Animation AKIRA Layouts & Key Frames 2 (OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS)
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The animated film version of Akira, which was released in theaters in 1988, went beyond the realm of manga and revolutionized the world of anime.
This book is the second volume of a three-volume collection of works drawn by Katsuhiro Otomo himself, who also served as the original author and director, from among the huge amount of layouts, original drawings, and original drawing corrections used in the production.
A layout is a drawing of the necessary information for each scene that makes up the main anime, and serves as a blueprint for drawing an anime.
In addition to recording the original drawings and layouts of "Part B (continuation from the previous volume) and the beginning of Part C" of the four parts A, B, C, and D that make up the entire movie, it also includes valuable reproduction cels of many famous scenes created based on them.
Following the two previously published "Storyboard Collections,'' this book reveals in detail the production process of this still cutting-edge expression.
The movie version of "AKIRA'' was constructed through a thorough process in which the "layout'' that depicts the background and character movements of each cut is instructed and revised by the animation director, art director, and even director Otomo himself.
This is an unprecedented book in which you can experience the uncompromising quality of the screen creation by watching each page move in succession just by flipping through the pages.
Like the previous volume, almost the entire volume is printed in color, and includes many reproduction cell pictures.
In particular, this volume contains a large number of revised original drawings in one cut in succession, allowing you to see more detailed movement of the drawings, which allows you to further understand the details of the characters' movements (acting) that director Otomo was particular about.
The total number of pages is approximately 710p, which is more than the previous volume.
The book title "Layouts & Key Frames" is the English notation for "Layouts & Original Pictures."
*"OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS" Volume 24
Katsuhiro Otomo (author)
About the author
Manga artist and film director. Born in Miyagi Prefecture.
Debuted in 1973 in "Manga Action". His representative works include "Domu'' and "AKIRA.''
In 1988, the animated film "AKIRA" that he produced received high praise outside of Japan and became the forerunner of the Japanese anime movement (Japanimation) overseas.
In 2013, received the Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Japanese government. In 2014, he was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.
2015, 42nd Angoul?me International Comics Festival Grand Prize (France).
Publisher: Kodansha (2023/5/17)
Release date: 2023/5/17
Language: Japanese
Comic: 650 pages
ISBN-10: 4065293561
ISBN-13: 978-4065293560
Dimensions: 17.7 x 3.5 x 24.8cm
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