The Akira Manga has gained news after 2 years of waiting for its release, the publisher JBC revealed that the work will hit the newsstands in June with pre-sale certain for May.
Divided into 2 volumes, the manga will have 350 pages per edition, costing R$69.90, remaining 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 trajectory of Katsuhiro Otomo to Akira
The work belongs to Katsuhiro Otomo, born in 1954 in Japan. He achieved success with short stories. His first work was the 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 some time later it was adapted into a feature film in 1988, the first Japanese animation to be shown in Brazilian theaters. Unlike the animated feature, the manga delves deeper into several aspects, including social isolation within authoritarian systems with no commitment to society.
The story revolves around the city of Neo-Tokyo, built on the ruins of ancient Tokyo. A child named "Akira" was kept asleep. During this time, other survivors, part of the military program—called psychic elders in child bodies—know that one day Akira will awaken.
Throughout the journey, Tetsuo and Kaneda are members of a youth motorcycle gang. An accident awakens Tetsuo's telekinetic powers, which soon explode into a psychic revolt against friends and foes alike, transforming Kaneda from a blood brother into a mortal enemy. The terrifying potential of paranormal powers threatens the land.
