Animation AKIRA Storyboards 1 / First Edition Brand New Unopened

  
The animated film version of "AKIRA" was released in theaters in 1988 and revolutionized the world of animation beyond the realm of manga. The anime was directed and written by Katsuhiro Otomo, the author of the original work, in an unprecedented production system, and has received worldwide acclaim. This book is the first volume of a two-volume compilation of the enormous amount of storyboards that Otomo himself drew for the production of the anime version. Originally published in 1988 by the Young Magazine editorial department in two volumes, this rare item has long been a premium item since it went out of print after a short period of time, but now it is finally being reprinted as the first volume of the "Complete Works of Katsuhiro Otomo". This is the first time in over 30 years that a storyboard has been reprinted as a stand-alone item. Storyboards are often thought of as rough, unfinished blueprints, but the precision of the storyboards in this book is in a league of its own. The author drew the storyboard in 1987, when he had stopped the serialization of the manga version for the production of the movie version of "AKIRA, " and was in the middle of the fifth volume of the book.

The storyboards were drawn with the tension of the serialization period, and the precision of the storyboards and the dynamism of the characters are as good as the manga itself. This book contains the first half of parts A and B of a four-part series consisting of parts A, B, C, and D. It is a huge volume of nearly 500 pages. Just by looking at the book, you will be able to replay the images of the anime version of "AKIRA" in your brain, and the more you read it, the more you will be able to experience the author's amazing animation production techniques.

Storyboards" in the title of the book is the English word for "storyboard. What is OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS? Katsuhiro Otomo has created a series of world-famous titles, and is a creator who is not confined to one genre, such as a manga artist, illustrator, video director, or scenario writer. In "OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS, " creator Katsuhiro Otomo himself gives a bird's-eye view of all of his diverse "works" in chronological order, summarizing and re-producing them.

It is not only a collection of a single artist's personal work, but also a collection of works that includes manga, anime, and video from the 1970s to the present day, allowing the reader to enjoy the adventure of contemporary culture. What was created by the times? What did the artists see and think about in their time? And what will the artist try next?

By covering everything from his works to his statements, the artist's evolution as an artist will be revealed, and his attitude will be passed on to the next generation of creators. This book will be a completely new collection in which the artist himself "works" and records himself as an object, including his touch.

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1. Publication Name: Kodansha
2. Features: Illustrated
3. Publication Month: January
4. Publication Year: 2022
5. Language: Japanese
6. Publisher: koudansha
7. Genre: Animal
8. Contributors: Otomo Katshiro