Akira director Katsuhiro Otomo will direct a new anime series that will be a continuation of the steampunk cult classic that made his name.. Otomo, who also created the original Akira manga ...

Legendary manga artist and anime director Katsuhiro Otomo has just announced two new projects, and one of them involves a brand new Akira.While Hollywood chisels away at Taika Waititi's live ...

It was then Otomo told fans he was working on a full-length manga, but that is all he shared. In the last several years, the creator of Akira has not shared any new info on the mysterious manga ...

When Katsuhiro Otomo’s “Steamboy” opens Friday, it likely will be received much differently from his last anime film to be screened outside Japan. In 1988 “Akira” started an animation ...

Originally created by Katsuhiro Otomo for Kodansha’s Young Magazine in 1982, Akira later inspired the equally as prolific 1988 animated film, which Otomo himself directed.

Kanye West is tweeting again, this time about famed Japanese artist and filmmaker Katsuhiro Otomo.Yeezy today (Aug. 27) shouted out Otomo's seminal 1998 work Akira, calling the movie his "biggest ...

July 5 (UPI) --A new TV anime series based on Akira is in the works. Variety confirmed Thursday that Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo is developing a new show inspired by his manga and 1988 film ...

Recently, Katsuhiro Otomo sat down for an interview with Big Comic, and it was there the artist confirmed he is still working on his next full-length manga.. According to reports, Otomo told the ...

For most people outside of Japan, Akira is probably their first contact with manga and anime. The original manga is an epic work and the movie is arguably one of the finest animated films ever made.

A collection of classic Katsuhiro Otomo posters is released this October. ©2017 MASH・ROOM / PIE International This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Akira manga as penned by Katsuhiro Otomo .

Legendary Japanese animator Katsuhiro Otomo is known around the world for his work, particularly his groundbreaking cyberpunk action feature “Akira.” But Otomo doesn’t spend time watching ...