Katsuhiro Otomo

So, I'm cutting this a bit late (I lost track of time, and I'm a horrible slacker. Sue me), but I'm posting anyway.

Katsuhiro Otomo is this pretty rad manga dude. I don't read a lot of manga (I think most of them are silly and...uh, I guess just silly), but Otomo is one that got me hooked. His most popular work is undoubtedly AKIRA, which was made into a movie some 20 years ago. So if you haven't seen that, I recommend it. But you'll have to watch it several times, or read an online summary to understand everything that's going on. It's deep. Or maybe it's just incredibly stupid, but it seems deep. Either way, the animation is incredible. And violent, too! Even if you hate the story and the characters, you have to admit the art is astounding. It's so fluid and alive, unlike much anime which usually animates only one or two actions in a scene.

http://www.bbakira.co.uk/stills/stills2.htm

So here's a fan website with oodles of images and such. A few videos, too, so you can watch a trailer or something, if you desire.

-Salem