It looks great, but there's no mistaking where this "never-before-seen electric motorcycle" design drew its influence.

Pretty neat! Ichiban's bike gets a distinctively angular shape thanks to its geometric engine cover panels, seat panels, and body panels The Akira bike is referenced by the red, white, and black ...

Creating the legendary Shotaro Kaneda’s bike from Akira comes to life using recycled soda cans in an impressive upcycling project. The build involves carefully cutting, shaping, and assembling ...

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming ... might have a hand in the design of things such as Kaneda’s bike from Akira but it seems that came from elsewhere. As I knew we would ...

It’s important to note that Akira is not just some cartoon ... Its iconic shot, in which main character Kaneda brings his futuristic motorcycle to a sliding halt, is one of the most frequently ...

Over on Reddit, a clip of a real-life Akira bike has resurfaced and gone viral with fans. The full video, which dates back a few years, can be found on Youtube and breaks down it fan-made history.

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from ... In addition to the re-release of the bike, Medicom is also re-releasing its figure of Kaneda to scale with the bike.

I have a hard time watching the 1988 Japanese sci-fi classic Akira without staring at Kaneda's bike and thinking, "GOD, I need that thing in my LIFE." Besides a few crazy real-life custom jobs ...

Fans of Katsuhiro Otomo’s cult 1988 cyberpunk anime film Akira can now ride the motorcycle its hero Shotaro Kaneda rides around the city of Neo-Tokyo. That’s because bel & bel, a small workshop studio ...

In silhouette you'd have no problem recognising it as the Akira Bike, but the lighting would reveal a whole new level of texture and detail." He added that there was a discussion about changing ...