Akira 5
Paperback – Illustrated, March 1, 2011
Kodansha Comics · Paperback · March 1, 2011
IN THE 21ST CENTURY, the once glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruin, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic Akira.
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- Who it’s for
- A vast, volatile collision of psychic power, military force, and a city laid waste.
- Themes
- Post-apocalyptic empire, Psychic powers, Military confrontation
- Genres
- Cyberpunk Comics, Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics, General Manga
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IN THE 21ST CENTURY, the once glittering Neo-Tokyo lies in ruin, leveled in minutes by the infinite power of the child psychic Akira. From the flooded wasteland of rubble and anarchy rises the Great Tokyo Empire, populated by a ragtag army of zealots and crazies who worship and fear Akira ad his mad prime minister, Tetsuo, and angry teen with immense powers of his own— and equally immense, twisted ambitions.
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The world at large is not taking the threat lying down, and the military strength of the planet is massing to take on the empire, but will technology's most advanced weaponry be enough to destroy Akira? And are Tetsuo's rapidly growing paranormal abilities a potentially greater threat? A mind-blowing epic, Akira is a sweeping graphic-novel tour de force of awe-inspiring vision and gut-wrenching intensity— and the inspiration for the brilliant Akira animated film. Creator Katsuhiro Otomo has influenced a generation of graphic novelists and animators and is universally acknowledged as a storyteller of extraordinary skill, standing alongside the finest writers and directors of science fiction.
Power in Ruins
A vast, volatile collision of psychic power, military force, and a city laid waste.
Come here for
- Post-apocalyptic scale with the charged intensity of science fiction manga
- The uneasy question of whether advanced weapons can contain immense power
Expect
- A sweeping, high-stakes graphic-novel experience
- A world of rubble, anarchy, zealotry, and escalating danger
Where it sits
| Cyberpunk Comics | 91% |
|---|---|
| General Manga | 65% |
| Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics | 42% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- General Manga
- Tie-In Comics
- Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Comics
- Authors
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Publisher
- Kodansha Comics
- Published
- March 1, 2011
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Post-apocalyptic empire · Psychic powers · Military confrontation
- Reading lane
- General Manga