{"product_id":"akira-vol-02-35th-anniversary-edition","title":"AKIRA, Vol. 02 (35th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSerie\u003c\/strong\u003e: AKIRA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStory\u003c\/strong\u003e: Katsuhiro Otomo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Kodansha Comics\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWARNING: This volume comes from the box set release in 2017 - front cover \u0026amp; back is a little different from the 2025 release)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cmain class=\"main huk-main-content\" id=\"main-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"content\" class=\"site__content\"\u003e\u003cheader class=\"title-header module v2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"module__content module--fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"title-header__description-text title-header__full-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe epic, timeless hit that inspired the legendary anime film and made the word “manga” part of the global vocabulary returns in a new hardcover edition. The AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the original right-to-left manga reading format and Katsuhiro Otomo’s original, hand-drawn sound effects in a beautiful, large-sized collectible edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeo-Tokyo has risen from the ashes of a Tokyo obliterated by a monstrous psychokinetic power known only as Akira, a being who yet lives, secretly imprisoned in frozen stasis. Those who stand guard know that Akira’s awakening is a terrifying inevitability. Tetsuo, an angry young man with immense—and rapidly growing—psychic abilities, may be their only hope to control Akira when he wakes. But Tetsuo is becoming increasingly unstable and harbors a growing obsession to confront Akira face to face. A clandestine group including his former best friend sets out to destroy Tetsuo before he can release Akira—or before Tetsuo himself becomes so powerful that no force on Earth can stop him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe AKIRA Hardcover Collection features the updated translation and lettering of the 35th Anniversary Edition box set, now collectible one book at a time. As in the box set, this six-volume version of the masterwork of Katsuhiro Otomo (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMemories\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSteamboy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDomu: A Child’s Dream\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) features the creator’s Japanese-language, hand-drawn sound effects and the original, right-to-left manga reading format in a 7″x10″ casewrap hardcover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/main\u003e","brand":"Kodansha Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65757364191581,"sku":null,"price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1070\/2012\/4509\/files\/akira2.png?v=1788197547","url":"https:\/\/www.manavaultshop.co.uk\/products\/akira-vol-02-35th-anniversary-edition","provider":"MANA VAULT ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}