NWpeij
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●EVENT● HYPEFEST 2018: A.D.2019 AKIRA ART WALL CALENDAR


 

Katsuhiro Otomo and Kosuke Kawamura have attended the HYPEFEST celebrated on October 6-7, 2018 in Brooklyn, New York. A limited edition AKIRA calendar for the 2019 calendar year was available at the event featuring the collages created by Kawamura with Otomo's AKIRA manga that were previously seen in the streets of Tokyo, as a mural covering the wall of SHIBUYA PARCO construction site. 


The  “A.D.2019 AKIRA ART WALL CALENDAR” was available in the AKIRA ART PROJECT TYO/NYC AKIRA ART WALL installment, made in collaboration with GR8 and Gallery X by Parco. Originally sold at Hypefest in New York on October 6-7, The calendar came with an exclusive serial number, special packaging, and a bonus AKIRA sticker. One day later on October 8th it was released in a one-day sale event in  GALLERY X BY PARCO in Shibuya, Tokyo with a bonus Pin Badge.

CALENDAR DETAILS
Author: Katsuhiro Otomo
Design: Kosuke Kawamura
Release date: 2018-X-6
Quantity: 2019 (Limited edition with unique serial number)
Size: B0 (1030×1456mm)
Special Box Size: 1170×106×106mm
4C+Silver/ UV Coat
Price: ¥13,000




●TALK● KATSUHIRO OTOMO ✕ MASAAKI YUASA

A talk between Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋) and Masaaki Yuasa (湯浅政明) is collected in the book DARE MO SHIRANAI FUSHIGINA SEKAI (だれもしらないフシギな世界) that summarizes the work of japanese animator Masaaki Yuasa. The Amazon limited edition includes two illustration cards drawn by Yuasa.

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Wani Books (ワニブックス)
Release date: 2018-VII-26
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 205
Size: 25.6 x 18.4 x 1.4 cm
Retail price: ￥3,600
ISBN-10: 4847038878
ISBN-13: 978-4847038877

Amazon limited edition:
ISBN-10: 4847038916
ISBN-13: 978-4847038914

AVAILABILITY
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●PRESS● AKIRA 30th anniversary in La Vanguardia






















La Vanguardia newspaper has published a double page report accompanied with a detailed diagram of the events that took place in Neo-Tokyo, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of  the release of the animated film AKIRA.


NEWSPAPER DETAILS
Publisher: Grupo Godó
Release date: 2018-VII-15
Language: Spanish and Catalá
Number of pages:-
Size:-
Retail price: 2.5€

●ILLUSTRATION● NIGE (逃げ)



Katsuhiro Otomo has illustrated the cover of the bunko or pocket edition of Takashi Sato's (佐藤 喬) novel, NIGE 2014-NEN ZEN NIHON SENSHUKEN RŌDOR̄ESU (逃げ 2014年全日本選手権ロードレース). The work is a non-fiction tracking the All-Japan Cycling Competition Championship Road Race held in June 2014 in Hachimantai, Iwate Prefecture.

BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Shogakukan (小学館)
Release date: 2018-VII-6
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 256
Size: 10.5 x 1.1 x 15 cm
Retail price: ¥616
ISBN-10: 4094065377
ISBN-13: 978-4094065374
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●RADIO● AKIRA INFLUENCES w/Dr YAMASHIRO



