The AKIRA Manga Is More INSANE Than You Can Imagine

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[@lillith3159]

Otomo is such a mad man. I mean, he made one of the most spectacular animated movies ever while he was working on one of the most detailed and well drawn comics ever.

[@jimjason5146]

By far the best drawn. That's my favorite part. It's so easy to follow. Some manga you have to double read or guess what's happening. Akira is seamless

[@nobodyhere8257]

One of the best manga I’ve ever read. It’s an unfair comparison, but I think it’s way better than the movie.

[@lawrencefrost9063]

Interesting. So the anime is the best anime in existence and the manga is way better than that? I gotta read it. Now.

[@nobodyhere8257]

​@@lawrencefrost9063 You're gonna love it

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

​@@lawrencefrost9063Wow but much more, there are characters from the film that are more addressed in the comic.

[@KallusGarnet]

It holds the title for best Manga and Best anime film. It inspired the shonnen manga genre so heavily.

[@Aphorim]

I feel differently, it's okay, in my opinion, it's not as timeless as people make it out be, imo.

[@robman2k7]

Akira needs a full blown anime series that fleshes out everything in the manga

[@dawkins2101]

I would love that

[@willthebeast8002]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@AnyMotoUSA]

Otomo-san is working on it currently.

[@calicojakk9974]

It’s been in the pipeline for several years now.

[@Noobmaster60]

@@AnyMotoUSAI haven’t heard any updates on it. Is there any news regarding it that I’ve missed?

[@Ihaka17]

Kei's auntie Chiyoko alone is worth reading the manga. It also fleshes out some small characters that end up being quite likable, i.e. Joker.

[@jamesc.e.s.4551]

Joker helped save the day in the manga

[@mindandbody9427]

Chiyoko was the 80's action star we didn't get to see on the big screen. Right up there with Schwarzenneger's and Stallone's action characters.

[@IAmTheEagleHTM]

Miyako herself even

[@By_the_gods]

Chiyoko is such a badass.youre right too. So many carachters I hated from the movie are so integral to the plot of the manga. The colonel, Kei, Joker, and lady Miyako. They all add so much to the story in the manga. Even the 3 children from the laboratory. It's unfair to say this is "better" than the movie because they're just so incomparable and considering what the movie did for anime in general cannot be understated, bit I can say for certainty when it comes to Akira, I'd rather read the manga. What a trip.

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Not to put down more modern anime, but I really wish more anime and manga were done with this type of stylistic sensibilities. Not necessarily Otomo's style, but a distinct and mature look like was done by Satoshi Kon as well. Otomo's attention to detail is mind boggling. And I like how he draws characters with big foreheads and kinda creepy eyes, with that distinct shadow on the top of the noses. His storytelling is also very visual - many pages in the book have few or no speech bubbles, with long sequences of visual storytelling doing the heavy lifting. If there's one criticism, I think his characters are a little thin. They have enough meat on them to be interesting, but they aren't complex. Otomo's definitely relying on archetypes, which isn't a bad thing per se. Both the anime and manga are such accomplishments in their respective mediums. I can't wait for the full TV series!

[@mindandbody9427]

I agree, as a sequential storyteller for the comics medium Otomo is S Tier.

[@Zehahahaa]

The whole fight sequence with the battlefield ships and jets between tetsuo and K is something I’ve never seen executed with such power and tension today almost in anything. Not only does it hold up but I’m certain it inspired so many action sequences with ships in the sea.

[@qwertydavid8070]

My favorite sequence in the manga is when Tetsuo starts unlocking his full potential by stopping himself from taking the pills. Suddenly a lightning strikes on his throne, and Tetsuo literally starts RIDING A LIGHTNING BOLT and he absolutely vaporizes an entire fleet that he didn't even know was there beforehand. The absolutely out of nowhere rise in his power is so cool. Specially since later he proceeds to casually travel all the way to the moon and creates a massive crater out of it.

[@Zehahahaa]

@@qwertydavid8070 the manga is full force apocalyptic biblical power crazy!

