The japanese deluxe edition (30 x 22 cm, hardcover, dust jacket): Yonghow – You may be interested in these editions of Miyazaki’s Nausicaa: You might also be interested in these items : (Please note the purchase link below is for the regular edition.)īuy From | Amazon CA | Amazon UK | Amazon FR | Amazon IT | Amazon DE | Amazon ES

If you haven’t read it yet, locate a copy and give yourself a big treat. Otomo is most known for Akira, but before he went to town with that he perfected his art and style in Domu. The bottom line is, Domu is a masterpiece of manga storytelling, deluxe edition or not. You can find it on Yahoo Japan auctions sometimes ( where I acquired my copy ), and if you’re lucky a copy might be on sale at the Mandarake bookstore in Nakano Broadway, Tokyo. I am unsure as to how many copies were actually printed in 1984 ( anyone privy to this info kindly let me know ), but certainly much fewer copies are available on the market today. (above) One of the most iconic panels in the manga ( used as the cover art for the Japanese tankobon ), beautifully reproduced by famed Final Fantasy character designer Akihiko Yoshida in the Otomo Tribute art book. He uses many other simple but effective techniques like perspective and negative space throughout his panels. (above) Otomo is one of the most cinematic manga artists I know here a simple use of fg/mg/bg elements give great depth to his composition. I actually spotted a copy last year at Mandarake bookstore in Nakano ( below ) but I was already past my carry limit so I had to pass.Ī rare copy of Otomo's Domu ( jumbo size edition ) spotted at Mandarake in Nakano Broadway, for about $100.

The actual volume itself is in excellent condition, mint new I should say. The manga comes housed in a outer protective cardboard box ( image above it’s pretty banged up but one has to remember this book is more than 2 decades old ), and also a sturdy cardboard slip case ( image below ).

The print size matches 1:1 to dimensions of the panels that Otomo originally drew for the manga just check out how big it is ! ( image below ) This particular deluxe edition was released a year later in 1984, as part of the commemoration for Otomo winning the Nihon SF Taisho Award. One of my happiest acquisitions while in Tokyo recently the rare jumbo sized deluxe edition of Otomo Katsuhiro’s groundbreaking manga Domu, first published in 1983 (tankobon).

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