Akira Mano, a highly acclaimed and respected Japanese anime director, as well as a talented storyboard artist, proudly calls the lively and bustling city of Nagoya his birthplace, where he came into the world on the twentieth of May, nineteen sixty-two.
Akira Mano, a dynamic and versatile creative individual, is also widely recognized by his alias Otoko Odawara (小田原 男, Odawara Otoko),a moniker that he employs in tandem with his primary persona as Akira Mano.
