Katsuhiro Otomo Complete Works, Third Edition Set (Highway Star/Goodbye Nippon 2-Title Set) [First-run Bonus Included in Each Volume]

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"Highway Star"
Release date: May 20, 2022
ISBN-13 :978-4065273180
Publisher: Kodansha
Number of volumes: 3

"Goodbye Japan"
Release date: May 20, 2022
ISBN-13 :978-4065273128
Publisher: Kodansha
Number of volumes: 4


＜Related words＞
Otomo Katsuhiro Otomo AKIRA The Complete Works of Katsuhiro Otomo
OTOMO THE COMPLETE WORKS

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release date 2022年5月20日

Part numberMbkOtomoSet3

Specification "Highway Star"
This is a collection of 12 short manga works that Katsuhiro Otomo created between 1976 and 1977 when he was 22 or 23 years old, in the order of their publication. The collection mainly includes works from the author's first book, "Short Piece," published by Kisoutengaisha in 1979 (republished by Futabasha in 1984), as well as two stories from "GOOD WEATHER" (published by Kitansha in 1981) and three stories, including the title story, from "Highway Star" (published by Futabasha in 1979). None of the works are being published in book form for the first time, but since all of the aforementioned books are out of print, these works can only be read in this book. Of course, all of the works included are of high quality, printed on high-quality paper after repairing any areas that have deteriorated over time, based on the latest data created from the original drawings. Furthermore, the reading experience of the larger format than the conventional version will be a vivid "new encounter with the work" for readers, whether they have read the works or not. A complete version with all the colored originals reproduced in color!


"Goodbye Japan"
A Japanese man said goodbye to his hometown of Japan, traveled alone to America, and opened a judo and karate dojo in a corner of New York.
In New York, a city packed with people of all races, genders, and lifestyles, he becomes impatient and rushes to gather disciples, sometimes getting caught up in incidents and turmoil he causes, as well as his struggles and failures in the series "Goodbye Japan."
Published by Futabasha in 1981 as Katsuhiro Otomo's third book along with other series, this work is the author's first "series of consecutive works with the same protagonist."
This is a collection of the title story (5 chapters in total) that the author published in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine between 1977 and 1978 when he was 23-24 years old, as well as eight other short manga stories published around the same time.
The short stories are broken down into three from "Highway Star" (1979/Futabasha), four from "GOOD WEATHER" (1981/Kitansha), including the two title stories, and one from "Her Thoughts..." (1990/Kodansha). This is the complete edition, with color pages reproduced as they were when first published, and commentary by the author himself included!

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