A brilliant promotional poster by Otomo Katsuhiro ( of Akira fame ) for Atre’s ( a shopping mall ) grand opening in Kichijoji last September. This one went completely under my radar.
I absolutely love Kichijoji and used to pass by it on my cycle to work every day to Sunrise Animation Studios. ( which incidentally, is where Otomo work too ) Kichijoji is choked full of interesting shops, fantastic food, and heck, even Studio 4C is located there.
Looks like there’s more than a couple of items I’m going be hunting for when I head to Tokyo next month. :]
Top 3 images courtesy of Gaijin Tokyo Underground.
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September 18th, 2011 at 3:38 am
i just came accross this somewhere too, actually! i have been looking all over for one but to no avail. please if you find any beyond one for yourself, please tell me and i will pay you for it! you know the kind of Otomo fan i am!
September 22nd, 2011 at 2:52 am
Zack – I’ll keep my eyes open. :]
September 25th, 2011 at 5:51 am
Hello, you have a great blog and I enjoy very much reading it.
I like to ask if, do you know what katsuhiro otomo is working now? his lasts works were Mushishi(live-action) and I think art book called “park” in 2006, i´m big fan of his work. Thanks and keep with your great blog.
September 26th, 2011 at 12:05 am
Such talent and imagination. Otomo Katushiro is an amazing artist. It’d be great if more Western writers and directors would work with him.
September 26th, 2011 at 3:50 am
Felipe – Thanks for visiting ! I actually have no knowledge of the book “Park” that you mentioned, so maybe you are more informed than I am. Do you have a link to a picture ?
As far as I know Otomo-san has not been involved in any major projects these recent years, often providing only guidance/advice to younger directors, but I’ll be sure to post any news here should I find out anything. :]
September 29th, 2011 at 11:38 am
i think Park was the booklet that came with his issue of BRUTUS.
October 1st, 2011 at 5:58 am
Zack was right! It was a short colored story that appeared in the magazine Brutus, I misunderstood has a book. I been doing some “digging” and find the short story on your blog! is funny how the world works. Here is the link your post, that mention the work:
http://halcyonrealms.com/animation/who-is-katsuhiro-otomo/
October 2nd, 2011 at 2:46 am
Felipe – Yep, Zack’s correct. I had no idea the book was called “Park”, haha. Thanks Zack !
October 2nd, 2011 at 5:46 am
Great..:D you’re going to tokyo??I just left :)))
December 19th, 2024 at 4:50 am
In case someone else stumbles on this page, FYI on Amazon you can find “OTOMO KATSUHIRO: 20 POSTERS: Reprints of Classic Posters” which has this poster in it. Someone in a comment posted a pic of all the posters and this one was so striking that I went searching for what in the world it was from, and got here.