Akira

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Most ComicsAlliance readers are no doubt familiar with Akira, the landmark animated science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, based on his manga. Its accolades are legion, and Akira has been canonized in every conceivable sense since its premiere in 1988...

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A live-action "Akira" film is on the way courtesy of director Albert Hughes ("From Hell," "The Book of Eli") and newly hired screenwriter Albert Torres. According to producer Andrew Lanzar, the first film will cover the first three of Katsuhiro Otomo's "Akira" manga volumes, with a hopeful sequel set to cover the next three volumes...

To say that the "Akira" anime is a classic is perhaps an understatement. For many American viewers, seeing Kaneda scream "TETSUOOOOO" on the (then) Sci-Fi Channel was our first experience of Japanese animation. Before "Ghost in Shell," before almost anyone had heard of Miyazaki, there was "Akira," and it blew our minds...