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	Comic creator: Katsuhiro Otomo
		Katsuhiro Otomo was born in the province of Miyagi, Japan.
		In 1979, Otomo's first longer publication appeared - a series called 'Fireball', which was a great success for its ground-breaking style, which changed traditional manga forever.
		In 1982, Otomo comes up with the comic series 'Akira', which was first published in magazine Young.
	www.lambiek.net /artists/o/otomo_katsuhiro.htm (195 words)

	Anime Notables: Katsuhiro Otomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Otomo was born in April of 1954, in the heart of Japan's Miyago district; home to some of Japan's agricultural fishing areas.
		Otomo almost immediatly began work as a comic strip artist, in various local papers and other short comic stories.
		Otomo continued his works on animated projects such as "Memories", and continues to make films to this day.
	www.angelfire.com /anime4/anime45/animenotablesotomo.html (274 words)

	otomo.html Katsuhiro Otomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		he name Katsuhiro Otomo may not ring any bells but mention his most famous creation, Akira, and you'll have a strong show of hands of people who've been blown away by either Otomu's original manga or the anime that was inspired by it.
		Akira is probably Otomo's most recognised work but the man has been a comic writer since 1973 when he began with Jusei.
		It must be noted that the images used here are the copyright of Katsuhiro Otomo and his publisher.
	www.geocities.com /alfiehardy/otomo.html (411 words)

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		Katsuhiro Otomo was born in April 1954 in Japan's Miyago Prefecture, an agricultural and fishing province some 400 kilometres north east of Tokyo.
		Otomo went on to create a number of self-contained shorts for ACTION over the next few years, trying his hand at a wide range of subjects and genres, including humour, war stories and historical pieces.
		Otomo only provided the scripts for this future tale of a mother searching for her lost children acrosss a post-apocalyptic wasteland, however, with newcomer Takumi Nagayasu handling the art chores.
	www.ninthart.com /display.php?article=592 (1538 words)

	KATSUHIRO OTOMO - From Cyber to Steam Punk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Otomo was born in 1954 in the Japan's Miyago Prefecture, a rural fishing community.
		Otomo was credited as the somewhat ubiquitous 'Special Advisor' on Satoshi Kon's Hitchcockian masterpiece, Perfect Blue (1997) which explored the fractured reality surrounding a singer's attempt to establish a creditable career while dealing with a stalker who seems to know her every movement.
		Otomo came on board to direct the final chapter, "Cannon Fodder", a story of the effects on the population of a country perpetually at war.
	global.yesasia.com /en/mc/-/429ypv7170/featureArticle.aspx/articleId-8/section-anime/code-w/version-all (1231 words)

	Director Katsuhiro Otomo - MoviesOnline
		Katsuhiro Otomo, the man behind Steamboy : The Los Angeles Times has a great a great write up on the history of the man behind Steamboy, Katsuhiro Otomo.
		Katsuhiro Otomo was born in Miyagi, a small town north of Tokyo.
		A decade after the global success of Akira, Otomo announced that he would be returning to anime to write and direct Steamboy, a project that endured many tribulations and took years to get to the screen.The film is finally due for a release in July 2004.
	www.moviesonline.ca /director274.htm (961 words)

	Katsuhiro Otomo [1954 - ] @ EOFFTV
		Alongside Hayao Miyazaki, Katsuhiro Otomo is the best known name in anime in the West, thanks to the phenomenal success of his 1988 epic Akira.
		Otomo was obsessed with manga, film and television from a very early age and it was clear even early on that he wanted to forge a creer as a manga artist.
		Instead, Otomo concentrated on movies - Warudo apaatoment hora was his first attempt at a live-action film and he soon became popular as a collaborator in many capacities, as script-writer, character designer and the, more cryptically, "supervisor".
	www.eofftv.com /names/o/oto/otomo_katsuhiro_main.htm (826 words)

	ArtandCulture Artist: Katsuhiro Otomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Katsuhiro Otomo grew up on a steady diet of comic books and film.
		In 1979 Otomo’s talent converged with his interest in technology and inspired a new project called “Fireball.” Though the project remains unfinished, the central theme of man-versus-malevolent-supercomputer continues to haunt his dystopian Science Fiction work.
		After the phenomenal success of “Domu,” Otomo created the award-winning “Akira,” which is considered by many to be his masterpiece.
	www.artandculture.com /cgi-bin/WebObjects/ACLive.woa/wa/artist?id=566 (496 words)

	Memories (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Memories (also Otomo Katsushiro's Memories) is a 1995 anime based on three manga by artist/director Otomo Katsuhiro.
		The space station is run by the deranged AI imprint of a lovelorn, jaded opera diva, who controls the station's functions, including its life support systems and (to more dramatic effect) its VR holography and supporting nanotechnical systems.
		Script by noted anime director Kon Satoshi, from a story by Otomo Katsuhiro.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Memories_(film) (493 words)

