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Akira Sendoh, a character in the manga Slam Dunk; Akira Sengoku, the main character in the manga Eden no Ori; Akira Shimotsuki, a supporting character in the manga series, Watashi ni xx Shinasai; Akira Sohma, a character in Fruits Basket; Akira Tachibana (橘 あきら), a protagonist in the manga After the Rain
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.
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He came to be regarded as one of the most influential and important authors in the history of manga , authoring highly influential and popular series, particularly Dragon Ball .
The word "manga" comes from the Japanese word 漫画 [38] (katakana: マンガ; hiragana: まんが), composed of the two kanji 漫 (man) meaning "whimsical or impromptu" and 画 (ga) meaning "pictures". [39] [40] The same term is the root of the Korean word for comics, manhwa, and the Chinese word manhua. [41]
Afforded one of the biggest budgets ever seen for an anime, almost every frame is created with an immense amount of hand-drawn detail that feels tangible in its construction.
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) [1] was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the popular manga series Dr. Slump (1980–1984), before going on to create Dragon Ball (1984–1995); his most famous work.
Akira (planned film), a planned live-action film adaptation of the manga; Akira (2016 Hindi film), an Indian Hindi-language action film by A. R. Murugadoss, starring Sonakshi Sinha; Akira (2016 Kannada film), an Indian Kannada-language romantic-drama film by G. Naveen Reddy, starring Anish Tejeshwar; Akira, a 2017 album by Black Cab
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. An overview of common terms used when describing manga/anime related medium. Part of a series on Anime and manga Anime History Voice acting Companies Studios Original video animation Original net animation Fansub Fandub Lists Longest series Longest franchises Manga History Publishers ...