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Otomo Exhibition Features Original Drawings from Akira, Domu and More
This is an exhibition you won’t want to miss, particularly if you have even the slightest artistic inclination. 3331 Arts Chiyoda is hosting a collection of renowned manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo’s...
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Stalled Akira live-action movie comes back to life
After being completely suspended in 2012, it seems like plans for the Akira live action movie are finally moving forward again. The Warner Brothers movie will be a Hollywood retelling of the 1988 cult...
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Director Collet-Serra hopes live-action Akira will be his next work
In interviews with entertainment news websites Collider and ComingSoon, director Jaume Collet-Serra, who was previously in talks to work on Warner Brothers‘ stalled live-action Akira film project,...
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Fan-animated Doraemon x Akira crossover will haunt your dreams
What do you get when you mix the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games ambassador, the iconic and famous Doraemon, with a fictional doomsday scenario, as foretold by Akira? An eerie crossover that will...
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Canadian fans’ live-action Akira is better than many expect Hollywood’s to be
Although Warner Bros. acquired the rights for a live-action version of legendary anime and manga Akira more than a decade ago, the studio has yet to produce even a minute of its promised version of...
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Akira’s Katsuhiro Otomo to design giant mural featuring cyborg fish for...
With works like Domu and Akira to his name, screenwriter and manga-ka Katsuhiro Otomo is universally well-known and respected. He is, however, not exactly the most prolific artist in the world, often...
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Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo’s sprawling mural will soon welcome travelers...
Surely any list of Japan’s greatest animators and directors must include Katsuhiro Otomo, the man behind the likes of Akira, Domu, and Steamboy. Otomo’s distinctive mix of neo-futurism, cyberpunk, and...
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In Neo Tokyo this weekend? Check out the bizarre “Bartkira” project exhibition
Think of the two greatest animation achievements in history least likely to go together, and you might come up with an incongruous mishmash of The Simpsons and Akira. Perhaps precisely because of the...
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Come for fans’ awesome live-action Zelda teaser, stay for the powerful Akira...
You’d think that after the debacle of the Super Mario Bros. movie even the most diehard Nintendo loyalists would have given up hope of anything cool ever being produced by combining the company’s...
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Everything is awesome when you own an Akira bike built entirely from Lego
If you’re equal parts anime fan and Lego enthusiast, this amazing motorised model will be right up your alley. It’s Kaneda’s iconic motorcycle from the animated cult film Akira and it’s made entirely...
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Neo-Springfield is about to E.X.P.L.O.D’OH in this awesome Simpsons/Akira...
Each era of pop culture at some point has to go through the uncomfortable transitional period where it’s too old to be trendy and too new to be retro. Right now it’s the ‘80s turn in the hot seat,...
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Hollywood’s live-action Akira adaptation rumored to be a trilogy
In case you’ve never read any of the Akira manga or seen the landmark 1988 anime movie based on it, here’s a basic rundown of the plot. A powerful organization comes up with what it thinks it a great...
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Parody of Akira movie poster makes pretty much any character look as cool as...
Akira‘s theatrical poster is almost as iconic as the movie itself. But who knew that a character walking towards their ride could look as badass as Kaneda? Katsuhiro Otomo’s science fiction opus Akira...
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Amazing GIF compiles some of the best scenes inspired by Kaneda’s drifting in...
We doubt anyone could ever forget just how influential Akira is, but here’s a GIF to remind you just in case you ever do! Some very patient pop culture fanatics have scoured hours of footage to prepare...
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The Tokyo Olympics might be taking its Akira anime connection too far【Video】
One of the bleakest depictions of Tokyo in all of film is part of Olympics celebration projection mapping project. When Tokyo was announced as the host city of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics,...
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Join us in congratulating Kaneda from Akira for his milestone on 17 March, 2018!
Our little Kaneda is growing up so fast… KANEDA!!! Seems like just yesterday Tokyo was obliterated in a gravitational singularity, but it’s actually been 30 years since that horrific event. Now,...
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Japanese Twitter user divides anime into “world-class” and “ones otaku think...
Sparks heated debate about which type deserves worldwide recognition. A lot of people outside of Japan have heard of anime hits like Your Name or any of the classic works made by famed director Hayao...
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Tiny background detail in ‘80s manga masterpiece getting new attention decades later. When Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed up at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics for the baton to be...
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Akira goes free to watch online with three other anime from legendary creator
The modern animated films of Katsuhiro Otomo, some of the most expensive anime ever made, won’t cost a thing to watch. Manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo isn’t the most prolific creator, since there are...
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Good God, what is this terrifying monstrosity found at a game shop in Japan?
Like anime classic Akira’s most disturbing scene, but in real life. Located in the city of Naha, Okinawa, Saikorodo (@saikorodo on Twitter) sounds like a pretty wholesome place. It describes itself as...
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