The manga Akira has received some news after a two-year wait for its release; publisher JBC revealed that the work will hit newsstands in June, with pre-orders confirmed for May.
Divided into 2 volumes, the manga will have 350 pages per edition, costing R$69.90, and will remain faithful to the original Japanese material in dimensions of 17.8 x 25.6 cm.
According to information published by JB, the second part may be released in December at the Comic Con Experience (CCXP) fair in São Paulo. Buy Volume 1 here .
The journey of Katsuhiro Otomo to Akira
The work belongs to Katsuhiro Otomo, who was born in 1954 in Japan. He achieved success with short stories. His first work was the saga * Fireball *, followed by *Domu *, which explores a conflict between two people with psychic powers, and *Akira *, his greatest success. After this success, he created other works, such as *The Legend of Mother Sarah *, for which he only wrote the script. *Akira* is considered a cyberpunk classic, and later became a feature film in 1988, the first Japanese animation to be shown in Brazilian cinemas. Unlike the animated film, the manga has more depth in several aspects, including social isolation within authoritarian systems with no commitment to society.
The story revolves around the city of Neo-Tokyo, built upon the ruins of old Tokyo. A child named Akira has been kept asleep. During this time, other survivors, part of a military program called psychic elders in children's bodies, know that Akira will one day awaken.
Throughout the journey, Tetsuo and Kaneda are members of a gang of young motorcyclists. An accident awakens telekinetic powers in Tetsuo, which soon explodes into a psychic revolt against friends and enemies, transforming Kaneda from a blood brother into a mortal enemy with terrifying paranormal potential, putting the Earth in danger.