Akira (GN 1)
Title: Akira
Volume: GN 1
Pages: 368
Distributor: Dark Horse Comics
Release date: 2009-10-13
Suggested retail price: $24.99
Age rating: 16+
SKU: ACDRAK01
ISBN-10: 1-935429-00-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-935429-00-5
Description:
Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes on a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tesuo, making him a target for a shadowy agency who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. At the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as - Akira. Katsuhiro Otomo's stunning science-fiction masterpiece is considered by many to be the finest work of graphic fiction ever produced, inspiring Otomo's brilliant Akira animated film, regarded worldwide as a timeless classic.
(added on 2009-06-13)
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