With Otomo The Complete Works first 2 titles releasing on 21st January 2022, Kodansha is going all out and pulling all the promotional stops for the famed manga artist’s re-release of all his previous comics. Giant billboards and murals have been put up in some of the busiest locations in Tokyo, like the Shinjuku station underpass walkway ( Metro Promenade ), Shibuya Station crossing exit, Parco Shibuya and more. This brings to mind the marketing campaign for Nissin Cup Noodles Freedom anime many years back.
I’ve collated some of the twitter posts below; a big thanks to all the Otomo fans who took these pictures –
Otomo Katsuhiro poses in front of the giant promotional billboards for his Otomo The Complete Works manga collection at Parco Shibuya, Tokyo. #?????? https://t.co/tAhiBC3BMV
— blauereiter (@blauereiter) January 19, 2022
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As I mentioned above, the first two titles from the collection will go on sale on 21st January 2022, with 2 new titles releasing about every 2 months there-after. See this older post for more details and purchase links.
I will of course post my review of the first 2 titles ( Domu and Akira Storyboards Vol 1 ) when I receive my copies. Stay tuned !
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January 25th, 2022 at 5:46 am
Received the first 2 volumes today, a few days earlier than expected, and already ordered the ones to be released next.
Thanks again for your pre-order links and reviewing / announcing / updating us as information emerges, your efforts are much appreciated ! 🙂
January 27th, 2022 at 3:38 am
Pas – Hope you’re enjoy the books, you’re most welcome !