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Akira (アキラ, stylized as AKIRA in English) is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on Katsuhiro Otomo's seminal manga, Akira, published from 1982 to 1990.It was translated into more than a dozen languages and adapted into a 1988 anime film and three video games, among other adaptations.
John Gaeta cited Akira as artistic inspiration for the bullet time effect in The Matrix films. [143] Akira has also been credited with influencing the Star Wars franchise, including the prequel film trilogy and the Clone Wars film and television series. [156] Todd McFarlane cited Akira as an influence on HBO animated television series Spawn. [157]
With Akira and the espers, he ascends to a higher plane of existence. The Colonel ( 大佐 , Taisa ) The Colonel (born November 15, 1977), [ 11 ] last name Shikishima ( 敷島 ) , is the head of the secret government project conducting research on psychic test subjects (including the Esper children, Tetsuo, and formerly Akira).
The film—which is the 30th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe overall—stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson, the God of Thunder, an Avenger and the former king of Asgard. The character is ...
Sculpture of Raijin from Sanjūsangen-dō temple in Kyoto. Kamakura period, 13th century. Raijin (雷神, lit. "Thunder God"), also known as Kaminari-sama (雷様), Raiden-sama (雷電様), Narukami (鳴る神), Raikō (雷公), and Kamowakeikazuchi-no-kami is a god of lightning, thunder, and storms in Japanese mythology and the Shinto and buddhism religion. [1]
Akira arrives with Kun and finds Touko with the slain Fire Fiend. At that moment, an alert goes out that an army of fiends have penetrated the Capital's defensive wards, and the Fire Hunters mobilize en masse to repel them. Touko kills many of the fiends but falls unconscious from exhaustion. Akira retreats with Touko and Kun and meets up with ...
Writing in 1995, Hudnall noted the spy genre, Japanese anime films and the British TV series The Champions as influences on the series. [1] He hoped Espers would bridge the gap between superhero comics aimed at younger readers and the growing adult-orientated comic market, and strove to write strong female characters for the series; Hudnall hoped to create "a Hill Street Blues of comic books".
Perkūnas is the god of lightning and thunder and storms. In a triad of gods Perkūnas symbolizes the creative forces (including vegetative ), courage, success, the top of the world, the sky, rain, thunder, heavenly fire (lightning) and celestial elements, while Potrimpo is involved with the seas, ground, crops, and cereals and Velnias/ Patulas ...