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NEWS: Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo Cancels San Diego Comic-Con Appearance




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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 6:04 pm Reply with quote
Not a big shocker. He's really averse to public appearances recently. Sign up for events related to him which he's announced as "hosting" at your own risk.
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 2:43 am Reply with quote
Not the first time he's cancelled an appearance...

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-12/akira-katsuhiro-otomo-cancels-french-festival-appearance
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 4:07 pm Reply with quote
He was also supposed to show up for Steamboy in NYC.
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Mykelti



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 1:28 am Reply with quote
And boy do I remember THAT. His assistants that came tried to say that the film was entirely hand drawn too...
(I HOPE the translator misunderstood the young boy's question)

Still decent "Memories".
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:58 pm Reply with quote
Mykelt: At least you got someone actually associated with the project. We just got Drew McWeeny at the L.A. screening. Crying or Very sad
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