Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo
Otomo in 2016
Born	(1954-04-14) April 14, 1954 (age 70) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Area(s)	Cartoonist, Writer
Notable works	Dōmu Akira Metropolis Steamboy
Awards	Seiun Award (1982, 1984) Nihon SF Taisho Award (1983) Kodansha Manga Award (1984) Will Eisner Award (1992, 2002) Harvey Award (1993) Annie Award (2014) Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême (2015)
Spouse(s)	Yoko
Children	Shohei Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋, Ōtomo Katsuhiro, born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director. He is best known as the creator of Akira, in terms of both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. He was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2005,^[1] promoted to Officier of the order in 2014,^[2] became the fourth manga artist ever inducted into the American Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2012,^[3] and was awarded the Purple Medal of Honor from the Japanese government in 2013.^[4] Otomo later received the Winsor McCay Award at the 41st Annie Awards in 2014 and the 2015 Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême, the first manga artist to receive the award.^[5][6] Otomo is married to Yoko Otomo. Together they have one child, a son named Shohei Otomo, who is also an artist.^[7]