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Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Katsuhiro Ôtomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and film director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated film adaptation. In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball. Although the manga was never completed, it is regarded ... See full bio »

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Known For

Akira
Akira Writer
(1988)
Steamboy
Steamboy Writer
(2004)
Memories
Memories Writer
(1995)
Wârudo apâtomento horâ
Wârudo apâtomento horâ Writer
(1991)
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  Akira (manga by - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo) (announced)
  Akira (TV Series) (Akira created by) (announced)
 2018 Sexy Bike Man (Akira) (Short) (characters)
 2014 The Akira Project (Short) (Based on the work of)
 2013 A Farewell to Arms (Short) (original creator)
 2012 Akira: The Offspring - Come Out and Play (Music Video short) (manga)
 2012 Combustible (Short)
 2008 The American Akira (Short) (characters)
 2006 Akira: P.O.D. - Boom (Music Video short) (manga)
 2006 Spriggan: Mudvayne - Not Falling (Music Video short) (manga)
 2006 Mushi-Shi: The Movie (screenplay)
 2004 Steamboy (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 2002 Akira Psycho Ball (Video Game) (manga - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 2001 Metropolis (screenplay)
 1998 Gundam: Mission to the Rise (Video short) (script/screenplay)
 1995 Cannon Fodder (Short) (script)
 1995 Magnetic Rose (story)
 1995 Memories (manga - segment "1, 2 and 3")
 1995 Stink Bomb (Short)
 1991 Roujin Z
 1991 Wârudo apâtomento horâ (screenplay)
 1988 Akira (Video Game) (manga)
 1988 Akira (manga) / (screenplay)
 1988 So What (story)
 1987 Neo Tokyo (screenplay - segment "Kôji chûshi meirei")
 1987 Robot Carnival (Video) (scenario - segments "Opening", "Ending")
 1983 Bega's Battle (Video Game) (character design - as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1982 Jiyû o warera ni (as Katsuhiro Ohtomo)
 1981 Shuffle (Short) (manga)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Author of the manga 'ZeD' See more »

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Official Sites:

Official Twitter site

Alternate Names:

Katsuhiro Ohtomo | Katsuhiro Otomo

Parents:

Otomo, Shohei
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Trivia:

A fan of James Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause" and Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey". See more »

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Narrative style often deals with man vs technology, supercomputers, psychic powers, man-made disasters and future post-nuclear totalitarian states. See more »

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Aries
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