Sci-fi anime is packed to the brim with cool technology. But amid the mech suits and gravitational beam emitters, no piece of ...

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 ...

In the “Art of Akira” catalog there were a couple cels of Kaneda on the bike — really powerful scenes — that went for like five grand. At one show I was at, someone had a set of Tetsuo in ...

If you want to be part of one of these awesome animations, now's your chance! Berge is currently working on animating the famous "bike slide" scene from Akira and is recruiting participants.He ...

There’s no shortage of futuristic gear in sci-fi anime, but nothing has ever topped the cool factor of Kaneda’s motorcycle in ...

The Snowman was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the Oscars in 1983 and won a BAFTA for Best Children’s programme in 1983. (TVC London / Channel 4, 1982) ...

Wesley Louis. I think I saw Akira around third year of secondary school [aged 13–14]. A friend of mine had a bootleg vhs copy of that and the Fist of the North Star movie. I instantly fell in ...

In “Akira,” an event akin to the Big Bang consumes Tokyo, leading to World War III. Years later, in 2019, the streets of what’s known as Neo Tokyo are rife with violent protests and ...

Japanese design firm Ichiban has created a sleek, retro-futurist electric bike based on the original 1982 manga drawings by Akira creator Katsuhrio Otomo. It is modernized and made technically ...

Over on Reddit, a clip of a real-life Akira bike has resurfaced and gone viral with fans. ... Akira later inspired the equally as prolific 1988 animated film, which Otomo himself directed.