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Katsuhiro Otomo Biography
Katsuhiro Otomo was born in April 1954 in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan. Growing up, Otomo was inspired to create comics from several different works. one of Otomo’s…
Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Metropolis
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Spriggan
Just in time for the new Netflix series, we’re getting to the more tenuously-associated parts of Katsuhiro Otomo’s filmography, with 1998’s…
Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Akira
It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally watched and written about every animated production (available in English) contributed to by Katsuhiro…
Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Steamboy
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Freedom
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Roujin Z
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An Interview with Katsuhiro Otomo
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Robot Carnival
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Neo Tokyo
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Podcast: AKIRA Vol. 3, by Katsuhiro Otomo
Whenever Tetsuo's not on screen, all of the other characters should be asking "Where's Tetsuo?"
Ep. 112: AKIRA vol. 5, by Katsuhiro Otomo
Chip Zdarsky, Deb Aoki, David Brothers, and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher finish up season 4 of the Mangasplaining podcast with vol. 5 of AKIRA by Katsuhiro Otomo
Ep. 51: AKIRA Vol. 3, by Katsuhiro Otomo
This week the mangasplaining crew reads AKIRA by Katsuhiro Otomo. Kei, Kaneda, and Chiyoko take the stage this time, but where's Tetsuo hiding?
Ep. 83: AKIRA Volume 4, by Katsuhiro Otomo
The Mangasplaining gang returns to Katsuhiro Otomo's legendary manga series AKIRA with volume 4! The story becomes very different than the anime...
PODCAST - Ep. 112: AKIRA vol 5 by Katsuhiro Otomo
We’re nearing the end of our journey through Katsuhiro Otomo’s sci-fi epic, AKIRA. With vol. 5, the action is ramping up before we get to the final book…
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The Tragedy of Katsuhiro Otomo and Steve Oliff’s Full-Color AKIRA
At a time when manga in English was hot and new, Epic Comics’ release of AKIRA pulled out all the stops and added unparalleled color. If you’re looking…
Make Everything E.X.P.L.O.D.E. — The Other Works of Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo in English
Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cinematic masterpiece Akira introduced a wide world to anime, but the lauded director has a larger body of work waiting to be discovered.
Katsuhiro Otomo returns to manga... but this time looks to the past instead of the future
by Chris MaGee Katsuhiro Otomo -- the name is synonymous with modern Japanese pop culture. His epic sci-fi manga-turned-anime film "Akira"...
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#58 - Katsuhiro Otomo's MEMORIES (1995) Review
Did you know that the guy who created AKIRA also made other stuff? Did you know he worked with THE Satoshi Kon?! and THE Yoko Kanno?!!?? That's what…
Things I Learned Last Year
Sleep is a necessity, not a luxury. You always hear about how sleep deprivation is a form of torture. This is an accurate statement. (I slept for about…
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How They Shot Katsuhiro Otomo’s ‘Cannon Fodder’
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025 - Katsuhiro Otomo's Domu: A Child's Dream
Domu: A Child’s Dream By Katsuhiro Otomo Way before Stranger Things and before the masterpiece of the Akira anime, there was the psychic horror of 'A Child's…
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+4: The Art of an Otomo Storyboard
Breaking down 'Akira,' 'Steamboy,' 'Combustible' and more.
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AKLIMDAN GEÇENLER — BLOGGING IN A LEARNED LANGUAGE
Greetings! Today I wanted to ramble on something that might not be prevalent to some of you. And it’ll be somewhat personal but I’ll try to make it…
Valuable Lessons Learned: The Legend of Hei
This is a review of a film in the 2021 New York International Children’s Film Festival. This year’s virtual festival technically ended on the 14th, but there’s still…
Reflections: What I’ve learned in 250 posts
Welp, here I am. This is the 250th post to go up on In Search of Number Nine. I’m not sure if I should celebrate or if I…
AKLIMDAN GEÇENLER — BLOGGING IN A LEARNED LANGUAGE
Greetings! Today I wanted to ramble on something that might not be prevalent to some of you. And it’ll be somewhat personal but I’ll try to make it…
Making Use Of Everything Learned (Mushoku Tensei)
The end of the first cour is decent, but are we sure Rudy isn’t the bad guy here?
Lessons Learned: I’m Not a Daily Blogger
Do you all ever reread the stuff you write? I feel like I always do that. Not just because I sometimes need a refresher on what I’ve written…
I Learned Magic #01 — Charts and Graphs
Now that's the good stuff. Impressions: I like how he goes right from learning a basic little fire cantrip to creating sentient magical creatures to start an…
The Biggest Lesson I Learned from Frieren
What will your final words be just before you die? Today I ordered a book titled, “Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the…
Lessons Learned From Encounters With Clickbait Journalist.
In the yakuza world they say, “As soon as you get to the top, someone will try to kick you down.” The world of journalism is, sadly, surprisingly…
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