[@nynaevejanssen5876]

@@qwertydavid8070 You may need to read it again. Things didn't happen quite like that. The "lightning" is the laser from the SOL orbital satellite. And it never struck the throne. The Colonel used his remote trigger to attack the squad of Empire soldiers trying to kill him and kidnap Kiyoko. Tetsuo was in Lady Miyako's tower coming off the drugs, when he sees the blast he remembers losing his arm and does a mini Akira blast, bringing back Kaneda who was stuck in another universe for some time (CH 23). The fleet you are talking about was the later bombing incident with the American's satellite FLOYD, and he rides it down, colliding with the carrier (CH33). He already interacted with the scientists(CH27) and had the duel with Kay that melts his face off (CH29-30).

[@qwertydavid8070]

@@nynaevejanssen5876 Nope, this isn't that incident. The one I'm talking about happens after lady miyako tells tetsuo that in order to unlock his full potential he needs to stop using the pills. He sits on his throne squirming in pain while the Colonel and the American spy are watching him from the distance. The suddenly lightning strikes his throne and he gets teloported to the open sea, where he blasts an entire fleet. He then proceeds to teleport in front of the colonel and the spy. It happens in chapter 21 Edit: you are completely right, lightning never strikes his throne, he just vanishes, I completely misremembered lol. But he does use lightning bolts to basically teleport around shortly after.

[@nynaevejanssen5876]

@@qwertydavid8070 I caught that too, though it kinda would have made sense for lightning to strike it since he was using it to get around. Just goes to show how crazy fast his power grows he learns a power and then moves on to better ones almost immediately. He did return fairly close to throne, where Ryu and Lt. Yamada were observing him. But I don't think the fleet were touched just yet since they were still around, and it wasn't until Tetsuo used powers in front of the Admiral that the guy got obsessed with destroying Tetsuo, sinking the rest of Japan if he has to.

[@spaceghostcqc2137]

The Akira manga is one of the greatest sci fi stories ever told and any fan of the genre, or the medium of comics, should give it a read.

[@j3zhott]

Akira Ghost in shell Berserk Ninja scroll Vampire hunter d Gundam wing Tekka man Dragon ball Defined my childhood into anime and i cant lie i even watched sailor moon 😢😂 tuxedo mask was smooth low key lol

[@turtleanton6539]

No silver fang ?

[@j3zhott]

@turtleanton6539 no i didn't catch that one! In the 80s early 90s anime came on at odd times Johnny quest, lupin the 3rd, tekka man, one week then something completely different next week. We didn't even call it anime was like adult cartoons are on lol. Toonami put everyone on but for us it was channel 22 zz network switched to channel 10 later in Seattle, Renton area.

[@j3zhott]

@turtleanton6539 but we go into Suncoast video to fund out about new anime out lol in the mall they actually sold vhs cds dvds yikes so old now. Arcades were the shi and teriyaki samples tasted better than when you bought it

[@j3zhott]

@turtleanton6539 plus tmnt 4 life so those were good but ninja turtles were my everyday go to. But after-school you had way more cartoons no cartoon network all day long. By 8pm gd luck for TV for kids.

[@GotrekGurninsson]

Dominion tank police

[@TheOwnerofFightClub]

My first story I ever did was a remake of this manga. This story is such an inspiration

[@Fideothedog2021]

Wait really?! Is there any way I can read it?!

[@ANDREVILAFRANCA]

I like the film but it only covered 30% of the manga. I've heard they were working on an anime series that would cover the entire story, I hope it's true and it finally does the manga justice.

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

It's true, but from the time it was announced, it shows that Sunrise isn't kidding around and will also have a new Otomo movie.

[@ferocious4561]

In my opinion the movie should be considered as an alternative universe. While it shares a lot of the same players, it really tells a different story.

[@helloworld-sl2lw]

I hope so too

[@SoulTaker78]

@@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 So that announcement wasn't a dream! Great! I thought I was going mad about that. I guess they won't show anything about it until it's done since it has a huge legacy to fill because you know they will compare the anime to the movie.

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

I bought the box set a few months ago, I’m going to be reading it next. It’s the nicest box set I’ve ever bought, the oversized hardcovers are so nice.

