At Anime Expo 2019 , an event taking place from July 4th to 7th, it was revealed that Sunrise will be responsible for a new anime of the manga Akira . And not only that, a 4K remaster of the film was also announced! The news was revealed during the panel of Katsuhiro Otomo , the manga's author and director of the film.
There aren't many details yet about the new adaptation, other than that it won't be a sequel to the film and will be in TV format. The producers say they want to "make better use of the manga," so it will probably be a reboot of the series.
Akira is a manga that was published in 1982 and later became a popular anime 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 to exhibit telekinetic powers.
In Brazil, the work is published by JBC and already has two volumes.
And also check out more details about the upcoming live-action adaptation of Akira!
Via: Crunchyroll