num_pages: 359
description: Welcome to 21st-century neo-Tokyo, a vast metropolis built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by an apocalyptic blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when dormant paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, who becomes a target for a shadowy government agency who will stop at nothing to prevent another catastrophe like that which leveled Tokyo. At the core of their motivation is a raw, all-consuming fear of an unthinkable, monstrous power known only as...Akira.
language: English
title: Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
titlecomplete: Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo (2004-05-03)
genres: Graphic Novels Comics, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Japanese Literature, Science Fiction, Comics, Japan, Fiction, Manga, Graphic Novels
ratings_count: 32800
places: Japan
series: Akira: 6 Volumes
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Kodansha Manga Award
category: General Manga
publisher: Barnes and Noble