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Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga series Tetsujin 28-go (1956–1966) had particular influence on Akira, as Otomo wanted to pay homage to the children's manga. [14] He explained, "the grand plot for Akira is about an ultimate weapon developed during wartime and found during a more peaceful era. So the accidents and story develop around that ultimate ...
Akira (Japanese: アキラ) is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film [4] directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name.
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.
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.
A 4K remaster is also coming just in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo working on anime sequel series Ben Kaye
Barb Lien-Cooper of Sequential Tart described Domu as half-Akira and half-Mai, the Psychic Girl in both writing style and art, and called it creepy "character driven, intelligent reading." [10] Although she felt the ending was not as fascinating as "its truly nail-biting start," Lien-Cooper called Domu a "darned good" mini-series. [11]
Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋, Ōtomo Katsuhiro, born April 14, 1954) is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director.He is best known as the creator of Akira, both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation.
The surprise death of Akira Toriyama, the beloved artist behind the Dragon Ball manga and the classic Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger video games, may be 2024’s first death to be felt around the ...