Katsuhiro Otomo appreciation thread

Otomofan · Oct 28, 2022

Ah.

Sorry, I don't have the Kodansha softcover edition in English. I always thought it was essentially identical to the Dark Horse softcovers, but with the publishers' names switched.

Otomofan · Nov 10, 2022

The next volume in Otomo Complete is gonna be cool...AKIRA Layouts and Key Frames. It's gonna be a flip book.

Otomo posted this on twitter; the instructions for how to "read" the book. It's clearly been hand drawn by Otomo himself.

Otomofan · Mar 1, 2023

A new Otomo piece!! The cover of a magazine about Tokyo. Anyone recognize the iconic Tokyo landmarks here?

Otomofan · Mar 10, 2023

As part of a tribute to Kim Jung Gi, Otomo decorated this pair of Adidas shoes. They're part of an exhibit going on in Korea now.

Otomofan · May 10, 2023

"A Space Godzilla" from Starlog magazine, 1979.

Otomofan · May 10, 2023

Otomofan · Jul 10, 2023

Nagoya · Jul 10, 2023

So glad I saw this thread because I’ve always been curious about your profile picture. For the longest time I thought it was an orange frog with square yellow eyes in a black top hat. :lol

Such a unique style, though. No matter the angle, the man knows exactly how to convey everything big and small from expression and scale.

Otomofan · Nov 20, 2023

Plastic Bateman said:
Got any of his Roujin Z mechanical designs?

I know you requested this several years ago, but better late than never, no?

I was just flipping through Otomo's artbook "Kaba 2" and when I saw the section for Roujin Z, I remembered your post. So here it is...all of the mechanical drawings from the movie that Otomo did!