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Ep. 83: AKIRA Volume 4, by Katsuhiro Otomo
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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…
Ep. 112: AKIRA vol. 5, by Katsuhiro Otomo
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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?
PODCAST + SHOW NOTES: Ep. 83- AKIRA vol. 4
Here's our episode about AKIRA vol. 4 with actual pages and additional note about what we discussed. Enjoy!
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 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: Freedom
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Steamboy
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Metropolis
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Katsuhiro Otomo Retrospective: Spriggan
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An Interview with Katsuhiro Otomo
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●CONVERSATION● Katsuhiro Otomo × Minetaro Mochizuki
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Ep. 38: RaW Hero Vol 1, by Akira Hiramoto
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Mangasplaining tackles AKIRA Vol. 2, in our continuing examination of Katsuhiro Otomo's famous manga! We talk about the AKIRA film, manga assistants, and more!
●GOODS● KATSUHIRO OTOMO × GHOST IN THE SHELL
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PODCAST: Ep. 95 - The Boxer vol. 1 by JH
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PODCAST - Ep. 99: Pluto vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa
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●ILLUSTRATION● KATSUHIRO OTOMO × GHOST IN THE SHELL Tribute Illustration
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PODCAST - Ep. 111: Heavenly Delusion vol 1 by Masakazu Ishiguro
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PODCAST - Ep. 80: Space Brothers vol 1, by Chuya Koyama
This week’s episode introduces us to Space Brothers, a popular, award-winning seinen manga dramedy series about two brothers who have space exploration ambitions. Also -the debut of M*A*S*H-splaining!
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PODCAST: Ep. 87 - Rose of Versailles Vol. 1, by Riyoko Ikeda
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●BOOK● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 12: AKIRA 1
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●BOOK● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 13: AKIRA 2
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●BOOK● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 14: AKIRA 3
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PODCAST - Ep. 69: All-Rounder Meguru vol. 1 & 7, by Hiroki Endo
Get in the ring for some hard-hitting mixed-martial arts action (and few laughs) with All-Rounder Meguru, a sports manga series by Hiroki Endo, creator of Eden: It's an…
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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.
●TALK● OTOMO KATSUHIRO × TADASHI MATSUMORI (大友克洋×松森正)
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●BOOK● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 21: Animation AKIRA Storyboards 1
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