Akira smashes the £1 million mark at the UK box office, but is the success driven by 1988 nostalgia or new fans? We explore the generational divide and Anime Limited’s new era under Toho Global.
Legendary anime Akira comes back to British cinemas this April
Anime Limited is bringing Katsuhiro Otomo’s masterpiece Akira back to UK cinemas and IMAX screens from 17 April to celebrate 35 years of the cyberpunk classic.
Gunship + Carpenter Brut + Gavin Rossdale + Anime = DooM Dance and loads of Easter Eggs
Sean Barrett, Rikiya ‘Gogul’ Gabimaru in Cyber City Oedo 80, is the voice actor for the male role and Stella Le Page the female.
Concept artist transforms Ducati Diavel into Kaneda’s motorbike from Akira
It’s hard to name a more famous anime vehicle than Akira’s motorbike. Does the castle count in Howl’s Moving Castle? What about the flyer in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind?
Akira 4K will get an IMAX release outside Japan for the first time
This release will be the first time the 4K master has been seen outside Japan on the big screen.
Limited edition Akira lithograph
The poster is printed on lithograph paper, is 18 by 24 inches and will come individually numbered.
Picture perfect Kaneda cosplay – Akira made real
This superb cosplay was shared by graphic designer and photographer u/jedsters. More of the Los Angeles based artist’s cosplay shots can be fond on @radioeight.uni on Instagram. Kaneda is the main protagonist in Akira. His gang is known as The Capsules which explain the odd but striking image on the back of his iconic jacket. […]
The Bartkira trailer creates mashup madness
Sit back and boggle as an Akira – The Simpsons mashup actually works. The idea comes from Ryan Humphrey and the animation was made possible by Kaitlin Sullivan who pitched the idea and got more than 50 artists to help with the animation. Curious? There’s a whole Bartkira.com site and a Tumblr too.
Poster: Akira
What’s not to like about this Akira poster from Pizza Party Printing? This is a limited edition with only 70 hand signed and numbered copies made. There are four colours on this 18″x24″ cover stock. The only danger is that if you add this to your collection you might shout out TETSUOOOOO!! whenever you walk […]
Akira’s theme with a classical twist and cosplay topping
This is the first post on a YouTube channel called Player Piano. Got to say; it looks interesting. The channel is focused on Sonya Belousova, a piano player, and in this video she brings with her musical friends all cosplaying Akira. She also brings Eru Matsumoto who uses a neon bow for her electric cello […]
