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Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set

Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set

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  • Create Date：2021-04-20 13:55:33
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Katsuhiro Otomo
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An all-new， complete 35th anniversary hardcover box set of one of the most acclaimed and influential comics of all time， with the original Japanese art and right-to-left reading format for the first time！ The science fiction epic that changed anime and manga forever is presented in six beautiful hardcover volumes， plus the hardcover Akira Club art book and an exclusive patch with the iconic pill design。

In 1982， Kodansha published the first chapter of Akira， a dystopian saga set in Neo-Tokyo， a city recovering from thermonuclear attack where the streets have been ceded to motorcycle gangs and the rich and powerful run dangerous experiments on destructive， supernatural powers that they cannot control。

In 1988， the manga was adapted into what was at the time the most expensive animated film ever made， which brought Akira's influence out of the manga world and onto the global stage。 Today， it remains a touchstone for artists， writers， filmmakers， and fans， retaining all the brutal impact and narrative intensity it had when Otomo first unleashed it onto the world。

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Reviews

Jorge ruizll ，

Le sobran tres tomos a esta obra。

Stolperstein ，

This edition is just beautiful。

Ada ，

***After finishing***After finishing the first volume I started thinking about how to update the next volumes into GoodReads。 The page count would be a problem。 So like the idiot I am I started counting and tried to add all pages up until what GoodReads says his series has。 It should be 2530 pages*。 I came to 2522 and that is with all the empty pages included。 It irks me。*I made a mistake so it does add up😅•••Akira Club•••started on - finished on， 256 （2530） pagina's⭐•••Part 6 Kaneda•••started o ***After finishing***After finishing the first volume I started thinking about how to update the next volumes into GoodReads。 The page count would be a problem。 So like the idiot I am I started counting and tried to add all pages up until what GoodReads says his series has。 It should be 2530 pages*。 I came to 2522 and that is with all the empty pages included。 It irks me。*I made a mistake so it does add up😅•••Akira Club•••started on - finished on， 256 （2530） pagina's⭐•••Part 6 Kaneda•••started on - finished on， 434 （2274） pagina's⭐•••Part 5 Kei II•••started on - finished on， 413 （1818） pagina's⭐•••Part 4 Kei•••started on - finished on， 405 （1394） pagina's⭐•••Part 3 Akira II•••started on za 27 mrt。 2021 - finished on za 3 Apr。 2021， 291 （986） pagina's⭐3。5 rounded upStill confused and the pacing was fast。 I kept thinking that the movie would be better。But the ending， well that really made up for all the confusing bits。 And the art at that point was impressive。Still will no one just give these kids a hug？！ Or some comfort food？ The only ones who seems to give a damn are Chiyoko and Ryu。•••Part 2 Akira•••started on wo 24 feb。 2021 - finished on za 27 mrt。 2021， 301 （690） pagina's⭐2I really didn't know what was going on the whole time。。。And sometimes I had trouble separating the different characters because they are all drawn in a similar way。•••Part 1 Tetsuo••• started on di。 23 feb。 2021 - finished on wo 24 feb。 2021， 367 （378） pagina's⭐4I bitched the whole story through but it is very engaging and it keeps you on your toes even while grumbling about the dumb ass decisions that were made。***before reading***I don't like dystopian stories。 I never saw the movie or even know what it is about？ I bought this because of FOMO and the covers looked gorgeous。 Also bragging rights because it's a 'classic'。 My partner， who did watched the movie， was flabbergasted but also pleasantly surprised。 I'm very lucky to have someone who understands that being superficial has a place， especially when pretty books go into our bookcase。But I didn't think I would read this so quick after getting it。 Somehow I'm drawn to it。 So I'm starting tonight。 。。。more

R。T。 Islington ，

Arguably the greatest manga ever created！ The storyline is flawless and the characters come to life effortlessly through great art and character building。 THIS IS A MUST HAVE FOR COLLECTORS！

Mr。 Coffee ，

While the story is compelling and the art fantastic， I felt it to be a bit bloated at times compared to the movie with side plots which did little and a climax which over-stayed its welcome。

Stuart Collie ，

One of the best comics I’ve ever read。 Hardly a surprise， but my god， this is so different from the film and yet still absolutely phenomenal。 Anyone with an interest in visual narratives should read this

blackdogcolt ，

Pensem nas criançasMudas， TelepáticasPensem nas meninasCegas， inexatasPensem nas mulheresRotas， AlteradasPensem nas feridasComo rosas cálidasMas oh！ Não se esqueçamDa rosa， da rosaDa rosa de HiroshimaA rosa hereditáriaA rosa radioativaEstúpida e inválidaA rosa com cirroseA anti-rosa atômicaSem cor， sem perfumeSem rosa， sem nada

