Akira Author:Katsuhiro Otomo This "cine-manga" adaptation of the animated film Akira is an odd beast. The film was adapted from Otomo's lengthy comic book series of the same name, making this new five-book series a kind of reverse adaptation. The format consists of animation cells cut up and arranged with word balloons in order to resemble comic book panels. — The story take... more »s place in 2019. A gang of troublemaking kids in postapocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, led by Kaneda, runs into a mysterious child with powerful psychic abilities. This draws them into the top-secret Akira project, an entanglement that resonates deeply in the personal lives of Kaneda and company, as well as the fate of the entire world.
In both comic book and film form, Akira is one of the most compelling science fiction tales of recent years, full of remarkable imagery, both drawn and animated, and real human pathos.« less