🎬 Why did Katsuhiro Otomo stop drawing manga after AKIRA?

A YouTube deep dive reveals 3 reasons the genius who split manga history into "before & after Otomo" walked away — and why his works may vanish with paper copies.

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Happy Birthday manga artist, screenwriter, animator, cartooonist, and film director Katsuhiro Otomo the creator Akira. You are amazing.😁😊❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

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Happy Birthday manga artist, screenwriter, animator, cartooonist, and film director Katsuhiro Otomo the creator Akira. You are amazing.😁😊❤️🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂

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Happy 72nd Birthday Katsuhiro Otomo. #HappyBirthdayKatsuhiroOtomo #KatsuhiroOtomo #Birthday

Happy birthday to Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director Katsuhiro Otomo, born today in 1954. He is best known as the creator of the manga and anime franchise Akira, including the 1988 animated film adaptation. #KatsuhiroOtomo

Futuro distópico... by KATSUHIRO OTOMO, mangaká de responsa que nos legou AKIRA... e que hoje (14/04) faz aniversário!

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Viva Katsuhiro Otomo!
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Double page from Akira

Double page from Akira

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Viva Katsuhiro Otomo
(born April 14, 1954)

Akira (serialized from 1982 to 1990 in Young Magazine), one of the most impressive comics ever made. These books are breathtaking.
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#Akira

El arte de "Akira" siempre me parecerá espectacular. Enorme Otomo. #Akira #Otomo #KatsuhiroOtomo #Manga

Theatrical release: 'Akira' | Far East Films Anime Limited will release the 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film 'Akira' (アキラ) in UK IMAX and cinemas on April 17, 2026.

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Katsuhiro Otomo shows us what the Hell Deep Purple was going on about.

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Akira

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25 trajes de cómic, uno al día.

¡Uníos y compartid vuestros favoritos!

Día 11. La vestimenta de Kaneda (y de su banda en general). #Akira #KatsuhiroOtomo

🎬 Roujin Z | 1991 En l'an 2000, plus d'un quart de la population japonaise dépassera les 65 ans. C'est cette anecdote qui inspira à Katsuhiro Otomo, le réalisateur d'Akira – l'anime culte le plus acclamé de tous les te...

Petite remise en lumière sur #RoujinZ, un film d'animation de #ScienceFiction et #Cyberpunk des années 90, avec un scénario de #KatsuhiroOtomo et réalisé par #HiroyukiKitakubo.

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Kiyoko

I don't know if it's a translation error (in French), but the part where Kiyoko says to Tetsuo, "Stop it now! You're going to end up hurting someone" (even though he's already killed people) always makes me cringe 🙃

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Akira (1988, Katsuhiro Ōtomo)

This movie is still outstanding. And what a masterful ending! 🙏 ❤️

I've been wanting to watch it again for a while now.

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Trent’anni dopo, Memories di Katsuhiro Otomo resta un film visionario e attuale Tra fantascienza, satira e sperimentazione visiva, Memories di Katsuhiro Otomo resta uno degli anime più influenti degli anni Novanta.

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My favourite sketch cards so far are these oversized Akira cards that come in a set!!
$120 AUD on my Etsy store right now.
#akira #kaneda #tetsuo #otomo #katsuhirootomo

Ce soir, direction le cinéma pour Metropolis.
Une vraie découverte pour moi — curieux de voir ce que ce classique a encore à dire sur grand écran 🎬

#Metropolis #Anime #Cinema #OsamuTezuka #KatsuhiroOtomo

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#Akira (1988), la adaptación del #manga (1982-1990) de #KatsuhiroOtomo, es una de las películas que rompió las reglas del #cine. No solo el de animación, sino TODO el cine.
Tiene una escena tan icónica, que ha sido homenajeada 1000 veces:
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