Akira

Akira is a manga published in 1982 by Katsuhiro Otomo, set in the post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo, Japan. Printed natively in black-and-white, it was distributed by Epic Comics (an imprint of Marvel) in color for the United States. Otomo directed a feature film version in 1988, adapting roughly the first two volumes.
The anime subsequently had a significant cultural influence, not least of all by a scene in which the main character slides into frame on his motorcycle and halts to a stop. The sequence has been referenced by a number of movies and TV shows including Batman: The Animated Series, the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, the 2023 video game Spider-Man 2, and many others.
==References==
* Baby Fozzie performs the "Akira slide" on his tricycle in the Muppet Babies episode "The Best, Best Friend."Matt Danner on Twitter, Oct 9, 2024
==Connections==
* Bob Bergen voiced Masaru (and others) in the 1989 English dub
* Cam Clarke voiced Shōtarō Kaneda (and others) in the 1989 English dub
* Sandy Fox voiced Kiyoko in the 2001 English dub
* Barbara Goodson voiced Takashi (and others) in the 1989 English dub
* Tony Pope voiced Colonel Shikishima (and others) in the 1989 English dub
==Sources==
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