Relstuart ，

A 1980s Japanese sci-fi classic。 It holds up very well。 Sometimes when we look back on ideas about the future and what it might look like from several decades ago， the ideas haven't aged well。 I didn't get the impression this was dated or outmoded either from an art style or the content of the ideas represented in the subtext of the story。 Very glad to have been able to read this in larger size hardcover format for the first time rather than in the small paperbacks manga is often limited to in t A 1980s Japanese sci-fi classic。 It holds up very well。 Sometimes when we look back on ideas about the future and what it might look like from several decades ago， the ideas haven't aged well。 I didn't get the impression this was dated or outmoded either from an art style or the content of the ideas represented in the subtext of the story。 Very glad to have been able to read this in larger size hardcover format for the first time rather than in the small paperbacks manga is often limited to in the US。 While the art is sometimes simple， it is often much better represented on the larger pages。 At about $20 a book for the box set I think the value was there for the series。 If you are into manga or getting into it， this is one of the classic titles you should think about checking out。 As of the time I am writing this （Sep 2019） the box set is headed out of print with the last copies recently shipped out by the publisher。 Hopefully we will see more hardcover printings like this one。 。。。more

Cody ，

Rated and reviewed this instead of the volumes individually。 Hands down my all time favorite manga series。 It’s simply amazing。 The art， the writing， the characters， the story: everything within the pages of these books is amazing。

Cian ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The final fight with Tetsuo was a bit silly but I can forgive those 50 or so bad pages as the rest was almost perfect。 Wish the bad part didn't have to be at the end， though。 Interstellar had the same problem。 The final fight with Tetsuo was a bit silly but I can forgive those 50 or so bad pages as the rest was almost perfect。 Wish the bad part didn't have to be at the end， though。 Interstellar had the same problem。 。。。more

E。 G。 ，

Akira， Volume 1--Akira， Part 1: TetsuoAkira Sound EffectsPreview of Akira， Part 2 Akira， Volume 2The Story of Akira， Part 1: Tetsuo--Akira， Part 2: AkiraAkira Sound Effects Akira， Volume 3The Story of Akira， Part 1 > Part 2--Akira， Part 3: Akira IIAkira Sound EffectsNewspaper Articles Akira， Volume 4The Story of Akira， Part 1 > Part 3--Akira， Part 4: KeiAkira Sound EffectsPreview of Akira， Part 5 Akira， Volume 5The Story of Akira， Part 1 > Part 4--Akira， Part 5: Kei IIAkira Sound Akira， Volume 1--Akira， Part 1: TetsuoAkira Sound EffectsPreview of Akira， Part 2 Akira， Volume 2The Story of Akira， Part 1: Tetsuo--Akira， Part 2: AkiraAkira Sound Effects Akira， Volume 3The Story of Akira， Part 1 > Part 2--Akira， Part 3: Akira IIAkira Sound EffectsNewspaper Articles Akira， Volume 4The Story of Akira， Part 1 > Part 3--Akira， Part 4: KeiAkira Sound EffectsPreview of Akira， Part 5 Akira， Volume 5The Story of Akira， Part 1 > Part 4--Akira， Part 5: Kei IIAkira Sound Effects Akira， Volume 6The Story of Akira， Part 1 > Part 5--Akira， Part 6: KanedaAkira Sound Effects Akira Club--Akira Illustrations--Title-Page Collection--Memorial Gallery--Unpublished Works--Dates of Publication--Questionnaire to Otomo Katsuhiro 1982-1990 。。。more

R ，

I finally can remove from my ToDo List this collection。 Completely recommended。 It's awesome， it was 22 years ago when I finally saw the movie。 I finally can remove from my ToDo List this collection。 Completely recommended。 It's awesome， it was 22 years ago when I finally saw the movie。 。。。more

Serdar ，

See my review here: https://www。ganriki。org/article/akira。。。 See my review here: https://www。ganriki。org/article/akira。。。 。。。more

Kurtis Burkhardt ，

Don’t see what all the hype is about this series， I rarely ever drop a series。。。 Unfortunately thought this was complete Shist:/⛰👌😤💕💕

Manuel Brunet ，

Visualmente deslumbrante， incluye las mejores escenas de acción que he visto en comics。 Pero flaquea un poco en como se desenvuelve la historia y en la profundidad de los conflictos que presentan los personajes。

