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Comments on MetaFilter post Otomo ManbenThu, 18 Sep 2025 10:10:42 -0800Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:10:42 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Otomo Manben
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<a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/5001486/">NHK released Naoki Urasawa's interview with Katsuhiro Otomo.</a> They spoke about his manga <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domu:_A_Child%27s_Dream">Domu</a>, which was a pre-cursor to his seminal work <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_(manga)">Akira</a>. Fascinating discussion of workflow, influences and high-resolution close-ups of the original work. <br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naoki_Urasawa">Urasawa</a> and his program Manben <a href="/165275/Naoki-Urasawas-Manga-Exertions">previously</a>.post:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376Thu, 18 Sep 2025 08:16:53 -0800ishmaelManbenKatsuhiroOtomoNaokiUrasawaMangaDomuAkiraBy: BlackLeotardFront
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767315
Can't wait to check this out. Otomo is really still unsurpassed in many ways. Re-reading Akira recently, it's really shocking how well it's done and how well it has aged (not in every way, of course, but most).
Urasawa, if you all are not familiar, is also a master. Monster and 20th Century Boys are routinely ranked near the top of all-time best manga lists. His style of puzzle box storytelling can be frustrating sometimes (who is Friend?! Just tell me!!) but his work is really fantastic.comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767315Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:10:42 -0800BlackLeotardFrontBy: Joakim Ziegler
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767326
Domu is pretty great, a funnier, simpler version of some of the ideas in Akira, with some amazing art.comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767326Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:39:41 -0800Joakim ZieglerBy: paper chromatographologist
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767335
This is great.comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767335Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:00:22 -0800paper chromatographologistBy: They sucked his brains out!
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767342
This is super!comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767342Thu, 18 Sep 2025 11:16:02 -0800They sucked his brains out!By: They sucked his brains out!
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767359
Domu would make an amazing film. Every page is practically a storyboard, already.comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767359Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:00:10 -0800They sucked his brains out!By: ishmael
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767383
So many jaw-dropping moments, but the bit about not using any white-out for the layered necklaces made my jaw drop. Truly a virtuoso. As they say in the interview, so many manga conventions were <em>invented</em> by this guy, perhaps in this comic.comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767383Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:49:59 -0800ishmaelBy: Joakim Ziegler
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767483
Also, according to Wikipedia, Domu has had some, eh, <i>interesting</i> attempts at a film adaptation (which it would lend itself to much better than, say, Akira). <i>David Lynch</i> was a candidate to direct back in the 90s? And Guillermo del Toro has been sniffing around it?comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767483Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:42:01 -0800Joakim ZieglerBy: ishmael
http://www.metafilter.com/210376/Otomo-Manben#8767491
Omg can you imagine!
<em>Domu has had some, eh, interesting attempts at a film adaptation (which it would lend itself to much better than, say, Akira).</em>
Exactly! Domu is a story that's much more movie-scaled. Akira needs a limited series to contain its actual scope.comment:www.metafilter.com,2025:site.210376-8767491Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:40:35 -0800ishmael
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