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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 .

What with this year’s Anime Expo underway, one of the bigger pieces of news from the event is that the 'Akira' manga will be re-adapted into an anime series and its author Katsuhiro Otomo is ...

Katsuhiro Otomo took the Anime Expo stage to announce a continuation of his legendary film, which is also getting an American remake from Taika Waititi in 2021. On top of the new Akira TV series ...

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 ...

While many know of Katsuhiro Otomo for his work on Akira, both the manga and anime film, he also has a great many other works under his belt.One of which is the seminal 1995 film compilation Memories.