The Akira Book: Katsuhiro Otomo: The Movie and the Manga

by Jeremy Mark Robinson

THE AKIRA BOOKKATSUHIRO OTOMO: THE MOVIE AND THE MANGA: A CRITICAL STUDYby Jeremy Mark Robinson

This is a book about Akira - the manga of 1982-90 and the movie of 1988, and about the creator of Akira, the genius artist Katsuhiro Otomo (b. 1954). There are very few genuine auteurs in Japanese animation: the animation industry, like all filmmaking on a large scale, is truly collaborative. However, you can definitely see elements in the films directed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861718578
• ISBN13: 9781861718570
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Crescent Moon Publishing
• Length: 788 Pages
• Weight: 1.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"