Otomo, Katsuhiro
Katsuhiro Otomo was born in the province of Miyagi, Japan. His great passion when he was young, was watching American movies. He often had to travel for hours to the nearest movie theater. He moved to Tokyo in 1973 and made his debut in comics the same year, with Jyu-sei (A Gun Report), an adaptation of the Prosper Mérimée novella Mateo Falcone. After this, he frequently published his work in magazine Action.
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. This was the beginning of Otomo's interest in science-fiction themes. In 1980, Otomo's Domu became a best-seller and won Japan's Science Fiction Grand Prix Award. In 1982, Otomo came up with the comic series Akira, which was first published in magazine Young. It was an immediate success and grew into an epic tale. It has won numerous awards and is regarded by many as the finest work of graphic fiction ever created. It has been published in the West as well, where it has been met with just as much enthusiasm. He is also a fan of James Dean's Rebel Without a Cause and Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Twitter: @oyaji_shu
Writing Style
Published Manga
DoumuDomu: A Child's Dream
Manga Jan 19, 1980 to Jul 6, 1981
Sarah: The Legend of Mother SarahThe Legend of Mother Sarah
Manga Oct 1990 to May 2004
Hipira: The Little Vampire
Manga Jan 2001 to Mar 2002
Kanojo no Omoide...Memories of Her...
Manga Aug 1977 to Feb 1982