Akira 4 by Katsuhiro Otomo

Akira 4

Paperback – Illustrated, November 30, 2010

Katsuhiro Otomo

Kodansha Comics · Paperback · November 30, 2010

Suffering the fate that beset its namesake three decades earlier, twenty-first-century Neo-Tokyo lies in ruin.

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Who it’s for
Psychic force and a perilous search shape this volatile vision of a city in ruins.
Themes
Post-apocalyptic devastation, Psychic power, Power and control
Pacing
Fast

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Suffering the fate that beset its namesake three decades earlier, twenty-first-century Neo-Tokyo lies in ruin. Set off by the bullet of a would-be assassin, the godlike telekinetic fury of the superhuman child Akira has once again demolished in seconds that which took decades and untold billions to build.

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Now cut off from the rest of the world, the Great Tokyo Empire rises, with Akira its king, the psychic juggernaut Tetsuo its mad prime minister, and a growing army of fanatic acolytes ready to go to any length to please their masters. Forces on the outside still search for a way to stop Akira, and the answer may lie in the hands of the mysterious Lady Miyako, a powerful member of Akira’s paranormal brotherhood. But the solution to harnessing Akira may ultimately be more dangerous than Akira himself. Twenty years since its original release in Japan, Akira remains one of the most widely acclaimed and influential works of graphic fiction, and creator Katsuhiro Otomo has become a legendary storyteller in animation as well as manga. Akira is a science fiction tour de force, a breathtaking vision of innocence, infamy, and insanity.

Power in Ruins

Psychic force and a perilous search shape this volatile vision of a city in ruins.

Come here for

  • Post-apocalyptic scale and psychic upheaval
  • A fractured empire built around Akira

Expect

  • A dangerous search for a way to stop Akira
  • Unsettling science fiction where solutions carry risks

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Cyberpunk Comics93%
Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics61%
General Manga36%

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Publisher categories

  • General Manga
  • Tie-In Comics
  • Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics
Authors
Katsuhiro Otomo
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Published
November 30, 2010
Format
Paperback
Theme
Post-apocalyptic devastation · Psychic power · Power and control
Reading lane
General Manga