For those who are not aware of Akira, the series is an iconic one amongst ... It finds its stars living in Neo Tokyo, and the series predicted way back then that the city would host the Olympic ...

The impending games and Neo-Tokyo Olympic Stadium do factor into the plot (for example, Akira is housed in a cryogenic chamber below the stadium, and the Olympic grounds house a military base.) ...

The production background for AKIRA's cut no. 182 painted by art director Toshiharu Mizutani presents a street in down-town Neo Tokyo with vehicles, pubs and shops – a glimpse into the vibrant ...

As pointed out on the popular Japanese gaming site Hachima Kikou, in the 2001 third volume of Akira one panel reads, “The WHO (World Health Organization) criticizes [Neo-Tokyo’s] epidemic ...

The result, Akira, is quite simply one of the greatest animated movies ever made. With its release in Neo-Tokyo-enhancing Blu-ray, Empire talks to Ôtomo and traces the making of the cartoon ...

military-complex-controlled Neo-Tokyo, Akira explores themes of disaffected youth, corruption in government, rampant religious zealotry, nuclear-energy-caused telekinesis, destruction, and rebirth.

Before we dive into the music, it’s essential to understand the basics of Akira. The story is set in 2019 Neo-Tokyo, 31 years after a powerful explosion decimates the city. While rebuilt to some ...

Though the Neo-Tokyo hellscape has yet to appear, despite Akira's 2019 setting, there have been numerous fan builds of Kaneda's high-tech moto, including one that toured Japan in 2012 that took ...