Katsuhiro Ôtomo's birthday is 14 April and the Lys celebrate it with an Anime Saikuru cycle that consists of two sessions, with presentation and discussion.
Ôtomo is the creator of Akira, a manga of more than two thousand pages from the years 80 which achieved significant success in Japan and the rest of the world. It is the basis of the Japanese animated film of the same name., also directed by Otomo, and both became instant classics within their respective genres.. The feature film is separated from the manga's plot line because the film was released two years before the conclusion of the manga.. Akira is set in the futuristic city of Neo-Tokyo, a city rebuilt after suffering the devastating effects of a suspected nuclear explosion that triggers World War III.
On Monday 20/4, the Lys will screen Akira and on Monday 27/4, Memories. These are three manga animation stories, based on three short graphic stories by maestro Ôtomo. In Magnetic Pink two astronauts, following a distress signal, They are dragged into the fantastic world created by a woman's memories.. Stink Bomb is the story of a young chemist who accidentally transforms into an unstoppable biological weapon headed straight for Tokyo.. And Cannon Fodder describes a day in the life of a city whose only reason for being is to launch cannon shots at an unknown enemy..
