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  • Published: 15 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9781935429081
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 440
  • RRP: $52.99

Akira 6



Akira is an important manga that influenced a generation of Japanese and American creators. It debuted in Japan in 1984 and in the United States in 1989, and it has remained a perenial bestseller in both countries ever since. The anime film version of Akira is credited with changing the way animation was perceived in America, and interest in Akira has never been higher.

IN A DEVASTATED 21ST CENTURY, Neo-Tokyo, the armed might of Earth is massed against the godlike powers of two psychic titans, the mute child Akira and the deranged youth Tetsuo. While Akira has unintentionally destroyed the city twice before, Tetsuo has ravaged the surface of the Moon for his sheer amusement, and his madness grows as his abilities expand. But he is gradually losing control of the limitless energies that rage within him, mutating Tetsuo into a horror beyond imagination, and as all forces converge for a final confrontation, the fate of the planet lies in the hands of mere mortals...and the mind of a child.

This final chapter of Katsuhiro Otomo's internationally honored graphic-novel masterpiece brings to a shattering, mind-warping conclusion the science-fiction epic that has influenced storytellers from every continent and in every medium. Akira is a one-of-a-kind work of breathtaking scope, unforgettable imagery, and singular vision.

  • Published: 15 May 2016
  • ISBN: 9781935429081
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 440
  • RRP: $52.99

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Praise for Akira 6

  • "One of the most important manga of the 1980s...four stars." --Manga: The Complete Guide