Akira (1988) is a Japanese animated science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. Set in a post-apocalyptic Tokyo, it follows the story of Kaneda and Tetsuo, two friends who become entangled in a ...

Buckle up, anime fans: a rare production cel from 1988's classic film Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo has been put up for auction by Heritage Auctions, a Dallas, Texas-based auction house dealing primarily ...

Katsuhiro Otomo’s dark, alienated “Akira” (1988) is widely credited with creating a mass audience for Japanese animation in America. It has been a perennial favorite on college campuses and in revival ...

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For anime, 1988 was an extraordinary year. That April, Studio Ghibli released My Neighbor Totoro and Grave Of The Fireflies, two films that would soon cement its already growing reputation as one of ...

TanChun is a traveling film director and screenwriter who believes in positive Asian representation in Hollywood. She aspires to create more stories in Western media that give Asian actors a chance to ...

When the phrase “Just cancel it!” began trending on Japanese social media platforms in late February – a reaction to the difficulties the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was facing with the coronavirus pandemic – ...

The live-action adaptation of Akira has been floating around the in development hell for 20 years. The latest director to be assigned the masterpiece is New Zealand's Marvel stalwart Taika Waititi, ...