The CONTINUITY of AKIRA 1 and 2
These two books collect the original storyboards for the movie, hand-drawn by Otomo. Book one has two parts to it, A and B. Part A has 'cuts' (scenes) 1-953, B has 954- 1382. Book two has 4 parts, B, C, D, NG. Part B has cuts 1383-1517, C has cuts 1518- 1889, D has cuts 1890-2212 and NG I assume stands for 'no good', a collection of unused storyboard pictures under the headings 'Missing Numbers', 'No Good' and 'Rough Continuity'. It may sound a little complicated but it's just the division technique used to separate key scenes. Along with Otomo's storyboards, I found the last parts of the books most interesting. At the beginning and end of each book are a few pages talking through some of the film's production progress. All text is naturally in Japanese, but it has some pics and corresponding text which I recognize from the film's Production Report- such as info on 'Lip Sync'. If you take a look at the example pages below you'll notice how Otomo's original sketches matched the actual cels in the film. All his angles and art style are captured flawlessly. Book Stats: B/W content, Softback Published by Kodansha Date Printed: Unknown Size: 7.25 X 10.25 inches. Book 1 has 448 pages, book 2 has 382 pages |




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