[@mariuslackenbucher6696]

I got it too and it is really amazing. It's really high quality

[@turtleanton6539]

Yes😊

[@gummidusa1076]

I just finished reading the manga and watched the anime (for the second time) directly after. What I love about both iterations of the story is how many themes they tackle. There's so much room for thought and personal interpretation, it's great. For example, the relationship and connection between Akira and Tetsuo (in the manga specifically) is super interesting to me, and I thought of them as representations of natural energy and "man-made" energy, respectively. It's said in the manga that Akira has no personality, he reacts solely based on stimuli, while Tetsuo is driven by his quest for power, the desire for which stems from his deep-rooted insecurity, a purely human characteristic. It reminds how in nature, predators have no malice for the prey they eat, they are reacting solely based on instinct and stimuli (that of hunger) like Akira, while humans use and create new forms of energy to satisfy a lust for power, like Tetsuo

[@donavanclark9243]

I always think of Akira as the ghost haunting these people for the sins they committed. They did unspeakable things to these children.

[@isaacdebolt3637]

did you read the manga or are you just saying thats like your subtext to the story or something

[@chicabobica]

@@isaacdebolt3637 I sure did read it.

[@gumpthegreat1]

One panel from the manga that will always be burned into my brain is the sequence of *Spoilers* Tetsuo after he punches the moon as a show of force. After punching the moon, the physical exertion of using that much energy causes Tetsuo to start.... physically unraveling into a bit of a blobby mass of flesh originating from his wounded arm. The look of absolute terror on Tetsuo's face as he is very clearly losing control of his own body is contrasted by the horror of the generic henchmen who was sent to go find him witnesses what Tetsuo is deforming into. Even though I read the manga years ago, I still have that panel burned into my head. Amazing story, amazing manga.

[@ronniemarion8456]

I know the precise image you are describing. He's just over in the corner of the panel, in that dark tunnel in the shadows and his face is like D8 Haunting.

[@EnLitenSkejtare]

I bought the 35th anniversary box of the manga, well worth the money. It was not perfect, but absolutely a really good read.

[@maskedsaiyan1738]

Hey Ryan. I know this isn’t related to the video, but I have a comic book suggestion for ya. I recommend the comic Hellboy. Since you’re a fan of Devilman and Berserk, I thought that you might enjoy Hellboy. It’s written by Mike Mignola.

[@MaverickX578]

Hell yeah! I love hellboy! Do it Ryan! It’s so worth it!

[@fire.smok3]

IT IS SO DAMN GOOD Otomo said hes going to make an anime series fully adapting the manga, i reallyyy hope to see it

[@Ronan266]

Just finished this a few days ago and it’s amazing, a must read for any manga fan

[@turtleanton6539]

Nice 😊😊

[@bendosia]

how did you read it? is there a website, or did you buy the manga?

[@Jays_dead_cat]

You convinced me to read the manga again after 13 years. I've been meaning to reread some old manga on my shelf and this is a good series to start. I remember loving it more than the anime.

[@TheVolumeIv]

I watched Akira through my puberty, and then, for 14 years, it was a nice memory. I decided on rewatching it again a few years ago. Decided to check the manga 4y ago, and I was so impressed by the characters' development and how briefly they were marked in the anime. I love the visual as of the animem, no second thought on that, but as reading the manga, I got more involved and got it finished in a day and a half. Since then, i read any manga as he anime develops - attack on titans, great maga to readm not only to watch.

[@BerserkDude]

I always thought the anime movie was a bit...weird, but I always respected the animation quality. The manga has been on my reading list for awhile, and after watching this video, I'm going to give it a go. 👍

[@logandarklighter]

One detail you got wrong. Akira was NOT the first manga to be translated and distributed in North America. One of the first manga translated into English and marketed in the U.S. was Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen, an autobiographical story of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima issued by Leonard Rifas and Educomics (1980-1982). Though that title would've been VERY hard to find even at the time. It was more of a specialty/concept thing. The actual COMMERCIAL success of Manga started in the mid 1980s. Including Lone Wolf and Cub from First Comics in 1987. And then the trio of Kamui, Area 88, and Mai the Psychic Girl, also in 1987 and all from Viz Media-Eclipse Comics. Akira came shortly after those. So it's CLOSE to being the first commercial success. But not quite. One distinction it DID have in the west was that it was the first attempt at COLORIZING an originally black and white manga. Mostly a technical and artistic success. Nevertheless, the process was deemed too expensive and unnecessary for later manga adaptations. People were more than willing to accept black and white manga by the 90s.

