“Kaba” (meaning Hippopotamus in Japanese ) is renowned manga artist and anime director Otomo Katsuhiro’s first published illustration book, a compendium of artwork he created from 1971 to 1989. While a couple of other books by Otomo, like and the more recent ( a collaboration with the equally amazing Terada Katsuya ) have since been published, Kaba stands unique because of its smorgasbord of eclectic illustration work that precedes Otomo’s rise to fame after the phenomenal success of Akira. As such, it is a rare peek into the budding creative mind of the genius at work, allowing us, albeit vicariously, to follow Otomo’s progress as his illustration and narrative style evolved slowly over time to become what it is today. Many of the featured art work in the book come with bite-sized Japanese and English production notes, and Otomo gives us insights and background information on the various projects he undertook. Otomo was also a big fan of, and in many of his early works the influence can clearly be seen, in particular his use of harmonious, muted tones and light pastel colors. Kaba was first published in 1989 and unfortunately is no longer in print anymore.

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Folks who are keen to get one however, can still find – Dimensions – 11.3 x 11.1 x 0. C Puzzles By Alan R Feuer Pdf Printer on this page. 9 inches – 178 pages, hardcover – full color / black and white You might also be interested in these items. Renze October 1st, 2009 at 6:08 am I bought Kaba many years ago just after I had seen Akira (which was already out for at least a decide haha).

I stumbled upon it in the famous comic shop Lambiek in Amsterdam. They were pretty proud to have that book, but I basically put down all the money I had at the time (teen, always strapped for cash) and bought the book. I never regretted it, and it’s still one of my most cherished books.