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In 1979, after writing multiple short-stories for the magazine Action, Otomo created his first science-fiction work, titled Fireball.

Although the manga was never completed, it is regarded as a milestone in Otomo's career as it contained many of the same themes he would explore in his later, more successful manga such as Dōmu.

Dōmu began serialization in January 1980 and ran for two years until completed.

In 1983, it was published in book form and would win the Nihon SF Taisho Award, the Japanese equivalent to the Nebula Award.