Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set

Winner of two 2018 Eisner Awards! Reprinted and accessible once more for a restricted time!

An all-new, full thirty fifth anniversary hardcover field set of one of the acclaimed and influential comics of all time, with the unique Japanese artwork and right-to-left studying format for the primary time! The science fiction epic that modified anime and manga without end is offered in six stunning hardcover volumes, plus the hardcover Akira Membership artwork ebook and an unique patch with the enduring capsule design.

In 1982, Kodansha printed the primary chapter of Akira, a dystopian saga set in Neo-Tokyo, a metropolis recovering from thermonuclear assault the place the streets have been ceded to bike gangs and the wealthy and highly effective run harmful experiments on damaging, supernatural powers that they can not management. In 1988, the manga was tailored into what was on the time the costliest animated movie ever made, which introduced Akira’s affect out of the manga world and onto the worldwide stage. At this time, it stays a touchstone for artists, writers, filmmakers, and followers, retaining all of the brutal impression and narrative depth it had when Otomo first unleashed it onto the world.

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An award-winning re-creation

This re-creation of one of the influential comics ever options all six volumes in a revised translation with new, right-to-left lettering and Otomo’s authentic sound results, plus the Akira Membership artwork ebook and an unique iron-on patch.

A number of Eisner Award winner

At San Diego Comedian-Con 2018, the Akira thirty fifth Anniversary field set received two Eisner Awards – probably the most prestigious awards in comics – for finest archival mission (comics) and finest product design. The set is designed to be the definitive studying expertise of Akira and to make a splash on any collector’s shelf.

*Finest Manufacturing Design, Eisner Awards, 2018; Finest Archival Venture (Comics), Eisner Awards, 2018

Revised translation and new lettering

The Akira thirty fifth Anniversary set is the definitive option to learn Akira, reproducing the artwork at higher high quality than any earlier model. It additionally retains the unique right-to-left studying format and Katsuhiro Otomo’s authentic hand-drawn sound results for the primary time and encompasses a newly-revised translation to get as shut as potential to the originally-intended studying expertise.

Prime-quality design and manufacturing

New mud jackets, inside covers, and all-color endpapers take the look of the Akira manga again to the designs supervised by Katsuhiro Otomo for the Japanese market within the Eighties and Nineteen Nineties – one other first for an English-language version. The field itself encompasses a dual-hinge, magnetized door for a long-lasting, dramatic presentation.

Unique iron-on patch and artwork ebook

The Akira thirty fifth Anniversary field set additionally contains an unique iron-on patch depicting the enduring “Good for Well being, Unhealthy for Schooling” brand because it seems on Kaneda’s jacket, plus the Akira Membership ebook, which had lengthy been a sought-after rarity, compiling exhaustive behind-the-scenes data and idea artwork by Katsuhiro Otomo and his collaborators.

Award-winning

Remastered interiors

New designs

Bonus gadgets

Writer ‏ : ‎ Kodansha Comics; Anniversary version (October 31, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 2532 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1632364611
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1632364616
Studying age ‏ : ‎ 16 years and up
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 kilos
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.27 x 11.3 x 13.5 inches