	Domu : A Child's Dream by Katsuhiro Otomo
		AKIRA 2019 : Anime and Manga by Katsuhiro Otomo
		Everyone knows AKIRA, but Katsuhiro Otomo's chilling earlier work explores the same themes of immaturity, poverty and power with just as much dynamism and style, and is by far the more accessible work for new readers.
		Anywhere else, such outbursts would be only a transitory part of the overall story, but in comics Otomo can plausibly suggest that they are the story, and allow the reader to dwell on that moment for as long as he or she cares to.
	www.akira2019.com /katsuhiro_otomo_domu.htm (1092 words)

	The Laser's Edge - Memories (Katsuhiro Otomo's)
		Katsuhiro Otomo garnered worldwide attention in 1988 for his cyberpunk classic Akira, featuring a fully realized dystopian future that rivaled Blade Runner.
		The first segment, called "Magnetic Rose" and directed by Koji Morimoto, is set in the year 2092 and centers on a quartet of futuristic losers on a orbiting garbage ship, collecting junked satellites.
		The final segment, directed by Otomo, is titled "Cannon Fodder." Set in a bleak Orwellian future in which a forest of massive cannons fire at an unseen enemy, this section focuses on a man who crew of cannon number 17 and his son who worships his dad and his grim profession.
	www.lasersedge.com /item_detail.asp?id=48251&tMedia=1 (299 words)

	Cinekklesia.com: Real as Anything You've Seen: Katsuhiro Otomo's Steamboy
		Otomo uses the Steam family to present different perspectives on the use of science…but he ultimately leaves the viewer to make up his or her own mind on the issue.
		Otomo uses the Steams to present different perspectives on the use of science: Eddie personifies science for science’s sake without any moral or ethical considerations; the opposing view, represented by Lloyd, suggests that science must consider the moral and ethical impact, and that science should be restricted if it leads to a negative outcome.
		Otomo allows these characters to espouse their beliefs, often through lengthy monologues, but he ultimately leaves the viewer to make up his or her own mind on the issue.
	www.cinekklesia.com /mt/archives/2005/06/real_as_anythin.html (1018 words)

	Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Rintaro and Otomo are making a rare trip to America to be in New York City to personally introduce the U.S. premiere of Metropolis at the Directors Guild of America Theater on Friday, October 26th, at 5 pm.
		About Katsuhiro Otomo: Katsuhiro Otomo is one of the world’s top selling manga artists, and one of the anime industry’s top directors.
		Other works by Otomo, such as Spriggan and Roujin Z, will also be screened at this year's Big Apple Anime Fest, as part of the Otomo Retrospective.
	www.hwhpr.com /press/bigapple/2001081410110151348.html (741 words)

	AKIRA : Anime/Manga by Katsuhiro Otomo
		AKIRA 2019 : Anime and Manga by Katsuhiro Otomo
		Otomo's style has a life like quality not that common in Japanese animation.
		Otomo also has a great eye for mechanical design, just take a look at Kaneda's bike which is pure eye-candy, and has hooked many people onto Akira.
	www.akira2019.com (492 words)

	Midnight Eye review: Steamboy (Katsuhiro OTOMO - 2004)
		There he finds out that his father and grandfather are engaged in a bitter rivalry over the use of their common invention and that various forces want to use it to their own dastardly ends.
		The script, by Otomo and Millennium Actress scribe Sadayuki Murai, obediently follows the stock "baddies chasing the hero for the top secret steam ball / computer disk / microfilm" formula, with a lack of imagination that is incomprehensible for two such talented men.
		The resulting film is a succession of action set pieces that grow increasingly spectacular and increasingly noisy as the film progresses, culminating in a ridiculously drawn-out, 45-minute climax that packs in so many explosions that the viewer quickly grows annoyed at first and bored soon after.
	www.midnighteye.com /reviews/steamboy.shtml (562 words)

	Mangamaniacs Review: Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		I can see the innovation in Otomo's layouts, in his cinematic sense of style, and in the breakneck pacing of the story.
		However, it's now the year 2001, and while I give Otomo props for making something big and new nineteen years ago, most of the graphic storytelling techniques he pioneered in this work have become commonplace in today's comics and graphic novels.
		Otomo gives each biker's reaction to the falling tower in an overhead shot, and each of these three small panels gives the boy's face at a different orientation (straight up in one, 90 degrees in another, fully upside down in the third).
	www.mangamaniacs.org /reviews/akira.shtml (798 words)

