The 31st volume of OTOMO THE COMPLE WORKS published by Kodansha features the first out of two volumes that collect the entirety of the enormous number of storyboards created by Katsuhiro Otomo for his 2004 feature-length animation film STEAMBOY, a work conceived, written, and directed by himself, whose production, from planning to release took a full ten years and marked Otomo's first such work since AKIRA.At the time of the film’s release, STEAMBOY: THE STORYBOARD BOOK was published by Kodansha as a single, massive hardcover volume of 780 pages. This new edition divides the material into two separate volumes and enlarges the page size from A5 to the larger format used in THE COMPLETE WORKS collection.This first volume contains the entirety of parts A, B, and C (out of the six total parts: A, B, C, D, E, and E2) and it also includes nearly 100 pages of “rough draft storyboards” published here for the very first time. This two-volume set offers readers both a guide to unraveling the film’s structure and a new way to experience it through the medium of print.BOOK DETAILSPublisher: Kodansha (講談社)Publication date: 2025-VIII-29Release date: 2025-IX-2Language: JapaneseNumber of pages: 480Size: 248 x 172mm Retail price: ¥4,950ISBN-10: 4065408466ISBN-13: 978-4065408469AVAILABILITYAmazon JP: https://amzn.to/4lTHYwUAmazon US: Amazon CA: Amazon UK: Amazon DE: Amazon FR: Amazon IT: Amazon ES: ※We earn a commission from your purchases through these links.
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