"Katsuhiro Otomo — “YOU” (GENGA Exhibition, 2012)", Original Release Japanese Promotional Poster 2012, B2 Size (51 x 73cm) O252

Katsuhiro Otomo — “YOU” (GENGA Exhibition, 2012)
Original B2 Poster | 51 × 73 cm (approx. 20.1 × 28.7 in.) | Offset lithograph on heavyweight art stock | Japan, 2012

A scarce original poster issued for OTOMO KATSUHIRO GENGA EXHIBITION (Tokyo, 3331 Arts Chiyoda, 2012). The image—titled “YOU”—was one of the few retail posters created specifically for the show and sold in limited quantities at the on‑site shop. Contemporary documentation confirms that the exhibition offered three official posters: a B1 “main visual” and two B2 designs, “AKIRA 4” and “YOU.”

The GENGA Exhibition gathered roughly 3,000 original drawings spanning Otomo’s career and was organized in the wake of the 2011 earthquake, with proceeds directed to support recovery efforts in Miyagi Prefecture, Otomo’s home region.

Original GENGA posters—especially “YOU”—have become highly collectible as physical traces of Otomo’s landmark 2012 retrospective and its charity mission. They sit at the intersection of manga history and exhibition design: scarce, display‑ready works that connect directly to AKIRA, DOMU, FIREBALL, and the broader Otomo universe celebrated at the show.

It is over 13 years old!

This poster is in excellent condition. Please refer to the imagery (both front and back) as this is the exact poster that is for sale. 

It is not a reproduction or a reprint.

Certificate of Authenticity included.