[@justsomeguywithlonghair6595]

Ryan do you think Akira should have a reboot that goes directly through the manga.

[@RealLifeRyan]

YES

[@franzperry6232]

Many years ago, they actually announced a remake, but I haven't found any new info ever since.

[@candicemceady308]

​@RealLifeRyan I don't think kenshin urusei yatsura trigun and tokyo mew mew need remakes. There's ton of other anime that deserve remakes or reboots. Hyper speed grandoll Ninja cadets Galaxy angel Princess rogue Takegami Leda adventures of yohko Utsunomiko Ogre slayer Bride of demeos Five star stories Boah Dark cat Tsubasa to hotaru Nagareboshi lens Suki desu Subaru Aries That girl is 1000% Boyfriend Singles Handsome girl Candy candy Lady georgie Alfan rose. These are the types of anime I think deserve remakes and reboots as they are ones no one ever heard about before. Love your channel by the way!!!.

[@El-Duderino-His-Dudeness]

The manga was amazing. First one I ever read too. It's like the movie and then so much more. I reads so well, it feels like you're watching a movie. I recently read Parasyte. I haven't seen the anime, and I'm not sure if I'd like it as much because the Manga, like Akira, was written in the 80s. I really like the art style of that time. Both manga put incredible amounts of detail into the surroundings. It makes me worried that even if they remade Akira, maybe they would change the artstyle, or try to update the technology, and I really feel that would ruin the story of Akira.

[@JohnSmith-rf6pg]

I read the manga twice and there are some cool parts that are more fleshed out in it (especially the characters you mentioned), but I like the movie more. Tetsuo is portrayed better in the movie because we see him feeling like the weak one of the group and how that motivates him when he gets his powers and goes nuts. In the manga you don't really see that until much later on in a flashback, so it seems retconned. Plus I felt there was some little parts that were unnecessary, like those three kids from the cult in the first half. It ran into the usual problem with comics where the author has to make up the story as they go along. In one of the DVD extras theres an interview with Katsuhiro Otomo admits he found making the movie tricky because he hadn't come up with the ending yet.

[@jerric1228]

Good video, I never got around to reading the manga and that’s definitely on my list of things to do. Also reminds me that chronicle wasn’t half bad and I aught to rewatch that too sometime.

[@takutubepalms]

Miyako, the founder of a new religion, died soon after in the movie, but in the manga she is an important character with a number on her palm.

[@ajasilikonreffkmimmon]

It is interesting that her name can be interpreted as CITY "都" as a Kanji, signifying the relationship and importance of her with the city itself.

[@jasonx7501]

Found these books in my public library when I was in high school, loved it.

[@RealLifeRyan]

That's awesome

[@KydLives]

Same here!

[@rushzful]

One of the best manga I've ever read. The part where Tetsuo fights the U.S. Navy was insane.

[@jimjason5146]

He straight up violated them lol

[@dinokillr3564]

Another manga that is amazing and that no one talks about even though the movie is pretty popular is the Nausicaa manga. I recommend you check it it if your haven't cause its up there as one of my favs right beside Akira. Great video as well, love seeing this manga talked about.

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

My favorite manga art, it's such an unbelievable art, that the "Maintrean" of the best art was inspired by Otomo. But it's not just the art that's impressive, the graphic narrative is unique in manga, movement lines, unusual angles, Otomo he's not a friend of Moebius for nothing. And on top of that there's a really cool story about science used by heartless corporations, social conflicts and ideological, rebellion against the system and several other discussions wrapped in action sequences that for me few did better.

