One of the most iconic moments from Akira is the protagonist, Shotaro Kaneda's, legendary bike slide. The movie's first part puts biker gangs at the forefront of the action, and during an exciting ...

Over on Twitter, Murata took fans by surprise by posting a black-and-white sketch he did ... dystopian future, Akira tells the story of a teenager named Shotaro who runs a bike gang.

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 ...

You can even count the speeder bikes from Return of the Jedi. It was the golden age of tricked-out movie cycles. But none are as cool as Kanada’s futuristic red motorcycle from Akira.

The Watabe connection is also something that I thought 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 ...