At Anime Expo 2019 , an event being held from July 4th to 7th, it was revealed that the Sunrise anime adaptation of the manga Akira . And not only that, a 4k remaster of the film was also announced! The news was announced on a panel by Katsuhiro Otomo , author of the manga and director of the film.
There are still not many details about the new adaptation, other than that it will not be a continuation of the film and that it will be in TV format. The producers say they want to “get more out of the manga”, so it will probably be a reboot of the series.
Akira is a manga that was published in 1982, and later gained a popular animation in 1988. The story takes place in a dystopian world after the end of World War III. A gang leader known as Kaneda finds himself involved in a massive government operation when his best friend begins exhibiting telekinetic powers.
In Brazil, the work is published by JBC and already has two volumes.
And also see more details about the future live-action adaptation of Akira!
Via: Crunchyroll