[@BishopLuzzi]

Got this manga early this year. An amazing read. Otomos art is stunning!🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@juliencero]

Akira is a legendary masterpiece. It’s still the best manga I’ve read to this day ❤

[@maxpowerscomic7586]

awesome video always wanted to get into the manga after seeing the movie and hearing that it had differences keep the BANGERS coming ryan!

[@VegaNCalleDQuesT]

I just finished the manga for the first time and I cannot, CANNOT BELIEVE, that I hadn’t done it earlier. It’s one of my new favourite mangas. Cheers for this vid cause I gotta validate all those feels from what I just witnessed

[@spinningtornado4543]

Fun fact: Marvel comics do have a character like to Akira... Sort-of. His name is Kenji Uedo, codename Zero. He is a mutant whose abilities are body generation and sculpting. It's a fancy way to say he can control the cells in his body to look like anything he wants as well as add extra elements to it like metallic objects. The result of this is like Akira's evolved form when his powers grew out of control.

[@sonnybabsons4286]

Wow bro I remember watching your channel just when you had under 1000 subs congratulations on the success

[@DJBassBoomBottom]

I love time skips where it transitions to a close time frame that is completely different otherwise, really makes a story go from an adventure to an epic.

[@gustavocastro2926]

I watched Akira probably in 2016, and it became my favorite movie of all time. Weirdly enough, it took me 5 years to get the manga, and it was the best way I've ever spent my money. It expands so much more on the lore of Akira, on the characters dynamics, on their thoughts and actions. A movie considered a masterpiece is somehow overshadowed by an even greater masterpiece.

[@LoneWolf_Cub_Ogami_Itto]

Clown Gang Leader has a MUCH bigger role in thr book where him and the Capsules Gang Kaneda is in charge of team up to stop Tetsuō

[@tommy-fraser4061]

I got those prints 💯

[@burningbothbinaries9889]

what are your thoughts on "fist of the north star"? I am beyond happy that we are finally getting a full UK release, it has many similarities to Akira (in terms of manga / anime)

[@anwvererere]

the manga is just incomparable, it would be like adapting the first part of LOTR FOTR book and then stitching it together with ROTK. it would be best in 2-3 OVAs. or 26 ep anime :D

[@AlphaBeta17]

I love the film adaptation; been meaning to check out the manga for a while, I should probably get on it lol

[@RealLifeRyan]

Dooooo ittttt

[@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947]

It's the best art and graphic narrative of the manga, now the story I'm suspect to say, because I liked it too much.

[@By_the_gods]

I'm on volume 5 right now, and I can tell you for sure: this blows the movie out of the water. I love what's happening right now.

[@itsdantaylor]

To me Akira, the manga, is a spectacle I binged it in like a week and maybe as a result a bit of it was lost on me as I didn't really end up caring for many of the characters and felt the plot was kind of meandering from time to time. There's only so many instances of Kaneda bumbling his way into secure military installations you know? BUT the sheer magnitude and scope of the things happening in the manga, with the level of detail and thought put into it is truly a sight to behold and read.

[@Nomadestra]

I'm about more 3/4 through volume 2 and I'm loving it. Tetsuo is like a dangerous shark that can just show up anytime, anywhere. Also the looming threat of Akira is much more pronounced. Even some of the side characters are given more staying power in your head. Yamagata's death hit just the right note to make you want to see Tetsuo taken down even more. Kei is such an understated and fearless badass that the film doesn't show.

[@sabojezles]

Excellent work as always!!!

[@Kooltrex]

Gotta check this one out, I really liked the movie. Still waiting for the anime series they announced years ago that would more properly follow the manga. Great review!

[@spaceghostcqc2137]

I just want some kind of confirmation that it's still in production. It's been years since any kind of word.

[@fire.smok3]

​@@spaceghostcqc2137same

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

Like you covering non berserk stuff. I’m sure you have tons of series to read, but if you get a chance: Origin by Boichi is a very fun read.

[@lexxmelancon1737]

A version of Tetsuo is actually in Marvel comics. His name is Kenji Uedo; codename: Zero. Although, his powers don't include telekinesis; only the weird body morphing that Tetsuo struggles with.

