{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T21:26:12.573Z","story":{"id":"r_bef808535a094ed88daf15d9","slug":"akira-creator-katsuhiro-otomo-opens-new-animation-studio-oval-gear","url":"https://yomimono.id/akira-creator-katsuhiro-otomo-opens-new-animation-studio-oval-gear","headline":"Akira Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Opens New Animation Studio Oval Gear","summary":"Katsuhiro Otomo, creator of Akira, launched a new Tokyo-based animation studio called Oval Gear. The studio is already producing its first feature film. The announcement is the first official word on Otomo's projects since the 2019 reveal of the sci-fi film Orbital Era, which may now be in production at Oval Gear.","why_it_matters":"The launch of Oval Gear ends seven years of silence on Otomo's feature animation plans and suggests the long-dormant Orbital Era project is finally moving forward.","published_at":"2026-05-19T21:48:00.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Cartoon Brew"],"citations":[{"source":"Cartoon Brew","title":"'Akira' Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Launches New Anime Studio","url":"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/studios/katsuhiro-otomo-oval-gear-studio-260835.html"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Akira"],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Oval Gear"],"people":["Katsuhiro Otomo"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}