The epic, timeless hit that inspired the legendary anime film and made the word "manga" part of the global vocabulary returns in a new hardcover edition. The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the original righttoleft manga reading format and Katsuhiro Otomos original, handdrawn sound effects in a beautiful, largesized collectible edition.Thirtyeight years have passed since the end of World War III, and the megalopolis of NeoTokyo has sprung from the bones of the devastated old city. By night, the borderlands between glittering towers and irradiated ruins are ruled by criminals, cultists, and street gangs. Two childhood friends (and rivals), Kaneda and Tetsuo, ride with one of these gangs. By day, the military and a secret elite toy with the psychic phenomena that caused the devastation in the first place. A highspeed incident on a decrepit express road will lead to a collision between Tetsuo, Kaneda, and forces they cannot hope to understand and that will change them forever...The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the updated translation and lettering of the 35th Anniversary Edition box set, now collectible one book at a time. As in the box set, this sixvolume version of the masterwork of Katsuhiro Otomo (Memories, Steamboy, Domu A Childs Dream) featuresthe creators Japaneselanguage, handdrawn sound effects and the original, righttoleft manga reading format in a 7"x10" casewrap hardcover.

Binding: Hardback;368 pages; Publisher: Kodansha America, Inc; Classification: FL; Weight: 1144 g; Dimensions: 186 x 262 x 38

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