Randal Schmidt ，

Absolutely incredible！ An astounding collection of one of the most important works in comics ever。 This anniversary box set is nothing short of beautiful。 Every volume in a hardcover edition - I've never seen a set this well done before。 The publisher has outdone itself with this set。As for the story， well， it's Akira。 If you like comics and you have not read it and seen the film， do it now。 It is a masterpiece and a seminal work of art。 Absolutely incredible！ An astounding collection of one of the most important works in comics ever。 This anniversary box set is nothing short of beautiful。 Every volume in a hardcover edition - I've never seen a set this well done before。 The publisher has outdone itself with this set。As for the story， well， it's Akira。 If you like comics and you have not read it and seen the film， do it now。 It is a masterpiece and a seminal work of art。 。。。more

Adheip Rashada ，

4。5 stars

Claudio ，

Nothing short of a masterpiece

ΕιζΝιnΕ ，

Akira: And A Boy Shall Rule Them All。。。 Badly。 A Boy Whose Head Contains A Supernova FORMAT PROLOGUE: So。。。 for the 35th Anniversary of what is arguably the greatest Manga （& Anime） of all time， which might deserve a Top 10 spot on the list of International Sequential Art masterworks， but definitely belongs in the Top 15 （yes， this is arbitrarian aesthetics， and largely meaningless; no， 'arbitrarian aesthetics' is not an actual thing， it just sounded good， probably due to misfiring neurons & Akira: And A Boy Shall Rule Them All。。。 Badly。 A Boy Whose Head Contains A Supernova FORMAT PROLOGUE: So。。。 for the 35th Anniversary of what is arguably the greatest Manga （& Anime） of all time， which might deserve a Top 10 spot on the list of International Sequential Art masterworks， but definitely belongs in the Top 15 （yes， this is arbitrarian aesthetics， and largely meaningless; no， 'arbitrarian aesthetics' is not an actual thing， it just sounded good， probably due to misfiring neurons & micro-strokes I suffered while attempting to activate my latent non-existent telekinetic abilities。。。 which brings me back to Akira）; the original Japanese publisher - Kodansha - has blessed us English speakers with an Akira Boxed-Set。 A very cool， very deluxe， boxed-set。。。 at least for Manga*。 *[Dark Horse is answering the prayers of Berserk fan-boys with Deluxe HC 3-volumes-in-1 Omnibus editions， and the HC Junji Ito books & SC Omnibus editions by Viz & Dark Horse for Lone Wolf & Cub， Samurai Executioner， Blade of the Immortal， Vagabond & Blame！ have been very welcome additions to presumably over-crowded shelves。。。 but outside these few exceptions， I find the shitty production & shitty paper unworthy of spending money on。 Even this HC Akira Box-set features pulpy， acidic paper。 If Dark Horse gives us Berserk at a decent size on coated stock， I will pretend to weep for joy。]If you've been waiting to jump on the Akira bandwagon， but you live your life according to signs and portents， and you couldn't quite tie Katsuhiro Otomo's pant-leg to the solar eclipse， just call the 35th Anniversary Box-set your sign from above。 It's the first hardcover English edition， using a larger than usual format to appreciate， in all seriousness， some of the most epic & glorious artwork you'll ever see。 It's also the first English version that uses the correct Japanese right-left orientation; if this is your first Manga - good choice - don't sweat the 'backwards' shit。。。 it takes all of 5 minutes to acclimate， which is why publishers decided it wasn't worth 'mirror-imaging' the art， and creating the impression of Japan as a sinister， left-handed nation。 On top of all THAT， it includes the fantastic 'Akira Club' art-book。 And yet， I paid considerably less for this set than I did for the Dark Horse/Kodansha softcovers， when I was first buying them one by one as they were released back in 2001 or 2002。 But the best reason to hear your crazy God's Word and finally 'pull the trigger' on something that doesn't bleed or die， is the story of Akira itself。 If you watched the Anime， and you think there's no point reading the Manga。。。 you're soooo wrong。 'Akira' and 'Lone Wolf and Cub' were among the first complete manga masterpieces to be published in English， and despite the mirror-imaging， were very similar to their original tankobon incarnations。 Katsuhiro Otomo's SF-classic 'Akira' -- as well as it's equally brilliant predecessor， 'Domu' -- revolutionized Japanese comics。 It introduced realistic， incredibly detailed artwork that merged a far more subtle manga stylization with European influences， incorporating aspects from the art of 'Metal Hurlant' regulars Moebius， Francois Schuiten， and Enki Bilal。 The importance of 'Akira' is difficult to express， but it certainly rivals US contemporaries 'Watchmen' and 'The Dark Knight Returns'， and it ran far longer than either title， giving it an epic scope and grandeur that exceeds both of those seminal works。 If it was a decision between: Katsuhiro Otomo， 'Domu' and 'Akira'; Frank Miller， 'Batman: Year One' and 'Batman: The Dark Knight Returns'; or Alan Moore， 'V for Vendetta' and 'Watchmen'; I'd say that Otomo created the best and most influential works of the 1980's。 That ignores some huge titles， like 'Love and Rockets' and 'Maus' and 'Raw' and 'Weirdo' and 'Yummy Fur' and 'The Incal' and 'Les Cites Obscures'， etc。。。 but I'll stand by it， with all due respect。All that hyperbole crosses without friction to the film adaptation。。。 perhaps the best anime -- and animated -- film ever made。 But Otomo wrote and directed his debut when he was only around half-way through the manga。 The 6-volume， 2200+-page series is not just 'worth checking out' for fans of the anime， it's essential。 The film contains less than 15% of the super-epic that inspired it， but the art， the characters， the basic plot， and the light-speed pacing will all be unmistakably familiar。On a Technical Note: While I prefer the original right-to-left orientation of the 35th Anniversary box-set， Kodansha is still using the Dark Horse translation that appeared before Japanese formatting surprised the hell out of US publishers by catching on。 It's only as big a deal as you make it， in my opinion; but if you can't stand the R-to-L format， and don't give a shit about 'preserving the artist's original vision'， or whatever （does that sound right？）， you can still find the Western oriented format in print， for a while， anyway。 Domu: Otomo's Pre-Akira MasterpieceIf I had my way， the Box-set would include a HC version of 'Domu'， instead of 'Akira Club'。 No one thought to ask me， though。 Very hurtful。Otomo's first masterpiece is overshadowed by the grandeur of Akira， but both the art and the story display the full-range of his creative powers。 In an apartment mega-complex with thousands of residents， the suicide rate has risen dramatically。 An old man with terrifying psychic abilities has become senile， and is now indulging his deadly and selfish whims， manipulating the residents like puppets and sending some to their deaths。 The families of the victims are baffled。 The police investigating the deaths don't know what to make of it all， but as they follow the bizarre trail of clues， they get closer to a killer they're incapable of stopping。 But when a little girl moves in with her family， the old man is suddenly confronted by someone determined to stop his malevolent games， a child with powers that might exceed his own。 The town-sized apartment complex becomes a battlefield between two psychic juggernauts， and the old man's malicious games unleash a storm of telekinetic fury that threatens to kill hundreds of innocent people。 Otomo was far ahead of his time， and his genius for graphic storytelling inspired an entire generation of young mangaka。 Domu holds up remarkably well， and deserves to have a much wider audience; unbelievably， this is somehow out of print in North America。 I don't know what the fuck Kodansha is thinking， but they need to publish a new edition and promote it。 If you haven't read Domu， stop whatever you're doing and run blindly around the countryside screaming the title until someone finally tries to pacify you with a copy。 If some asshole shows up with 'Appleseed'， add projectile vomit and urine to the routine。 Accept no substitutes。 An Excellent Review of 'Domu: A Child's Dream' That Should Convince You Of Its Brilliance More Art-book Reviews More Comic-book Reviews More Novel Reviews 。。。more

