And so, with a 4K remaster of the movie making its way into cinemas this week (and in IMAX too!), here’s just how Akira changed pop culture forever. Advertisement.

For the film’s cyberpunk look, Otomo drew from his own pop culture obsessions, including “Blade Runner,” which influenced the towering skyscrapers of Neo Tokyo, and “Tron,” whose neon ...

And that’s only scratching the surface of the monumental changes Akira Toriyama brought to pop culture. Toriyama has passed away at the age of 68 from an acute subdural hematoma.

To coincide with the announcement, a short teaser was shared. Otomo previously directed the aforementioned Akira in 1988 as well as Steamboy in 2004.He's also contributed segments to a number of ...

Taika Waititi's Live-Action 'Akira' Remake Will Hit Theaters May 2021 Warner Bros. first acquired the rights to adapt the post-apocalyptic manga classic 'Akira' all the way back in 2002. Joe Price ...

Originally published as part of a 2024 feature, this piece revisits three local creators whose work draws on toys, '90s pop ...

There is hardly a space in pop culture today that hasn’t been touched by Akira Toriyama’s art. Watch a Marvel movie and you’ll see action sequences that purposefully echo the climactic ...

And so, with a 4K remaster of the movie making its way into cinemas this week (and in IMAX too!), here’s just how Akira changed pop culture forever. Advertisement.