OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS 70s MANGA
1 JŪSEI (GUNSHOT)
This is a collection of 11 short manga works by Otomo Katsuhiro, a minor between the ages of 17 and 19, produced between 1971 and 1974, from his time as a student contributor to his professional debut, in the order they were produced and published.
The author made his debut at the tender age of 19 with "Juusei" (Gunsei), published in the August 4th Special Issue of Manga Action in 1973. None of these seven early short stories have ever been published in a book, so while many may have seen the titles in the list of works in the short story collection "Short Pieces," few have actually seen the originals; they are literally "phantom early works."
In addition to publishing all of these works for the first time, this book also includes four completely unpublished works, as well as sketches and submitted works drawn before his debut.
320 pages, 6.9"x9.8"x0.9", Softcover, b+w, Japanese 978-4065273159
2 BOOGIE WOOGIE WALTZ
A collection of 15 short manga works released by Katsuhiro Otomo from 1974 to 1976 when he was 20 to 22 years old.
Focusing on the book "BOOGIE WOOGIE WALTZ" published by Kitan in 1982.
It is an ambitious work that allows you to deeply appreciate the extraordinary ingenuity of young Katsuhiro Otomo, while in his rough and experimental phase, later coming to prominence with "Domu" and "AKIRA",
364 pages, 6.9"x9.8"x1.0", Softcover, b+w, Japanese
3 HIGHWAY STAR
A collection of works by Katsuhiro Otomo when he was 22 or 23 years old, including 12 short manga produced between 1976 and 1977 in the order in which they were published. focusing on the collection of the short story "Short Peace" (republished by Futabasha in 1984), which became the author's first single book published by Kisou Tengaisha in 1979, it contains two stories from the monograph "Good Weather" (1981) published by Kitansha and three stories including the title work from Futabasha's "Highway Star" (1979).
320 pages, 6.9"x9.8"x1.0", Softcover, b+w, Japanese
4 SAYONARA NIPPON
A collection of works from 1977 to 1978, the title work (5 episodes in total) published by the author in Futabasha's "Manga Action" magazine when he was 23 to 24 years old, and 8 short manga published before and after that.
The short stories are: three from Highway Star (Futabasha, 1979), four from "Good Weather" (1981, Ayakansha), including two title stories, and one from "Her Thoughts" (1990, Kodansha). The colour page is reproduced as it first appeared, and the complete version includes commentary by the author himself!
320 pages, 6.9"x9.8"x1.0", Softcover, b+w, Japanese