I love Otomo. He is such an interesting man with a very un-typical thought process for making anime. His art is also pure brilliance.

Best manga ever written and there's no anime movie more beautiful than this one and it was all done before I was even born. Amazing.

@joshuawallace4961

8 жыл бұрын

Akira is amazing but I think Spirited Away is just as good.

@juancpgo

4 жыл бұрын

"all done before I was even born."-that's not really surprising. Most beautiful things were made long before both of us were born. Including XXth century art like best animations, best films, best graphic novels and so on.

@Meantime_Creations

4 жыл бұрын

deathnote

@collt0916

3 жыл бұрын

@@Meantime_Creations death note is not even fucking close too akira

@N_0_V_A_

3 жыл бұрын

Berserk,Vagabond,PunPun,20th Centuary Boys and Lots of Manga Are Better Than Akira

"I'm not really sure how many pages it comes to now. It has to be about 2000, I guess." Damn, Otomo, you don't have to be so chill about it.

One of the great mangaka master still alive. Its a shame new generations are not like them.

@oh6489

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, it’s a good thing the new generation isn’t like him. They’re doing their own thing, with their completely own style. There are some real gems in the current manga world

@AKS9

3 жыл бұрын

O h can you recommend some current manga gems?

What a humble guy. Most artists would never admit that their works are inspired and influenced by others that came before them.

@ricvaladez2563

3 жыл бұрын

The Duffer brothers do. All Stranger Things is is a retelling of all the amazing stories they loved a kids in the 80s. Yet the show is so engaging with very like able characters, it barely matters how original it is. Just because your story copies what others did, does not mean it is automatically a bad movie.

I'm reading the comic (EPIC) now, it's completely different from the movie I wish I hadn't put off reading it for so long! I'd highly recommend it to any fan.

@dancekinghoseok4608

7 жыл бұрын

epic is not enough for me to read it

@Gadget-Walkmen

2 жыл бұрын

@@dancekinghoseok4608 WTF? Epic is MORE than enough reasons to read it as it's fantastic all the way through. You can't possibly be serious with you line of thinking, right?

@luisangelEXALTA

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I find the comic , I’ve been a huge fan of the movie for years and even visited Japan many years ago, I should have looked up the comics there lol

@Gadget-Walkmen

Жыл бұрын

@Jotaro97 The word epic is used to describe something grand and amazingly awesome, the OP comment wasn't just trying to compare it to a "Ancient greek literature" at all, it can be compared to that, but it's clear he wasn't saying that word for that reason at all.

He's such a talented filmmaker, It's a real shame he hasn't made lots of films.

Well... now I feel like re-watching Akira again. Thank you Katsuhiro Otomo!

This is my favourite film of all time. Thanks Otomo for creating this memory

He’s very laid back when he speaks but at the same time it’s impossible not to feel his passion for manga as a talks about it. Makoto Yukimura, the creator of Vinland Saga, gives me similar vibes.

It seems he came up with the general outline of the story, and some of the details, then his visual storytelling aspect just took over, like when he mentioned the single sentence leading to a dozen pages of illustration. Gotta respect someone who refuses to compromise their sense of visual design like that. He was a damn good director too.

He tries to answer the questions...I would almost kill to have those notebooks, and I completely understand why he was so uncomfortable even showing them. For Christ's sake, he even took time to write "Do Not Open" in English letters on the covers. Think about that for a minute. This man is not versed in English, as far as I can tell. Katsuhiro Otomo is a complete breed apart from most human beings, and you should all feel honored that he took even an hour or so out of his day to do this interview.

@hsuehejjw1731

Жыл бұрын

So true

@brianflynn5355

6 ай бұрын

I reported you to the FBI, Interpol & Tokyo Metropolitan Police for threatening to kill Otomo. Your comment says alot about your personality. Disgusting.

It is obvious how very uncomfortable he is with doing interviews. He may have been thinking "In the time it takes to answer these questions, I could have..." he could have...yeah, it messes with my head. It is almost like watching...dammit, I love you, Otomo. I am honored to share the same air as you.

He must be a very nice guy, i wonder what his inspiration was for the whole Tetsuo mutation scene or the hallucinations. Wonder what he thought when he made that because that scene freaked me out.

Man. Went instantly into flow state when reading Akira Vol.5. Amazing creation/work!

