By: Katsuhiro Otomo Publisher: Dark Horse Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Dark Horse Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 304 Publication Date: 2001-03 Release Date: March 28, 2001
Product Description: In the year 2030, the dazzling Neo-Tokyo has risen from Tokyo's ashes, but the power that once levelled Tokyo and sent the world to the brink of Armageddon -- a being of monstrous telekinetic power known only as Akira -- lives on in absolute-zero frozen stasis far below the city. Those who stand guard will stop at nothing to keep Akira from awakening, but Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense -- and rapidly growing -- psychic abilities becomes obsessed with confronting Akira face-to-face. In time, Akira will surely awaken, and Tetsuo may be the only being potentially capable of controlling him, but Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and violent, and a group including his former friend Kaneda sets out to destroy Tetsuo before he can release Akira -- or before Tetsuo himself becomes so powerful that no force on Earth can stop him!
"LET'S DO IT!!!!" Definitely better than the movie and much more to read on. A must read for Manga Heads and Anime fans. This book was hard to put down along with the other issues revolving this storyline.
Graphic SF Reader Things start to go wild in the second volume, as Tetsuo, Kaneda, and Kei are all in military hands. We see the psionic abilities start to appear, as a group of children with these powers try to get rid of Tetsuo. It doesn't work, and he gets mad, and goes looking for Akira.
Releasing Akira causes an emergency in Japan, and the Colonel fails to kill Tetsuo even when he tries the old super death ray from space trick.
Things get more intense This is one heck of a second volume. The action and intensity gets amped up! The artwork is even more tight and more intricate as you've got clashes between the army and Tetsuo. More of Kenada and Kei in this one which is always a good thing.
Things are starting to go really bad... That's only good for us!
The Saga Continues If you know of the Akira Anime this Manga should be of no surprise; however, there are some definite differences that will become evident upon reading. 1st off the anime is way way shorter and edited to such an extent that most casual watchers are left feelin confused. These books will clear up any problems you may have had with the movie and expand upon the foundation the movie laid out. Be aware these books not in color.
All thanks to my brother... When my brother came bouncing in with this book, my first thought was 'you paid 23 pounds for that? are you mad?' I felt no interest in it, but after a bit of persuasion/arm-twisting, I was persuaded to read it. It didn't seem anything special...but somehow I couldn't stop reading. Now I'm on a quest to find Book 1, and nothing will stop me... This book is a good story, well-drawn, and has this strange power to make you keep going back to it to spot more details. The other Akira book I've read is Book 6, and this one isn't as hard-hitting or powerful, but it's still a good read. If you've read Book 1, by all means buy this and keep going with the story. If you haven't, check it out anyway - you might be pleasantly surprised!
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