Name: Akira, Volume 2
SKU: 3099986
Price: 761.00 TWD
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Author: Katsuhiro Otomo
ISBN: 9781935429029

Type

Physical Book

Author

Katsuhiro Otomo

Publisher

Kodansha Comics

Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

304

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

25.1x17.8x2.2 cm

Weight

0.54 kg.

ISBN

9781935429029

ISBN13

9781935429029

Edition No.

Synopsis "Akira, Volume 2 "

IN THE 21ST CENTURY, Neo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of a Tokyo obliterated by a monstrous psychokinetic power known only as Akira, a being who yet lives, secretly imprisoned in frozen stasis. Those who stand guard know that Akira's awakening is a terrifying inevitability. Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense--and rapidly growing--psychic abilities, may be their only hope to control Akira when he wakes. But Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and harbors a growing obsession to confront Akira face to face. A clandestine group including his former best friend 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. An epic masterpiece of graphic fiction and the inspiration for its stunning animated adaptation, Akira is required reading for any enthusiast of science fiction, manga, and the graphic novel.

Katsuhiro Otomo

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He was born on April 14, 1954, in Hasama in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

He is a manga artist, anime director, and screenwriter for both manga and anime. He is best known for being the director of Akira, one of the most influential anime films, as well as being the artist/writer of the original manga on which the film is based.

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