Tag: Katsuhiro Otomo
Anime Reviews: ‘Short Peace’, ‘Naruto’ Movie
Short Peace: Complete Collection
Sentai Film Works: $29.98, Blu-ray
Although Katsuhiro Otomo's reputation rests principally on his watershed cyberpunk feature Akira, his third anthology feature Short...
Reviews: ‘Persona 4,’ ‘Appleseed Alpha’
Persona 4: The Animation - Complete Collection
Aniplex/Sentai: $79.98, Blu-ray (4 discs)
Persona 4 is a welcome rarity: An animated series based on a computer game...
Host Warburton, Presenters Set for Annie Awards
Patrick Warburton is set to host the 41st annual Annie Awards Feb. 1 at UCLA's Royce Hall.
Joining him on stage will be a mix...
ASIFA Unveils List of 41st Annie Awards Nominees
The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has announced the nominations for the 41st Annual Annie Awards. In the Best Animated Feature category, 2D is...
‘Approved for Adoption’ Arrives in L.A. & N.Y.
GKIDS brings Jung's autobiographical live-action/animated documentary to the City of Angels.
Documentaries—good ones, anyway—tend to fall on either side of a wide-arcing pendulum swing. The...
The Final Countdown
With the incredible wealth of animated short films of all genres and techniques which have emerged to delight audiences across the globe in the...
Otomo Packs a Lifetime in 12-Minute ‘Combustible’
During a recent interview, Katsuhiro Ŏtomo said that he wished he had a time machine so that he could travel to different periods in...
Otomo’s ‘Combustible’ Wins Japan’s Media Arts Award
Katsuhiro Otomo’s acclaimed animated short Combustible won Japan’s prestigious Media Arts Award on Thursday (Dec. 13). Set in mid-18th-century Edo (the old name for...
10 Animated Shorts Advance in Oscar Race
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 10 animated short films will advance in the voting process for the 85th...
Otomo to Appear at Platform Animation Fest
Killer news for anime fans: Katsuhiro Otomo, the legendary director of Akira (for which he also wrote and illustrated the original manga), is set...
Otomo’s ‘Short Peace’ to Screen at Hiroshima Fest
Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo will present parts of his new Short Peace anthology project at the upcoming Hiroshima Intl. Animation Festival. Produced by the...
Twilight’s Stewart Offered ‘Akira’ Role
Warner Bros. has offered the role of Ky Reed—an anglicized take on the young revolutionary love interest Kei from the animated film—in its live-action...
Warner Bros.’s Live-Action ‘Akira’ to Roll 2012
Fans of the great anime feature and manga Akira got some good news courtesy of Warner Bros. today. The studio has officially greenlit a...
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