
Akira certainly did predict the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 19 years ahead. The manga—created by Katsuhiko Otomo (above)—and…

In one of Akira’s most memorable scenes, Shotaro Kaneda skids his 200-hp motorcycle sideways. The skid in the…

Tokyo shopping complex Parco is being rebuilt. Instead of boring white barriers around the construction site, the…

When the Tokyo Olympics were first announced in 2013, there were immediate comparisons to Akira’s 2020 Neo-Tokyo…

There has never been a good Akira game. There have been bad ones, however, and more interestingly, there have been…
Loads of anime are adaptations of manga. But which ones are the best? A recent Japanese poll tried to find that out.
Cyberpunk manga Akira debuted in 1982—over thirty years ago. The manga, and subsequent anime, are set against the…