大友克洋は近年、手塚治虫の全作品を読み返したという Katsuhiro Otomo also said that he read back all the works of Osamu Tezuka.

i am just starting this series.....i LOVE them ......thumbs up if you think this series is awsome

One of the greatest artists to ever grace earth

He wrote, pencilled and inked 200 (intricately detailed) pages a year for ten years, and in the middle, wrote, storyboarded and directed the feature film. I've drawn a few (very short) comics, and will never comprehend the dedication and perseverance he put into this project.

love this interview, this guy is truly a genius thanks sooo much!!!!

Thank you for uploading this!

I would like to meet him before I die.

@hsuehejjw1731

Жыл бұрын

Me too

Super video. Otomo Gave me my love of manga and anime.Tell him that, personally.Akira tuned Western fans into Japanese culture.

Otomo announced he's working on adapting a full Akira TV series that will closely follow the events of the manga. Stoked.

Currently watching in 2020.

LEGEND

Almost every film that's come out since was influenced by it. Not to mention animated shows like Batman the animated series. If it weren't for Akira, there would be no Matrix. It's just that simple.

@Gadget-Walkmen

2 жыл бұрын

LMAO you're exaggerating, not EVERY film at all, but alot were in the sci-fi genre. Don't exaggerate at all.

@Gadget-Walkmen

2 жыл бұрын

@abysmalfiend of course they were but ghost in the shell was more inspired by blade runner.

He is one of my favourite director.

Hi we just wanted to say thank you for sharing your video. It helped us while working on our Akira Review. Best Regards, Lazy Lion

I love this guy!!

All his notes and stuff need to be gathered into a museum quality collection !

This is very interesting! its cool to see some of the thought process that otomo had at the time!

I can't wait for him to get a Academy Award nomination for his new short film and I hope he does.

Grande Mestre, VALEU.

凄い貴重な動画をありがとう!!!! Lol

5:13 absolutely killed me... that will hunt my dreams for ages.... INCREDIBLY what?????????? gggaaaahhhhhh

@AlexG-ku3dq

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know. I was gritting my teeth.

@AlexG-ku3dq

3 жыл бұрын

Probably was gonna say frustrating.

Miyazaki and otomo is genius

I am an anime music video editor, to tell a story is difficult, he even said at first it would write it's self out but then it would change but at times the flow will come out flawlessly, this to me hit me because I would have no idea where I am taking a story but as you work on it the story will write it's self.

es uno de los mejores 5 creadores del anime que existen

Whose watching in 2019?

@kaneda7368

5 жыл бұрын

Me, my N-word

My idol.

Amazing guy 👌🏻

Un univers de création artistique merci

i really wonder why he doesnt do manga anymore. he is the best ever imo

@ElUnikoDiego

2 жыл бұрын

Es sabio ponerse un límite también, y saber cuando ya uno dio todo lo que tenía que dar.

LEGENDAS PLIS

Do you mean the 'Quick Action Recorder' footage? The animated line art footage? 1, they aren't mine, none of this content is mine. I run a fan site and created this KZread channel because I'm THE Akira fan. 2, KZread took them down because once they were flagged as having copyright the owners of the content PIONEER/BANDAI told KZread to remove them. So unfortunately they can;t be re-uploaded.

洋楽好きなんですね… ファイヤーボール 童夢… ハイウェイスター…

We are looking at the god of anime here folks bow your heads...

OTOMO=GENIOUS

Completely insane and unhinged man. What a god.

he looks like Kaneda

This is truly a unique and brilliant revolutionary of mind but lives a tortured and lonely existence of being constantly misunderstood, undervalued, and overlooked by 97% of the world population that doesn't take the time to get to know and understand the complexity of the rare INTP personality type and traits that makes us unique in only 3% world population

Im so sad tetsuo had to die.

🐐

やべェ資料動画見つけちまったゼ

pretty sure del toro wanted to make a domu movie but i dunno if that's posible

Has anyone here ever been able to find ju-sei? I've been trying to find it for years but haven't had much luck so far.. :(

Huluで観たら分かる

@yuusanndesuyo さん、そうですね。

Akira fala sobre jovens delinquentes que não são aceitos como eles são pelo sistema que os querem ajustar, sem respeitar as suas personalidades fortes, confiantes marcantes e espertas.

@kickodude ya man u r 100% correct....

so this is why Akira is experiment 28

Because he basically avoids everybody, whenever he is asked to make an appearance he almost backs out of it now.

can someone explain akira

@Tuiyih hahahaha im reading the comics....AWSOME!!!! anime (i watch anime) would be so cool to! =)

Incredibly ... ???????

