As Hollywood attempts to butcher his most famous work, Katsuhiro Otomo
is looking back at a career in manga that's spanned nearly four decades.
The Miyagi native is best known for Akira, the dystopian
sci-fi epic whose 1988 anime adaptation – also by Otomo – is one of the
all-time classics of the genre. But that's just a small part of his
oeuvre, which stretched from early masterpieces like Domu to later, less successful works like the 2004 Steamboy anime and live-action film Mushishi. Though his work rate has slowed in the past decade, Otomo returned to prominence at the start of 2012 with the release of Kaba 2,
a new collection of colour illustrations, some of which will be on
display in this large-scale retrospective exhibition. 'Genga' promises
to feature original artwork from throughout Otomo's career – and, true
to his Tohoku roots, the artist will be donating 30% of proceeds to
quake relief.
source: Time Out Tokyo
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