Shoji Yamashiro has taken NTS radio airwaves to present a one-off show running through the musical influences and inspirations behind the soundtrack of AKIRA, Katsuhiro Otomo's animation film. Dr Yamashiro with his group of musicians known as GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI created the music for Otomo's film over 30 years ago.
01. SERGEI PROKOFIEV | Death Of Tybalt
02. IGOR STRAVINSKY | The Rite Of Spring
03. CARL ORFF | Carmina Burana
04. THE PHILIP KOUTEV NATIONAL FOLK ENSEMBLE | Prituri Se Planinata (The Mountains)
05. MALE VOICE CHOIR OF MACHARADZE | Khasanbegura
06. GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI | "Vocero 1 "From "12 Chants De L'île De Corse"
07. JAPANESE BUDDIST MONKS FROM TODAIJI TEMPLE | "Hougou" From "Omizutori" Ceremony
08. HISAO KANZE & SHIZUO KANZE | Hagoromo
09. MONKS OF THE GYUTO MONASTERY | Sangw Duepa Buddism Chants
10. GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI | Mebasi
11. GEINOH YAMASHIROGUMI | Prayer Of "The Gerre"
12. "SMARA MADYA" OF PELIATAN VILLAGE | Kecak
13. SUPER GAMELAN GROUP "YAMA SARI" | Yama Sari

●SUPPORT● ILC PROJECT



Katsuhiro Otomo has joined the ILC supporters. International Linear Collider Project is the greatest science project in human history, reproducing on earth the moment of the birth of the universe. You can check other Japanese celebrities who have supported the project here. 

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●MAGAZINE● WEEKLY MORNING No.25



Director Wes Anderson's latest stop motion animation movie, Isle Of Dogs, titled Inugashima (犬ヶ島) for the May 25th Japanese theatrical release will receive a bi-weekly serielized comicalization by manga author Minetaro Mochizuki (望月ミネタロ) starting today in Kodansha's Weekly Morning Magazine. Katsuhiro Otomo's illustration for the Japanese poster of the film features in the cover of the magazine.

MAGAZINE DETAILS
Publisher: Kodansha (講談社)
Release date: 2018-V-24
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: -
Size: 25.7 x 17.8 x 2 cm
Retail price: ¥324

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The magazine is available in Kindle and other digital formats. You can see a preview in the official site: http://d.morningmanga.jp/viewer/1176/
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●MANGA ORIGINAL STORY● SURPRISE (サプライズ)


SURPRISE (サプライズ)
Published in Morning 2 (モーニング 2) magazine in 2018-IV-21
B/W

Written by Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋)
Illustrated by Isami Nakagawa (中川いさみ)





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●ILLUSTRATION● INUGASHIMA (犬ヶ島) Japanese Poster



Katsuhiro Otomo has created a special version of the poster for the Japanese release of ISLE OF DOGS (犬ヶ島) the latest stop-motion animation movie directed by Wes Anderson.

OTOMO'S COMMENT
“When I first saw Isle of Dogs, I thought it might be difficult to make a poster that would add something to the movie...It is filled with homage to Japanese cinema, including music directly from Kurosawa, and seemed fully realized already, with all its details in place. It was its own complete world. Then I had an idea: to paint a very traditional Japanese dog to represent the island itself, and a very traditional Japanese wooden floor as the sea. I hope my drawing will be a meaningful way to help share this film with the world.”


The illustration was featured in the cover of WEEKLY MORNING No.25 to promote the manga of Isle of Dogs and was later included in the book that covers the making of of the movie  written by Lauren Wilford and  Ryan Stevenson with illustration by Max Dalton and introductions by Taylor Ramos and Tony Zhou. Foreword by Matt Zoller Seitz and with contributions by director Wes Anderson.

●2018 US EDITION● The Wes Anderson Collection : Isle of Dogs
BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Release date: 2018-IX-25
Language: English
Number of pages: 256 pages
Size: 9.8 x 0.9 x 11.6 in
Retail price: $35
ISBN-10: 1419730096
ISBN-13: 978-1419730092

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●2019 JAPANESE EDITION● The Wes Anderson Collection: メイキングブック 犬ヶ島
BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: フィルムアート社
Release date: 2019-II-25
Language: Japanese
Number of pages: 256
Size: 27.6 x 23.2 x 2.2 cm
Retail price: ￥ 5,184
ISBN-10: 4845918072
ISBN-13: 978-4845918072
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