I have a soft spot for anime compilation movies, as they were a regular fixture of the ‘80s and ‘90s, and 'Short Peace' follows in that well-honored tradition.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. The interesting part about this new anime adaptation of Akira is ...

Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira is set to hold a one-day-only theatrical screening of the film's 4K remastered version on July 16, 2023. The film was originally released in Japan on July 16, 1988, and will be ...

Legendary manga artist and anime director Katsuhiro Otomo has just announced two new projects, and one of them involves a brand new Akira. While Hollywood chisels away at Taika Waititi's live-action ...

Otomo Katsuhiro, one of Japan’s leading anime creators, is to direct a near-future action adventure film “Orbital Era.” The film will be produced through Sunrise Inc., part of Bandai Namco. Sunrise ...

'Akira' director Katsuhiro Otomo will direct a new anime series that will be a continuation of the steampunk cult classic that he made a name with and also work on 'Orbital Era,' his third anime ...

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Akira manga as penned by Katsuhiro Otomo. To commemorate that, we have an upcoming release of classic Otomo posters and they are gorgeous. This new poster ...

Akira needs no introduction. As one of the most popular anime and manga series ever made and one of the biggest influences for the cyberpunk subgenre of science-fiction, the 1982 manga and 1988 anime ...

Legendary Japanese animator Katsuhiro Otomo is known around the world for his work, particularly his groundbreaking cyberpunk action feature “Akira.” But Otomo doesn’t spend time watching his own ...

Nearly every seat was filled inside REDCAT's small theater on Saturday night when Katsuhiro Otomo took to the stage. The anime auteur was on hand to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for this ...