	Katsuhiro Otomo
		Born in Miyagi, Japan, Katsuhiro Otomo grew up with a passion for American and European comics, and for watching American movies.
		In 1979, Otomo made his first foray into science fiction with the serial "Fireball." This was followed by another series, "Domu," which became his first mainstream success.
		Otomo eventually turned his sights to film, directing and writing the screenplay for Give Me a Gun Give Me Freedom (1982).
	www.tribute.ca /bio.asp?id=14098 (219 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Akira: Vol. 2: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		In the second volume of Katsuhiro Otomo's masterful science fiction epic, the heat is turned up a notch - a very big notch.
		Katsuhiro Otomo's continuation of the Akira epic is a superb addition to the story.
		Otomo's imagination and range is unparalleled, and he introduces some completley unexpected situations (such a Star Wars incindent that would have Ronald Regan cheering).
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/184023279X (1376 words)

	Katsuhiro Ôtomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
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	Amazon.co.uk: Akira: Vol.1: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		From master storyteller Katsuhiro Otomo, Japan's foremost manga maestro, comes the epic work that introduced the West to the epic, stylised and sweeping artform that is manga - Akira!
		Otomo crafts a story about two young boys Kaneda and Tetseuo, two biker kids who throughout the book get themselves deeper and deeper into a mess they can't seem to get out of.
		Otomo deals with friendship, politics, science and action, there's so much in this wonderfully written book that with every read you start to notice little things that you didn't catch the first time.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1840232579 (1065 words)

	Katsuhiro Otomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		But he is gradually losing control of the limitless energies that rage within him, mutating Tetsuo into a horror beyond imagination, and as all forces converge for a final confrontation, the fate of the planet lies in the hands of mere mortals...and the mind of a child.
		This final chapter of Katsuhiro Otomo’s internationally honored graphic-novel masterpiece brings to a shattering, mind-warping conclusion the science-fiction epic that has influenced storytellers from every continent and in every medium.
		Creator Katsuhiro Otomo has influenced a generation of graphic novelists and animators and is universally acknowledged as a storyteller of extraordinary skill, standing alongside the finest writers and directors of science fiction.
	www.twbooks.co.uk /authors/katsuhirootomo.html (756 words)

	Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		American films of the period in particular seemed to be capturing the new spirit of youthful unrest and rebellion all over the world.
		Over the next few years Otomo created a number of short stories, which are now collected for the first time in the English language as Memories.
		Encouraged by the success of Domu, Otomo went on to create Akira, over 2,000 pages of artwork and story in six volumes, and the rest, as they say, is history.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Ginza/7231/bio.html (367 words)

	Katsuhiro Otomo - Biography, Photos, and more - Moviefone
		Ninth Art explores the career of master of manga Katsuhiro Otomo, from ACTION to...
		Katsuhiro Otomo was born in April 1954 in Japan's Miyago Prefecture,...
		Katsuhiro Otomo - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/katsuhiro-otomo/105264/main (94 words)

	OFFOFFOFF film review STEAMBOY Japanese movie by Katsuhiro Ôtomo with Kiyoshi Kodama, Manami Konishi, David S. Lee, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Otomo Katsuhiro's "Akira" is widely credited with bringing the anime craze to America.
		Its fans and detractors have equal passion (a Japanese roommate of mine at NYU apologized to me when I said I had seen the film) but there is little question that it figures large in any discussion of this genre, the popularity of which seems to be increasing continually and exponentially.
		Sixteen years later, Katsuhiro has returned with "Steamboy," a film that makes explicit the degree to which Japanese and American animation styles have influenced each other over the past couple of decades.
	www.offoffoff.com /film/2004/steamboy.php (614 words)

	Anime Tempy
		Katsuhiro Otomo is probably most well-known for his work Akira, which isn't necessarily one of my favorite movies, but nonetheless, was highly acclaimed worldwide.
		Otomo was also the screenwriter for 2001's Metropolis, an anime that fails to add any depth to its genre but still provides stunning visuals.
		From the creator of Akira, Otomo Katsuhiro, Memories is really three separate stories combined into one movie.
	www.animetempy.com /reviews/LMNO/memories.htm (1330 words)

	artbomb.net
		Katsuhiro Otomo was born in 1954 in Japan's Miyago Prefecture, a rural province some 300 miles northeast of Tokyo.
		While in high school, Otomo became, in his own words, "crazy about the movies." The young artist often traveled three hours by train just to see films, and the influence of cinema is a constant thread that runs through Otomo's work.
		Upon completion of Domu, Otomo began work on Akira, a two-thousand-plus-page epic of staggering illustrative virtuosity and gut-wrenching thematic power.
	www.artbomb.net /profile.jsp?idx=4&cid=184 (247 words)

	Amazon.com: Domu: Books: Katsuhiro Otomo,Katshuhiro Otomo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Otomo's story and art compliment each other perfectly- I had to read the book twice in one sitting: Once to actually READ it, another to savor the magnificent hyper-detailed artwork.
		I admire Katsuhiro Otomo most for holding nothing back; the art is very graphic at times with some gore.
		Seemingly mocking the monotony of inner city life and the obsessions with diversions in society, Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) injects a twisted old man into the fray maddened by intense telepathic abilities and an obsession with his own unique 'diversions'.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1569716110?v=glance (1840 words)

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