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Katsuhiro Otomo Biography
Katsuhiro Otomo was born in April 1954 in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan. Growing up, Otomo was inspired to create comics from several different works. one of Otomo’s…
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A-Z Challenge: “Z” is for Roujin Z (Rōjin Zetto)
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Ep. 112: AKIRA vol. 5, by Katsuhiro Otomo
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Ep. 51: AKIRA Vol. 3, by Katsuhiro Otomo
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PODCAST LINK - Ep. 83: AKIRA VOL 4, By Katsuhiro Otomo
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The Tragedy of Katsuhiro Otomo and Steve Oliff’s Full-Color AKIRA
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Is Roujin Z still one of my favourite anime of all time
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Make Everything E.X.P.L.O.D.E. — The Other Works of Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo in English
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#58 - Katsuhiro Otomo's MEMORIES (1995) Review
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2019 Retrospective
2019 Retrospective There are spoilers ahead. If you see a show title you haven’t watched yet, you might want to skip that section until you have. Another year…
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A rubbish year for most, but a pretty decent year for manga. 2020 Recommendations - 5:00 Act-Age - 6:13 Mob Psycho 100 - 7:21 Zatch Bell! - 9:41 BEASTARS - 9:59 Blue Flag -…
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●ANNOUNCEMENT● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS update
Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira, Bibliography, Otomo, Animation, Manga, Steamboy, Japanimation,
●ANNOUNCEMENT● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS update
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●ANNOUNCEMENT● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS update
Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira, Bibliography, Otomo, Animation, Manga, Steamboy, Japanimation,
●ANNOUNCEMENT● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS update
Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira, Bibliography, Otomo, Animation, Manga, Steamboy, Japanimation,
●ANNOUNCEMENT● OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS update
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Sunday Retrospective (2021)
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