[@RebelWvlf]

I watched Akira back in 2018. I still have to see any animation that is nearly as elaborate and detailed as Akira. Everything about it is pure absolute art. I've read manga after the movie and it is also insanely good. There are about 2000 pages of it, and it still feels like it's not enough lol. Even though Kaneda and Tetsuo are labeled as "protagonist" and "antagonist", I never considered them as one. Rather I'd say labeling them as such overly simplifies and rather belittles their quite relatable and very human personalities. Kaneda might sound like boastful and full of himself, and Tetsuo might look very mean and angry when he turns into psychic, but you also can see that these are just masks to hide their sadness and loneliness, and their way to cope with uncaring and cutthroat society that uses children as playthings. It already sucks to be bullied and dogpiled by everyone, but for orphans like them it must be absolute hell since they have basically nobody to ask for help. Tetsuo has this power to (according to scientists and another psychic) destroy the world hundreds of times over and is doing all sorts of crazy stuff in manga, yet he could not bring himself to actually kill Kaneda, implying that he is still emotionally attached to him. And Kaneda in the end shows that he is not just a cool kid with cool bike and jacket, but he too was in need of friend and he too, much like Tetsuo, is just a very sad and lonely kid.

[@TristanSaurusRex]

One important detail I didn’t hear mentioned is that Otomo had only written the first four books by the time he directed the movie (ala GoT). At that point, he hadn’t yet decided how the manga was going to end.

[@michaelthompson9540]

I was able to pick up a couple of issues when I was a kid in a small town in the 80s. I still have them. Never got to read the whole series. I was lucky just to get those.

[@moominkomet]

The first manga I bought in the 90’s. Edit: it also took years to finish the story and it took a chunk of time to complete collecting it as it was published. It’s in color as well, I need to get the black and white edition….

[@robertakizuki9806]

If this will be make into a movie today, it will be trilogy with the 3rd one w/A and B

[@oleksandrbyelyenko435]

I want to read it for years a decade I guess. But everytime find something to read before it. But I still plan to at some point

[@g-zo3595]

We had the complete set at my high-school library. I remember I always had at least one of the six issues checked out.

[@YamiSpyroX]

The manga is pretty much an Stranger Things/The Stand crossbred but that description doesn't begin to cover it. That and Nausica (My favorite manga) was an awesome experience discovering the full story and depth of character unseen in the film versions. I'd love to see an full adaptation of both.

[@MassiveSwordAndCards]

Finally, another Nausicaa enjoyer! It's my favorite manga as well!

[@YamiSpyroX]

@@MassiveSwordAndCards Thanks, it's actually really quite underrated. RealLIfeRyan really should do an review of it. Nausica actually influenced Berserk quite a bit! There's a scene were she's in an shadow dream-realm being haunted by skull faces it haunting her on the blood- stained path she was treading. Nausica actually looks like Griffith in that scene! (With the blood on her hands I mean.)

[@MassiveSwordAndCards]

@@YamiSpyroX I don't think Miura ever cited Nausicaa as an influence, and bear in mind the manga ended several years after Berserk began, so depending on the chapter release dates, the reference could actually be the inverse.

[@YamiSpyroX]

@@MassiveSwordAndCards I believe when I was reading the I saw the copyright date was in the early 90's and the Eclipse chapters happened in the mid 90's. Miura didn't cite Phoenix Saga as a Berserk inspiration either but that was pointed out to be an big one. Still, either way the image/plot comparisons are Really Cool!

[@MassiveSwordAndCards]

@@stevko4215 Sweet, I'll check it out

[@Lebowski604]

I had every issue of the English releases as a young teen in the 90s. The story is so in-depth and continues on past where the movie ends. Lost my collection to a thief, sadly. But it seriously enhances the movie knowing the full story and backgrounds of the various characters.

[@workstudy8118]

The algorithm gods brought me here. Great stuff. Liked and subscribed

[@wilreed8478]

I love Akira, but I think Marvel has their own version of Tetsuo named Kenji Uedo in the X-Men comics

[@TheDeFiler316]

The Manga was so damn great I reread the whole run as soon I was done with my initial read.

