There are no “just” Akira fans. When you are a fan Akira, you are a fan. No in between. If you are a fan, then the Akira: Movie [4K + Blu-ray] is a must-have. No question about it. While the aspect ratio remains the same as it was when it came out in 1988 (1.78:1, […]
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Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set: Complete Series In Six Vols. Hardcover To Boot.
Now that Masamune Shirow’s iconic Ghost In The Shell has made it to Hollywood, we suspect there’s going to be a host of anime/manga-turned-live action movie coming our way. Already, we have heard Akira is being given a serious thought after years of ons and offs (GITS is likely the catalyst for the ‘sudden’ progress […]
You Won’t Believe This Iconic Akira Bike Model is Actually Made of LEGO Bricks and it Drives Too
There are many LEGO geniuses and Sariel is among them, specializing in custom Technic creations. One of his latest works that caught our eyes is this motorcycle as featured in the now-classic Akira anime. The topic of the unnamed bike rode by the 80s manga protagonist has been tackled by other top-notch builders, but what […]
Akira: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray + DVD Combo
apart from Ghost in the Shell, Akira is perhaps the most defining manga to ever risen from the land of the rising sun. my childhood fantasy about the future practically grew out from Akira, starting with Kaneda’s badass motorcycle. though i was, in part, disturbed by Katsuhiro Otomo’s depiction of the future, but what do