Published in English. The comic won the Excellence Award of the Japan Cartoonists Association at Award 1980 Seiun Awards Manga Award. Became 1983 the first manga to win the Japan SF Taisho Award.
Touchstone Pictures and Guillermo del Toro previously owned the comic book live-action film adaptation rights.
Otomo was originally known for works such as and his most famous titles Known internationally,. He then ventured into animation by directing part-synthesis and feature films based on his own stories. He has directed other animation projects such as Memories Synthesis, Event Shorts and Feature Films. He also confirmed with, , , Metropolis and. Otomo in 1983 that he is working on a new comics. He once revealed in 1980 that he is preparing his first long series ,because . He is directing his third animated feature Orbital Rise ).
