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Akira (アキラ, stylized as AKIRA) is a Japanese cyberpunk post-apocalyptic manga series written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was serialized biweekly in Kodansha 's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine from December 20, 1982, to June 25, 1990, with its 120 chapters collected into six tankōbon ' volumes.
Feb 9, 2019 · In the anime, viewers may have noticed a very distinct lack of Akira. Other than his name being mentioned a few times, and his disembodied organs seen in sealed container, Akira was nowhere to be found. In the manga, while Akira doesn’t talk much, he plays a much bigger role.
AKIRA (アキラ) is a seinen science-fiction manga series, written and illustrated by Katsuhiro Otomo. Initially serialized in the pages of Weekly Young Magazine from 1982 until 1990, the work was then collected into six volumes ranging from 300-500 pages by its current publisher Kodansha.
Sep 18, 2021 · Akira is a seinen (18+) manga that ran from 1982-1990, set in the fictional city of Neo-Tokyo in 2019 where, 37 years previously, a mysterious explosion destroyed the original Tokyo, leading to an alternate history in which World War III occurred in the 1980s. The story first seems to focus upon a biker gang known as The Capsules, led by the ...
The movie is generally based on the manga, and follows the same characters and themes, but severely shortens it (the end of the manga has "suffered" most). The film's makers didn't have much choice though: the manga is over 2000 pages long, so of course the movie lost some background.
Akira is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga, Akira, published from 1982 to 1990. It was adapted into a 1988 anime film and three video games. A live-action feature film has also been in development since 2000, and a new anime television series by Otomo was also announced in 2019.
Oct 17, 2020 · Akira was based on a manga of the same name. However, some people may be shocked to learn that the movie was actually released before the manga had been concluded, much like the Game of Thrones TV series.
Dec 6, 1982 · Looking for information on the manga Akira? Find out more with MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. 1988: It is World War III. Tokyo is decimated by a mysterious black explosion, unmatched in magnitude. 2019: Fast forward 31 years.
At the core of the agency's motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as Akira. --- - **Won the 8th Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga**
Jul 16, 2018 · Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, and based on his manga comic of the same name, Akira takes place in 2019 in a dystopian Tokyo that’s risen from the ashes of World War III. We meet a biker gang of rebellious teenagers, or bosozoku, led by Shotaro Kaneda.