Ravi ，

holocaustic！！！

Mleczny ，

Trepidante， ambiciosa， rompedora， memorable。。。 También puntualmente artificiosa y pseudocientífica， pero a quién le importa， después de ver la chulería de Kaneda， la ambición de Tetsuo， el brillante macguffin Akira， las sorpresas visuales， Kay， las motos， las drogas。。。Una maravilla。 （8/10）

Francisco Becerra ，

6 Stars。 Akira changed my life in the 90's， when I saw the anime。 Now that my beautiful wife gave to me the collected mangas， I went back to that idolized cyberpunk opera with a complete new eyes （grown， weary， skeptical）， and was amazed like 25 years before。 This is a major point in illustration history， in sci-fi， in animation， in almost every conceivable way。 I now think that I've come full-circle with this epic tale， and I think it has a major place in our modern mythology。 6 Stars。 Akira changed my life in the 90's， when I saw the anime。 Now that my beautiful wife gave to me the collected mangas， I went back to that idolized cyberpunk opera with a complete new eyes （grown， weary， skeptical）， and was amazed like 25 years before。 This is a major point in illustration history， in sci-fi， in animation， in almost every conceivable way。 I now think that I've come full-circle with this epic tale， and I think it has a major place in our modern mythology。 。。。more

Dony Grayman ，

Cofre aniversario con los seis tomos de Akira a color más el artbook Akira Club。 No está guardado en ninguna de las bibliotecas porque no entra。

Daniel Hernandez ，

wow esta gran obra nos presenta una muy buena historia， aunque siento que el final me dejó con muchas preguntas me encanto。

Ram ，

Monumental and fantastic。 Manga at its best。

Fugo Feedback ，

Si no me equivoco， llevo leídos cuatro tomos。 Me faltarían los dos últimos y el Akira Club。 Algo me dice que fue una buena inversión。

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