[@BOKKENMMB]

After reading this manga was so inspired that I literally made an album, Its soooooooooo good !

[@wej0w]

I keep finding out animes I enjoy have mangas that claim to be so much better, and since I recently for the first time bought a few mangas to start reading I now get the urge to buy everything, help.

[@samuraireflection]

at the end they got over it, i only know that. the mangas massive.

[@calebwyels1021]

Wow I just watched Akira last night and got the itch to read the manga again. Crazy timing.

[@Tray3tar]

Can u please do more analysis on akira why we are on this berserk break

[@thomasffrench3639]

Man, I own the box set, but I haven’t even read it yet. Thanks for the reminder.

[@hellixdiscord7041]

Akira was in X-Men for at least one issue during the Mutant Massacre. It was a cameo.

[@BoyGeorgiaX]

I rented the original dub of Akira from a Hollywood Video when I was about 12 and was blown away. I remember my dad commenting on the claim that “this makes bladerunner look like Disney world” on the back of the box. He wasn’t as impressed as I was but he did let me rent it a bunch. Years later I would go to Pike’s market in Seattle to a comic book shop and buy a few of the color comic versions of Akira. After reading them I realized the story was nothing like what I had seen in the anime so I bought the whole manga. It’s just so much better than the story told in the movie, but I still do appreciate the movie.

[@patatanavidenya]

AKIRA is probably my favorite piece of media ever, with Tetsuo being one of my favorite characters ever too

[@blaked7532]

A young coworker of mine had never been in to anime but i leant him my copy of Akira and he was floored. It was the first 'real anime' he ever watched outside of pokemon and the like. He's now an otaku.

[@therealeikichionizuka]

akira was the only book/manga to bring me to tears. i love it, the og.

[@Noobmaster60]

Same here.

[@YUYUxHAKUSHO]

Hell yeah even testsuo is way more fucked in the manga lol would be cool to see all that other insanity animated

[@buzzvuzz]

start with the anime, then read the manga. Both are great works - anima for, well, the masterclass in animation and storytelling and manga for the detailed art and deep dive into the world and characters of neo-tokio. Didn't know there was a colored version of the books, I read the B&W version, still amazing stuff. SPOILERS: The space-time bits were a solid surprise by the end of the books.

[@gibsonraymonda]

They ever finish that BartKIRA project replacing everyone with Simpsons characters?

[@hakonmur]

Just imagine if they waited for the manga to end and adapt it into a movie with the same studio. 🤯

[@jimjason5146]

Series. It needs 5-7 hrs of screen time to properly tell the story.

[@ajasilikonreffkmimmon]

It is interesting that Lady Miyako name can be interpreted as CITY "都" as a Kanji, signifying the relationship and importance of her with the city itself.

[@HeatherHolt]

Always wanted to read Akira and Berserk but I just can’t get into manga and anime or comics anymore. Smart phones have really messed with my ability to read books. I couldn’t even read Junji Ito manga recently. I think I owe the library like 15$ in fees from having the book so long 😂 I kept trying to get into it

[@petermopp2639]

I guess you can read both online ... and both are worth it. Buy a big screen smartie or tablet ... and enjoy. 😁

[@supervegito1999]

I read the 35th anniversary box set last year and loved it. It’s at least in my top ten manga. Maybe even top five

[@potatopower2144]

What are your top 10?

[@supervegito1999]

@@potatopower2144 I had to think about it for a bit and it might change over time but here’s my top ten manga currently: 1 Berserk 2 Fist of the North Star 3 Battle Angel Alita 4 Claymore 5 Akira 6 Jo Jo’s Bizarre Adventure 7 Deadman Wonderland 8 Dragon Ball 9 Psyren 10 Naruto

[@sammychiba86]

Loved the manga...the movie is like Akira Abridged...but the animation was so visually dazzling...wish they made a proper 12 episode season or 4 film OVA

[@hawkthehunter]

Now that you've finished Akira, go read Bartkira.

[@SkellaTore]

I'd love to see you break the whole manga down and guyver please do guyver and hokuto ni Ken pweeeeease ❤

[@j99044]

this manga is predicting the future

[@centroid518]

I was so excited when I finally got my full Akira manga set just to find out it was totally printed backwards....

