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Akira creator opens a new anime studio to pass on his "visual expression and artistic style" to the next…
Katsuhiro Otomo, the creator of Akira, has established a new anime studio named OVAL GEAR. The studio's mission is to pass on Otomo's visual expression and artistic style to the next generation and to create new animation works. Production on a new title is already underway.
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Katsuhiro Otomo launches his own animation studio OVAL GEAR
Legendary mangaka and film director Katsuhiro Otomo has founded a new animation studio named OVAL GEAR. The studio aims to pass on Otomo's knowledge to the next generation of animators and create new animated works. OVAL GEAR is already working on a new project, though its relation to Otomo's previously announced film 'Orbital Era' remains speculative.