@v1naaaaa さん なるほど、確かにその通りです。少し甘く見てしまいました。

100.000.000-pencil-strokes Otomo

The Movie can...

his hometown is Tome-city Miyagi-pref , one of the areas affected by the earthquake　in　2011.3.11、、、

@nakbearevalo

9 жыл бұрын

Did he die D:

@KazuyaMithra

9 жыл бұрын

Chayson Dam No he made a movie last year.

@nakbearevalo

9 жыл бұрын

Oh lol thanks though, what was it called? Is it like Akria?

@KazuyaMithra

9 жыл бұрын

Chayson Dam Its called Short Peace and is an anthology film directed by him with shorts by him and a few other anime directors like I know the director of Tokyo Ghoul made a short in it too. Otomo's short is called Combustible and is a romance story in the style of old Japanese woodblock art. I also know there is game for the PS3 that's supposed to be like a fifth short to the film by Otomo and Suda51.

@nakbearevalo

9 жыл бұрын

Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

こんだけ海外の人に評価されてる日本人なかなかおらんで もっと日本でも評価されるべき

健康優良半世紀少年。

Akira has a big big problem, it looks better than the reality, with all these details in motion, OTOMO KATSUHIRO its the master in Anime.

@MrKotoyuki 織田信長や武田信玄にさん付けしますか？ それにこういったインタビューで敬称略はよくあることでしょう。

Thank you for this interview! If you are interested in a different take on Akira, you can watch it in HD with a completely different score. I made a synthesized score in 80s synthwave style, like The Terminator, Escape From New York, Videodrome, Blade Runner, etc: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aJp7q7iMYdbZgZc.html

@30raymar Otomo only did the art for Freedom.

Subtitles don't match what he said?

Otomo,Tomino(gundam),Takahashi(Votoms),Anno(Eva)....true geeks are disappearing.

he looks liek the japanese version of george from sienfeld

大友大先生、「アキラ」を見た世代の一人である僕から一言いわせてもらいます! 手塚大先生や石ノ森大先生、そして横山大先生に向かって呼び捨てする事とは何事ですか! 金田「大友大先生、さんを付けろよ、さんを!」(岩田光央調に)

@user-cg1nt7jw9r

4 жыл бұрын

まあまあ笑　敬意はあるんですから笑

These subtitles are horrendous and slow

2020の Olympicについて語らない のはナゼ？

there are people who actually believe this iand it blows my mind

he's such a cool dude but its to bad he's kind of jerk now.

I think he should be doing berserk.

Kishimoto over him

@redcomet0079

Жыл бұрын

You know Kishimoto was purely inspired to created Naruto and sasuke because of Kaneda and Tetsuo, right?

大友さんは何からもしくは誰から影響を受けたかをちゃんと言うところが素晴らしい。それでいて手本になった作品・作者をオマージュをしながら新しい革新的な作品を作り上げるところがこれまた素晴らしい。殆どの日本のエンタメ類は西洋のパクリ色が旺盛。ガンダムはスターウォーズの影響受けまくりだけどそうだと決して言わない。仮面ライダー類もアメコミのスーパーヒーロー超パクってるけどそう言わない。コブラも見るからにスターウォーズのハン・ソロ（レディーはC3PO、タートル号はミレニアムファルコン、出てくる異星人とかも影響受けまくり）の真似っこだけど決してそう言わない。この大友さんの潔さと言うか嘘のないところは彼が偉大なる本物のアーティストであることを裏付ける。今よく権威を持った連中いる嫉妬深く自分より優れた下っ端を潰すことに燃えるカスらとは対照的に素晴らしい作品はそうだと認め漫画家に嫉妬することなく一緒に喜び応援していたであろう手塚治虫も素晴らしいと思う。

Hayao Miyazaki is an insect compared to this god.

the movie sucked, best comic series ive ever read though. its a shame he ruined it with a rushed and altered story for the film.

@KazuyaMithra

9 жыл бұрын

Well its a long series and he wasn't finished making the graphic novels, so of course things won't work out. Maybe in the future they can do a big budget anime series or something.

@andrelavandero3041

8 жыл бұрын

+Zachary Brescia Excuse me?

@ZBPHOTO

8 жыл бұрын

dont get me wrong i grew up with the movie and i do have love for it but in comparison with the comics its simply not as good

@andrelavandero3041

8 жыл бұрын

You're one of those "book is better than movie" guys, I reckon.

@KazuyaMithra

8 жыл бұрын

Andy Lavandero​ But the manga is actually better in this case