[@petermopp2639]

There is a print, around 30-35 years old, 19 books. Western style read (left > right) and full colored. 😉

[@a-liminal]

I think the biggest shift in quality from the Manga to the film is the amazing character writing. Tetsuo is just 110% more interesting to follow in the manga. He's so angry and emotionally damaged but is also incredibly relatable and very realistic in the way he behaves. It truly does feel like the author took a realistic take on having god-like, Psychic abilities. But in this case, gave it in the hands of an unstable youth gangster stuck in a post apocalypse Japan. It's refreshing and the film is a fucking joke in comparison to how Tetsuo is written.

[@franzperry6232]

Absolutely astonishing, one of my favorite pieces of fiction ever

[@filthforce]

Yeah Akira was from my perception, the first anime that came to the USA that people watched & became popular. Ninja Scroll... that was one of the early ones that was one of 2-3 anime kids had typically seen too, and it is real good, especially for the time. Studio Ghibli stuff was early too, but not til probably the best part of a decade after Akira & Ninja Scroll. "U.S. Manga Corps" anime was the other stuff I remember being around contemporaneously with Akira, or maybe JUST after Akira hit the scene. Ooh on the subject of U.S. Manga Corps, they got one 3-episode movie kinda thing called "Genocyber" that is what most of their stuff was at that time, trying to capitalize on a certain viewer and environment... they were definitely influenced by Fangoria Magazine and likely overestimated this kind of thing's popular appeal... but all of their action, violence, and horror, was waaaayyyyy over-the-top. Punch someone and their head caves in in slow-mo, bloody teeth crack and fly out, fist goes through their skull... Head splays open with brains and blood strewn all over the place, one eyeball hanging from a ceiling fan, the extra weight making it wobble wobble wobble as blood drips from the ceiling They really went NUTS with the ULTRAVIOLENCE and body horror and SUPER-ACTION!!! But yeah, back to Genocyber. It is just such a vibe to me. I put it on to sl,eep to, playing on repeat. It is kinda Akira-ish too i guess. Scientists experimenting with like, planes of existence where just insane psi energy blows around in the absence of life, imbue some babies with it... uhh Actually, describing it would just sound dumb. And dont get me wrong... the speaking in this anime is stilted, the ":acting" is somehow "stiff" despite the "actors" being drawings. And it is dumb, in some ways. But the vibe and feel of it are PRISTINE. idk Watch GENOCYBER

[@jberry855]

Dang! I didn't know it was a manga! I shouldn't be surprised, though. Lol! I need to read this.

[@absolodot6618]

The manga wins throughout story telling but the ending of the movie is my favorite in movie history

[@01tete2332]

Akira is literally only one of the veeery few manga I go back and read all over again

[@StunKickTot]

If I had to rank all six manga volumes, the list from least favorite to favorite would be the following: Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 3, Part 6, Part 1

[@helloworld-sl2lw]

The manga needs an anime series adaptation

[@fire.smok3]

The creator announced he's making it!

[@platinumyokai4243]

Anyone have any good manga recommendations? I’m a new collector and want to grow my collection with mangas that have action, adventure, insane plot twist, good fights, and a good plot!

[@guntherhendrix7028]

I always recommend this manga when anyone brings up the movie.

[@devilman7670]

Alway blew my mind how so many saying they love akira, never actually read the manga. I only watched the movie much later, and I was so disappointed. The animation is masterful of course, but besides that, it doesn't even make much sense without having read the manga first.

[@Lathanielestrada-qy9jq]

testou in the mcu would be gold

[@SGBassplayer]

I just read the manga; they are practically two different stories entirely. Which is good, because if you’ve only experienced one, you’re not necessarily missing anything by not having experienced the other. But both are highly recommended.

[@oribt1]

Should I first read the manga or watch the film?

[@doodoo5594]

I'd never seen the movie (crazy I know) but I'm a pretty avid manga reader so I decided to give it a shot before I watched the movie and my god its so good

[@jmwooodenyt]

I love Akira. Its was my gateway to more anime other than shonen.