Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo
Katsuhiro Otomo
	Otomo in 2016
Born	Katsuhiro Otomo; April 14, 1954; Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Writer; Penciller;
Notable works	Dōmu; Akira; Metropolis; Steamboy
Awards	Nihon SF Taisho Award (1983); Kodansha Manga Award (1984); Seiun Award (1982, 1984); Will Eisner Award (1992, 2002); Harvey Award (1993); Annie Award (2014); Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême (2015);

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友克洋, Ōtomo Katsuhiro, born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter and movie director. He is best known as the creator of the manga Akira and its animated movie version.[1] He became the fourth manga artist ever honored into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012.[2]

References

"Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo Announces Live-Action Film Plans". Anime News Network. December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
"ANIME NEWS: Katsuhiro Otomo inducted into Eisner's Hall of Fame". Asahi Shimbun. August 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.

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[1] "Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo Announces Live-Action Film Plans". Anime News Network. December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[2] "ANIME NEWS: Katsuhiro Otomo inducted into Eisner's Hall of Fame". Asahi Shimbun. August 14, 2012. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.